Suki Sensitive Cleansing Bar

The first product I'd like to blog about is one that I've used for some time, and love. It's Suki's Sensitive Cleansing Bar.
This cute little solid-cleanser is marketed by Suki as a face and body cleanser - but personally I think it's too divine to use anywhere but your face! That's how I use it - as a face cleanser.
Suki are an organic skincare company who sell a range of high-potency, scientifically-based products - all natural and with some beautiful and very well-picked ingredients. According to Suki's website, the Sensitive Cleansing Bar is a solid version of their Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser, which is a cult product and supposed to be excellent for acne-prone and problem skin. I haven't tried it, so I can't comment - but it's solid sister is an absolute beauty.
The first thing you'll notice is the smell. It - smells - gorrrgeous. Containing shea butter and lemon grass as its two primary ingredients, it's a creamy, but fresh, citrusy scent - perfect for waking you up in the morning.
In terms of storage and ease-of-use, the product is fantastic - there's nothing simpler than a bar of soap. (Although it isn't to be confused with soap - this is a different product entirely!) I would suggest keeping it in some kind of soap container, one of the plastic ones - to extend the bar's life. When you have a product in solid form, it's best to keep it away from dripping water, and avoid having it sitting in water between uses, because the product goes soft and simply melts away. It's the same with this one. Keep it in a container!
The bar lathers beautifully, so it's really quick and easy.
As far as effectiveness goes, I'm a fan of this one. It cleanses the skin very well - it'll remove make-up with one wash... but it's also suprisingly moisturising. That would be the shea butter. Instead of leaving the skin feeling squeaky-clean like a lot of foaming-cleansers tend to, it leaves it feeling very clear, but soft, and balanced. It's not drying at all.
Now. Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
What's in it?
Here is the ingredients list:
sodium palmate from organic palm oil, sodium cocoate/sodium palm kernelate from organic coconut/palm kernal oils, water (agua), vegetable glycerin, lime (citrus aurantifolia) oil, camel grass (cymbopogon schoenanthus) oil, ginger (zingiber officinale) root oil, titanium dioxide, organic fair trade shea butter (butryospermum parkii)
So, in other words - a coconut and plant oil base, with key ingredients of lime, ginger and shea butter. Pretty friendly - nothing nasty in here.
The Final Word: If you're looking for a cleanser that cleanses well, is balancing and non-drying, and is easy to use - this one is a winner. It's not cheap though, starting at $10.95US a bar from the Suki US site - Suki do have a nifty little tool though which will tell you where to buy it on your shores - hit up https://www.sukiskincare.com/v2/pages/store+locator.

Until next time,

B xx