Beauty Review: Cleansing Oil

You may remember at the end of last year I listed a number of things I had resolved to learn this year, top of my list was skincare.  Luckily I had told my sister this was my plan in the build up to Christmas and, being the amazing sister she is she went out and purchased me my first essential skincare item- a cleansing oil. As part of my resolution I've taken to searching blogs for the best products out there, as we all know magazines and editors are paid for their opinion where as bloggers write what the really feel, hence my decision to write my finds on here. 

I've always been relatively good with my night routine - remove make up, cleanse, tone, moisturise and exfoliate twice a week. Now that I've written that down I can see that that is a lot of effort to go to, especially now I'm aware of the wonder that is a Cleansing Oil. 

So why is this product much better than other skin care products you ask? Allow me to explain. Cleansing oils naturally balance skins natural oils with natural botanicals healing, protecting and nourishing the skin. Ever heard of the saying 'like for like'? Well it applies here. The oils you are using dissolve existing oils in your skin that have hardened with impurities and have got stuck in your pores and the water you use to rinse wash that away. Non oily cleansers, on the other hand, contain detergent like chemicals that essentially remove the necessary oils from your skin which will leave you with that tight feelin that has you reaching for the moisturiser. 

Personally I have dry, sensitive skin and the best thing I find about the Shu Umera Ultim8 cleansing oil is that I'm not left with that tight feeling and don't even feel like I need to moisturise at night after use.   The product might seem expensive - retailing at £36 for 150ml or £72 for 450ml (the product has an expiration date of 6 months so I would highly recommend the 150ml bottle) but, as with most things, you get what you pay for. Whilst the Ultim8 option is basically the jack of all trades, Shu Umera offer other type of oils, from anti aging to combination skin. Whatever you want 

- they've got.