Product review - Arbonne Part II.

1. Instant Lift Gel

• Smell: It contains orange peel oil, so this is why the orange smell, which is very pleasant
• Texture: Sticky, colorless gel

I applied just to one side of my face to see if there is any difference. Well, it just sits on the skin and doing nothing. The only difference is that on that side of my face where I applied, my skin felt sticky. After 5 minutes I felt like I am wearing a mask, if I smiled my face were tight, but not in a good way. I was waiting at least 15 minutes to see if my skin will absorb it, but then I run out of patience and I washed it off. It was very uncomfortable to wear. Suprisingly I could wash off the whole Gel and my skin was so dry that I had to apply my Nourish Body Butter. (Yes, I use it on my face and it works great!)

Ingredients

You can see the whole ingredient list on the picture. I am just putting up those that you've maybe never heard, or heard, but don't know what it is and the non natural, synthetic ones. I also highlighted the harmful ones. There are few ingredients that I didn't mention, because of the lack of information.

Product review - Clarins eye contour gel

After my previous post, Anti aging creams: are they effective or not it's time to write about an eye contour gel.

What should we know about Clarins?

I found these claims on their official site:

• They were the first french company in 1987 to ban animal testing and has also banned the use of cellular extracts of animal origin since 1991
• Clarins set a global objective to reduce greenhouse gases by 20% by the year 2012.
• The safe use of every Clarins product is at the center of the Laboratory’s concerns.
• Clarins prefers to use raw plant ingredients, natural ingredients from organic farming practices, and plants grown locally or from a Fair Trade program
• Overall weight and volume is reduced, recyclable material is reused, new printing techniques are always being investigated
• Today, if given a choice between a synthetic ingredient and its plant-derived equivalent, we always choose the plant
• etc

It sounds so amazing, doesn't it? A company who puts their consumer's interest into the first place, uses plant-derived equivalent, raw plant ingredient and natural ingredients from organic farming practices is rare treasure lately.

Product review: POND'S Dry Skin cream

I am sure everyone knows POND's. They exist since 1846.

Just from curiosity I checked what Pond's company says about their products. Altough I already saw the ingredients of their Dry Skin cream, I really wanted to see their claims.

In my opinion, it is the perfect example how marketing works: give a misleading/false information to the consumers, tell them how good is your product and make them belive that if they purchase the cream they will do a good deal.

If you are a conscious consumer you know what really matters it's the ingredients. No one can tell you anything, because you know what to look for.

Product review: Aubrey E Plus High C Natural Roll-On Deodorant

I was so excited to try this Aubrey deodorant, because I have read lots of good things about this company and their products.

I checked their site to get more information about the ingredients and it was kind of ok, but not the best and when I got my deodorant, the ingredients were way more detailed than on the site (which is good), but I got some surprises as well. The reason why it is more detailed: under Canada law you have to include every single ingredient in the products. US law is not that strict.

So I tell you what ingredients I don't like in this deodorant and why:

• Alcohol Denat.
• Tocopheryl Acetate
• Ascorbic Acid
• Cetyl Alcohol

Alcohol Denat.

It is an SD ("Specially Denatured") Alcohol. It is basically ethyl alcohol denatured with lavender in this case. EWG (Environmental Working Group): "Specially denatured (SD) alcohol is a mixture of ethanol with a denaturing agent."

Product Review: Cetaphil Eczema Lotion

Cetaphil has so much hype. Thousands of women rave about it and swear this is the best product ever. As an eczema sufferer I wanted to try out to see if those claims are true or not.

Ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentylene glycol, Sorbitol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine, Cetyl Alcohol, Arginine, Disodium Ethylene Dicocamide PEG-15 disulfate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Niacinamide, Sodium PCA, Ceteareth-20, Sodium Polyacrylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Allantoin, Citric Acid, Panthenol, Dimethiconol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate

Product Review: Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion

I remember when I first heard about Aveeno: I was so curious and I really wanted to try it.

Their claims are very promising:

• Active natural ingredients
• With Colloidal oatmeal and other skin protectants
• Help even skin tone and texture and bring out skin’s natural radiance
• Aveeno is the leader of in active naturals
• Existing natural ingredients that are clinically proven to deliver real skin care benefits leaving you with healthier-looking, beautiful skin
• Recommended by dermatologists and pediatricians for over 60 years
• 

  Sounds good, right?

  Then let's see the ingredients:

Product review: Nivea Body Smooth Replenishing Lotion

Read the ingredients to get to know why you should avoid Nivea Body Smooth Replenishing Lotion.