My new, favorite, natural skincare line.

I’ve been on a big, all-natural kick lately. I think it all started with the juicer. Soon I’ll be wearing only clothes that I macramé myself from recycled packing twine and putting my cats on a treadmill to power my electrical appliances. Come to think of it, they nap too much for that. 

This isn’t me, but it may soon be.

Anyway, there are a lot of products out there that claim to be all-natural, but aren’t.  And there’s really no one regulating the whole thing. So I’m here to tell you about my new favorite, natural product line: Karen’s Body Beautiful.

The Karen’s Body Beautiful shop is right down the block from my new apartment. All their skincare and hair products are made right on premise.  Literally, right in front of your eyes.

My favorite product is Karen’s Body Beautiful Olive Oil Body Lotion. This stuff is amazing. It has an olive oil base, plus aloe vera, vegetable glycerin, vegetable wax, fragrance oil, vitamin E & natural enzymes.  It’s light, but rich. It soaks in quickly and leaves skin feeling super soft and silky all day.

All the scents were nice and subtle. (They’re not the kind of products that smell like you’ve rubbed a Glade Air Fresher all over your body.)  

The Honey and Oatmeal scent was my favorite and it lingers for hours. After applying it, I kept stroking and sniffing my arm (which is good for getting people to clear a seat for you on the subway). 

I also loved Karen’s Deep Conditioner, which had an equally impressive list of all-natural ingredients.

Unlike, my Kiehl’s shampoo which contains methyl, butyl, ethyl and propylparabens. (Sounds like the Von Trapp family of the paraben world.)

Check out the Karen’s Body Beautiful website. You can order online or if you’re in the Brooklyn area you can find their address under the “contact” section of their website. 

I have to go eat some granola now.

Comments

[Heather B.]

Hey - don't diss on granola. That stuff is tasty. Good post. :)

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[natural cosmetics]

Excellent post, I myself stick to nothing but all natural beauty products. I am also very aware of the foods I eat as this is one of the main causes of bad health and most skin and odor issues.

[Marlene Affeld]

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