Devita Skin Care Review

Devita is a natural cosmeceutical skin care company based out of Arizona. They make all-natural, vegan, paraben-free and PETA certified products for face and body. From my experience, it's hard to find a natural line of skin care that is also effective. Devita, being a cosmeceutical brand, has found the perfect balance between efficacy and remaining natural! They use cutting edge peptide technology and combine it with well-researched vitamins, minerals and botanical extracts for powerful results.

The DeVita product line uses organic Aloe Vera as a natural and dynamic delivery system - allowing their active Vitamins, Botanicals and Peptides to penetrate and get to work within the skin. You'll find Aloe Vera as the first or second ingredient in almost every one of their products. What you won't find in any products are preservatives. I asked DeVita how this was possible, and here's what they said:

Original Sprout - Natural Hair Care: for Babies and up!

Original Sprout is a personal care line out of California that prides itself on creating products that are biodegradable, 100% vegetarian (vegan), free of phytoestrogens, soy, parabens, glutens, dioxanes from sulfates, phthalates and formaldehydes. Whew! While not all of us may know what these ingredients are and why they are harmful (they do share this info on their website for those of us who'd like to know more), what's important is that Original Sprout takes the time to formulate products that are good for the earth and good for even us big babies :) by excluding these potentially carcinogenic ingredients.

Original Sprout is created by Inga Tritt, mother and master stylist, who created the line for her daughter's thick hair and sensitive skin, leaving out the irritating ingredients found in other hair and bath lines. The company was kind enough to send me some of their hair products to try, and I'm happy to share my experience!

Boots Organics Review

My skin has been the definition of bipolar lately. One second, it's happy and glowing with not a blemish in site, and the next it's dry and flaky, covered in blackheads and blemishes. Argh!! I was experiencing the latter while in my local Target the other day, perusing the skin care aisles for a miracle product to save my face when I landed on the Boots Organics line. I couldn't argue with the price point (all under $15!) and after a quick review of the ingredients in the Organic Hydrating Face Cream, I tossed a jar in my cart along with a tube of the face scrub, body wash and body cream from the same line. One week later, I am in LOVE!

The Organic Hydrating Face Cream has saved my life... ok, maybe not my life, but at least my face! I used it the same night I got it and woke up to visibly calmer, smoother skin. Not wanting to get too excited over the immediate results, I stuck with it for the next few days and nights, and my skin has continued to get better. I've even noticed a reduction in blackheads!

Winter Lip Saver

I have always been addicted to lip balm. From the age of 12, I've had at least one kind of lip product on my person at all times, from drugstore chapstick to over-priced department store balms. I had still never found anything that really healed and soothed my winter-time chapped and cracked lips... then, I tried Pangea Organics Italian Red Mandarin with Rose Lip Balm and fell in love!! I've been using this about a month now, and my lips have never been so soft and silky, especially during the cold winter months when I usually experience dry, cracked, painful lips. Not anymore!

On top of smelling AMAZING (floral and citrusy - so pretty!), Pangea's all natural lip balm is full of lip-loving ingredients like organic hemp oil and shea butter, essential oils of rose, sweet orange and red mandarin, aloe vera and vitamin e. This is the first lip product I've used that actually heals my lips instead of just providing temporary relief. Plus, it absorbs into the lips without a heavy waxy residue ~ so guys will love it too! I've even used this balm to spot treat dry skin on my face, and as a super-hydrating eye treatment. For $12, this multipurpose balm lasts a long time, adding wallet-friendly to its list of benefits!