essano Hydrating Rosehip Gentle Exfoliator

Another awesome product from Essano, comes in a nice tube with its flip top lid that's easy to squeeze the goodies out, this is a caramel coloured cream cleanser quite thick in its texture containing tiny rosehip bio granules. A very mild scent reminding me of vanilla gone wrong. I rub this around gently on wet skin on my face and neck after I've cleansed it. I'm finding this to be a gental exfoliater not harsh on my skin yet still does a good job of removing dry skin and cleansing. It is like a combination of a creamy cleanser and exfoliant in one. I'm loving this it leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth and glowing. Doesn't give you that extra lets scrubb it all off feeling though and sometimes I'm after that feeling. Price wise this is a good quality product so for me value for your money and it's not like your going to use it all up in a hurry as a bit the size of a walnut does the job so it will last a while.

I bought this scrub because I wanted an affordable one with natural ingredients. I'm very wary about scrubs that have particles or beads that you can feel when you use it because I've read a lot of articles saying they scratch the skin not just buff it and ones that have plastic beads are bad for the environment and the fishies.

Its got the usual scrub feeling but doesn't leave your skin tight after you've washed it off, which is nice. The smell is pleasant for a natural product, it still has a hint of essential oil but not as strong. Overall a great scrub to use about once or twice a week.

This exfoliator is pretty good. I have combination skin which is prone to breakouts. This exfoliator does not irritate my skin at all. I have been using it daily for a week now and have had no issues. The packaging of this product is simple. The texture is slightly gritty (as you would expect) and the smell of the product is not overpowering. The product comes out as a light brown colour. The 'beads' which exfoliate the skin are not too rough so do not irritate the skin yet by the end of it my skin feels polished and super clean. I tend to use a moisturiser after I pat dry and I do not have any problems with that eithet. Overall, I am glad this product is around. Happy with the fact that there are no weird chemicals in it. Would most likely repurchase once I finish this tube. Although a little goes a long way so won't even have to worry for a while!

I was lucky to win this in a pack with some other products. I do really like Essano products so I was happy to get this. I've never heard of rosehip bio-exfoliants but I was hoping these tantalizing all natural rosehip bits were as gentle as jojoba beads which are my favorite natural manual exfoliant. The product comes in a big pink 100ml tube which is a really good size for the price. The exfoliant is a cream cleanser with a with a few sparse scrubby exfoliants. It smells like the signature earthy rose scent that I found the line to smell like. I do like that the ingredients in this scrub are organic. The ingredients are water, aloe vera juice, glyceryl stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate, cetaryl alcohol and cetearyl glucoside, ceteraryl glucoside and sorbitan olivate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, rose hip extract, beeswax, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, silica, xanthan gum, fragrance, rosehip fruit oil, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, potassium sorbate and lactic acid. 99% of the total ingredients are of natural origin and 11.7% of the total ingredients are from organic farming. It's even certified by Ecocert. When I used this I had no allergic reactions or stinging. The product was easy to get out of the tube which is great considering I did have packaging issues with two of their other products. They come in a tube though. However there is two big cons for me when it comes to this product. One is that the scrubby bits aren't concentrated enough in this scrub for me to get a nice even exfoliation when I use this. The other con is that the exfoliating bits are too rough. It feels like some parts of my face are getting scratched and others are just getting gently cleansed by a cream cleanser. I do think if the Rosehip bio-exfoliants or more likely it's silica, was replaced by jojoba beads and a lot more jojoba beads than current ratio of silica to cream cleanser, this would be a really nice gentle facial scrub. But because of that I won't purchase this and I'll probably give it away.

I was excited to try the Essano Facial Scrub Rosehip Exfoliator as Essano appears to be a conscious supermarket brand with a lot of good points to their products and packaging. I've tried and loved other beautiful smelling rosehip products in their range.

My intention was to use it three times a week in the shower as a cleanser substitute, however as a facial exfoliator this is just too gentle. When it comes to removing dead skin and impurities you want plenty of grit and this just seemed creamy and better marketed as a cleanser.

I really love the packaging and scent of this product. It's got a bit of a vintage vibe and it makes me feel a bit nostalgic for an era of time of wasn't even alive in! I quite disliked rose scented products when I was younger; they reminded me of old women, but now I think of it as more timeless than aging! The product itself was lovely to use and left my skin feeling clean and soft. The skin on my face can be a bit sensitive to exfoliators, but this one was gentle and didn't leave any redness at all.

I am unashamedly in love with Essano products. There, I said it. Despite this being a supermarket product, it makes me feel like a million bucks. First off, the dusty pink packaging has an upmarket feel. For someone (me) looking to use more natural products, this range is a godsend. You will notice on reading the label that it's made in NZ and contains no nasties. The smell is lightly rosey (nothing overpowering here), the exfoliating beads are tiny and not particularly abrasive, however you will definitely notice that your face is smoother afterwards (just ask my husband - he pinches my scrub when his face is dry!) I absolutely love this product, so much so that in a recent discount promo I bought 3 tubes! Long live Essano!

I've come back to this a few times - it's lovely. Packaging is the Essano characteristic soft pink packaging, with gold, white and brown accents and a black flip top cap at the bottom of the tube, which is an inverted triangular shape.

The cream is easily dispensed, and is a soft off white with the exfoliating pieces - possibly walnut? Not sure.

The product is gentle and soothing, rather than a full on SCRUB - pleasant and not harsh, which is nice.

The subtle scent is really nice as some of their products can be a little strong for my taste.

Skin is left feeling nourished and - not exactly scrubbed, but clean. It's a good product for those who don't like scrubs with bigger exfoliating particles, or those who love their rosehip. It's not great if you need a full deep scrub.

Lovely, good price, and non harmful. I'd buy again

Cons: I'm disappointed to see alcohol as an ingredient twice in a natural product. The scrubbing granules are too small for my personal preference.

I really like this product. The colour of the tube is nice and not like another product out there (that I've seen anyway!) I like the little gold at the bottom however I struggled to actually know who it was made by because its in small font at the bottom!

The big one for me is that it is natural and made in New Zealand - love supporting local products over imported brands any day!

Originally when I first used this, the colour surprised me. Its brown! I wasn't expecting that haha. However, it smells lovely. Almost a little lemony to me which I really liked. Probably is supposed to smell like rose so maybe my nose is broke!

I have to say, my face does feel really lovely - very smooth! However I have had a breakout of pimples on my chin. Its probably because my skin is freaking out about having something good used on it!

I think it is a really good price too. Its NZ made so that is value.

I really like this exfoliator and definitely wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Or buy myself when mine runs out!

Thanks for another awesome trial, BR xo

This gentle exfoliator does exactly what it says. It's gentle enough to use every day which I like as you don't have to use a cleanser every day and then a harsher exfoliator once or twice a week. I like how it doesn't strip you dry like a lot of cleansers as cleansers shouldn't make you feel like the Sahara desert when you finish showering. For someone with super dry skin, this is good. One thing I'm not particularly fond of is the smell. But all in all, this is a good product that I would use again.