Zuzka Orange & Vanilla Pod Exfoliating Gel (Review)

A few weeks back I visited the The Bloggers Hub website after they tweeted that there were brands listed on their website gifting bloggers. 

This is for bloggers to give details about their blogs and the brand they email could send them a product to test, review and keep.

I contacted a cosmetics company called Zuzka Natural Beauty asking if I could try their Cocoa Spa Orange and Vanilla Pod Exfoliating Gel out and Susan from the company very kindly emailed me back and said she was sending me a pot to try.

I was overjoyed that she got back to me and waited for the product.

When it arrived I was gobsmacked at the size of the pot Susan had sent me - it was a whole 50ml! So generous!

So let me tell you a little about Zuzka Natural Beauty: Susan is a qualified beauty specialist and registered medical herbalist, who has worked in the health and beauty business for over 20 years as a consultant and therapist for some of the top cosmetic companies. So she has a lot of experience with clients with different skin complaints.

Suffering herself with a skin complaint she quickly realised that there was a great need for a product range free from the main skin irritants that she had taken note of over the years.

So she started to develop her own formula's and studying medical herbalism and discovered the healing power that herbs, plants and flowers hold and used these natural ingredients to make her cosmetics range.

Zuzka is Slovakian for Susan, which is inspired by her Slovakian husband.

Now, as a lover of nature and plants, I love anything that is natural and great for your skin, so  was really excited to start using this gel.

The key ingredients in this gel are Aloe, Orange, Vanilla and Bamboo Powder.

As mentioned in previous posts and videos I use my Sonicleanse every morning with a foaming face wash, so I used this gel at night before applying my serum and moisturiser. 

The Smell: As soon as I put my nose into this pot I was instantly reminded of Terry's Chocolate Orange, which I love so much. Its not an overpowering potent scent, its really pleasant.

The Texture: It does say Gel on the pot, but I found the texture a bit more of a runnier silky consistency, which was great to work with. The exfoliating beads aren't your usual beads, they're very fine granules which is quite possibly the vanilla pods or the bamboo powder, or a mixture of the both.

The Application: I worked the gel between my hands and applied to my face, gently massaging the product around my face. The grains were very gently on my face. I then used a warm washcloth to remove the gel from my face and rinsed my skin.

The Result: I patted my face dry with a soft towel and my skin felt so lovely, smooth and soft. I looked at my face and it had a lovely bright glow to it - I was so pleased!

I moisturised my face afterwards and applied my make up, which went on a lot more smoothly than usual.

All in all I can say that this exfoliating gel is a winner. I'm really enjoying using it and a little goes a long way. so its safe to say that I won't be running out any time soon.

You can find Zuzka's Organic Orange and Vanilla Pod on the website here, for £24.99.

Zuzka has a range of skincare products, make up, hair care, body care, beauty kits and a men's range all available on the website.

Huge thanks to Susan for the lovely product to try out.

Have you tried any products from Zuzka? 

What do you think?

This product was gifted to me courtesy of Zuzka Natural Beauty. All photos and opinions are my own.

This is not a sponsored post.