Better Shea Butter

Better Shea Butter products are manufactured, packaged, and warehoused in Austin, Texas. (headquarters) This company offers simple, healthy skincare from carefully selected ethical, fair trade suppliers.

This woman owned business started with Unrefined Shea Butter.

Unrefined Shea Butter is a nutrient rich cosmetic butter packed with vitamins and antioxidants. It deeply moisturizes the skin to help soothe and repair dry, itchy, cracked skin and maintain a healthy glow. Its properties also make it effective in evening out skin tone, diminishing blemishes, dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles. Additionally Shea Butter can be used on the scalp or in the hair to stimulate growth, tame frizz and lock in moisture.

This is a semi soft butter, it melts upon skin contact so can be applied as it is or mixed with other ingredients to make skin and hair care products. Shea Butter is vegan and safe for all skin types.

I love cruelty free and 100% natural. 

First time using Shea Butter and it is amazing. I use at night on my face and arms. It is a solid but spreads easily on warm skin. The fragrance is clean and subtle and the texture is very light and creamy. Better Shea Butter is the perfect way to end the day. I hope this review will inspire you to give it a try.

Visit Better Shea Butter to purchase their 8 oz Shea Butter jar and to check out more of their terrific product as well as DIY skin care blog posts containing simple recipes, tips and facts. 

Better Shea Butter provided their product to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

 

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Jojobo Oil

 

 

 

 

 

100% pure, unrefined, organic, cold-pressed Jojoba Oil.

How do you pronounce Jojoba? It’s pronounced as hoh-HOH-buh.

Leven Rose Joboba oil,  grown in Arizona, comes in a dark amber bottle with a glass stopper. Easy to use and just be sure to store this oil in a cool, dark place. 

Great for hair & skin. Check out this list of 100 ways to use Jojoba Oil

I used it as a carrier oil for essential oils. Better yet, this is the first oil I’ve used on my face and boy am I glad I went for it! I have been using just a little bit on my face at night for healthy skin. I also use this jojoba oil on the ends of my hair to tame flyaway.  It’s also a big help for unruly grey hair.

From Colorado Springs, CO, Leven Rose offers more natural skin and hair care items. Their products are not tested on animals ❀ღℒℴts ℴƒ ℒℴѵℯ ღ❀

Leven Rose provided their Jojoba Oil to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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Beessential

Starting with a beehive, this Ohio based company offers natural products using honey and beeswax that are good for us and the world we live. 

Lip Balm Tin – Custom pick five lip balms. The nine Beessentail scents are: Cinnamon and Clove, Peppermint, Honey, Lemon Lavender, Orange Ginger, Rose Mint, Coconut Lime, Vanilla Bean, and unscented. The lip balms are also sold individually or in same scent packs of two or three. 

A great read about lip balms can be found at the bottom of their lip balm page.

Starting with the Honey balm, I give it a great review for hydration. I’m deciding on my favorite scent and will update. 

All the Beessentail product ingredients are plainly listed on their website. In addition to lip balm, they also offer other body and hair products. Great place for pure, natural, and good ٩(˘◡˘)۶

Beessential products are tested on their family and friends, not animals. 

Beessential provided lip balms to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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Mad Hippie

Mad Hippie was built on the notion that natural skin care can be every bit as effective as traditional. Parabens, synthetic fragrance, dyes, petrochemicals, PEGs, SLS and other nasty additives aren’t necessities.  In fact, they have no place in the products we, and those we love, put on our bodies. 

Cream Cleanser – It is a non-foaming cleanser that utilizes naturally hydrating ingredients like sodium PCA and hyaluronic acid and beneficial oils (like jojoba and macadamia nut) to hydrate while gently lifting dirt and other impurities from the skin. It has a slightly acidic pH so as not to strip the acid mantle, the protective oils on the surface of the skin.

This creamy cleanser has, as you can expect, a very creamy texture. It also has a noticeable floral scent. I have used it on my face and neck and it has been leaving my skin feeling clean & hydrated. Natural ingredients are the way to go ッ

I only use Cruelty free products and hope that you do, too !

Mad Hippie provided this product to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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Plaine Products

Natural, vegan and cruelty-free hair and body products in reusable, returnable, refillable aluminum bottles. Eliminating single-use plastic one bottle at a time!

We tried the above travel size shampoo, conditioner, body wash and body lotion. The natural ingredients of all these products were gentle and effective. The scent of rosemary, mint, vanilla was light but nice. Plaine Products are cruelty free and they have a terrific goal of eliminating single use plastic with their reuse system. The video below shows how this refill system works. Please check them out!

 

Plaine Products provided these products to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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All Good Goop

Our first product ever to hit store shelves, we named this healing balm All Good Goop when we realized how amazing it is for everything! Its organic skincare formula mixes essential oils with medicinal plants to make it strong enough for a climber’s raw knuckles and gentle enough for a baby’s bottom. 

Cuts, Scrapes, Abrasions

Minor Burns, Sunburn

Insect Bites, Stings, Dry and Irritated Skin

Chapped Lips

Diaper Rash

Blisters

Cracked or Calloused Hands

Scars… and much more

Love that it’s natural. And that it works. I’ve used the All Good Goop for several of the problems listed above including insect bites (spider and fire ant) and scrapes. It absorbs well and gets to the job of fast healing. I like that it can be used for so many things. It’s available in several jar sizes; the 2 oz. jar is handy for traveling.

 

All Good provided the All Good Goop to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

 

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Beauty By Earth’s Facial Toner

“Perfectly Natural. Crazy Effective. Absolute Peace Of Mind.”

Facial Toner with Rose Water

Light, fresh, clean, refreshed… Do those words describe your skin? They will once you start using facial toner with rose water! This light, bright, and refreshing spray helps clear away excess dirt, oil, and dead skin that may be on your face after washing. It also helps nourish your skin, reduce redness, swelling, and irritation, helps relieve sun and razor burn, and just feels really, really good.

What do we like best about our facial toner with rose water? Besides the fact that it helps make complexions look their best, makes pores smaller, balances skin pH, is easy to use, and smells incredible, it’s made with 100% natural and organic ingredients. Everything in the bottle (and, now that we think about it, the bottle itself) is sustainably sourced and entirely cruelty free. There’s really no better way to care for your face. Once you start using our toner, you won’t want to go back!

 

This is a terrific toner! The above description is right on. Thank you Beauty By Earth for allowing me to review your toner with rose water (& with aloe vera, witch hazel, and cucumber) It has been added to my selective list of skin care products that I use.

Additionally, I’d like to mention that I use their Boar Hair Bristle Brush. The longer nylon bristles of this brush help with tangles and the boar bristles make hair shiny and smooth.  

Products are natural and effective. Made in the US. Cruelty free. Available on their website and on Amazon.

Beauty By Earth provided their facial toner to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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MooGoo

MooGoo is a Natural Skin Care company based in Queensland, Australia. All products were originally made by the founder for personal use, or for friends and family with skin issues.

Take a peek at some of their lovely natural products.

Because BABIES NEED BUBBLES! Nice for a wash but doesn’t make many lasting bubbles.

Leaves skin feeling wonderfully soft. Gift with pride – it even comes in carton style packaging.

 My little one’s hair NEEDS conditioning on a regular basis. This conditioner has ingredients for super hair nourishment, not a slippery coating.

This company has something for everyone. A great website I might add and “The full ingredients are listed with each product. No surprises”. Not tested on cows or other animals.

MooGoo provided products to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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Christina Moss Naturals

 

Every Christina Moss Naturals® product nurtures naturally useful skin by nourishing the body’s largest organ with safe, effective, natural ingredients. never, ever includes toxic or potentially harmful ingredients, puts the environment first, reflects a minimalist mentality.

 

Some comments on a few of the Christina Moss Naturals products:

This face wash is concentrated, so a little goes a long way. It is good for all skin types. I am insanely picky about face care products!- so I’m still deciding on this one. In a similar bottle is the moisturizer. While it is fragrance free, the last ingredient, anise, is very detectable. Unique scent to any skin care I’ve used. I’ve used this moisturizer on my little one.

Shampoo had a big lather. Not a good fit for my hair. It felt clean but didn’t feel nourished. Found it made my hair tangled.

Love peppermint in my lip balm. Great for all in the family – It’s exactly what everyone needs for all seasons.

No one can get a grip on this super slippery soap. Doesn’t lather much but cleans nicely. Use carefully around eyes.

Christina Moss Naturals is CRUELTY FREE- thank you!

 

Christina Moss Naturals provided products to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

 

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ALL good

All Good is a lifestyle brand with a clear vision: to live and inspire others to live in balance with nature. We make organic body care products because we want you to feel amazing from the soothing natural benefits of botanical ingredients.

All Good deodorants use naturally occurring enzymes and essential oils to fight odor causing bacteria. Arrowroot powder absorbs moisture and dries underarms, while aloe vera and our homegrown calendula soothe sensitive skin. Our promise is that nothing in these causes harm: all good ingredients, always. Available in Unscented, Tea Tree & Basil, Cedarwood & Spruce, Rose Geranium & Jasmine.

In a stick form, this one worked for me. Natural. Effective. And smells Good. Arrowroot powder is said to absorb moisture and keep underarms dry and I found it to do just that. I thought the scent super nice. (Cedarwood! Spruce!) I bet the Tea Tree/Basil and Rose Geranium/Jasmine are equally nice.

This deodorant also measures up at EWG’s Skin Deep database. I did look up the first ingredient (Propanediol) and found it to be safe (from what I can determine). truthinaging.com/ingredients/propanediol

All Good provided their deodorant to help facilitate the writing of an honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. No other compensation was received.

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