LUSH review - Ginger Lotion

Requested by Kerry Dawes

Ginger Lotion

Price: £12.20 /225g

Product category: Hands and Body (retro).

Description: ‘Pink and feminine, but strong and confident at the same time’ (LUSH). A thick textured, off white coloured cream for the hands or body. The scent is beautiful and very unique, think less ginger bread men and more floral meets spice. Ylang ylang infusion and oil, mimosa absolute, rose oil, geranium oil and jasmine absolute bring the delicate floral notes to the lotion and ginger oil and infusion bring the spice. It also contains juniper berry oil which brings a subtle refreshing woody aroma.

Ginger has a warm spicy aroma that eliminates toxins, improves circulation, is good for muscle joint complaints, and has warming, astringent and antiseptic properties.

Ylang ylang has a sweet floral aroma and has uplifting properties. Mimosa has a sweet floral/woody aroma, with calming properties (good for reliving anxiety) and antiseptic and astringent properties for the skin. Rose is good for balancing the emotions and is good for all skin types though especially favoured for mature or rough, dry and irritated skin types. Geranium has a balancing effect on the skin. And finally jasmine absolute has a strong heady floral aroma and is beneficial for sensitive skin and muscular complaints. Jasmine is also used to treat depression or other stress related conditions and know for its aphrodisiac properties.

All of these beautiful ingredients are blended together with almond oil (emollient that leaves a silky feel to the skin) and cocoa butter (natural emulsifier that has softening, moisturising and conditioning properties leaving the skin soft and supple).

How to use: Apply to hands and/or body massaging into the skin well.

The verdict: The first point I have to make is that this scent will not be for everyone. You’ll either love it or hate it. Therefore I’d highly recommend asking for a sample before you buy a full tub. Also I’d recommend that you don’t make a judgement based on how it smells in the tub as it changes significantly as it settles on your skin into something so unique and beautiful. The ginger scent is quite dominant and overpowering in the tub and when you first apply the cream, but within minutes the scent settles on your skin and brings pretty notes of mimosa, rose and geranium with subtle notes of the ginger. The scent stays on the skin for most of the day too.

It’s a typical LUSH concoction that shouldn’t work but does. It’s become one of my favourite LUSH scents; it’s so beautiful and unique. As a cream it doesn’t disappoint, it leaves your skin silky soft and supple. It sinks into the skin quickly so it’s ideal to use if you’re in a hurry (no standing around waiting for it dry). Personally I feel that the scent stands alone and don’t feel the need to wear perfume with it. However if you do decide to wear perfume I’d advise that you choose carefully to prevent clashing scents. Ginger (gorilla perfumes) has the same scent (all be it stronger) as the lotion so would go nicely, and possibly Imogen Rose (LUSH or gorilla perfumes) to bring out the floral notes more.

I first received this as a sample and I’m now on my third tub. If your after something pretty and unique without losing its benefits as a cream, Ginger Lotion is for you.

Products with the same scent: Gingerman ballistic (retro) and Ginger perfume.