Review: Korres Thyme Honey Skincare

I was asked a little while back if I'd like to try a couple of items from Korres. I was sent a cleansing scrub and moisturising mask from the thyme honey range which is good for normal to dry skin. I have pretty normal skin that veers towards oily in the summer and dry in the winter.


They are both available at korres.com. I think they're part of the permanent line, but I could be wrong, I don't see a limited edition section.

-Thyme Honey Cleansing Scrub (40ml) €19.00
-Thyme Honey Moisturising Mask (40ml) €24.20

The products come in quite sturdy cardboard boxes, with an extra cover with the English version of the product information. The primary box contains the information in Greek. The boxes are also stamped with batch information and an expiry date, which is repeated on the actual product. All the packaging is marked as recyclable which is stated on the box. There is also a long list of "Formula Facts" giving more information about the ingredients. For example, it shows the natural content percentage and then there is a list marked "yes" or "no" for items such as mineral oil, parabens, animal testing, nuts, alcohol, along with several others. Pretty useful if you are wanting to avoid certain ingredients.


The first item I have been using is the Cleansing Scrub. I was quite pleased to find a hygiene seal on the end of the tube. The scrub itself is a thick cream that smells on honey. The scrub componant is walnut shell and bamboo particles. I massage it onto wet skin and rinse off. I found them a little too large and rough on my skin. I prefer the texture of the micro scrubs, rather than these large particles. I have been using this only once a week as I think it would be too harsh on my skin to use more often. My skin feels quite soft after using the scrub, which I believe is from the honey, but also feels a little dry. I definitely need to follow with a moisturiser.


The Moisture Mask is a very thick cream product. You're meant to apply it after you've used the scrub. I applied a fairly thick layer over my skin wand waited 10 minutes as it says on the box before washing off. I had to apply quite a thick layer as all the mask was being absorbed by my skin as I was applying it. Before the 10 minutes were up my skin felt very tight and dried. I washed the mask off after 10 minutes and again my skin felt very smooth but tight and dry. I had to apply a rich moisturiser after I had washed off the mask. So I don't think this has worked for my skin at all. Shame really as it smells really amazing.

Both products mentioned in this review were provided for free by a PR contact. This has no bearing on the type of review I give.