Thursday 18 September 2014

Ziaja Cocoa Butter Body Scrub


Its well known by my family and friends that if I really like something, I'll utter the words 'Ah no, I'll have it. You wouldn't like it' all of the time. And that was the first thing that came into my little pea brain when I opened this in the shower and tired it. Honestly, you really wouldn't like it. If you've bought some recently, then I'm sorry. You could send it to me and I'll dispose of it in the best possible way. By using it in the shower every single day. Muahahaha.

Ahem. Well, now that the moment of pure crazy is over, let me tell you about Ziaja. This brand is feckin hard to get your hands on if your like me and only pop into Boots the odd time to stock up. Since going on a mad hunt one day in town I did find a chemist on Talbot St that does a good lot of the range. I'm seriously impressed with the amount of products that Ziaja do, take a look yourself at the full range here. They cater for all skin types as well as for babies, a hair care line and lines for specific ingredients. And if you think thats a little bit great, then you'll be delighted to know that their products are all cheap and cheerful. Man I love it! I'm really surprised that I've only recently heard of the Polish brand, considering they are a family owned company that have been around since 1989.

I'm going to be banging on about this brand a lot in the next while, let me just tell you that now! But today its all about the cocoa butter body scrub that I was delighted to get in a goodie bag from a blogger meet up I attended recently. If you want to have a nosy at what went on then have a read of Robyn's blog post (from Robyn Rants And Raves) all about it over here! I was excited to try this body scrub out as its more then half the price of some of my most loved Soap&Glory scrubs and I wanted to see if I had found a new favourite. 


I have to admit, this scrub is really giving the Soap&Glory range a run for its money. It smells sweet and has a lovely thick texture to it. Once you wet it, it foams up slightly so its easy to rub across your skin and theres no clumps of it falling off like some scrubs I've used. There are tiny little bits in it that I can only describe as sand-like, with out it actually being sand just to say! It does a great job of exfoliating all the horrible bits of dead skin away without being too harsh either. Its perfect for using every day as it doesn't strip your skin at all. 

The packaging is plain, plastic and to be honest it just does the job. Theres nothing needlessly fancy or over the top and there doesn't need to be to draw people in. It works so well and the brand is fast becoming well known for their amazing products that don't cost the earth. I'm happy to stock up the entire bathroom with this brand over a high end one any day of the week. (and may be starting to do just that as I type!) You can get this body scrub for roughly €4.99 in a lot of chemists around the country. 

5 comments:

  1. I love Ziaja, and make special trips to Cleary's to buy it all the bloody time. Actually, last time I was in there (last week - I really do go all the time) the girl there told me they now stock a few bits of it in Lidl on Parnell St, downstairs. I didn't know there was a downstairs to any Lidl but I'm going to head in this weekend and check it out.

    NB My favourite is the orange version of the scrub you mention - so zingy.

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    1. I made my trip into town today. It's not downstairs in fecking Lidl because that doesn't exist. It is in a tiny shop downstairs in the Moore St Mall or whatever it's called, right beside Lidl. There's LOADS of Ziaja stuff there, and a good few other Polish brands too. Downside is that the labels are all in Polish and I didn't have a clue what I was looking at. The girl was helpful though. Next time I'm going to go in with a list of what I'm looking for and rely on her translation. I think it's cheaper too - I picked up the Cocoa Butter shower cream/gel/whatever it is for €3.39, and it was closer to a fiver on Talbot St IIRC.

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    2. Aww thanks so much for coming back and telling me where you found them, means so much!! I've heard little birdies telling me that these could be in more shops and at a better price too, so keep your eyes peeled! xx

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  2. I love this scrub too! I have most of the cocoa butter range and the smell os so incredible!! Mmmm.

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    1. I can't wait to try some of there orange range and goats milk, they all sound so lovely! x

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