Facial cream - moisturizer discontinued by Sensuous Beauty - review by badk1tty

Let me begin by saying I'm sort of "crunchy". I'm down with pretty much anything natural and organic, especially things that are not only natural, but also help me get pretty! So when I saw this product was up for review, I jumped on it.

Sensuous Beauty Hemp Facial Cream comes in a thick glass container with a plastic screw-top lid. The glass is very thick, so there's very little risk of breaking the container through active use (I actually accidentally dropped mine off the top cabinet of my bathroom shelf, and it dropped 5 feet onto a tile floor, and didn't scratch, crack, or break it). The label is peach and white, with black writing and orange emphasis'. It touts being "step 3" in the product line ("step 1" being cleansers, and "step 2" is for toning), and is designed to moisturize.



Opening the lid, the first thing that I noticed was the scent. It is "unscented" in the sense that there are no additives that influence the smell of the product -- but it is certainly not a scent-free product. It's hard to place the smell; it's sort of a mix between grass, olive oil, and a peach-pit (if you've ever cracked open the inside of a peach pit and gotten a whiff of the little seed inside, you know what I'm talking about. It's a very distinct smell.) Visually, it's a bit lumpy (perhaps the oils separated in my container, and it isn't designed this way?), with a yellowish-greenish-whitish color. Texture wise, it's smooth and feels the same as thicker lotions like Aquaphor.



While the scent for me was initially a turn-off, I absolutely love the way this feels when it's been rubbed into my skin. You have to use your fingers for application, because this product is very thick and it's meant to be used like any other facial moisture. Once applied on the fingertips, you rub it into the skin of your face -- cheeks, the bridge of your nose, under your eyes (making sure not to get any inside of your tear ducts or eyes), cheekbones, jaw, forehead, and even the neck. It's designed for face cream and while it could be used for any form of moisture, at nearly $30 per 1.25 ounce jar, I would highly suggest not using it for casual moisture.




Ingredients: Organic hemp oil, distilled water, almond oil, beeswax, shea butter, organic aloe vera gel, vitamin E, grapefruit seed extract and vegetable glycerine.

I use this product every time I get out of the shower, after I dry off. The container suggests applying a "pea-sized amount to hydrated face after daily cleansing or as needed", and I figure my skin is cleanest and most ready for hydration after I've washed it in the shower. I do find this product to be quick absorbing, and therefore may be on the difficult side to wipe off if you have a poor reaction to it. The off-putting smell also dissipates fairly quickly - within about five minutes, it no longer has any aroma at all. As a moisturizer, I would classify this with many other over-the-counter types, in that it does moisturize, but it's certainly not the same caliber as Clinique or other designer creams. I do find this to be much more expensive than I find it to be worth, so while I enjoy it right now, I won't be replacing it simply because of that. If it were in the $15-20 category, I would keep this stuff around all the time. Price tag and funky smell aside, I really do enjoy this product.