AOBS is inspired by a mediaeval recipe and is made with 100% natural ingredients. Ingredients which have been used for years for their benefits on our skin. The main ingredient in this cleanser is ground almonds. The ground almonds act as a gentle exfoliator while also softening and hydrating the skin. Lavender oil is known for its skin healing properties so if you suffer from acne this could be the perfect cleanser to help your spots to heal faster and reduce scarring. Rose oil is thought to balance our skin tone. Kaolin (naturally occurring soft clay) helps to absorb grease and cleanse the skin.
Although I don't suffer from sensitive skin I think this cleanser should be suitable for very sensitive of skin because it contains 100% natural ingredients.
After reading about the benefits of the ingredients I felt like I couldn't go wrong with this cleanser and I wasn't wrong! After the first use I was sold because the results were amazing! It leaves my skin soft, smooth and feeling hydrated.
To use AOBS I take about half a teaspoons worth in to the palm of my hand and add the tiniest amount of warm water. I then mix the water in to produce a paste which I then apply to my face. I gently massage the paste into my skin in circular motions. I then wash it off either in the shower or with a warm flannel, followed by toner and moisturiser as normal.
The smell of AOBS is one I can tolerate but I don't love it. I tolerate the smell because it leaves my skin feeling amazing. To me this cleanser has an oaty, earthy and slighty nutty smell which I think must come from the ground almonds. Despite being sprinkled with lavender flowers I can only detect a very faint smell of lavender.
I bought a 100g tub which costs £6.95 and I can see this lasting me for months if I use it a couple of times a week. I always purchase the 100g tub, as opposed to the 250g tub, because this product only has a 3 month shelf life and with my current usage I would never get through a 250g tub in that time frame.
