organic skin care

[caithnesscrofter]

wee bit vinegar in a bowl of cool water to wash the face is nice.
Helsbels. Cream in the post tomorrow.

[Russian Doll]

all the lush products are great...i dont know if there organic but they are totally natural

´fraid not . I love the way they smell, but a lot of their products contain parabens and synthetic perfumes and other stuff.

The solid bars seem to be safer, but I´ve got in the habit of scrutinising their stuff rather than just trusting their "handmade"image - ingredients are on their website.

oh well i retract the natural bit but still think there great they are the only products i use on my skin that doest cause an acne break out

[hamster]

Even if Lush aren't totally natural, I still like how open they are about their ingredients, how knowledgeable their staff are, their minimal packaging, and they are a darn sight better than most mainstream stuff!!!! You might get one or two parabens at the bottom of a list of ingredients of things you might be able to source yourself, but they are a lot more handmade and natural than, shall we say, certain brands of shampoo who are bigging up the 'natural' element of their products, while their ingredient list basically reads, 'aqua, petrochemical, petrochemical, petrochemical, alcohol, petrochemical, alcohol'. Ahem. The worst I have is a bottle of moisturiser that says, 'Naturally pampering ingredients' and lists a few plant extracts, but if you look at the actual ingredients list, most of it is far from natural!

[Helsbells]

Wow, more great suggestions! I am going to make sure I make a note of all these ideas. I tried the green people moisturised last night and this morning for the first time, seems quite nice, but they all do at the start, will just have to wait and see.
The shampoo was so differant to my normal head and soulder, had to use only about half the amount, and it left my hair literally squeeky clean. I washed it in the evening, and after I dried it the ends were a little frizzy, but by the morning it was lovely and silky.

Thanks fir the info on Dr Haushka Clara. I did feel a little strange standing in the cosmetics section of John Lewis, never stood there before!!

[caithnesscrofter]

must say i find lush extremely overrated and expensive. There henna products are good cept a pain to grate the bar and another henna product they stopped making. Other lush stuff ive found dissappointing. For soap ive used dr. Bronners peppermint bar soap on my body and as a shampoo for over a decade. Top stuff. Never found anything better. Will probably try to knock my own soaps up someday.

[Helsbells]

Well the Green people moisturiser is no good for me, it gave me exzema after about a week. So I am back on the nivea. The shampoo is great though, and it keeps my hair grease free for more than 3 days.
caithnesscrofter I recieved your wonderful pot of moisturiser today so will give this a try and let you know. Thanks so much for that.