The Body Shop Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter

I love makeup. It is one of my favorite things...but I hate taking it off. Wipes, swaps, oils, lotions, liquids...uuugh. Stahp. I hate having to use fourteen different things to remove my makeup. I am always on the hunt for the Holy Grail product, and my current favorite is this "sumptuous" Cleansing Butter/Balm stuff from The Body Shop.

The Body Shop Chamomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter


Here she is. A giant tin of...semi-solid goo. I know, I know...soo appetizing. Stay with me though. I promise it gets better. I admit that I kinda don't like the packaging, though I have no suggestions on how to make it better. It is a screw on top, and that is just asking for trouble in my house. Maybe a clamshell style package?

The Body Shop Chamomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter

Here is the good stuff. It is a solid (for me) and has the viscosity of Crisco. As soon as it hits my hand it begins to melt. It has no scent. At all. Nothing. No floral, no "oil"...nothing. I appreciate that because scented face products are one of my most-hated things on earth. Right up there with crayons in my clothes dryer.

The Body Shop Chamomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter

But does it work? Honestly, I dunno how much I care about packaging, scents, etc if the product just sucks. I will put up with a lot of bullshit to get something that is just awesome. Well...this stuff is pretty awesome...and with minimal nonsense!

Here is my face. All the makeup is on my face here. All of it. Waterproof mascara and liner, primers, setting sprays...everything. This makeup was going nowhere. This balm was definitely getting a trial by fire.
Before
This is as serious as my face gets. I mean it.
so serious
I used my knuckle to scoop a grape sized chunk of balm out of the tin (I use my knuckle for jars because I can't stand getting stuff under my nails. It gives me the willies.) It immediately began to soften, but not run. I rubbed my hands together and began to massage my dry face.

The Body Shop Chamomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter


After maybe thirty seconds of massage, this is what I was left with. All foundation and primers had dissolved, and about 80% of my waterproof eye makeup was dislodged. I will say that this will remove lipstick as well, but I didn't want to get lipstick all over my face so I used a tissue to remove the bulk of that before I got started.

If you are new to oils/oil massage/balms:
These can be intimidating if you aren't used to them. The idea of slathering your dry face in something and then rubbing it around seems a bit counter-intuitive when your goal is a clean face. I know. (I wrote a post forever ago that discussed oils and OCM a bit if you are interested in this sort of thing.) The tl;dr of using products like this is to apply them to dry skin and massage them gently with your ring and middle fingers in light circles. Basically, if you want to massage just on the side of "there is no way I am pressing hard enough for this to work". You always want to be gentle with your face. It is your friend. 

You should also be aware that you will get this in your eyeballs. Relax. You won't die, and it won't hurt. It will be a little weird and cloudy, but you'll be fine. You can either flush with eye drops or just blink a bunch. It is just one of those things that will happen. You'll be fine, I swear. (but it you aren't, remember I am not a doctor.)

Questioning my decision making process here

After
Once I felt like I removed as much as I could via massage, soaked a washcloth with warmish-hot water and began to wipe the oil off gently. Then I patted my face dry and that was that. Because my skin likes oils and is on the dryer side, I didn't wash my face after this...but you might want to. It all depends on how you feel afterwards. 

I definitely feel like it got 100% of my base off. I don't see any eyeliner, but there was a bit of raccoon-eye the next morning from that damnable waterproof mascara. My skin did not get irritated nor aggravated, which is a big deal. I don't react well to a lot of commercially produced "natural" products. Either way, this stuff gets a 9.5/10 from me.

Not bad for an old chick, eh?

An outtake. The cat suddenly decided to chase her tail. She's 12. What is she doing?


Have you tried this butter, or one like it? Or do you have another product like this that you think I should try? Let me know in the comments below.

Comments

  1. This sounds amazing! Since it's chamomile, I imagine it is incredibly calming and works terrific! Great review! <3

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  2. I love this cleansing butter. I had been using it among some cleansing oils I was trying and ended up sticking with that one and used it up. I need to get more soon!

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    1. I grabbed this because it was on sale, if I'm being honest. But it is definitely in my top ten lately.

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  3. Wow, it looks like a great product - next time I'm at the mall, I will have to pick me up some. I am sick of using soap and water...getting too old to use harsh soap on mah face, ya know? And I'm with you on the junk under my nails. ew.

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    1. it really is gentle.

      And yes. Ew to things under the nail. No way, jose.

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  4. Okay, I love you.

    You write the best posts - they always make me laugh and smile. The photo of you mid-make-up-removal had me rolling! Great review too - I love the Body Shop!

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  5. I use this remover too, but mine definitely has a flowery smell (my previous tub as well) which I dislike. Aside from that, I really how well it works! But I like Clinique's version of this balm even better (Take the Day Off), because it really doesn't have a scent and feels just that little bit better on my skin. But it costs twice as much as the Body Shop one, so...

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  6. i sometimes use cold cream makeup remover but you're right, its a bit messier so thats why i dont do it all the time. though it is nice for a change

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  7. I love cleansing balms and butters. They do a greater job than wipes and bi-phase makeup removers, which break me out.

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  8. I get the willies too from stuff under my nails, yuck! I currently use straight up baby oil that I wash off with facewash, but it would be nice to have something travel friendly like this. Your skin looks so fresh without makeup!

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  9. Love this post! Very informative and love how you showed pictures of the results after!

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  10. I use Ren cleansing balm which you would hate because it smells like you are being attacked by a rosebush but it makes me all happy and aromatherapized. Also, I kind of want to get you a bunch of mini spatulas so you wouldn't have to use your fingertips OR knuckles but I am thinking if screw top lids are at risk in your house, they wouldn't stand a chance.

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  11. I don't think I could get over the sensation of rubbing a glob of oil on my skin *shudders* But it does seem to get all the stuffs off!

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  12. My skin is so sensitive that at times, just removing makeup can leave it red and blotchy. I will have to try this out. And I love this post.

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  13. Well - I need to check out their cleansing butters for sure. I remove my makeup with coconut oil most the time but I may like this one.... not a fan of chamomile scent, but I will probably like the product

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  14. I need to try this stuff out -- I've heard about it before and it looks good. And after trying and LOVING IT Cosmetics cleansing balm, this might be a more affordable option. Will check this out the next time I run out of my current makeup remover!

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  15. I have not tried this, but it makes me want to drive hours to find a Body Shop and try this!

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  16. Lovely review may have to give this a go x

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