African Botanics Intense Skin Repair Balm: Active Botanical Face Balm | Review

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At this point, it should be abundantly obvious to you, if you read this blog regularly, that African Botanics has revolutionized healthy ultra-luxe skincare, and their newest products are absolutely peerless. They source rare ingredients of the highest quality from remote locations, and the end result is staggeringly unique skincare products that rival the most potent and effective antioxidant-rich anti-aging in the marketplace today.

African Botanics is always on a quest to perfect even their most perfect products, and this is precisely what they did when they reformulated their Intense Skin Repair Balm. Now an ultra-luxurious face balm, African Botanics Intense Skin Repair Balm proves to be the quintessential active botanical face balm that has earned pride of place as my very favorite facial moisturizer.

According to African Botanics,

Experience the best of ancient African Apothecary ingredients and centuries old tribal traditions that were used by the first African colonial settlers, artfully merged with the latest cutting-edge skincare technology for unparallelled results. This extraordinary multi-correctional treatment balm is designed to replenish fatigued skin, target hydration levels, calm, reduce redness and restore imbalances caused by stress, environmental pollution, inflammation, hormones, sun damage and the skin’s aging process. From the first touch, this indulgent balm instantly transforms into a luxurious, highly concentrated active serum that quickly melts and absorbs into skin dramatically improving texture, delivering nutrition, radiance and cell renewal deep into the dermis while reducing irritation and inflammation. Silky and quick absorbing with a 100% natural floral fragrance dominated by JASMINE GRANDIFLORUM and DAMASK ROSE with hints of BERGAMOT. The skin is left petal soft and luminous with increased firmness, elasticity and clarity.

I assure you that this luxury face balm is unlike any other beauty balms that you have experienced. It is the perfect ultra-hydrating moisturizer that immediately nourishes and hydrates the skin, reduces inflammation and redness, plumps fine lines, evens skin tone, improves elasticity, firms, and improves overall clarity.  

It is extremely concentrated, therefore a pea size amount is all that you need to use for your  entire face, neck and décolleté. Warmed between the hands or fingers, this balm transforms into an exceedingly luxurious serum that melts into the skin effortlessly. The silky texture coupled with the gorgeous aroma, that is a fusion of Jasmine Grandiflorum, Damask Rose and Bergamot, makes using this luxury balm an extraordinary sensory experience.

This nourishing and healing balm is the perfect year-round moisturizer for people with dry and dehydrated skin, but the benefits of its use are so pronounced that I plan to use it all year long on my normal/combination skin. It soaks in the same way that a beauty oil does, and therefore is not unlike using a beauty oil because it liquefies in the same way once  it is warmed up. It soaks in immediately and leaves skin unbelievably soft, supple, hydrated and luminous. If you are left with a greasy residue, then you have neither adequately warmed it up, nor have you used a small enough amount. 

Additionally, this unique formula offers healing benefits that effectively treat skin conditions such as acne (or monthly hormonal breakouts) hyperpigmentation and it softens the appearance of scars. People with sensitive, irritated, and damaged skin will be astonished by the immediate soothing and healing properties that are embodied in this potent healing elixir, and won't ever want to be without this seemingly magical balm. This is also a great post-treatment balm that immediately calms down skin that has been subjected to a peel or vigorous exfoliation. I have used it after doing an at-home peel, and after thorough exfoliation, and my skin immediately feels and looks better. My skin can, at times, be rather sensitive, and this balm has proven to be the perfect soothing and calming remedy for just about every skin irritation that I have experienced. It is a multipurpose balm, that boasts extraordinary efficacy, and just so happens to be the perfect face cream. It delivers moisture and nutrients more effectively than any balm that I have tried, and its texture and aroma are utterly addictive. Once you try it, I suspect that you will become as obsessed with it as I am!

Benefits:

Delivers energy and infuses skin with a mesmerizing floral base of hand picked Jasmine Grandiflorum blossoms and Rose Otto merged with carefully selected cold-pressed, phytonutrient and vitamin-rich botanical oils: Marula, Baobab, Kalahari Melon, Evening Primprose, African Immortelle, Calendula and Rosehip especially chosen for their strong anti-inflammatory, restructuring, regenerating and anti-irritant properties. Skin emerges stronger and more resilient to environmental damage with increased elasticity and firmness thanks to Cape Mahogany, Mango and Shea butters. Advanced, scientifically proven actives such as skin-plumping Niacinamide, Resveratrol, CoQ10, energetic Vitamin C Ester and Retinol synergistically deliver firming, lifting and anti-wrinkle action, help treat various skin issues such as acne, scars, hyperpigmentation as well as provide an antioxidant boost while supporting natural collagen synthesis. Treasured for centuries, soothing African Bush Plants are rich in many natural antihistamines and are renowned for their skin reparative benefits, improving and correcting the appearance of even the most irritable, inflamed and damaged skin.

Directions: AM/PM warm a pea sized amount of balm between your fingertips and massage well onto cleansed damp skin: face, neck and décolleté  Allow to absorb by massaging upward and outwards for a few minutes to boost circulation. Reapply for added moisture and protection. Excellent around the eye area and as an intense lip treatment. Dab it over eye shadows for a glossy look, pat it over the cheekbones to give dewy highlights, brush it through brows to tame and condition.

Ingredients: Trichilia Emetica (Cape Mahogany) Mafura Seed Butter*, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil*, Aqua (Water), Squalane, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter*, Beeswax, Jasmine Grandiflorum (Jasmine) Flower Oil, Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil*, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Flower Oil, Isoamyl Laurate, Niacinamide, Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Oil, Citrillus Lanatus (Kalahari Melon) Seed Oil*, Helichrysum Angustifolium (Immortelle/Everlasting) Oil, Citrus Bergamia (Bergamot) Oil, Rosa Moschata (Rosehip) Seed Oil, Pichia (Resveratrol) Ferment Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Bulbinella Nutens (Bulbinella) Extract*, Aspalathus Linearis (Green Rooibos) Tea Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Phospholipids, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Safflower Oil/Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters, Ubiquinone (CoQ10), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), D-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C Ester), Squalane. *Wild-Harvested, Unrefined and Fair Trade ingredients. Never tested on animals.

Overall Assessment: Prepare for a really big paradigm shift– there is nothing like African Botanics Intense Skin Repair Balm in your cabinet, or on the market. I'm in love! A++

($160.00 for 2 oz. from African Botanics, Credo Beauty, Revolve and bluemercury): 
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