Nourish Skincare - Balance

I was recently sent a set of skin care from the Nourish Skin Care company, a relatively new natural* skin care company. Nourish skin care is available from the website www.nourishskinrange.com. The products have been developed by a team that includes Dr Pauline Hill, whose previous experience includes 20 years as Technical Director at Neal's Yard Remedies.

*Nourish uses the term 'natural' in the commonly employed skin care shorthand for 'from plant origin'.  The ingredients lists are simple but in my opinion very good; the bases of the products are plant oils and aloe, the Balance range (which I was sent) contains vitamins C, E, B3, B5 and B6. None of the products contain mineral oil, artificial colourants, sulfates, parabens or silicones. The Balance range does currently contain an artificial fragrance; there is no apple essential oil.

This isn't going to be a full review because these products are designed for a more combination/normal skin and haven't been quite moisturising enough for my normal to dry skin in the recent cold weather. I have used them all a handful of times to try them out and make sure that they didn't completely disagree with my skin before writing about the brand (they didn't).

The cleanser is a gel formulation which applies like a face wash to damp skin, but does not foam on my skin. It rinses cleanly and does not leave my face feeling tight like many face washes do.
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The toner comes in a spray bottle that dispenses a reasonably fine and even mist - a couple of squirts dampens the whole face, but doesn't feel like shooting a soda spritzer at yourself.
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The serum is an excellent product for combination skin, or any skin suffering from spots. It adds a boost of moisture and vitamins without oiliness or heaviness, and the niacinamide it contains is a great anti-inflammatory ingredient.

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The moisturiser is best suited to a combination/oily skin, and the gel cream formulation did not provide enough moisture for me (I'd probably be better off with the moisturiser for dry skin). It sinks in quickly though, and doesn't leave the silicone film that many oil-free moisturisers do. It does contain some oil, but that's not a bad thing for oilier skin - a good light oil can help an overactive skin to regulate itself, particularly when combined with the niacinamide that's also in this product.
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As I wrote at the start of this post, I have tried all of the products only a handful of times. If anyone with a more combination skin would like to try my samples and review them fully for me, please drop me an email (UK only, sorry, as they are quite heavy to post!) (Volunteer found already, thank you!)

The products are priced between £9 for the toner to £16 for the serums, which is an excellent price for these sorts of formulations, and a more accessible way to try a cleaner (by that I mean a no mineral oil etc) skin care range, which is why I particularly wanted to feature this brand on my blog. I know a lot of the skin care I review is expensive, but I do believe that avoiding mineral oil etc has really helped my skin. There are also gift packs containing all four products from a range for £40.

The three other ranges are

Protect - for dry skin
Relax - for sensitive/stressed skin
Radiance - for mature skin

Disclosure: PR samples