Monday 9 May 2016

SaltSpring SoapWorks ~ #Review

I love testing out new products and discovering brands.  Over the years I love to attend local trade shows and discover many Canadian brands.  I don't remember how but I happened to discover SaltSpring SoapWorks.  Their main flag ship is located at Saltspring Island in British Columbia.   Their products are handmade with rich organic ingredients.  It is a family-run business started almost 40 years ago.

SaltSpring SoapWorks Lavender Shea butter lotion peppermint cocoa butter foot lotion


Lavender Shea Butter Lotion:
It comes in an aluminium tube so it makes it easy to travel with.  I love the lavender scent.  It is noticeable.  The lotion has more runny texture.  I guess it must be from all the oils that is in the ingredients.  There is calendula oil, coconut oil, sea buckwheat oil, almond oil, Jojoba oi, sesame oil, carrot oil, wheat germ oil, and don't forget the lavender oil.  The shea butter is in the middle of the listed ingredients.  It has a light texture, absorbs fast, leaves my hand soft and hydrated.  It leaves my hands a dry touch finish, not greasy.

SaltSpring SoapWorks  Body Gelato Strawberry body scrub

Body Gelato:
Made fresh every day.  Must be used within 3-4 weeks.  Made from pure sea salt.  This smells amazing.  When I opened my box, I was attacked by strawberries.  It smells so delicious that I am tempted to eat it.  The texture made me think of a sugar scrub until I read the ingredients.  The scrub made my skin feel soft and clean.  It can be used on wet or dry skin.  You can scrub first and then dive into your tube with warm water to have a nice relaxing bath.  This is an ideal product to polish off all those dead skin cells and prepare us for tank tops and shorts season.

Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion:
If you like the Lavender Shea Butter Lotion then you will like the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion.  It has the same runny texture.  It contains wheat germ oil, castor oil, rose hip oil, St. John's wort oil, calendula oil, sea buckwheat oil, peppermint oil, and of course, coconut butter.  I had always thought I needed thicker texture lotion for my foot to hydrate them.  I am amazed that after one use my feet feels less cracked and dry.  This is a great product to have during the summer when I will be wearing sandals (without socks) for most of the season.
SaltSpring SoapWorks Apothika - Skin Renewing Serum: Wrinkle Repair

Apothika - Skin Renewing Serum: Wrinkle Repair:
Recently I had my birthday and I have become more self conscious that I don't appear older than I am.  My girl friend who was older was surprised I was using anti aging products.  I told her I am trying to prevent my skin from the signs of aging.  It defeats the purpose if I waited too long to use them.  I love using serums, they have high concentrated anti aging agents.  This serum has a oil texture.  It contains sage and rosemary oil that you will definitely notice.  At first my skin feels oily until your skin fully absorbs the serum.   This products is great product to have if you have normal to dry skin.   I know this is something my mom would love.

*Disclosure - The product in this review was provided to me free of cost for the purpose of conducting this review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation.

71 comments:

  1. I have never heard of Salt Springs Soaps but they sound great!
    I also completely agree with you about skincare, it is easier to prevent than to correct!! I want some Apothika Oil this is first time I ever heard about it!

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  2. I have never heard of this brand but the products sound amazing! The body gelato in strawberry rhubarb? Sooo sold :)

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  3. I've never heard of these products before. They sound super lovely!

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  4. These are new to me too. What a lot of different oils are in the Lavender Shea Butter Lotion. These sound like really nice products, I think I'd be most interested in the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion to start with. I do hope there'll be a giveaway at some point in time :-)

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  5. I would love to try the Lavender Shea Butter, I like that is has lots of different oils and I love the smell of Lavender!!

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  6. I haven't heard of them before but it sounds great, very interested.

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  7. I have never heard of this would love to try this though sounds awesome

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  8. This is the first time I've heard of SaltSpring SoapWorks, and I love handmade and organic products. Thanks for the introduction.

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  9. I haven't seen this brand before but I love supporting Canadian products!

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  10. Any chance they might want to offer your readers a coupon code? ;)

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  11. I LOVE these kind of products, I will have to look into this ...

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  12. Oooh, sounds amazing, especially the strawberry scrub! Can we order online?

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  13. I love learning about Canadian companies and this one is new to me. Their products sound great and I would love to try them! Thanx for the review!

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  14. Shirley OFlynn11 May 2016 at 12:08

    Sounds like an amazing product. I would love to give it a try.

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  15. These products are all new to me, thanks for the review.

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  16. I have never heard of this product line before. Thanks for the review I'll have to look more into this.

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  17. I have never heard of this brand before and I have never tried Body Gelato before. I have use sugar scrub but I think I would love to try the body Geleto. Their product sound amazing. I check they're website and it's free shipping if you spend over $79. Do you know if they are sold in stores?

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  18. I have never heard of these products before! i would love to try the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion!! I have tried so many things but nothing works for my feet

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  19. These products sound amazing! I'd love to try them.
    Donna L.
    naloe@hotmail dot com

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  20. These products sound amazing, I'm hope there might be a giveaway soon :-)

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  21. I have never heard of Salt Springs Soaps but would love to try their products.They sound wonderful.

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  22. sounds like awesome stuff , i would love to try it out thanks for sharing a great review , Treen Goodwin Rafflecopter name :)

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  23. The Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion sounds nice.
    Florence C

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  24. These products sound really good. I'd be most interested in the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion to start with. :-)

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  25. Anna Roszak-Robinson3 June 2016 at 22:28

    sounds amazing

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  26. I liked your SaltSpring SoapWorks Review.
    I have never heard of this company before
    but i would like to try the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion.

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  27. The scrub looks amazing ! I would definitely try this product !

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  28. I haven't heard of these products before, thanks for the review.

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  29. I haven't heard of these products before, thanks for the review.

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  30. love to try the products! the Lavender Shea Butter Lotion sounds so nice!

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  31. I had never heard of Salt Springs Soap before reading your review. I love that it's a Canadian product and would like to try them.

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  32. These all look scrummy. I love the scent of lavender in lotions and creams. And that strawberry rhubarb salt scrub will definitely be on my buy list.

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  33. I like trying a lot of new products as well. Especially if they are from a Canadian company.

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  34. I have never heard of this brand but it sounds lovely! And I like that it is made locally in BC.

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  35. Canadian products are the best i like to keep my money in my own country Canada sure would like to try these products

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  36. I have never heard of this brand but the products sound like great product! Would love to try them.

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  37. I've never heard of these products before but they sound very nice

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  38. I think I'm an oddball. I can't stand the scent of lavender...or rose. Sadly, most natural skin care products seem to contain these ingredients. It is so frustrating. The other products looks very interesting though.

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  39. What a lot of different oils are in the Lavender Shea Butter Lotion. These sound like really nice products, I think I'd be most interested in the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion to start with.

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  40. wow! These look awesome. I love the packaging.

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  41. Looks really neat

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  42. these products sounds amazing TLC for the body. i love the body gelato it sounds so nice and the lavender cream. great review

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  43. The Body Gelato sounds amazing! All these products do...

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  44. Such lovely products. The foot lotion looks wonderful.

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  45. I haven't tried these products yet, but love that they're from a Canadian company and will look for them when shopping.

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  46. MMM this stuff looks like it would smell so good! Id LOVE the strawberry rhubarb...

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  47. I think I would love the scents! Looks like it's something I'd really like!

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  48. I still haven't had an opportunity to try any products from SaltSpring SoapWorks but I want too!

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  49. These all sound wonderful, I think I would like the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion the best!

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  50. I have never heard of this brand but wouldlove to try the shea butter

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  51. I have never heard of these products - I love your detailed descriptions of them - awesome job - love your blog

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  52. Wow have never heard of this company but would love to try the Foot Lotion!

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  53. The Apothika serum looks interesting.

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  54. I have never heard of this product before but I would love to try the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion.

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  55. I love the idea of the Lavender Shea Butter Lotion. These sound like really nice products.

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  56. My gf says she wants to try all of SaltSprings products.

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  57. The foot lotion sound like it would make your feet smell and feel great.

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  58. I love their products, especially that they are Canadian made.

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  59. All of the products you reviewed seem wonderful, nothing beats Canadian and Homemade. I especially like the Skin Repair Serum

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  60. never heard of this brand but the products sound amazing!

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  61. I would love the peppermint cocoa butter foot lotion

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  62. I like the sound of the Lavender Shea Butter Lotion

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  63. I want to try these products :) They sound awesome

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  64. Wow. Peppermint Coco Butter Foot Lotion. Sounds wonderful.

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  65. It's alsways nice to hear about Canadian businesses. Thanks for telling us about SaltSpring SoapWorks.

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  66. I would love to try any of these products, especially the Peppermint Cocoa Butter Foot Lotion.

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  67. I would love to try these products!

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  68. I have never heard of this company but am intrigued by the Body Gelato in Strawberry Rhubarb. Sounds delightful. Thanks for the great descriptions. Name: Margaret MacKenzie

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  69. I'm thinking I so need the Body Gelato. thanks for bringing some new products into my life.

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  70. I had never tried or heard about this before!! Sounds amazing Thank you so much for sharing :)

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  71. I have never heard of Salt Springs Soaps. They sound amazing though.

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