Hi Friends,
I know for shame I have been AWAY for so long. Of course life got in the way but more importantly, ever since I got into reading labels I went on a rampage looking for ONLY GREEN products. HOWEVER, when I started back last summer it wasn't such a HUGE TREND like it is now so I had very limited options (BURT's BEEs?). Happy to report that there's more products out there since it seems like many people are getting concerned about the environment as well as thinking twice about what's actually in their food and cosmetics.
Yet it's still hard to find "green" cosmetics because either they aren't good or you are extremely limited. So I'm definitely not completely green, but I'd like to incorporate as many great healthy-friendly and eco-friendly products as possible. BUT OF COURSE, I finally decided it's not a perfect world so I won't eliminate all NON-HEALTHY and ECO-FRIENDLY stuff on my blog or in my life. I'll just try my best since that's the best I can do until BIG BUSINESS decides to have a heart or rather the GREEN movement gets so big that they realize it's their new cash cow (i.e. Clorox just bought Burts Bees, L'Oreal bought Body Shop etc.)
Basically, NO MORE BLOGGER IDENTITY CRISIS.Disclaimer: I am not encouraging everyone to only by organic, but rather it just happens to be that most products that are organic seem to have less harmful chemicals. Again, this isn't always the case so please read the back of the label always.
Here's two recent products I've tried..
1. Origins Foaming Facial Wash from Organic LineThis reminds me of Cetaphil without the parabens and with some foam. It's a milky liquid infused with aloe and olive oil. So far, I like it since it's gentle, doesn't have parabens (chemical preservative linked with cancer), and does a fairly good job of cleaning your face. If you are a heavy makeup-er, definitely follow up with a toner.
Origin's Facial Moisturizer from Organics LineFor awhile, I was using Burt's Bee's Radiance Creams (night and day) with Royal Jelly but somehow they just didn't seem to be able to moisturize my dry winter skin. So I was very happy to find another alternate moisturizer that felt like a REGULAR creamy moisturizer instead of a goopy honey texture with Burts. I really like this lightweight moisturizer since it absorbs quickly and is gentle. I think anyone skin type would be fine with this.
J (my bf) loves it. He actually used the first bottle all by himself. My only gripe is that if you have extremely dry skin, you probably need to find something creamier. I wish they had a cream version. Also in my opinion this product is pretty pricey for such a small tube ($42). Lastly, the smell is very ORIGIN/ AVEDA-ish, you know what I mean, all infused with herbs. Either you'll love the smell or hate it. I'd definitely test it out before you purchase it because the fragrance could definitely turn you off.
3. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara (Waterproof)
Pros= doesn't clump. That's it.
Cons = mascara is like hairspray it's suppose to instantly keep every hair in place-- this definitely does not. I am so glad I didn't go buy the non-waterproof version since waterproof dries faster.
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