Loving the Burt's bees carrot night cream. I use cocunut oil to remove my makeup before I shower, but it doesn't seem to be strong enough for my very dry skin. I would really like to phase out a lot of my old products (lotions, shampoo, etc) and move towards more natural ones
Which products do you use and love?
pineapple / 12566 posts
I like the Korres brand. I like their milk face wash and have used their Magnolia night and day creams.
persimmon / 1461 posts
@lamariniere: korres here too, its lovely. I can't handle burts bees, I feel overwhelmed by the scents.
apricot / 411 posts
I love coconut oil as well, mainly as a body moisturiser for me and DS, but I also make it into lip balm or facial moisturiser along with jojoba oil. Jojoba is also great for taming and preventing frizzy hair, my nemesis.
Perhaps making the coconut oil into a lotion by mixing it with water, glycerine and an emulsifier would create a better moisturiser for your skin?
nectarine / 2086 posts
I also love Korres. I use their wild rose facial scrub. And I've used their oak moisturizer in the past, loved it. Right now I'm just using a creamy Argan oil to moisturizer.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@Zbug: my dermatologist says that coconut is really NOT a good moisturizer for your skin!
I really like the cetaphil lotions. I don't know if it's "natural" per say, but it doesn't have fragrances and stuff added
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I def used coconut oil for face/body and hair ends, and used a lot of Say Yes To products.
kiwi / 735 posts
I really like Say Yes to. I love their carrot hand cream and the grapefruit face wipes.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
I pretty much love everything from Nubian Heritage.
https://www.nubianheritage.com/
I have really dry+sensitive skin, so I find I have a hard time with a lot of natural products, but so far I haven't used one thing from NH that's bothered me.
I used their African Black Soap on my face and body.
kiwi / 696 posts
@blackbird: did your derm tell you why? I started using coconut oil about two years ago when I was out of moisturizer, and haven't looked back! Sometimes I do feel like I need something extra around my eyes.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@OhCaptain: he said it doesn't absorb deeply and a lot of people react to it! I always liked it but my skin is definitely better with cetaphil
pomelo / 5093 posts
I like coconut oil as lube, mostly. I use olive oil on my face ever day, though, underneath my lighter moisturizer.
persimmon / 1355 posts
@blackbird: interesting about the coconut oil! I do like it as diaper cream for dd though.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
@blackbird: That's interesting! I wonder if it is really as amazing for hair as everyone says it is. I use it on my daughter's textured curls.
nectarine / 2600 posts
Both DH and I really like Acure Face Scrub. It's the only thing I've repeat-bought in a long time!
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
I love tea tree oil for my blemishes. I have a toner product and a rollover stick product.
I also make my own facial scrub using sea salt, muddled pineapple and Cetaphil, but that last ingredient isn't natural.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
@daniellemybelle: yep, that was my dad's go to for my hair growing up. Ananda Lewis turned me on to olive oil. I loved the lighter feel of it when I would use it on damp hair to preserve my curls.
Where are you all finding some of these raw ingredients? Amazon? whole foods?
A friend of mine swears by Jason or Toms toothpaste it's some guys name. I used it once and it's very bland, but effective.
eggplant / 11824 posts
I love the Dr. Hauschka line of skincare (and body care) products. They are super, super natural and they also don’t contain any animal products/by-products or animal testing, and are vegan-friendly – you’ve really got to label check in the US because “organic” or “natural” doesn’t really guarantee things 100% of the time.
I also LOVE LOVE LOVE honey as a facial mask. You can use regular good quality honey, but I prefer raw honey, which they have at both our local grocery and our local natural foods market.
Tea tree oil for spot treatment blemishes. Oh, and I like the Jason brand lavender body wash – omg, smells so good!
I also really like Butter nail polish, which isn’t natural but is free from formaldehyde, toluene, and Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP).
pear / 1837 posts
@yoursilverlining: I read some reviews about Butter that said it chips after the first day, do you find that to be the case?
eggplant / 11824 posts
@LulaBee: No, I haven’t had that problem with Butter, but I also cover it with several coats of very unnatural and strong top coat now that I think about it 
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@LulaBee: @yoursilverlining: I've found it also chips quickly but I use a Deborahh Lippman addicted to speed topcoat to set it. Most of my polishes chip quickly, though.
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