body shop essentials

i've been a convert ever since i came here to singapore.

i never bought a single body shop product for myself when i was still in pinas simply because it was too expensive.  i bought body shop products as a gift, like when i really couldn't think of anything else to give...it's sort of like a default gift especially for women.

anyway, i started using body shop products a few months after i started working here.  i had a break-out then, and i wanted something to dab on my face to dry up my pimples.  fast.  i remembered their tea tree line, and that i read somewhere that the body shop tea tree oil is a miracle for pimple- and acne-prone skin.  and it really works.  actually, not just for pimples.  i also bought the clearing lotion and the blemish fade night lotion.

Tea Tree Blemis Fade Night Lotion

Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion

i love these two.  they help dry my pimples fast, and they also remove the discoloration my pimples cause on my skin.  over time, of course.  but still, there's a big difference in my skin now with the help of body shop's tea tree line.

i also tried the other tea tree products, like the toner and facial wash.  but i think they work just the same as the other cheaper toners and facial washes.  nothing special about them.

another body shop product that i really like is their peppermint foot lotion.

Peppermint Cooling Foot Lotion

this one is a treat.  i use this almost every night before i go to sleep, especially when i've been walking the whole day or my feet just feels really tired and sore.  i love the peppermint smell and cool feeling it gives to my feet.  but what i adore about this product is its effect the morning after.  my feet feels super soft, like i've-just-finished-taking-a-shower soft.  actually, softer than that :)  the only thing about this is it has a somewhat sticky feel when you apply it to your feet, but i don't mind that because i just love how soft my feet feels afterwards.

a couple of months ago, i bought almond-oil hand rescue treatment.  and it's really good.  ever since i used this lotion, my fingers and nails do not dry up anymore.  and it's not greasy, so no worries about being too sticky.

Almond Oil Hand Rescue Treatment

i can say that this one really works.  i always have dry skin near my nail beds and cuticles.  and i always have this urge to slowly peel them off or remove them immediately.  that's probably why i always have...i don't know what to call them...wounds? on my nails?  anyway, ever since i used this lotion, i never had that problem anymore.

now, my new find.

Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick

i just bought this yesterday because i ran out of my vitamin e lip balm.  and i cannot not have a lip balm because, again, my lips are always dry.  yup, the weather here in singapore is worse than manila.  anyway, i love it's milk chocolate smell and flavor.  i also love that it doesn't feel as greasy as the vitamin e lip balm.  but, i've yet to see how effective this is.

TBS Tea Tree Oil: Miracle Worker

The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil

Oh, yes it is.

Not only on my pimples, but also on wounds.  Yes, wounds.  You know, bloody scrapes and abrasions and all that.

Two weeks ago, I tripped and got my knees scraped on a half-way cemented ground.  Yes, I'm a klutz like that.  Anyway, I've been trying to find a way to make the wound dry faster because I'm also an impatient klutz.  Ross suggested that I try applying Tea Tree Oil on the wound.  Thinking it wouldn't hurt anyway, I did try it.  The following day, my wound itself and the area surrounding it were dry!  I can already see my new skin starting to emerge.

Another good thing about it was wound didn't darken at all.  Before, whenever my klutziness would get the best of me and I would get wounds or abrasions or whatever, they would somehow look darker once they started to heal.  But now, no!  I wouldn't have to worry about darkened knees or something. Yay!

My wound hasn't completely healed yet, but it's okay.  Now, I have a new remedy for wounds.  Yay!