Yes to Carrots Lip Butter Melon with Shea Butter

Photo Taken by Theresa Gonzales

Product Review:
This has been my second buy from the Yes to Carrots Brand! I bought this .15 oz/4.25 g lip balm for $3.49 at Target. I LOVE MELON SCENTS (essential oils, perfume, candles), but to be honest, I should have known better about purchasing fruity/sugary Lip Balms because as time goes on, they become too sweet to bare. Now this is just how I think, everyone has such unique skin characteristics that not everyone reacts the same to similar products. So it is always great to test the waters on how products work for you specifically. When I first popped this baby open it did smell like melons, but as you use it, they tend to just smell sweet and become more grainy. This is not my go to type of lip balm, I do like the organic and natural ingredients. However, like I mentioned I am just not into fruity/sweet lip balms, if you are, then this is the lip balm for you! It kept my lips moisturized for around 2-3 hours before I needed another application. This lip balm has a very light texture. I had no experiences of skin irritation or oily feel. Enjoy :)

Product Ingredients: (Right on the Package) Cocos Nucifera Coconut Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Beeswax, Flavor, Helianthus Annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract*, Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis (Melon) Seed Extract*, Cucurbita Prepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract*, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract*, Limonene, Linalool, Citral *Certified Organic Ingredient

Soothing Touch Vanilla Chai Lip Balm

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Product Review:
The packaging says Soothing Touch in Vanilla Chia Lip Balm with Organic Cocoa and Shea Butters. This product is Vegan safe! So that is a plus for you Vegans.This is the first time I purchased a Lip Balm from this Brand and when I was perusing  around their website  I was very happy to see that they have other products as well. When I first popped open the cap and smelled this, it was so yummy that I went ahead and bought it despite it costing almost $5.00 at checkout! (I had a gift card at the time). Anyway, despite the wonderful, warming scent it had of vanilla and cocoa--maybe a hint of cloves too! Well, I found the texture on my lips to be a bit more grainy than I wanted and was used to. Usually I would moisturize my lips with a lip balm to enhance how my lips would look when applying lip stick, lip glosses, and the like. However, this lip balm did not sit well under other lip make-up products. So that is fine, I decided to use this balm more by itself. In the end sadly, it is not my go to lip balm and for the price it discourages me to buy it as a regular lip balm when I can only use it one way. Now I use it sparingly, only when I feel like smelling that vanilla/cocoa mixture. I think this would be perfect during the cold months when you'd could snuggle with your significant other, he or she would really love smelling your face when you are wearing this ;D. Ciao bella!

Product Ingredients:
High Oleic Expeller Pressed Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) Oil, *High Oleic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Seed (Helianthusannuus) Oil, Castor (Ricinus communis) Oil, *Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Flower, *Olive (Olea europaea) Oil, *Grapeseed (Vitisviniferia) Oil, *Expeller Pressed Apricot Kernel (Prunus armeniaca) Oil, Vitamin E (Tocopherol), *Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Butter, *Shea (Butyrospermum parkii) Butter, Candelilla (Euphorbia cerifera) Wax, Soy Wax, Stevia (Eupatorium rebaudianum bertoni), Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oil, Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) EssentialOil.Certified Organic Ingredient.1

Acure Brightening Facial Scrub

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Theresa Gonzales

Product Review:
Greetings Eco Fashionistas! I am sooo sorry I have gotten so bogged down with my new job. Well I want to talk to you about this amazing facial scrub I just stumbled upon at our local Organic Grocery that had samples of this. I fell in love instantly. On the packaging it says : Moroccan Argan Stem Cell + Chlorella Growth Factor Brightening Facial Scrub-all skin types-gentle exfoliating antioxidant scrub to stimulate new cell growth. (On a previous post, I have listed the benefits of using facial products with fruit/plant stem cells). You are probably wondering what are the benefits of Chlorella? On the Acure Organic's website it states, "Chlorella Growth Factor CGF" is clinically proven to protect collagen and elastin fibers from enzymes that destroy them.1 Acure's  Brightening Facial scrub not only remove impurities from your skin, but also slows the aging process on the elasticity of your facial skin, keeping your skin healthy and younger naturally.
True to their word, the exfoliants are from sea water and it feels very gentle on sensitive facial skin. The "green" smell is so refreshing with a hint of mint! As I rinsed it off my face, there were little suds. Afterwards my face felt fresh and clean, I HAD to buy this product. I have only used it twice this week with the sample. I bought the full bottle, 4 fl oz. for $11.99 on sale, normally this product goes for$14.99 in stores and on the Acure Organics website. I have bought an Acure Moisturizer, so I will do a review on that in the future. Have fun saving the Planet one little step at a time :).

Product Ingredients:
(Typing this right off the packaging) Organic Curoxidant Blen (Organic Euterpe oleracea (Acai) Berry, Organic Rubus Fruitocsus (Blackberry), Organic Rosa canina (Rosehips), Organic Punica granatum (Pomegranate), Fair Trade Certified Organic Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos), Organic Calendula officinalis (Calendula), Organic Matricaria reculita (Chamomile), Organic Aloe Barensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, French Green Clay, Organic Lemon Peel Granules, Saponified Organic Cocos nucifera (Coconut Oil), Cellulose Gum (Vegetable), Fair Trade Certified Organic Olea eropaea (Olive Oil), Organic Ascophyllum nodsum (Sea Kelp), Theobromo Caco (Cocoa) Powder, Organic Chlorela pyrenoidosa (Chlorella Growth Factor), Chlorophyll, Glucono Delta Lactone (fermented sugar), Carageenan, Argania spinosa (Argan) Stem cells, Organic Argania spinosa (Argan) Oil, Potassium Sorbate (food grade preservative), Essential Oil Blend of Salvia officinalis (Sage) and Mentha spicata (spearmint).