Kaboutjie SA Mommy Blogs by Lynne Huysamen
I love essential oils and natural products. In 2021 I collaborated with African Secret to review some of the products in their range, so I am super stoked to collaborate with them again! They have lovely new packaging for their range and sent me a number of their products to try out – Deep Tissue Botanical Oil, Rooibos Hand & Body Wash, Marula Oil, Hand & Surface Sanitiser, and Marula Cuticle Oil.
I’m slowly working through each of the products, but the one that caught my eye immediately is the Deep Tissue Botanical Oil because I’ve been upping my fitness game and with it comes aches and pains.
***Disclosure – This post is a trade exchange (the products were gifted in exchange for a review), the views remain my own***
About African Secret
African Secret is a South African Business founded by Stacey Jane Smith. Their product range includes plant-based personal care products that are colour, fragrance & soap-free suitable for normal, sensitive and problem skin. Products are proudly made in Cape Town, South Africa.
Please note that their website is currently down, undergoing a revamp, but they have a temporary website up here. You can contact them via Facebook, Instagram, email info@myafricansecret.co.za, or Whatsapp 082 477 1227.
Deep Tissue Botanical Oil
African Secret’s deep tissue botanical oil is made from locally sourced, plant-based ingredients that are known to relieve inflammation and pain. The ingredients include extracts of Peppermint and Rosemary.
My Review
This year I’ve been very focused on getting fit again and I’ve picked up running. The last time I was running regularly was over 25 years ago, so it’s been a process getting into it and I’m clearly not the same person I was half a century ago! The last time I attempted running a few years back I got shin splints which is very painful and gave up.
I’m currently running three times a week and I can manage a distance of 4 kilometres. It is going very well since I started off incredibly slowly and didn’t push myself or get injured. However, my knees have been aching and at times I can feel little aches and pains all over my body as I adjust to regular exercise.
I’ve been using the Deep Tissue Botanical Oil twice a day for close on two weeks and what a difference! My knees are no longer aching at at all and when I apply it to another area that is sore it quickly soothes the pain and I’m feeling amazing very quickly. I love how the oil rubs gets absorbed quickly into my skin and the peppermint fragrance is superb. The bottle is gorgeous and the push dispenser makes it easy and convenient to get the oil out.
I’m going to start going to the gym soon to add some muscle building exercises to my cardio workouts and I know that this tissue oil is going to be a lifesaver for me.
If you love natural products and supporting local as much as I do this is a fantastic product to help ease aches and pains.
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Pros and Cons
Pros
- highly effective for relieving pain and inflammation
- very soothing
- gets absorbed quickly into the skin
- lovely mint fragrance – light and refreshing
- plant-based ingredients
- locally sourced ingredients
- lovely new packaging, bottle with push dispenser
Cons
- not recommended for use during pregnancy
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This would surely help me with my self care goals
It really will Christelle!
the deep tissue oil sounds amazing !
It’s been a lifesaver! I thought I might need to stop running because of my sore knees but now I’m sorted!
wow this will be so helpful for my pain in my feet and legs
It’s a superb product Susan ❤️
wow hope to win
Good luck Susan!
What a good review I love that you provided pros and cons it helps when trying to decide which is best.
I’m glad you enjoyed my review Nikita!
Wow That was super fun to read. So much information. Thank you for sharing. This helps so much when trying to decide if you would buy a product like this. Reviews always helps. Thank you
It is a pleasure Janette!
Thank you for the review Lynne.
It’s a pleasure!
Very inspiring, I am also trying to get back into running after a couple of years with limited (to no) exercise!
That’s awesome Christel. For the first few weeks I did not push myself at all. I did a mixture of walking and running and slowing increased the running. I did my first 10km run last week so I’m super chuffed with my progress.
Hope I win this awesome giveaway:)
Sounds perfect for moi, trying to get fit after fractured femour
Oh no Lois, that sounds awful. I hope you recover soon! I’m now using it daily since I overdid it with my running. I hit a 10km run and now I have runners knee. I didn’t even know that was a thing. Anyway taking it slow now and the oil is really helping to soothe my knee.
Sounds amazing