Natural skincare is quickly becoming more advanced and a real, viable alternative to high end spa products with the results to match.
One of the most luxurious natural body and skincare brands that I’ve been lucky enough to try is Sodashi – an Australian company using high quality chemical-free ingredients and ethically-sourced essential oils.
Founded by Megan Larsen in 1999, Sodashi adopts a holistic approach to well-being and means wholeness, purity and radiance in Sanskrit.
Products are formulated using a a unique combination of biochemistry, aromatherapy and Ayurvedic principles.
The Sodashi range is made for women and men and the sleek black packaging and aromatic scents will surely appeal to both. There is something very sensual and warming about Sodashi products, which is perhaps down to this sharing approach.
I tried the Vanilla Body Butter (€109/250ml) and was surprised to find that it doesn’t have a typical vanilla scent – in fact, it’s distinctly more herbal.
The Vanilla Body Butter comes in a generously-sized black glass pot with a white scoop and is very thick and creamy in texture.
As it is a high quality product, a little goes a long way and it feels rich, smooth and just the right side of oily on the skin.
I used the body butter at night and when I awoke in the morning, the results were impressive! My skin felt smoother, more toned and nourished. The cream absorbs well, so there was very little excess and it even brought relief to a mild patch of eczema.
Another favourite from the range is the Rejuvenating Face Mist (€100/100ml) and it has quickly become my travel beauty staple for rehydrating my face and indeed rebalancing my sanity after a sticky London tube journey.
It has a subtle, invigorating aromatic scent and simultaneously calms and refreshes the skin with natural ingredients such as damask rose, almond oil, atlas cedarwood, lime and grapefruit seed oil.
I also tried the Eye and Lip Smoother (€135/30ml), which has a light, oil-based texture and is a great everyday treatment. It’s more of a nourishing and relaxing cream than those zingy gel-cremes that tighten and pop your eyes in the morning.
It absorbs quickly and leaves the eyes feeling relaxed, hydrated and comfortable.
Sodashi really is at the top end of luxury natural skincare and the prices reflect this, but the superior quality of the ingredients mean that the products last a long time.
The four travel kits (€198) contain six travel size products, including the full-size Eye and Lip Smoother, so they are ‘good value’ and an introduction to the brand, to make sure they really work for you.
To see the full collection and to buy online, visit:www.sodashi.de Get regular beauty tips and spa advice from the Sodashi experts on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
All Sodashi products were given as samples.