Smells Like Green Spirit

I am one of those unfortunate souls whose skin is so pale, that with sun exposure, I burn to a vibrant red before fading to a bluish-white once more. How I wish I had darker skin!

As I do not, I am forced to slather sunscreen on myself daily, and have been recently using Burt’s Bees Chemical Free Sunscreen with Hemp Seed Oil.

I like the faint smell of the sunscreen, and appreciate that the product lives up to its promises of being non-greasy, as well as the fact that it’s chemical free and phthalate free.

My only complaint is that you really have to rub the sunscreen in really well, or it leaves white streaks on your skin that flake off and look like deodorant crust, and if you don’t rub it in all the way, it will get white streaks on your clothes too. Definitely not enjoyable.

I give it a 7/10.

I might buy this again, unless I could find a natural sunscreen that didn’t leave white streaks/chunks on my skin. Do you have any recommendations for something better???

Hope you’re all enjoying this lovely Chicago weather! (or whatever weather you have where you are!)

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After scouring the internet for endless hours, researching what make up was the best and least toxic, again and again I came across the brand name Dr. Hauschka.

(If you don’t know about the horrible chemicals that mainstream makeup companies are encouraging women to spread on their faces and bodies, check out my other post about Toxic Makeup, with links for further reading.)

I had first tried Zuzu brand eye makeup that I bought at Whole Foods, and though I liked the mascara, the eyeliner was horrible! An hour after application it was smeared all over my lids and down my cheeks.

The other day I saw that Whole Foods had started carrying Dr. Hauschka cosmetics, and though the eyeliner cost a small fortune (well, it’s all relative, but paying close to $30 for eyeliner is a lot for me.) However, I LOVE Dr. Hauschka’s eyeliner!! You can purchase his products cheaper online too.

Here’s a link to the ingredient list of Dr. Hauschka’s products.

Check out the website, and stop spreading toxic sludge on your face!

www.drhauschka.com

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So, until I perfect homemade recipes for soaps and shampoos and lotions and such, I’m testing out natural products as a way to make my life more chemical free. I decided to post reviews here, so you can find unbiased details on products for your face and body.

First, a fun fact: Did you know Burt’s Bees was bought out by Clorox?

And now, onto the review of Burt’s Bees Soap Bark and Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream.

I currently use Cetaphil to wash my face, and I love it! But I want to use a more natural product, and I love Burt’s Bees…

The Deep Cleansing Cream though…I didn’t like it as a face wash. It was ok. The cream had an invigorating tingly mint thing going for it, but I felt like it didn’t fully wash off my face. In the interest of not being wasteful, I used up the rest of the container as a shaving cream, and for that, it was fine. I would probably not buy the Deep Cleansing Cream again.

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