16 September 2013

Review: Evan Healy Green Tea Clay Mask




Clay masks work wonders to clear skin of impurities, and I know people swear by the cheap drugstore stuff but I can’t get down with it.  I used Queen Helene’s Clay Mask a few times, but found it irritating and frankly, it stunk.  Like literally smelled too strongly to tolerate having on my face.  As I got older and more ingredient conscious, I revisted the product and realized why I never liked it.  The ingredients are: Distilled Water, Kaolin, Bentonite, Glycerin, Zinc Oxide, Propylene Glycol, Iron Oxides, Fragrance, Methylparaben.  Meh.  There are way better products out there than the drugstore junk, and they are worth a look.  Today, I’m reviewing a clay mask from Evan Healy.

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2 August 2013

WIKD: Tea Tree Oil




This week’s Weekly Ingredient Knowledge Drop is about Tea Tree Oil.

Tea Tree – The leaf of the tea, or ti, tree had a long history of use by the indigenous peoples of Australia to treat skin ailments as well as respiratory ones. The aroma of the oil is warm, spicy, medicinal and volatile.

On the label it is otherwise known as: Melaleuca oil

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