Happy Feet

Until recently The Body Shop was somewhere I tended to avoid.  Too many bad memories of seriously over using their body sprays, Dewberry and White Musk were my particular favourites. But when I was pregnant I was lured back in to the Body Shop by the strong smell it radiates and was seriously impressed with what I found. Gone are the days of bath pearls, soaps shaped like animals and dubious smelling body sprays. Instead there is a gorgeous range of relatively cheap, sophisticated and much of it ethical skincare and make up.

I was delighted to find a sale when I popped in last week and as a credit to the beautiful weather we have been having bought these:

 Lemongrass Deodorising Foot Polish - £4.00 (Reduced from £7.00)

Lemongrass Deodorising Foot Powder Lotion - £5.00 (Reduced from £8.00)

I do not have naturally nice feet. For me the summer means a military regime of scrubbing and moisturising so that when the sun does come out I can casually don my flip flops without scaring small children. I was very excited to see what these would do for my hooves.

Firstly the deodorising polish. The particles (Walnut Granules) were fairly dense, although not quite as much as like, it did go a long way in removing dead skin and worked especially well at softening my heels. The smell on the other hand was gorgeous. I am often wary of lemon scented products because I think many of them tend to smell like kitchen cleaner. Not in this case. The lemongrass scent is strong enough to mask bad odours without being over powering and reminded me more of holidays to Thailand than scrubbing my cooker. Overall I give this a big thumbs up and particularly recommend treating your feet with it after a long day shopping in uncomfortable shoes.

The deodorising foot powder lotion I was not so impressed with. This is mainly my fault as really I wanted it to do a different job than what it is set up for. The lotion boasts sesame seed oil to moisturise and the same wonderful lemongrass scent again. The problem comes with its promise to transform from a lotion into a deodorising talc, in doing so it seemed to dry out the skin on my feet and left a white residue on my cuticles and the soles of my navy blue Haviannas. Not a good look I am sure you will agree. 

Have you tried any of the Body Shop foot care range and can you recommend a better foot lotion for me?