Today's product review concerns Waitrose's Baby Bottom Butter for usage as a facial night cream. The product has seen much hype over the past five years, hailed by many as a miracle anti-aging product, so, as always I will be giving my honest opinion on the product, dispelling unnecessary hype when appropriate.
What is it?
Waitrose have provided the following the description of the butter:
"This rich moisturising cream has been made using only the purest ingredients, to sooth and protect your baby's skin. However, as many women have found, it can also be used on the face for a fresh, pampered complexion. The cream is enhanced with olive oil and chamomile, chosen for their nourishing properties, and also has a gentle vanilla fragrance to calm your baby."What is in it?
"Olea Europaea Husk Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Olea Europaea Oil, Vanillin, Anthemis Nobilis Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol"
Brilliant - love it! So often with so-called sensitive baby skincare, I see products filled with harsh or stripping ingredients. This formula is simplicity personified. The butter consists of three olive oils, chamomile oil, vanilla extract (some nice antioxidant properties), and a few naturally-derived plant fragrances.
Usage
The product couldn't be simpler to use. When trialing the product, I used in the evening after cleansing and toning.
First thing I noticed about the product was the smell; you'll either love it or hate it. The aroma is extremely sweet and cloying, and the vanilla is almost overwhelming. For me, it smells almost identical to the sickly sweetness of white chocolate, which I imagine to be rather divisive. You'll either find the fragrance to be comforting or to be way too much. Personally, I am rarely bothered by a fragrance, and my likes and dislikes pertain to the actual results of the product.
The butter is extremely thick and oily, almost like a very thick cleansing balm. It does kind of feel like rubbing grease onto your face, but I love it - I do tend to look like an oil slick before I go to sleep. I found that this heavy texture was great at combating areas of dryness on my face, and had a truly nourishing effect on my skin overnight.
Does this product deserve the bestowal of 'anti-aging miracle' status? Quite frankly, no. With the omission of peptides, retionols and a significant amount of antioxidants, it can hardly be used as a substitute for products designed with that purpose in mind. But let's not forget what this is; after all, the butter was not originally designed for the purpose of facial skincare. It is an extremely simple formula, but if you need something nourishing to help combat dry skin, give this a go. I am now using it myself, in rotation with a retinol cream, a shea butter cream, and a facial oil.
Oh! And the best part? It costs £3.20 for 125ml. Amazing! Well done, Waitrose!
Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter: £3.20 for 125ml at Waitrose, UK
ALEX
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