I first encountered products by KamaSutra in a Pagan bookstore in LA. Their selection was mostly lubricants and body dust, but I was intrigued. What the heck was a store like that doing with a random table of sensual merchandise? I mean, there was nothing else like it in the store. There was a giant bust of Satan, about a billion types of incense, and... No, nothing else remotely similar.
My interest eventually got fulfilled after deciding to buy one of their massage oils online. The scent I chose was called "Soaring Spirit." I liked the way some of the scents had spiritually inclined names like that. Maybe that's what got the aforementioned bookstore interested in carrying them.
The bottle I received was a great size, a plastic bottle about seven and a half inches tall holding 200 ml of oil. The label has a similar, vaguely exotic look as does much of this brand's product line, also the black KamaSutra logo.
The description of the ingredients on the back had me dying to rub this stuff into my often sore muscles, calling this oil an "invigorating blend of essential oils of orange, lemon, mint, geranium, ginger, fennel, and rose for a romantic massage." Well, I wouldn't call the scent romantic exactly. It makes me feel energized and uplifted more than anything else. The mint is definitely the most noticeable part of the oil, both to the nose and to my skin. Directly in the bottle, it smells almost entirely like mint and citrus but the floral and ginger aspects become apparent after the oil is out on your hands and body.
So, how does it perform as a massage oil? This is really my first time bothering to use one instead of just lotion so take my review with a grain of salt if you're a massage oil aficionado. I thought this stuff was great. The scent is quite lovely and the mintiness gives some temporary soothing to my skin. The consistency is as to be expected for an oil, not overly thick. It's like olive oil, not cooking oil. It absorbs fairly well which was important to me. It definitely leaves a mild coating on skin even after rubbing it in but it doesn't come off on clothes (Or the computer keyboard, I can attest to this as I write right now.). I also just got some spilled on my black lounge pants earlier and I can tell you that it doesn't stain black knitwear at least. I'd be careful with anything else though, just in case.
The oil is clear with a slight green tint.
The ingredients:
Soybean oil, grape seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, C 12-15 alkyl benzoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sweet almond oil, fragrance, tocopheryl acetate, lecithin, citrol, citronellol, geranoil, limonene, linalool.
That's all I got for now, folks. I recently ordered the sampler pack with the other scents including Sweet Almond and I will be sure to write a review on that as well.
Amazon link
Be forewarned, the Amazon page is for a seller who includes a "real fox fur" bonus gift with purchase. Click on other sellers where it says "New from..." if that is an uncomfortable idea for you.
KamaSutra's website
