The first time that I came across an Apivita product was when I was in Tenerife airport. Fresh off the plane and about to begin an internship, I avoided packing basic toiletries (more room for bikinis), and bought a shampoo by the brand at a chemist in the arrivals lounge.
The shampoo (sunflower and honey), was amazing, and best of all 100% organic and silicone free, like everything from the brand. The only problem was, as the products were made in Greece, they were an absolute pain to get hold of in the U.K. So, imagine my joy when I spotted that a whole Apivita shelf in my local Marks and Spencers!
Casting my trusty St Ives to the side, I decided to try the more sophisticated looking and eco-friendly deep exfoliating cream with olive. In all my years of scrupulously exfoliating so far, this is one of the best scrubs that I have come across.
Some scrubs tend to maybe not have enough grainy bits in, they seem to be more of a cleanser, and are quite gentle on the skin, this product refrains from falling into this category. It is not as abrasive as St Ives, yet the grains give a thorough, refined scrub, and seem to get into the nook and cranny areas on the T-zone with ease. Because the grains are so densely concentrated a little goes a long way, you literally only need a pea sized blob. When I used it, I scrubbed vigorously for about 2 minutes, and the end result was polished and glowy, my complexion looked revived and healthy. The smell is nice and natural and not over perfumed.
I am knocking one star off because my only criticism is that there simply isn't enough of the product! At 40ml, it is more or less travel sized and the bottle is by no means filled to the brim, I would say that is only about 50% full, and €11 will give you about ten applications. Overall, an amazing product, and I shall be stocking up again shortly, I just hope that they will one day introduce a 250 ml version!
Where: Apivita, Marks and Spencers,
