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Gia Bath & Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar Review
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| Gia Bath & Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar |
I have
been using Gia Bath & Body works products since quite a few years. My very
first purchase from them was the Mocha Crème exfoliating soap bar (Forgot to
review on blog L
) and the Milk
and Saffron bar (Read
review HERE). After that came Mocha Orange exfoliating bar (read
review HERE) which became my favourite of the lot. My love affair with
the brand continued and I went on to purchase face scrubs, body scrubs, body
lotion and what not from them (List of all reviews at the end of the post)
Today’s review will be on a recent purchase i.e. Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar
from them. I wanted an exfoliating bar and Mocha Crème one was not in stock.
Also, this one had “kaffir lime” mentioned in their Instagram post and I lost
no time in placing order! Who doesn’t like the fresh scent of oranges and limes
in summer?
Product name:
Gia Bath
& Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar
Price: Rs.250 for 120 gms
Available at :
Instagram
page HERE,
Facebook page HERE
and their website http://giabathandbodyworks.in/
I would suggest you check their Instagram page for all recent stock and then
get a consultation from Gayatri when placing an order.
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| Gia Bath & Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar |
Packaging:
Very fuss
free packaging these soaps have. They are wrapped in clingwrap and have a
sticker on them which apart from the name of the product has all other
information like ingredients, price, batch number, weight etc.
Ingredients:
Rolled
Oats, Orange peel powder, lemon peel powder, shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut
oil, olive oil, castor bean oil, lye, distilled water and essential oil blend.
My take:
I
generally like my body scrubs to be grainy without being too abrasive. Mild
body scrubs are not my thing. But these days, soaping myself AND then using a
separate body scrub is a dream for me since my shower time can be minutes at
max (New mommies will understand). So I needed an exfoliating soap bar. But I
knew an exfoliating bar with “rolled oats” in it wouldn’t be grainy (like Mocha
crème soap) and the exfoliating particles will be “flaky”. I was unsure if I
would like it enough but I ordered it anyway looking at the “too good to be
true” ingredient list. I have been using this soap since three days now and
have used it around six times and still doing. I guess that is enough time to
share my experience.
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| Gia Bath & Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar close up |
The bar is
quite huge and you can see the rolled oats all over it. The flakes come out better after the first lathering of the soap. I
exfoliating flakes are very gentle on the skin and do not feel abrasive at all.
There is a faint lemony/orangey fragrance but that does not linger after
shower.
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| After using for six times |
I would
have preferred a slightly stronger lemony smell but that would mean that the
soap has artificial fragrances added, so no complains. There is no slimy afterfeel
after I wash off the soap and yet there is no dryness or stretchy feel which is
something I love. I generally avoid body washes because almost all of them
leave that soapy slimy feel after wash :/
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| Gia Bath & Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar |
Now if
asked which provided better exfoliation: Mocha Orange Crème soap or the Sweet
orange and Oats soap bar, I would say both give a different effect. Mocha one has slightly stronger exfoliating
beads (coffee granules) which is perfect for weekly or twice weekly, and the
Sweet Orange and Oats one has very gentle exfoliating flakes which serves
perfect daily purpose.
If you are
looking for strong exfoliation, ask for the chocolate/ green tea/coffee body scrubs
or the Mocha exfoliating bar. If you looking for a daily use soap bar which
exfoliates as well, then this one serves the bill J
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| Gia Bath & Body Works Sweet Orange and Oats Soap Bar |
Also a word of caution
here: Handmade
soaps do not contain fillers like commercial soaps, hence it is very important
that your store these in proper soap cases which can drain out water to avoid
fast melting of soaps.
Review list of Gia Bath &
Body products I have used till date
(Click
each link for reviews)
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