As of late, my skin hasn't been looking its best. I'm sure it's due to some combination of the heat (which means my face is pretty much constantly sweating) and the time of month it happens to be, but I've been more concerned with fixing the problem than pinpointing the cause. I can easily drive myself crazy when trying to determine whether or not a (usually harmless) change in my routine is to blame. Instead of stressing out about a tiny breakout and overall redness, I found a...
Ingredients (provided at piggypaint.com)-"Corn alcohol, Aloe Vera, Vitamin E, embittering agent." None of Piggy Paint's products are in the Cosmetics Database, so I've linked to each ingredient above. Every ingredient has a hazard score of 2 or lower. Some great things about this product: 1. It's free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, Bisphenol A, ethyl acetate and acetone. 2. It’s cruelty-free. Product Description(also provided at piggypaint.com)- "Low odor, hypoallergenic, no acetone nail polish remover. Put harmful, smelly polish removers behind you with Piggy Paint Nail...
Below is my review of Jason's Grapefruit and Aloe Smoothing Shampoo, the second of two Jason shampoos I tried with Jason's Mint & Rose Intense Moisture Treatment. Ingredients (provided at jason-natural.com)- Aqua (Purified Water), Sodium Myreth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocamide MEA, Acrylates Copolymer, Vegetable Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Gel* , Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Panthenol (Vit. B5), Sodium PCA, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethiconol, Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Ricinoleamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Silicone Quaternium-8, Polyquaternium-39, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol,...
Today's giveaway was made possible by Made From Earth. If you're searching for cruelty-free skincare products that never contain parabens, synthetic preservatives, colors, and fragrances, then look no further than these guys! Made From Earth sent me four great products (pictured above) to give to one lucky reader, and they are as follows- A 2 oz. bottle of Three Berry Organic Face Serum- Christina was over the moon for her Made From Earth Vitamin Enhanced Face Firming Serum, and my
Below is my review of yet another lovely, complimentary Made From Earth product I've been using. Spoiler alert: A jar of this Aloe Vera Skin Treatment might be part of a giveaway I'm announcing on Wednesday! Ingredients (provided at madefromearth.com)- Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Organic Rooibos Tea Extract, Emulsifying Wax NF, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Olive Oil, Palm Stearic Acid, Organic Jojoba Oil, Avocado, Witch Hazel, Vitamin...
Ingredients (provided at burtsbees.com)- “ethyl alcohol, water, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, glycerin, fragrance, aloe barbadensis leaf extract." This product receives a hazard score of 4 on the Cosmetic Safety Database, and the only ingredient with a hazard score above a 3 is fragrance. The bottle says the fragrance is natural, and I guess that's just vague enough to make it seem less threatening. The CSD also lists Sodium Benzoate as an ingredients,...
As promised, below is my review of Karen's Botanicals Perfect Lotion. Ingredients (provided at karensbotanicals.com)- "Distilled water, Calendula extract*, Aloe Vera*, Olive oil*, Coconut Oil*, Vegetable emulsifying wax, Mixed Tocopherols (Non-GMO certified Tocobiol-vitamin E oil), Soy Lecithin*, Rosemary leaf extract. *Denotes certified organic. Use within 6 months of purchase." This product receives a hazard score of 0 on the Cosmetic Safety Database, which is wonderful but not entirely surprising. Some great things about this product: 1. It contains organic ingredients. 2. It’s free of parabens & petrochemicals. 3. It's cruelty-free. 4. It's unscented,...
With my approaching period, I've been feeling not quite myself lately. I've been eating everything in sight without a second thought. My skin and my hair haven't been behaving themselves (My clay and eggs mask had positive but fleeting results), and after walking Clem and Winston every day this week, my feet are sore and actually pretty smelly (It happens to the best of us). One night this week, in an attempt to make myself look and feel less haggard, I made time for a
I was thrilled when Eco Store USA offered to send me two products to try in exchange for a review on my blog, especially after checking out their products! Aside from Method (which doesn't really have the most impressively safe ingredients),natural and eco-friendly cleaning products are something that I haven't really devoted much time to trying. This seemed like the right time, so I chose the Lemon Cream Cleanser as my first product to review. Ingredients (provided at ecostoreusa.com)- "Water, Calcium carbonate (chalk), Plant based anionic surfactants, Plant based glycerine, Plant based thickener, Xanthum gum, Lemon verbena oil." I couldn't find this...
photo credit: srqpix Total Beauty is a great place to go for reviews of popular natural health and beauty product brands, but I tend to look elsewhere for skincare advice and the like, since they don't exactly specialize in natural products. For example, in the list that I'm going to tell you guys about, they link to both Aveeno and Lush products as store-bought alternatives. Neither of those brands...
