essano Body Lotion

I purchased the trial pack as I wanted to try the cleanser (that’s another review). The trial pack has body lotion, night crème, cleanser, moisturiser and oil, which is how I came across this product.

It is a vegan body lotion with some organic ingredients and states it on the bottle. The trial size is now done in a small tube, it used to be a small pump bottle, both are good for travelling with but may not have enough in it for more than about 2 days. The full size is a brown tinted plastic bottle with a dark pink rose coloured label with a pump top.

It is a white cream lotion that glides on. It is light texture. It moisturises well and my skin does not feel dry and like it is missing something. Nor is it greasy from too much product.

It is scented but this is due to the oils in the moisturiser rather than additional perfumes. It smells different from the rest of the range and has a cinnamon scent rather than the rosehip scent of the other products.

Will I rebuy this in full size? Yes, once I have finished my collection of other lotions and butters, so I can justify it.

I've had dry skin my whole life, and tried many lotions and potions. So after reading a few reviews and finding this on sale I pop it in my trolley and trundle it off home. I put it in the bathroom with the masses of other body moisturisers. A long hot bath after a hard day at work I reach in a find this lotion, in its brown plastic pump bottle and read the label, deeply moisturises, intensive hydrating yeah yeah yeah vegan, natural and cruelty free ticks all the boxes. I smirk at myself thinking when will I stop trying to soften my dry skin. So I squirt some of this white soft lotion in the palm of my hand and take one look at it and think oh it's not thick enough I stand there looking at it, and as it starts to warms up the fragrance drifts up and I first get a whiff of a soft buttery scent followed by a hint of coco and a mild vanilla rose a warming scent I want to eat it ha ha. I fall in love with the scent there and then, and think if it works half as good as it smells. So I slowly rub this soft silken lotion on my arm with anticipation and its quickly absorbed, my skin drinking every drop and soothing every inch of my skin and my senses, I squeal in total delight and then work it all over my whole body. This lotion doesn't leave me sticky just soft and soothed, I'm moisturised:) smooth and supple. This at the end of the day this wonderful lotion is so good for my skin and senses. This is mine it's certainly worth the money x

Out of all of the Essano range the hydrating body lotion is the most delicious smelling, almost good enough to eat. It's slighty fruity with a sweet smell and berry?, not like any other moisturiser I've ever smelt. After trying a sample of this product I went out and brought the biggest bottle I could find which is this 400ml.

It lasts a long time and it's not overly greasy, it absorbs quickly into the skin and the sweet scent is so light, warm and sit's close to the skin. I use it everyday and pair it with the Rosehip oil straight out of the shower as I am pregnant it's been a favoured routine at keeping stretch marks at bay and still being able to maintain a bit of luxury in my day.

I love the packaging of Essano products that they have become a feature on my bathroom windowsill, functional and stylishly clean branding.

First off, the positives. This range is very reasonably priced, it contains the wonder ingredient rosehip oil and it is good for my skin. The bad news? The artificial smell is so strong and so unnatural that it is unpleasant to use. My mother threw her sample out because she couldn't stand the smell and, while pregnant, I had a rubbish night's sleep because the smell permeated my dreams and disturbed my sleeping. However, this moisturiser goes on nicely, is easy to rub in, leaves skin feeling good and is only supermarket pricing, so there are definite positives to the product.

I bought a sample set of Essano Rosehip products, and adored everything else in the set. This, for me, was the bad apple.

To spin the positives, I love the soft pink girly packaging, the concept of rosehip in a lotion, and the lotion itself in terms of it being lightweight, easily absorbed and hydrating.

However, the lotion is scented in such a way that it is very fake, powdery, and sweet. Although it is a nice light lotion, this scent clings to your skin and is a little cloying. It's not at all pleasant to me.

I also don't think that the lotion delivers as promised on 'deep moisturisation' and intense hydration'- for me it's light and refreshing in feel, but let down by the scent. I would be disappointed if I'd bought this expecting it to be a heavy duty moisturiser - and I'd be disappointed if I bought it with the expectation that Essano had created an awesome addition to their rosehip collection. As much as I love the rest, I fear they have missed the mark with this one.

I don't often use body lotions but this beautiful product from Essano has me thinking twice. Forget the supermarket pricing - this bottle is pure luxury! I really love the rose scent - some say it's overpowering, I say it's brilliant. It goes on light and absorbs easily and leaves my skin super soft.

The Essano Rosehip Body Lotion comes in a brown plastic pump action dispenser which will come in very useful for other purposes after the lotion has been used. Unless of course Essano release a ‘refill in a bag’ product too, which would be great for the planet and for the pennies.

There is no doubt that it is very reasonably priced at $11.99 from Countdown Supermarkets during their beauty sale month. Even with the other 25% added back on it is very good value for money for the 400ml bottle.

It has an absolute lack of expensive unnecessary packaging. I would think that Essano designed their bottles to be as they are so we can be reminded of the Essano brand after the product runs out, should we be reusing the bottle for something else. Therefore we may be prompted by that to go and purchase again.

On application it has somewhat of a smooth keratin type of consistency gliding onto the skin and applying very well but after the first application I found I needed more for the skin on the exposed areas, for example my hands required as much as three coats.

It left an uncomfortable ‘tackiness’ factor but that wore off after about five minutes but I’m left with the feeling I still need more. The smell wasn’t so great on application but that also dissipated after five minutes or so. It was a little pungent, put it that way, although not at all offensive after a while.

I’m not sure if I would buy this product again at this stage. Maybe once I’ve used it for a little longer I will add an update.

Generally though it’s good value for money, isn’t too heavily fragranced and I have no doubt it’s a good moisturiser that fulfils the product claims.

I will be trying other natural organic brands in search of the perfect ‘go-to’ body lotion. With all the competition on the 'organic rosehip market' at the moment I think I’ll eventually find one that I’m completely happy with but it is good to bear in mind that these reviews are subjective. If you are at all curious I would say try it. It is well placed price wise and will last at least 8 weeks I would think, if not a little longer, so you won't be spending money on a product that doesn't live up to promises that Essano make. It definitely works well as a body moisturiser.

I got a trial bottle of this and thought it was face cream and was using it at night and my face was super soft, I didn't realize it was body lotion, now that I have tried it I am keen to try the other rosehip products

This product comes in a brown bottle with the same pink branding as the other Essano products.

At first glance it is like every other white hand lotion, but once you start to rub it in, POW, the scent hits you like a ton of bricks!

It is absolutely gorgeous!! Surprisingly the scent lasts on the skin for ages after application too, which I really liked.

The lotion itself is lovely, It absorbs quickly and easily and leaves a lovely satiny feel to the skin. This felt amazing and also lasted for ages after application. This product is really giving my go-to body lotion a run for its money!!

It claims it will leave your skin smooth and supple, and it really does.

At around $16 this lotion is very good value for money, and I found I didn’t have use lots each time, so it should last for a while.

I recommend this product, and all Essano products, to others to try. It is on my list of products to buy for gifts for friends and family also 

I am becoming a huge fan of Essano's products! This body lotion has a beautiful floral scent, with an undertone of something I cant quite put my finger on-almost vanilla or woodsy? Maybe a teeny hint of musk, but only in a very subtle way. If you don't enjoy strong or floral scents this may be too much for you, and I probably wouldn't wear this if I was going out as I would worry that it would clash with my perfume. After a shower however, just before bed, this is heavenly. It glides on easily and sinks into my skin leaving it feeling very nourished. I wouldn't have called my skin particularly dry before using these products, but something about this range leaves my skin feeling so fresh and plump that I'm beginning to realise my skin was thirstier than I thought. This leaves my skin feeling so healthy! I don't go through body lotions very quickly, but when I run out I will be sure to repurchase.