Previously I wrote about my experince using the Botani Olive Soothing Cleanser. Today’s post is also a review on another product from Botani, the Olive Repair Cream which I use as a body moisturiser.
I think I shall give a brief introduction regarding the brand. Botani’s products are organic and they come from Australia. It carries a line of skincare products as well as some bodycare products. To purchase this range of products in Malaysia, you can visit Nature In A Box. They carry other brands as well so you can check out other offerings while you’re there.
So let’s move on to the topic of the post, the Botani Olive Repair Cream.
This cream is suitable for sensitive, dry, mature and sun-damaged skin. It is claimed to be a non-greasy and non-clogging cream. Are these claims true? Read on to find out my experience.
Some of the major benefits of this cream caught my eye, and they include:
Softens fine lines, repairs and protects from harsh environmental elements
Gentle and effective treatment for eczema and psoriasis
Assists in healing scars
Assists in prevention of stretch marks
The above benefits were big enough to make me want to try out this product. However, I do not have eczema or psoriasis, so I won’t be able to say much about it. In terms of softening fine lines, assisting in healing scars and prevention of stretch marks, I guess I could put it to the test over long term use of this cream.
Having said that, I also think it’ll be hard for me to see any positive results in the area of preventing stretch marks. As it is, I do have them from my pregnancy some years ago and there was nothing that could’ve really prevented it nor is there anything that can make it go away now. Stretch marks, to me, is more deadly than putting on weight during pregnancy. At least with the weight matter, I can go for some recommended best weight loss pills and it might just work. But with stretch marks, I was told by my doctor that it can’t go away. It may lighten over time, but it will not disappear with the use of any kind of products.
Okay, enough sad story about stretch marks and let me get back on track about the use of the Botani Olive Repair Cream on my skin. I have pretty dry skin as I don’t often apply body lotion or moisturisers because I’m lazy. But since I got some of this cream, I thought I might as well put some to use and see if it can help my terribly dry skin.
The texture of the cream is quite thick and oily. The suggested application method is to use a small amount and pat it onto the skin using pressing movements. Since the texture is a little too oily for my liking, I found that this patting application doesn’t work well for it to be absorbed. So I apply it the way I always do, by rubbing it onto the skin. That way it absorbs faster.
The good thing though is that it doesn’t leave the skin feeling oily after application. So I’m quite happy with that as I was initially quite worried that it’ll leave an oily and slippery layer. So it is true to its claim that it is in fact non-greasy. The other claim about it being non-clogging, well that one I can’t prove it with any visible results just yet.
I find that the Olive Repair Cream helps to moisturise my dry skin well. I’ve not used it for long or many applications, so my skin is still a little dry. I don’t expect the first few applications to help me be rid of this dry skin problem that I’ve had for so long. But I guess with continuous use of this cream, I should have an improved condition. This is provided I am hardworking enough to apply it diligently everyday!
So far I’ve no complaints with this cream. If you would like to give it a try for any of the benefits mentioned above, you may purchase it online from Nature In A Box. This 120g jar of cream retails at RM159.50. Quite an expensive cream, but if it works to serve one or more of the areas that you want to fix, it might just be worth the money.
