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Stuff Your Stockings With New Lip Balm Collections

When thinking of stocking stuffers this year, lip balms are a great idea for all of the chapped lips on your list! Below are lip balm sets priced $9.99 — $14.99 — perfect to give to one person or to split up and drop one in each stocking you need to fill.

Eos, the innovative personal care brand, expands in the lip balm category and announces the launch of the 2010 Smooth Sphere Lip Balm Holiday Gift Bag ($9.99 USD) – a set of 3 organic, all natural lip balm spheres in a stylish, reusable cosmetic pouch. A delightful gift or stocking-stuffer, the Holiday Gift Bag contains full-size eos smooth sphere lip balms in Honeysuckle Honeydew, Sweet Mint and new limited edition Pomegranate Raspberry. Packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil, eos™ lip balms keep lips moist, soft and sensationally smooth. Availability: Walgreens, www.evolutionofsmooth.com.

Burt’s Bees Lip balm Ornament ($9.99 USD) Burt’s Bees fans can stock up on their favorite lip balms and get a keepsake reusable and recyclable tin. Choose from the ‘Classic’ pack filled with four Beeswax Lip Balms or the ‘Mixed’ pack with a variety of favorite balms. Sets include:

Classic = 4 Original Peppermint Lip Balms .15 oz each
Mixed = 2 Original Peppermint Lip Balms .15 oz each, 1 – Pomegranate Lip Balm .15 oz, 1 – Honey Lip Balm .15 oz

Visit www.burtsbees.com or www.ulta.com to learn more or purchase.

MISSION Balmer Bundle Pack ($14.99 UAD) — These athlete-engineered Lip Balmers™ provide your lips with great-tasting, broad-spectrum sun protection and are vitamin and antioxidant enriched. They lock in moisture for up to 8 hours, making them perfect for the harshest conditions or everyday use. Can’t decide which is your favorite flavor? The MISSION Balmer Bundle Pack is perfect. Availability: missionskincare.com

Give a Little Bath and Shower Luxury This Christmas

Bath and body sets make fabulous Christmas gifts! The following are some of my favorites, but keep in mind that each company — The Body Shop, H2O Plus and Bodycology — have other fragrances and sets in various price ranges.

The Body Shop Spiced Vanilla Shower Scrub & Soften Gift Set ($29.00 USD) — Description: Conjure up memories of Christmas past and treat someone special with this indulgent gift set with moisturizing Community Trade ingredients and fragrant vanilla extract.

Includes:

8.4 fl oz Spiced Vanilla Shower Gel
1.7 oz Spiced Vanilla Body Butter
1.7 oz Spiced Vanilla Body Scrub
3.5 oz Spiced Vanilla Soap
Octagonal card box with PET window and red ribbon

The Body Shop also has a lovely cranberry and a zesty orange fragrances for the holiday, but my favorite is the Spiced Vanilla set. This would be an affordable and very welcome gift for anyone on your list

Available at The Body Shop stores and www.thebodyshop-usa.com

Sea Salt Spa Collection ($45.00 USD) — This mineral-rich gift set features our best-selling Sea Salt spa luxuries to gently polish, purify and restore skin’s natural glow. The set features:

European sea salts draw out impurities and replenish essential nutrients, leaving skin healthy and luminous
Rich shea butter, jojoba and coconut oils rapidly absorb into the skin, leaving it luxuriously soft
Moisture-rich marine botanicals, including provide deep hydration for visibly smooth, radiant skin
Imparts an invigorating oceanside fragrance, infused with notes of green tea
Presented in custom designed gift box

Gift Includes: Sea Salt Body Wash (12.5 fl oz / 370mL), Sea Salt Skin Smoother (12 fl oz / 340g), Spa Hydrating Body Gloss (1.9 fl oz / 56mL), Sea Salt Hydrating Body Butter (6 fl oz / 180mL), and hand-held wood bath brush with strap.

This scent is so fantastically addicting! It is soft and neutral so it would be good for men or women. H2O has a ton of other gift sets to choose from, too. Visit www.h2oplus.com to purchase.

Bodycology 6-Piece Gift Set(15.00 USD) : Available in classic scents, Sweet Petals and Brown Sugar Vanilla, this deluxe gift set boats a mixture of full-size and trail size products including Bath Gel, Body Lotion, Body Cream, Body Butter, Body Mist and Hand Soap. You can purchase these at Walmart.

Enjoy!

The Lavanila Baby Collection

Want natural baby products that are safe for your children? Unfortunately, many baby products include chemical ingredients. Luckily, Lavanila Laboratories has recently created the 100% natural, chemical-free Baby Collection, so you can feel safer when you care for your little one.

This collection includes:

Healthy Baby Wash ($16): This 100% natural two-in-one shampoo and body wash gently cleanses without stripping skin of essential moisture.

Healthy Baby Lotion ($15.oo USD): Providing daily nourishment and hydration, this weightless, fast-absorbing lotion strengthens and supports the development of healthy skin with 30 vitamins and minerals.

Healthy Baby Bottom ($15.00 USD): Developed to calm irritation and soothe redness, this 100% natural formula provides superior protection and prevention of diaper rash with natural zinc oxide instead of petrolatum, a harsh chemical derived from oil wells during gasoline production.

Healthy Baby Butter ($14.00 USD): Providing ultra-rich hydration to soothe dry skin and calm redness, this 100% natural nourishing butter is formulated with 30 vitamins and minerals selected to strengthen and support the development of healthy skin.

Healthy Baby Block ($20.00 USD): Combining titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, this chemical-free, healthy sunscreen protects delicate skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays to provide 100% natural SPF 40 protection.

All of these products have a mild and soft fragrance that a perfect for a cleansing and soothing a baby. The lotion and baby butter smooth the skin and the sunscreen is safe to protect baby from sun.

The Lavanila Baby Collection can be purchased at Sephora stores and Sephora.com. Enjoy!

ONE Bath Fizzer

Bath bombs are a special treat for me. They are fragrant and relaxing after a long day. I was excited recently to try a green bath bomb. With ONE Bath Fizzer ($5.99 USD), green living goes beyond the ingredient list and extends to the packaging. ONE’s Bath Fizzer is an eco-friendly bath enhancer in a recyclable package. Infused with essential oils instead of harmful artificial chemicals, the Bath Fizzer offers a calming and fragrant spa experience in your own bath.

Available Scents: I Need This! (an irresistible experience), Honey Please (for a sweet soak), Love is in the Bath (a gentle escape), Blue Earth (cool and fresh).

What I think: I tried Love is in the Bath, which turns the bath water a pretty pink color and smells so nice. It comes in two pieces — a top and bottom so that you can use one or both halves for your bath. I shared one with my 6-year-old daughter and I knew it was safe for her skin, since it is natural.

ABOUT ONE: ONE is committed to promoting natural beauty without compromising the beauty of the earth, providing eco-friendly products in recyclable, plastic-free packaging to rejuvenate the spirit and save the planet. While some green brands stop at natural formulations, ONE takes eco-conscious to the next level, uniting superior natural ingredients and recyclable packaging to offer genuinely earth-friendly products. ONE exclusively packages its unprecedented collection in recyclable cardboard cartons and metal tins, housing nourishing, natural products in equally planet-friendly containers.

Visit www.onebathandbody.com to learn more. You can purchase at Target or www.target.com and www.walgreens.com

Try STEAMCREAM, A New Natural Hand Cream

Have you been searching for a new hand and body lotion that is natural and incredibly moisturizing? STEAMCREAM offers the latest concept in skin-care. High quality, natural, traceable and ethically-sourced raw ingredients are bound by a steam-infused manufacturing process to create a hydrating, easily absorbed and luxurious vegan cream for face, body and hands.

STEAMCREAM has pioneered the use of a steam technique to create this unique, gentle, and loosely-bound compound. This looseness allows each ingredient – including a blend of moisturizing and soothing oatmeal infusion, orange flower water and calming lavender oil – to break down and deeply penetrate areas of the skin that other creams find hard to reach.

The scent is a natural blend of pure essential oils that are extremely effective on the skin. The blend includes Orange Blossom Absolute, Neroli Oil and calming Chamomile Blue Oil. Uplifting Rose Absolute adds toning and soothing qualities.

These fab creams comes in eco-friendly limited edition aluminum tins give a funky twist to an otherwise serious cream.The tins are available in a growing array of design choices making each tin a collector’s item. The perfect on-the-go product for today’s busy lifestyles – it’s even hand luggage friendly at just 2.6 oz!

What I think: The cream is glossy and light and is absorbed into the skin right away. The tin is gorgeous, and perfect for traveling. I’m going to Mexico in about a week and I plan on taking my STEAMCREAM with me. The scent is very soothing and reminds me of lavender.

You can purchase STEAMCREAM at www.steamcream.com. Enjoy!

New Body Lotions From Yves Rocher

Yves Rocher, the purveyors of botanical beauty, have recently released a fairy extensive collection of bath and body products. I have been able to try a few of their body lotions and they are so wonderful! Here are my favorites:

Nourishing Moisturizer ($14.00 USD on sale for $8.00 for 6.7 fl.oz) smells decadently like almonds — yum! This lotion is made to nourish dry and very dry skin. It contains almond oil from organically grown ingredients to restore skin to comfort and Mexican agave sap from organically grown ingredients for its moisturizing properties. I love it because it is very rich and creamy and smells incredible!

3 in 1 Sunkissed Firming Moisturizer ($18.00 USD on sale for $9.00 for 6.7 fl.oz.) — For a sunkissed summer body (all year round), this formula of 3 in 1 Sunkissed Firming Moisturizer combines:
– beautifying Polynesian tiare flower,
– Madagascar centella asiatica,
– Mexican firming agave sap from organically grown ingredients for its moisturizing virtues,
– and a light self-tanning agent.

I love it because it smells pretty and tropical and gives a natural looking gradual tan. It also doesn’t have that icky tanning scent, which is a big plus!

SOS Heavy Legs ($22.00 on sale for $12.00 for 6.7 fl.oz.) — To relieve heavy-feeling legs, Yves Rocher Botanical Beauty Research chose lesser celandine and horse chestnut from organically grown ingredients, renowned for stimulating micro-circulation.

I love it because it makes my legs feel icy and tingly. Great for after a long day working standing up or in the yard or carrying kids around! This will help get the energy back that you need for going out at night!

Visit www.yvesrocherusa.com to learn more about these and other fab bath and body care items. Have fun!

AHAVA Juniper Mineral Bath Salts

Envelop yourself with the soothing scent of AHAVA’s Comforting Juniper Mineral Bath Salts ($22.00 USD) to restore calm to both mind and body. Comprised of 21 essential Dead Sea minerals, including magnesium, potassium and calcium, these 100% pure Dead Sea Salts work to melt away stress and provide relief to tired muscles. The clean, fresh scent of juniper and white floral extracts will soothe your senses, while leaving your skin soft and supple.

Directions: Dissolve 1 cup of salt in warm bath water. Soak for 20 minutes and shower off. Rest for half an hour. Note: if you have a history of high blood pressure or are pregnant, please consult a physician before using.

What I think: I LOVE the scent of these bath salts. They smell so comforting. The salt are also very soothing and are great for after exercising or a rough day at work or at home! I noticed that my skin is very soft after use.

You can learn more or purchase the salts at www.ahavaus.com

Try a New Scent With Thymes Moonflower Body Wash and Lotion

Thymes creates lovely home and personal fragrances. Their Moonflower collection is a perfect Summer-to-Fall transition scent. Plus, both products have a little sparkle in them which is perfect for hot summer nights!

Thymes describes this fragrance as:

Aromas of gilded cinnamon, clove and sugared quince sparkle on fresh myrtle leaves, while rich mahogany dances with dark amber and smooth cognac.

Thymes Moonflower Body Wash($5.50 2 oz and $18.00 9.25 oz) bathes you in the glimmer of twilight. The shimmering lather of this body wash gently hydrates your skin leaving behind a lovely glow.

Gold Shimmer left behind on skin
Moisturizing Glycerin
Antioxidant Vitamin E
Paraben Free

Thymes Moonflower Body Lotion ($5.50 2 oz and $24.00 9.25 oz) lavishes your skin with rich moisturizers and fragrance, leaving you glowing and reflecting joyous moments throughout the night.

Hydrating Glycerin
Protective Vitamin E
Paraben Free

What I think: While shimmery scents are a little too young for me, the fragrance is very sexy. I love the amber base, and can really pick out the cinnamon and clove. This is a nice evening scent. I also like that you can purchase these in travel sizes, which is perfect for those last summer getaways.

Visit www.thymes.com to learn more and to purchase thse products and more. Enjoy!

Apothia Hand and Body Wash

Sheer curtains dance in an open window.
Polished wood floors glow in a sunlit room.
Fresh cut flowers scent the air. Welcome home.

This is the lovely description of the Casa scent from Apothia. I was lucky enough to try Apothia’s new Hand and Body Wash ($28.00 USD) in this beautiful, crisp scent.

The modern formula in this wash is paraben and sulfate free. Using agents naturally derived from glucose, apricot kernel oil, oat and coconut oil, it leaves your skin clean yet feeling smooth and moisturized. It also includes sweet almond protein, aloe vera and vitamin E to moisturize, emolliate, and soothe your skin.

What I think: I think this is a great quality wash. It leaves hands clean and soft, not stripped of moisture. The Casa scent is so nice, too. It is green-smelling like cut grass and very crisp. The wash is also available in seven other fresh scents.

Visit http://www.ronrobinson.com to learn more about Apothia and all of their fab-smelling products!

Design Features:

Paraben and Sulfate Free
Sweet Almond Protein and Coconut Oil
Moisturizing
Band for gripping
Sleek and modern design

Casa Notes:

Casablanca lilies, newly cut grass, fresh air

Clean Up With Bodycology Hand Soap

Bodycology, the affordable bath and body line that can be found at mass-market stores, has reinvented the packaging of their popular hand soaps. The labels of their Anti-Bacterial Scrubbing Hand Soap, Anti-Bacterial Foaming Soap and Moisturizing Hand Sanitizers now have sleek and more sophisticated labels. Choose from:

Antibacterial Foaming Hand Soap: an intense foaming lather for a quick, yet thorough clean that leaves hands smelling divine. Triclosan kills germs, while Vitamin E and Aloe Vera hydrate. Suggested Retail Price is $2.50. Available in: Apple Orchard, Brown Sugar Vanilla and Cucumber Melon.

Antibacterial Scrubbing Hand Soap: a sparkling clean with scrubbing beads for a gentle lather with a heavenly scent that lingers throughout the day. Gentle scrubbing beads deeply cleanse; Triclosan kills germs; and Vitamin E and Aloe Vera hydrate. Suggested Retail Price is $2.50. Available in: Brown Sugar Vanilla, Clean Lemon, Coconut Lime, and White Gardenia. Look for the newest fragrance, Cherry Blossom, coming in July 2010.

Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer: This waterless cleaner instantly kills 99% of germs on hands while imparting a gentle fragrance. Aloe Vera provides extra moisture. Available in two sizes for added convenience. Suggested Retail Price is for 8 oz. bottle is $2.50; 2 oz bottle is $1.99.What I think: I tried the Foaming Hand Soap in Apple Orchard. It smells really yummy and is very foamy. I put it in the family bathroom and my kids really love it. It’s worth the price and I recommend it if you are looking for a quality hand soap that you can afford.

For further information on bodycology® please visit www.bodycology.com .