If you ever want to have an instant body skin makeover, there are two products that can do this within minutes. One being a good body scrub. It will exfoliate and smooth and soften the skin even after just one application. And using a body moisturiser of choice. This gives the skin an even smoother feel but moisturised and protected. Both I love to use but it’s the body scrub I’m a bit lazy with. So it was a lovely surprise to be given by a friend Dirty Works Foaming At Last Coconut Foaming Sugar Scrub recently, now added to my body care collection.
Why did I use this?
I’ve always been curious about this brand but never bought it. In all honesty I wasn’t too sure whether it was a good brand or not. But being given this, this gave me the perfect opportunity to test out my misgivings and see if this was actually a good product.
What is this supposed to do?
This is a body scrub which is supposed to gently exfoliate, moisturise and not dry out the skin and foam all at the same time!
Packaging
This scrub comes in a plastic flip top tube. The colouring of this (mainly a coral pink) reminds me of the brand Soap & Glory. But the pictures on this (palms trees, coconuts, flamingo) makes it more tropical looking. I don’t particular love how this is presented but it’s ok. It does catch your eye but possibly more for the younger market. It’s too busy for me and screams a fun product rather than hard working one.
Fragrance
A slightly sugary but not too sweet coconut scent. Not very strong but enough to get a subtle hit. It doesn’t bowl me over, it’s just ok. I’ve smelt better from similar scented products before but I’ve also smelt worse.
Consistency & Texture
Squeezed out of the tube, this scrub comes out quite thick and with hold. A super pretty pale pink colour and doesn’t look totally smooth thanks to the sugar crystals. But when you touch it, it sort of has a slightly sticky feel to it. It has some slip to it but more sticky than greasy.
In Use
When I applied this to damp skin, I found that I needed to go back in for more of the scrub. Using a small amount wasn’t giving my body the coverage I needed so I went in a few times. I could feel the small and slightly sparse exfoliating particles in this but they didn’t feel effective enough while I was using this. With the heat of my body these slowly seemed to be less and disappear (the particles are sugar crystals).
On my skin this sugar scrub looked like a light veil of cream. Not a lot, but slightly. I THINK this was the scrub foaming, but foaming isn’t a word to describe it at all! More a milkiness that you get when using some scrubs when it mixes with the water from the dampness of the body.
The fragrance was there, pleasant enough. My skin after use didn’t feel dried out but also didn’t feel particularly moisturised or treated. Did it look or feel smoother? There wasn’t a noticeable difference from before using this scrub to after.
Recommended?
I thought Dirty Works Foam At Last Coconut Foaming Sugar Scrub was ok. There was nothing about this product that made me go ‘wow’. From the packaging, fragrance, consistency or the result on my skin, it was just ok. I didn’t enjoy it or love using it. It just didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I’ve used better and cheaper body scrubs which were amazing, so I wouldn’t purchase this myself. This would probably suit more a pre-teen, teenager who wants to use something that’s fun but not looking for a particular result, if that makes sense? But for a serious body scrub lover or addict? Pass.
But if you were interested in purchasing this product, it’s available on the high street and online from various places such as Sainsbury’s and Amazon. For the 250g version (mine is 50g) this retails for around £4.50.
