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Product Review Wood Sprite Organic Body

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 7, 2010
in Personal Care Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the product. Thanks to Wood Sprite Organic Body for doing this review!

Grapefruit-Mint Gentle Organic Body Wash: This body wash smells great! It makes your skin so soft! I love it! I definitely recommend this! This product is so nice to use and I love using it. It comes in 5 scents and is $14.00 for a 9.5oz bottle.

Get Whipped Vanilla Shea Body Butter: This shea body butter is so nice to have for eczema and I like how it feels after you apply it. This body butter took away some of the eczema on my arm so I was impressed! It comes in a nice plastic container and has 4 scents. It is priced at $19.99 for a 3 oz jar.

Sweet Orange Lip Balm: This lip balm is extra special as it has a really great smell one of the best lip balm scents I have ever smelled! It is not greasy nor waxy tasting and is very helpful when you have chapped lips. It comes in 6 scents and is $5.00 for a .15 tube. I love this lip balm!

Tea Tree Complexion Soap: This soap is SO soft it is hard to believe that it has no parabens or yucky ingredients. It is has olivie oil in it so that makes it extra soft! I really like this soap! It is $9.00 for a 0z bar. This soap is great to combat eczema, psoriasis or acne.

I definitely recommend Wood Sprite Organic Body! It is nice as they are Certified Organic! They don’t use any chemicals in their products which is really great. They have a lot more products so be sure to check them out.

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Product Review: Alabu Soap

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 6, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Handmade Items, Personal Care Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

The owners just wrote and told me that they have a coupon code for you all! Here it is!

It’s good for 15% off any order of $10 or more (can only be used once per customer) at www.alabu.com. The coupon code is below: COUPON-VGHOOD-15

I recently received some product from Alabu Natural Goat Milk Soap and liked it alot! The product that I received was:

Organic All Natural Shea Body Butter: This body butter was very nice to use as it helped take away some of my eczema on my arm. I really liked that it is all natural and comes in 2 kinds of ‘scents’ the product that type that I received is the Original with jojoba oil. The other scent is: Tea Tree. It is defiantly really nice for dry skin when you don’t have any hand-cream on hand or after a shower! It is priced at: $4.90 for Original but the Tea Tree is priced at $6.90. Very reasonable for all natural shea body butter.

Organic All Natural Lip Balm: The lip balm comes in 3 different flavors so to speak and I received mint. I liked the scent and “flavor” it helps chapped lips but, I didn’t find that it made any drastic changes for my lips. But I thought that it was a nice lip balm. The scents are: Mint, Tea Tree, Vanilla, and Natural. They are all priced at $3.50

Organic All Natural Neem Essential Oil Soap: Neem oil contributes conditioning properties and a wonderful lather to this soap, making it a good choice for dry and problem skin. The neem oil is not added for the great scent (it actually smells terrible, and they add lavender essential oil to help tone down the scent). It’s in the soap because it’s great for your skin. So I just wanted you to be informed: don’t judge it for it’s smell! I didn’t really smell anything that bad, it smelled like lavender to me. I found it a very nice soap and it made my skin VERY soft! It must be the goat soap that does that! It is priced at: $6.30.

Organic All Natural Baby Me Ultra-Moisturizing cleansing Bar:I really liked this soap and it is all the name says it is! It too makes my skin feel soft and silky! It smells nice and I think it was my favorite of the two soap. Extra special handmade soap for anyone with extra sensitive skin. I found it lathered nicely and was a great bath bar! It made my hands very soft after working in the garden all day. It is reasonably priced at: $5.15

All in all I would highly recommend Alabu products. Here is a little bit about Alabu:

” A Brief History:

After making goat milk soap for a home-school chemistry project, we quickly realized how drying and harsh commercial soap was to our skin. We found that handmade natural soap (made with the “cold process” soap method) retains the naturally occurring glycerin that is very beneficial to your skin. Family and friends told us how our soap was a great skin care product, and how it did not leave their skin feeling dry and itchy like commercial soap did and helped with their eczema treatment. That is when Alabu Soap was born. Now we have retail and wholesale soap customers world wide.” (My note, the Alabu company was founded by a Christian Home-Schooling family.)

Happy Shopping!

~Miss RJ

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Review of Goody Hair Products

Posted by html404 on July 13, 2010
in Personal Care Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

What girl doesn’t enjoy getting new hair things? New anything for that matter, right? It was fun to receive Goody’s new ColourCollection for Girls. New hair products always seem to be a much needed/desired item in our home, especially with five females! Goody’s new girl’s line included 6 barrettes for light hair so they were neutral in color, in blonde and pinks, 10 non metal covered pony tail holders in browns and pink for darker hair and finally, three neutral colored little girl hair bands for light colored hair.

I have thick hair and the pony tail holders are large enough to wind around my hair 2 times comfortably, 3 times would be stretching it too far, I think. I have been using the same pony tail holder, almost every day, for nearly two months and it is finally getting thin where the two ends meet. It has held up very nicely, but they do get stretched out with every day use, which is quite normal for pony tail holders. They do not have any metal in them to attach the ends, which I like.

Our two our younger girls do not have as thick of hair as the rest of us so they have enjoyed using the barrettes and hairbands. The barrettes are a little over two inches long and are metal with plastic over the top. My 10-year-old thought that they were comfortable and likes to wear them. The hairbands are plastic but have little comb points to help keep it in place. My 10-year-old thought these were a bit uncomfortable and hurt, but she does have a more sensitive head than most. Our four-year-old didn’t have too much to say, but she wore them with pleasure so that says it all, right?! It’s hard for her not to play with the hair things in her hair though!

For more information on Goody’s new ColourCollection for Girls, visit www.Goody.com

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Shampoo and Conditioner from Tonic

Posted by html404 on May 10, 2010
in Personal Care Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

Editor’s Note: I wanted to be sure and add that Tonic’s website does not have the most modest photos of their models that’s why I have not included a link to their site.

Tonic Hair Care Solutions includes sulfate & paraben-free hair care products. (See the resource links at the bottom of this post, if you are not familiar with the toxicity of ingredients in personal care products.) My daughter says that the ingredients are better than the VO5 we have. Nor were they tested on animals. So these products are partially environmentally friendly. They did a comparable job in cleaning my hair, leaving it soft and shiny. So far I haven’t seen any noticeable differences yet, but perhaps as time goes on some will appear over long term use. I really do like the spray and leave in conditioner though. It is so convenient. Pricey though.

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Two is Better than One: The Chronic Tonic

Shampoo Ingredients: Aqua, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Cocyl Isettthionate, Sodium Chloride, PEG-3 Distearate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Guar Hydropropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Disodium, Methylchloroisthianzolinone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Sunflower Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Protein, Absrobic Acid and Panthenol.

Conditioner Ingredients: Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Centromium Chloride, Dimethicone, Silicone, PEG-33 Dimethicone PEG-14 Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Panthenol, Sweet Almond Oil, Vegetable Oil, Isoporoyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Bezophenone – 4, Disodium EDTA, Ritinyl Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Sunflower See Extract, Polyamide – 2, Absrobic Acid and Tocopheryl Acetate.

Luster Tonic

Luster Tonic is a leave-in conditioning mist with powerful UV-inhibitors and natural botanical oils designed to protect hair from the damaging effects of sun, salt, wind and chlorine. Tonic’s unique cream-to-mist technology can double as a luxurious moisturizer that re-hydrates. It contains aloe vera, grape seed oil and wheat protein, for added volume and protection. Luster Tonic is the answer to split ends, breakage and dry, tangled hair. Price: $14

Ingredients: Water, Propylene Glycol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cyclomethicone, Amodimethicone, Centrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12, Idohexadecane, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexlglycerin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, KMDM Hydantoin, Hydrolyzed Silk, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein.

His & Hers: Threesome Tonic

Threesome Tonic is an innovative all-in-one unisex solution for the active guy or girl looking to get rid of a little extra baggage: a high
performance shampoo, conditioner and body wash in one convenient bottle. Infused with natural peppermint and tea tree oils to create nice smelling hair. Threesome Tonic replenishes moisture to tired hair and skin worn by the elements. Price: $12

Ingredients: Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium C14-16 Olefin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ammononium Lauryl, Cocamide DEA, Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Amodimethicone, Trideceth-12, Centrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycol Stearate, Castor Oil, PEG-15 Distearate, Potassium Sorbate, Menthol, Peppermint Oil, Citric Acid, Tea Tree Oil, Hydrolyzed Silk.

For more information on Tonic hair products, please visit www.TonicShop.com

Resources:

Check out ingredients of personal care products to see what their toxicity is

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/24/epstein-interview.aspx

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Le Baby Hair Gel

Posted by html404 on April 25, 2010
in Eco Friendly Products, Personal Care Products

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of this product.

LeBabyHairgel

We have been using Le Baby Hair Gel for the past couple of weeks to style and take out nap tangles (or bed hair) of the hair of our little ones. It comes in a small 2 oz. tube and costs $9.95, which seems like a lot but what we discovered is only a pea size amount is needed each time Le Baby is used. If more than that is used it tends to make the children’s hair greasy. So a little goes a long way.

I found that Le Baby helped hold our daughter’s hair style and was helpful in taking out our son’s “bed head”.

Le Baby is chemical and fragrance-free. It contains the following ingredients, which you can look up for their safety rating at www.CosmeticsDatabase.com:

Water, PVP, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, PEG-8 Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, 1,2 Hexanedial, Caprylyl Glycol, Aminomethylpropanol, Disodium EDTA, Postassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.

For more information, visit www.LeBabyInc.com