The Body Shop - Smoky Poppy - Poppy Seed Scrub

I wanted to love this. I love the smoky poppy line.

But this was so disappointing.

The scent is more oily than smoky poppy (which is the finishing scent).
The poppy seeds are too big and round to scrub, and get stuck in the puff/mitt/sponge that you may be using with it.

It is SO oily and you need to wash at least twice afterward to get the greasy feeling off your skin.

This was just an all round ineffective product.

Price: 1/5 ($29.95 for 200mL)
Scent: 1/5
Effectiveness: 0/5

Original Source - Daily Scrub - Blood Orange

This is the body wash I took with me to Germany, S and I both used it and it lasted for two weeks (which is pretty good). And no one said we smelled bad! :p

The scent is AMAZING!
It smells so much like oranges (but not too acidic).
It contains orange extract and limonene which probably explains a lot.
The scrub component appears to be made up of sweet almond shell powder.

Price: 4/5 ($4.99 for 250mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Coffee Organics - Organic Coffee - Scrub

I received this in a Bellabox. It is essentially coffee grounds with a peppermint scent that you use to scrub your body.

Let's address the writing on the front of the package. This will NOT reduce cellulite or scarring and probably won't reduce inflammation. I can tell you this even without testing it.

Ignoring this, the rest of the packet it cute. A light aqua and white simple sticker on a foil, resealable bag. It is kind of reminiscent of the foil packages you can buy coffee in. 

The coffee itself comes from ground coffee and that which is recycled from coffee pods (reduce, reuse, recycle!). It is a good choice for a scrub since it is biodegradable and the coffee helps neutralise odours. The peppermint oil is a nice addition as well. 

I didn't like the suggestion that you leave it on your wet body for 5-10 min before washing it off. If you use it in the shower (which you probably would), 5-10 min is a LONG time to be shivering, cold and wet.

Like this, but you need to finish watching a youtube video before you change your clothes.

Overall, it was okay, but I'd love to see this come in a gel so the 'nutrients' in the coffee have already been extracted out and are readily available.

Price: 1/5 ($14.95 for an unspecified amount, maybe 300g?)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

The Body Shop - Spa Wisdom - Africa Ximenia & Salt Scrub

I got this after my Ex's mother said good things about it (I still miss her she was great).

It is a salt-based scrub that is lovely and fine and is easily washed off with water.
It also contains Ximenia oil, shea butter and beeswax.
It smells like a waxy shea butter and it is soooo lovely!

And the jar can be cleaned and reused... the packaging is amazing!

The only reason I don't use it constantly is the price ($37.95 for 350mL). It does last a while but I'd rather save my pennies for anti-headache Botox.

Price: 1/5 (RRP $37.95 for 350mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Brazilian Butterfly - Lavender Body Scrub with aloe and chamomile

If I never encounter chamomile again, I will die happy. I hate the smell!

That can be arranged

This scrub smells delightfully of lavender (thankfully the chamomile and aloe are used more to sooth the skin) and is one of the best exfoliators I have tried.

The only bad thing about this product is that it's ability as an exfoliator comes at the cost of the Earth... that is, it uses plastic beads which are not biodegradable.

Let's see Captain Planet stop my exfoliator extravaganza!

Because of this, I won't buy it again.

Price: 4/5 (rrp $18.00 for 200mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5 (but I don't care because it doesn't care for the Earth)

Planet Earth Pure Simplicity Body Scrub - Raspberry and Vanilla

I picked this up in Target last month because I needed a body scrub and this looked decent...

I was SO disappointed! 
- The grains were too big to do anything except scratch my hands instead of exfoliate my skin.
- The scent (raspberry and vanilla usually a safe bet) were sickly-sweet and smelt like artificial fragrance.
- The 'goo' was slimy and some how neither washed dirt off me or washed off easily with water.

I had to throw out the rest of the products after three 'attempts'

I cannot recommend you don't buy this product enough

Price: 4/5
Odour: 0/5 (gross)
Efficiency: 0/5