Purity Organic Skincare - Product Range Overview

I've mentioned my love for Purity before and reviewed a couple of their products. Recently I entered a competition of theirs and although I didn't win, I was kindly sent some products as a thank-you for entering. I was really not expecting all these lush goodies, so it was a lovely surprise in the post. Below are the cleansing products. I have previously purchased the Conditioning Cleansing Lotion myself before, and this is a product I find very effective and kind to my skin. It has quite a milky texture and is a gentle way to remove my make-up at the end of the day. Because it's conditioning, it also leaves a nice smooth finish on my skin. I have also bought the Exfoliating Wash before which I'm sure I've reviewed so won't go in to detail here, but it's another great product and one I will repurchase when this runs out. I alternate between this and Lush's Angels on Bare Skin, and they both seem to do wonders for my skin. The Facial Wash is one I wanted to try out so I was happy to see this in my parcel.

A couple of products I probably wouldn't have otherwise purchased were the two anti-aging products. I'm still just about the right side of 25, and I don't really think about aging although I feel like the cosmetics industry would have me believe that now is the time to start taking action to help prevent the effects it will have on my skin. I'm not buying into most of the hype surrounding anti-age products, but I think these products are a little bit different from your average anti-aging product. I won't name any brands, but there are some that claim far too much than they actually deliver and contain such a cocktail of chemicals, they end up doing the exact opposite to your skin than you were hoping for. I remember a programme a while back which studied a variety of products. Whilst using the products, skin might appear younger, but once stopped, and the skin examined, it was clear the signs of aging had been sped up. The brands with the fewer chemicals came up tops and that's why I feel like I might be having my eyes opened to Purity for their anti-aging range, I've actually used the serum mask once and I have very positive thoughts so far, so a review will be to follow shortly. The original Facial Moisturiser is my current moisturiser, I purchased this myself with the Cleansing Lotion, so it's good to have a back-up when it runs out. The other moisturiser is the Regenerating Overnight Moisturiser which I haven't yet tried out. I tend not to use rich moisturisers as my skin is quite oily, but going in to winter time this is less of a problem, and it is always beneficial to your skin to give it a good hydration from time to time so this is something I'm looking forward to trying.

I'm going to give using the products I haven't reviewed a little while longer before I review them in more detail, but my initial thoughts are pretty good and of the usual standard I expect from this brand.

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Beauty Product of the Month: March - Purity organic skin care

The change of season usually means a change of skin care for me. Even for people who have found their perfect products usually still need to change it with the weather, because drier, warmer conditions have an effect on your skin. One skin care range I was quite eager to try out was the Purity organic skin care which is available from Superdrug. This is a British brand which looks very unobtrusive on the shelves and one which I hadn't heard much about before. I literally stumbled upon it, read the back of the bottle and was sold. If you want to find out about individual products I would recommend viewing their very useful website at:

http://www.purityorganicskincare.co.uk/ otherwise, let me give you a quick overview of what this brand is about.

Purity use ingredients with 98% derived from natural origin, approximately 82% of which are processed from organic farming. Compared to the percentages of other brands that class themselves as organic, that's pretty high. With such a high organic content, you'd expect to pay a high price, and that's where this brand is different, because no product is over £8.99, and that's for an anti-aging product. Just think how much people are prepared to pay for anything claiming to have anti-aging effects.

I bought myself the Conditioning Cleansing Lotion (150ml) and Facial Moisturiser (50ml), costing £4.99 and £5.99 respectively. A fair price I think. Purity keeps the cost of its products to a minimum by using just a small number of natural ingredients that are highly effective, rather than a great number of different natural ingredients. The Conditioning Cleansing Lotion for example contains Aloe vera, Avocado Oil, Oats and Rose water for its main natural ingredients, all of which have a specific purpose in making this an effective conditioning cleanser. 150ml of product may not seem a lot, but I find I only need a small amount to cleanse my entire face. The consistency is quite runny, but that doesn't mean you need to apply a thick amount like the bottle states. Just slightly more than a pea sized amount nicely covers my face and with cotton wool, easily wipes my make-up away with it. The moisturiser is very thick, I'd compare it with the consistency of body butters, but without the grease, a bonus since no-one wants a shiny face. Like the cleanser, this is unperfumed, it's not entirely fragrance free, there's just the natural smell of the ingredients used in it.The packaging is nothing to get excited about, it features plain, clear bottles showing the white product within, and just very simple, small text describing the product under the title. It may seem quite boring to look at, and admittedly, not what drew me in when scouting the aisles, but I think this brand is a breath of fresh air amongst so many that offer miracles they can't deliver. It doesn't promise to transform you skin, but is a low budget, high quality product that can help maintain good skin.