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| I've decided to get my act together and move to a new site:
http://toxinfreebeauty.blogspot.com/
Upcoming features include a second contributor (my lovely, eco-conscious cousin, Becky), Product Battles!, and possible Panel Reviews! Come check it out!
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Alba Cocoa Butter Hand and Body Lotion
Performance: First of all, I LOVE the smell of this lotion! It's rich and tropical, which is a perfect pick-me-up for a snowy January day like today. I also like that this lotion absorbs very quickly, so I don't leave a trail of slime behind me after I put it on.
However, I don't really think it makes the cut for my mid-winter moisturizing needs. I keep it by my bathroom sink as a post-hand washing lotion, but after two weeks of use, my cuticles are still ragged and thirsty. Sadly, I wouldn't recommend this lotion for winter use. I will have to give it a second chance this summer, when my skin isn't as needy and I'm just looking for an excuse to smell good.
Key Ingredients: Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E
Earth-friendly features: Hypo-allergenic, 100% Vegetarian Ingredients, Paraben free, No Animal Testing
Find it: CVS, Target, most other drugstores | | |
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Giovanni L.A. Hold Hair Spritz
I might be the only one around who still requires a spritz or two of hair spray every single day (the expensive stuff, too!). But I finally realized how bad this was for my asthma, so I decided to try out a less toxic alternative.
Performance: I've given this three weeks and am pretty convinced that I'll never go back to regular hairspray. I could basically spray this right onto my face, and it doesn't make me sneeze, wheeze, or even irritate my nose. It has a great citrus smell too! I can use it daily for a light hold when my hair is down, or I can use it for a much stronger hold to keep my bangs slicked back in a pony-tail all day. Plus, not only does it work really well, but it's so much less expensive than the big name stuff I had been using.
Ingredients: Purified Water, Rosemary Oil, Nettle Oil, Thyme Oil, Birch Leaf Oil, Chamomile Oil, Clary, Lavender, Coltsfoot Leaf, Yarrow Oil, Mallow, Horsetail Oil, Soybean Protein, PVP/VA Copolymer, Soybean Protein, Alcohol Denatured (Plant Derived), Vitamin E, Trace Minerals, Citric Acid, Grapefruit Seed, Fragrance (with Essentials Oils)
Earth-friendly features: Certified Organic. No Animal By-Products and Cruelty Free.
Find it: Target, Whole Foods
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| I was on the website for Avalon Organics today, looking for new moisturizers to try, and I took this little questionnaire to find out what my "skin type" was. This was the answer I got:
Based on your answers to the questions above, it seems that your skin type is: skin
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| oh yeah, xanga...i remember you.
i'm back and i've decided to change the focus of this space. for a while now, i've wanted to start a blog devoted to natural and organic product reviews. i'm tired of filling my body with chemicals, but i'm also such a product junkie at heart! so i'm slowly, but surely, attempting to make the switch to more natural products. to be honest, i'm kind of a product snob. i don't want my products to look or smell strange, and i want them to come from a brand name that i recognize. i also don't tend to trust any products with strange, hippy packaging (you know the type...the bottom-shelf patchouli-smelling stuff that's always at whole foods, with pictures of buddhas and belly dancers all over the place).
so anyway, this isn't going to be anything big and fancy, just a place to tell my friends what's out there and how i feel about it. after a few other failed attempts at starting a new blog, i decided to return to my roots and just revamp this old xanga. feel free to tell me what you think and make any other product recommendations.
for my first review, i've chosen:
Burt's Bees Herbal Blemish Stick
I've had bad acne flare-ups since I hit my puberty. After years of harsh benzoyl peroxide creams (which might be linked to cancer) and various prescription treatments, I decided to go natural and give this a try.
Performance: I've been using this for a few months now, and I love it! It clears up my zits just as quickly as benzoyl peroxide, without making my skin dry/flaky. I also use it to prevent pimples around my trouble spots (chin, jawline). At first it smells only slightly medicinal, due to the alcohol base. But once the alcohol evaporates, it leaves a more floral scent behind. As an added bonus, it doesn't bleach my towels and sheets like benzoyl peroxide!
Tip: For more even application, I remove the applicator tip and use my finger to dab the solution on to trouble spots.
Key ingredients: Tea tree oil, Willowbark (similar to salicylic acid)
Earth-friendly features: Paraben free. Phthalate free. Not tested on animals.
Find it: CVS
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