Kneipp badeol

(Entspannung Pur - Glueckliche Auszeit - Stressfrei - Ruecken Wohl - Kuschelbad - Mandelblueten Hautzart)

This Kneipp bath oil gift set was a remnant from the Christmas sales I presumed, because I haven't really seen it anywhere else since I bought it. The gift set consists of 6 types of oils (I think there are about 10 different types altogether) and one bottle has 20mls of oil fit for 1-2 baths although some of the scent can get so strong that I only ever use a third of it at a time. I must say that I'm not a fan of the majority of the scent but this kit was a great way of finding which ones I liked.

Entspannung Pur
This reminds me of this local Indonesian oil that you put on to soothe mosquito bites and to rub on your chest when you have a fever. It's a smell I grew up with so for me, I tend to associate this smell with being sick so I'm not really a fan of this as a relaxing bath - especially when you can get a big bottle of it for 1€ in Indonesia.

Glueckliche Auszeit
I don't mind this oil although it smells alot like baby talcum powder, perhaps it's why I like it. I'm not sure whether I would use this regularly as I would imagine I would get pretty sick of smelling talcum powder in the bath but for once in a while, it's ok.

Stressfrei
This smells mainly like orange rinds - so, a whole lot of bitter and a hint of sweet. I really liked this in my bath although it would have been nicer if it was a bit more citric smelling, nonetheless I still like it.

Ruecken Wohl
I quite like this one, it's flowery and minty at the same time and under a hot bath it is quite cosy on a winter's evening.

Kuschelbad
I think this would have to be the lightest smelling oil out of the six, the strongest scent being the cardamom. Although it equally contains honey extract and macadamia it smells just sweet enough for it to not feel like you are bathing in stock water.

Mandelblueten Hautzart
When I think of almond blossoms I didn't think it would smell like this. Out of all the oils this one contains 94% almond oil which is supposed to hydrate the skin but the smell reminds me so much of toilet cleaner that I couldn't stand being in the bath so long with this oil.


Where: Rossman (€5.99 for 6 x 20ml)