Cardea Organic Pomegranate Oil Review

Hi Readers I know it's been I while since I have done a post but today i'm going to bring a review for a pretty great product called Cardeas Organic Pomegranate Oil which by what they say on their website happen to be the first organic pomegranate oil in Australia (that's just a little fun fact for you.) I have been using this for about 2 months and I love the lasting moisture it has provided for my skin but more specifically my shoulder area because thats were I sadly have some stretch marks and like I said it has truly helped in the moisture department and even slightly helped with the stretch marks appearance making them less red and obvious and I think it may be helping them heal essentially. The only downside is its nauseating scent but hey that can be easily fixed if you mix it with your favorite lotion. Overall it great with giving moisture and helping inflammation of the skin.

Ingredients: 100% organic pomegranate oil

Cost: $67.49 for 100 ML bottle their are other sizes on the website

Where Did I Get It:Cardea

Would I Recommend It:Yes

Were You Can Get It :http://www.cardea.com.au/

Green Grab Bag July Review

Hey everyone I was lucky last month to be able to get a Green Grab Grab to review which was quite amazing considering it had three full size products. Green Grab Bag offers organic,natural or either eco-friendly  beauty products each month for $15 which is great and the recycled bag it comes in is so cute.I delayed reviewing it last month because my camera broke and I really wanted to be able to take pictures of the great products I got but sadly I still haven't been able to get my camera fixed so I'll just give you a run down of all the products I got in the July Green Grab Bag.



EO Certified Organic Deodorant Spray

This came in full size I have used this and it really was not effective in keeping me fresh though out the day but I do like to use it when i'm at home loungeing around and the lavender scent is nice.

Full Size: $5.99

Ingredients: Organic Ethanol, Purified Water, EO® Essential Oil Blend [Organic Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Organic Lavandula Hybrida Oil]



Simply Bath Salts Lavender Blend

This came full sized and I have not tried it yet but I can't wait it looks like it will make for a nice soothing bath.

Full Size:$12.99

Ingredients:Atlantic Sea salt, Dead Sea salt, Epsom Salt, organic Jojoba oil, organic Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) essential oil

Go Skincare Ginger Face Moisturizer

This came as a nice sample size and I have used it and I love that it's light in consistency and gives a lot of great moisture also the ginger fragrance is quite refreshing too.

Full Size:$26.95

Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Juice*, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil*, Cocoglycerides, Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Glyceryl Stearate, Coco-Caprylate, Tapioca Starch*, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, C10-18 Triglycerides, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Cetyl Alcohol, Zingiger Officinale (Ginger) Oil*, Fagus Sylvatica Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Extract*, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate. *= certified organic.

La Mellite Strawberry Lemon Sugar Scrub

This came in an adorable sample size cup and this was one of my favorites out of the bags. after I used it on my chin that has a few blackheads I could see a great deduction in the the amount of blackheads and my skin was quite smooth after using it as well.

Full Size:$55

Ingredients: Sucrose (Organic Turbinado Sugar), Prunus dulcis (Organic Almonds),  Fragaria virginaia (Organic Strawberry) Purée, Citrus limon (Organic Lemon) Purée, Prunus amygdalus dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Cocosnucifera (Organic Coconut) Oil, Elaesis guineesis (Organic Palm) Kernel Oil, Limnanthes alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Helianthus annuus (Organic Sunflower) Seed Oil, Olea europaea (Organic Olive Oil), ButyrospermumParkii (Organic Shea Butter), Citric Acid, Glycerin, Leuconostoc (Radish Root) Ferment Filtrate, Lonicerajaponica (Honey-Suckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Extract, Populus tremuloides(Poplar) Bark Extract, Glucono-Lactone, Organic Benzylalcohol*, Organic Dehydroacetic Acid*, Tocopherylacetate (Vitamin E)

Opalima Beauty Eyeshadows in The Topaz #8 and Night and Day #8

These came in sample sizes baggies and have not yet used but I plan on using them with my mermaid costume this Holloween

Full Size:$15

Ingredients:Topaz#8 Mica (Cl 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Cl 77891), Iron Oxides (Cl 77491, 77492, 77499).  May contain Ferric Ferrocyanide (Cl 77510),  Ultramarines (Cl 77007)/ Night and Day #8 Mica (Cl 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Cl 77891), Iron Oxides (Cl 77491, 77492, 77499).  May contain Ultramarines (Cl 77007).



CoTZ Pure Sunscreen 

This came full size and I was going to use it but i'm not really fond of  a few ingredients it has in it so i'm skeptical on if I will actually use it.

Full Size:$19.99

Ingredients:Brassica Campestris/Aleurites Fordii Oil Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Capric/Caprylic Triglyceride, Cellulose Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Melissa Officinalis (Balm Mint) Extract, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Esters, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Water.



Mighty Leaf Organic Spring Jasmine Tea

This came in a little single tea packet and i have not used it yet but I do like tea so i'll be trying it soon.

Full Size:$9.95

Ingredients:Organic Green Tea, Jasmine Flowers

Cost Per Month $15 or 1 Year $145

I really loved most of the things in the July's Green Grab Bag and Thanks Bonnie and Carrie for sending a bag my way to review.

You all can go to the Green Grab Bag website to find out more about the products and discounts.

Suti Organic Peppermint Facial Toner

Suti's Organic Peppermint Facial Toner is perfect for refreshing in the hot weather this summer . The way it sprays is really nice it's like a light mist but it doesn't go all over the face evenly so I just use a cotton round or cotton puffs to lightly pat into my face. when I apply it on my face I feel a nice cooling sensation that calmed my skin and the peppermint scent it self had a soothing effect.The packaging of the water toner is amazing it conveys fresh, modern and slight femininity all in one to add to that the bottle is made of glass so it's got a touch of eco-friendliness to it as well.

Ingredients: Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water

Cost: $34

Where Did I Get It: Received it from Suti for an honest review.

Would I Recommend It:Yes

Were You Can Get It : Beautyhabit,Shen-Beauty,Spirit, Beauty Lounge

Summer Fave: Eco Sunglasses

Summer is in full blast and I thought it would be a perfect time to tell you about some great eco-friendly and philanthropic sunglasses that have caught my eyes either because of their unique style or the charities they support.

 Stella McCartney's eco-friendly line of sunglasses are made with renewable and natural resources such as castor seed oil, citric acid and refined meatals.

 Proof Sunglasses are handmade and made from sustainable wood source and strive to make stylish sunglasses that do good so a lot of the profits they make go to charities that restore the sights for those who can't afford it and reforestation projects.

Westward Leaning are handmade with Mazuchelli acetate and the design of each sunglasses is based on the social cause/achievements of people and each of the sunglasses have a charity they support.

Water Fluoridation

Hey I have found some quite shocking info that is ...... the fluoridation of public tap water. small amounts of it have been put in water since 1945 as a way to prevent tooth decay but a lot people argue against it because who knows what the true effects are with the addition of fluoride that is commonly put in traditional toothpaste and these so-called small amounts are surely probably not adequate for young children who are still developing. It's hard to live a healthy life style when every which way the government seems to undermine my attempts. Know my search begins to find a water filter that removes most if not all harmful substances as well as fluoride. below is a video on water fluoridation also I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Sweet Treats

1.  Chocomize offers customized Chocolate bars that are handmade with Belgium chocolate and have no artificial flavors or additives.They also donate 1% of the bar you purchase to a charity of your choice and they have some organic topping. so its Yummy and a good cause can't ask for more. Visit their site to purchase a customized chocolate bar and learn about them.

2. Chocri is almost completely similar in that it offers homemade customized chocolate bars but it takes it a step further by using fair trade/organic Belgium chocolate and they as well donate 1% of you bar to charity you just don't get to choose it goes to the DIV Kinder charity. Visit their site to purchase a customised chocolate bar and learn more about them.

3. Torie and Howard offer hard candy that USDA certified organic so that means artificial flavoring, chemicals or dyes and their kosher.The cans they use are recycled steel also they givesome of their proceeds Autism Speaks and Wildlife Conservation Society. Know this sounds really sweet! Visit their site to purchase their hard candy and learn about them.

Reasons To Go Organic! Part 2

I found this infographic with the other one and it shocking as well because you would think the FDA would at least try to do it's job and protect us from toxic chemicals but it seems their quite laissez faire about whats put in are food. This leaves consumers to do the research to find foods and products that are health and non-toxic.Organic will always be the best choice even if its is a little pricey because why waste money food and products that will only poison you.

Hydros Reusable Filtering Water Bottles

Hydros Reusable Filtering Water Bottles can save the environment and at the same time help bring clean water to those in great need of it (people in remote and underdeveloped parts of the world).  I know it has a filters chlorine, chloramine, and particulates but I want to know at what degree does it filter them so I may ask the company about this before purchasing.

To purchase or find out more info visit http://www.hydrosbottle.com/

Reasons To Go Organic!

Recently I saw this infographic on pinterest and it really wasn't completely shocked because I am aware of the overload of chemicals in beauty products but I was a little shaken when I saw that there is a synthetic formaldehyde in hair relaxer because I'm no stranger to a good perm, it makes me so happy that I now have braids so don't have to be exposed to such a dangerous chemical.

Also here's a video from The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics on the dangers of beauty products.

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Falling Whistles

Falling Whistles is a non-profit organization that I just found out about that if you buy one of their whistle necklaces it will support bringing peace to the war ravaged Congo. I love the whole idea of the organization and hope that I can soon get my hands on one of the cute yet powerful symbolizes of peace and freedom. Go Support Falling Whistles!

Where you can get a necklace and learn about the story behind the organization visit http://www.fallingwhistles.com/