I have a thrifty gripe about shower gels. I think they are far more expensive than using soap.
However one day I succombed to the endless moans from my husband and decided to buy some. Very grudgingly, as I considered it to be expensive - well, at least compared with a bar of soap.
The bar of soap is still sitting in the bottom of the shower and we have now gone through three or four of these "Creamy Body Wash" products by Weleda. That's between two of us over five or six months.
There are three in the range, Citrus, Sea Buckthorn, and Wild Rose.
The Citrus smells very lemony and is great for waking you up. It contains organic essential oils of lemon and orange, and organic sesame oil with vitamin E.
Apparently lemon oil helps with concentration (do I need that), and encourages lymph and blood circulation. It's also a natural disinfectant with antiviral properties.
Sea Buckthorn (whatever that is) smells of oranges. According to the blurb, the body wash contains anti-oxidant rich biodynamic Sea Buckthorn Oil, blended with oranges and grapefruit from essential oils. It works to revitalise and nourish the skin.
I've not tried the Rose one, although I have used the soap which smells wonderful. (I'll do a soap review later). This one is based on Rosehip Seed (Rosa Moschata) Oil blended with organic essential oil of damask rose. It contains vitamins A, B, and E, and essential fatty acids which are great for dry skin and also good for harmonising the balance in normal skin.
Anyway, the Citrus and the Sea Buckthorn are truly gorgeous and definitely very creamy. I finally managed to work out that if you rub the wash onto your body before you get wet - it goes much further. Having looked at the websites, many of them also recommend this.
I think they smell delicious, and feel very luxurious. I walk out of the shower feeling very pampered, so to me they are worth the money, despite my inherent dislike of shower gels.
Incidentally, Weleda products seem to be available worldwide by mail order at vastly varying prices. I've found this at £5.95 UK and $15 on American sites. I pay more than £5.95 in Gibraltar, but in Spain I get it for an equivalent price in euros, say seven or eight euros.
I love watching infomercials and am always tempted to buy them.Thankfully the 3,5,9 payments of $99.00 each puts me of !!
If I really want the product I go on ebay to buy them.
I am glad I do that as I came across this website.
Please make sure to get an fair opinion by reading the complaints and the defence
http://www.infomercialscams.com/
My best friend sent this to me for my birthday and I love it!
Its Laura Gellers spackle.It works wonders with makeup.I use it after applying moisturiser and then apply the foundation on top.The spackle makes your face ready for foundation,it smoothes out your skin.Its oil free and holds makeup in place.My makeup slides off my face so I always have to re-apply but this should solve my problem
Thanks Vintage Bunny for letting me guest blog on here.
I bought a new shampoo a while ago which I thought was reasonably priced (£2.99). As it seems to be available in Australia, Canada, the Middle East, India, and the USA, I thought it was worthwhile sharing it. I have paid a lot more for mediocre shampoos so I thought this was a good buy.
When I am in Spain, I have good hair days. I spend a lot of time outdoors, my hair dries naturally outside, and the water - although hard - is not too bad. In Gibraltar I live in a flat so end up inside, the water is desalinated, and as it is a city there is more pollution - especially if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction bringing all the chemicals from the oil refinery just over the border in Spain. Similar problems to the ones I experienced in the UK - and resulting in gloomy droopy hair.
So I was well surprised that this shampoo smells fresh, gives a good lather, and leaves my long hair glossy, wavy, and thick (as much as it ever is) for quite a few days.
It also ticked a lot of boxes for me, which is why I tried it. It is:
*free from artificial perfumes and colours
*contains no animal derived ingredient
*free from detergent soaps
*it has a not tested on animals symbol
*for every sale it donates money to two charities.
Here is their site.
Based on this, I will be trying more of their products.
You know me really well by now and you know that I like stuff really cheap.
Hold that thought........
We generally fly by Delta anywhere we go.On the international segments the little toiletries bag that they give you contains L'Occitane products.Thats when I fell in love.
I did try shopping for them but they are so high.But Luck was on my side.We have a local store that buys overstock etc and they had over a million lipbalms,hand cream etc.Obviously unloaded by Delta.The expiry date is next year so I stocked up.I wont need any for a long time !!
Shea Butter Lip Balm Stick $10.00
It is so moisturising and helps with dry lips.I always keep one in all my bags.
Shea Butter Mini Hand Cream $10.00
This is a best seller
Cream glides on and miraculously absorbs to help heal and protect dry or dehydrated skin. believe me these are not empty promises,I like washing dishes by hand sometimes and I hate the dry look but this cream gets rid of it really quickly!
I have seen some sellers on ebay selling them but please check on the expiry date if you plan on buying some on ebay.
