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Bushbalm Nourishing Body Wash Review

~ Michele Raiyne ~ Leave a comment

Bushbalm’s Nourishing Body Wash, also called All Over Feminine Wash, is a daily body wash that claims to nourish, moisturize, and soften the skin while providing a deep cleanse without stripping the skin of natural oils. It is pH balanced to use everywhere. The body wash comes in Bushbalm’s signature scent, Spa Day, a citrus/eucalyptus fragrance, and unscented.

Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cetyl Betaine, Lauryl Betaine, Dicaprylyl Ether, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Parfum, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Chloride

Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Cetyl Betaine, Lauryl Betaine, and Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate are surfactants/cleansing agents. Dicaprylyl Ether is an emollient. Decyl Glucoside is a surfactant that foams well and is gentle on the skin. Glyceryl Oleate is made from natural fats and is an emollient. Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is a conditioning agent. Glycerin is a humectant. The body wash contains aloe, vitamin E and jojoba oil.

The body wash has a clear, very smooth gel texture. It is strongly scented with eucalyptus; I do not smell citrus. I do not really like the scent, but prefer scented body washes over unscented. The scent is, however, a bit invigorating, and a nice pick-me-up, particularly in the morning. The scent does not really stay on the skin after rinsing. This makes a big, somewhat soft, very moisturizing lather (the lather on cream body washes are softer) and the bubbles last for a good amount of time on the skin, allowing enough time to shave my legs. It cleanses well, rinses clean with no residue, and has very noticeable hydration. I need to use a generous squeeze, a bit more than other body washes that contain sulphates, to get enough for a good lather on my whole body. After rinsing and drying the skin, there is good overall moisture, surprisingly better than a number of cream body washes I have tried, Drunk Elephant’s Kamili Cream Body Cleanser included.

Previous to the Bushbalm body wash, I was using Bioderma Atoderm Shower Gel for a long while, which also claims to moisturize and soften the skin. I have gone through a bottle of the Bushbalm body wash thus far and my skin is in better condition than previous, hydrated and soft, and it also seems to soften body hair. There is no dryness or itchiness on my back or legs, which is often the case with other body washes. It pairs very well with First Aid Beauty’s KP Bump Eraser for very smooth, moisturized skin.

Bushbalm’s Nourishing Body Wash is a pH balanced wash that cleanses well, moisturizes, hydrates, and softens skin and body hair. I hope that Bushbalm comes out with another fragrance for the body wash; the same scent as the Curve Cream (formerly Tush Cream), its signature scent, Summer Vacay, vanilla blossom and warm almond, would be lovely.

Bushbalm’s body wash is a repurchase, and I have bought two more bottles.

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Bushbalm Body Polish and Nude Oil Review

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Bushbalm is a Canadian company, based in Ottawa, Ontario, that makes body scrubs and oils for the bikini area (but can be used anywhere on the body and the oils can be used on the eyebrows, lips and scalp hair as well). These products are said to soothe irritation and redness, prevent ingrown hairs and clear pores while shaving or waxing.

I generally shave most/all the pubic hair, so I get irritation, red bumps and razor burn. I use the Sweet Escape scented oil and scrub. I’ve never noticed ingrown hairs, so can’t comment on the effectiveness of the oil and scrub on treating/preventing these.

Exfoliating Scrub:

The body polish claims to exfoliate, remove dead skin cells, soften skin and help prevent ingrown hairs. As a note, it looks like the packaging for the scrub has been changed since my purchase (probably a good change, as I can never get the jar threads to fully seal).

Ingredients (Sweet Escape): Sugar, Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Vanilla Extract, Tangerine & Tea Tree essential oils 

Jojoba oil is an emollient oil, similar to the sebum on the skin. Grapeseed oil is a light moisturizing oil. Tea tree oil has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, said to calm redness, inflammation and swelling.

Directions state to rub a handful of the scrub in small circular motions on wet skin anywhere on the body.

The scrub smells very good; like a creamsicle. The scent is light. I use this on the bikini area and my underarms before and/or after shaving, about every 4 days. It is not too harsh on the skin. It exfoliates well and my skin feels smooth and moisturized after using.

The scrub isn’t particularly different or better than other sugar scrubs I’ve used, but I like that the scent matches the oil and it is nicer than my DIY sugar scrub.

Nude Treatment Oil:

The oil claims to soften skin and hair, prevent and soothe ingrown hair and help redness and irritation along the bikini line.

Ingredients (Sweet Escape): Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Copaiba Balsam Oil, Vanilla Fragrance Oil, Tangerine Oil.

Copaiba balsam oil is used for healing the skin, reducing inflammation and soothing irritation. The oil is said to smell woody, earthy and resinous (like tree sap).

Directions state to apply 3 to 4 drops to the bikini area after showering and/or shaving, trimming or waxing.

On opening the Sweet Escape bottle, it smells a bit like cinnamon to me, and applied to the skin, like a creamsicle with a hint of resin. The scent is light, and does not last long on the skin. The oil absorbs quickly with no heavy, oily or sticky residue.

The bottle the oil comes in has a dropper that is pushed down rather than squeezed to get the product out. While it looks nice and different from most other droppers, I find the squeeze dropper easier to use especially when handling with wet/oily fingers.

I’ve used the oil every day after showering for about a month on the bikini area and the underarms. The skin is moisturized, soft and smooth and this feeling lasts all day. Shaving with the direction of hair growth, razor bumps and irritation are reduced by 75% when using the oil. I get a bit of itchiness/irritation on regrowth of the hair around the third day, and this was reduced as well. Shaving against the direction of hair growth causes a lot of irritation and many razor bumps, and I wanted to see how the oil performed in this scenario, and there was about a 25% reduction in this case. On third day hair regrowth, there is a lot of itchiness/irritation and the oil helped this for about 10 minutes. So, this product performs better on milder irritation.

I’ve tried the Bushbalm oil on my hair, rubbing 3 drops on the hands and running through the hair to smooth fly-aways and leave behind a light tangerine scent. The oil softens and moisturizes the cuticles on fingers and toes. I tried a drop on my lips as well; it felt a bit heavier and not as moisturizing as the squalane oil I usually use and I’ll stick with the squalane oil for my lips.

A long while ago, I used a bikini area spray called U-Fresh by Prairie Bliss Botanicals, claiming to reduce irritation and ingrown hair, and Bushbalm works better than U-Fresh.

I would repurchase the Bushbalm oil and exfoliating scrub.

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