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Review: Origins Haul

The Origins counter at Boots really excited me when I asked the lady at the counter if its natural and she replied yes. So I bought a few...

Friday 11 November 2011

Holland and Barrett Wonder Oil Review

So I was browsing through my local Holland and Barretts yesterday to pick up my usual supplements, and various lotions and potions, when I came across this ''wonder oil''. Just the name alone was enough for me to pick it up and start analysing the list of ingredients. On the front it says '' a heavenly combination of oils,herbs and fruits for skin,hair and nails''. This oil is entirely herbal and natural, no synthetic nasties, parabens etc. It does however have quite a list of ingreients, all of which are either oils or extracts of herbs and vitamin a,e and D.  Reading all that, I decided to buy it,but at 10.89 it was slightly more than I would usually pay for an oil, seeing as it was a multi-purpose oil, I knew it would be used up quite quickly.  Keeping that in mind, I decided I would use it straight from the bottle as a night oil for nails and my face, and make a mixture of the wonder oil, coconut oil, olive oil, sweet almond oil and a few drops of essential oil for my hair.

As a night oil it is very pleasent to use, it glides smoothly over skin, and is very well absorbed, its oily but not greasy and sticky, and I find that its quite light and satiny for an oil, as it does not give a heavy clogged up feel to the skin. And it smells delicously of orange peel and lemon, which are two of the many ingredients.   When I woke up the next morning, I found that the oil has absorbed into my skin and left it feeling soft, smooth and hydrated. Although I do have oily skin, and therefore dont know how dry skin may respond to the oil.

As for its use on the hair, I cant give it a true review, as i used it as a mixture, but one thing I can say is that to my usual mix of coconut oil, olive oil and sweet almond oil, it gave a veary nice smell, which would otherwise not smell very nice.  I will use it as a oil on my hair alone, but just on the ends and see how it works. The directions on the bottle for hair use state the oil should be warmed, and massaged into hair afer shampooing,then covered with a warm moist towel for 3-5 minutes, and just rinsed through afterwards. I find this quite strange,seeing as its an oil, shouldnt it be shampoo'd out?  Anway, I think thats just something I'll have to find out myself!

Overall, this oil is great, does the job, for skin, nails, as a massage oil too. I would rate it 10/10.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Shampoo: to skip or not to skip?

The other day I was just browsing the Internet to find a remedy for dry hair and I came across ''the CO method'' (Conditioner method). Intrigued as I was, I decide to try it out and see what all the fuss was about, as many people were commenting about how great they're hair was doing. I was a little skeptical at first if it would actually clean my hair. My hair tends to get oily, and I know its bad, but I find I MUST wash it every day excluding the weekend.  Seeing as I have a few days off from uni, I thought I would try it out today, so I followed the instructions for the CO method, which were to;
  1. Apply the conditioner to wet hair as soon as you get into the shower
  2. Cover the entire scalp and massage in from roots to tips.
  3. Shower as usual, or keep in about 10 minutes
  4. In the end rinse hair, and follow with ACV(apple cider vinegar)rinse or just plain water.
I didn't have ACV, so i used plain water instead. This method specifically states to use any conditioner, it doesn't have to be expensive, but its must not have any silicone's ( this is any ingredient ending in -cone). As these will stick to your hair, and wont come out easily, making you think you need more silicone's, in the end you''ll just be drying your hair out more. NO GOOD can come from applying SILICONE'S to your hair!

Anyway, after doing this my hair was so soft ,silky,smooth and SHINY! Now my hair is pretty shiny as it is, but after doing this it gave a liquidy shine. This is a first use however, so I don't know how my hair will be over time.

Some of the disadvantages I can think off though are;
  1. Need to use alot more conditioner than normal (but you wont need to buy shampoo! :) )
  2. If doing a deep oil treatment, I don't think this method would remove the oil
And that's really all I can think of. Overall for  daily hair washing I will use this all the time, as i have long hair, this has been a saviour for my ends. The only time I would consider digging my baby shampoo out  is for deep oil treatments. For this method I used ''Faith in Nature Seaweed Conditoner''

Monday 7 November 2011

Review: Organic Surge Daily Face Wash

So I first bought this face wash about 2 years ago, when shopping at my local Boot's, and it immediatly catchd my eye as it said Organic, so I HAD to try it out! On the bottle it says its for all skin types, and I completely agree, considering that I have oily skin, and my sister has very dry skin, and the facewash suits us both! Its like it customizes itself to suit the persons skin type.Here's what it says on the back;
Daily Care Face Wash cleanses, refreshes and moisturises all skin types. Rinse away daily dirt, make up and impurities with this naturally-foaming, gentle face wash. Organic rose geranium essential oil will help restore the skin’s natural balance and clear a dull, sluggish complexion.
Daily Care Face Wash contains natural actives:
  • Rose geranium essential oil - helps to restore skin's natural balance and clears sluggish skin circulation
  • Aloe vera - calms and moisturises skin
  • Frankincense - has soothing and relaxing properties whilst promoting facial skin cell rejuvenation by improving blood supply and stimulating circulation
  • Vitamin E - a naturally-derived ingredient with anti-oxidant properties, helping to reduce skin inflammation or irritation
  • Natural glycerin - a natural humectant which attracts moisture to the skin, allowing it to remain hydrated and soft.
Its leaves skin feeling really clean, fresh and hydrated. The scent is so beautiful, a really nice thing to wake up to, when you re feeling groggy in the morning, and well I live in England, so the weather  isn't much too smile about at 6.00 am. Unlike other natural products, this face wash easily foams, so its glides over your skin when washing.

The price is about 4.75-6 pounds depending on where you go, my local boots stop supplying it, so I have to buy online, which is 4.75 from www.naturallyfabulous.co.uk

I would rate this product about 9.5/10 simply because is I don't know if anyhting better is out there, but this is the best face wash I have ever tried, lives up to the job! And would definitely recommend!

Hello all!

As a teenager I suffered from crazy acne that medication wouldnt even fix, and my sister(Similicous) suffered from her own skin woes of dry skin  and eczema. In an endless search to find something that ''works'' we thought we would work from the inside out, so we changed our diet to include more natural and whole foods, rather than artificial and brimming with chemical nasties. This to our suprise WORKED! so a simple little theory occured to us, if eating naturally made a difference, would replacing our synthetic products for natural ones provide us  with the miracle we were looking for?  And thats exactly what it did, I now have a very mild form of acne( I may get a few spots once a month or even  blackheads), and my sister does not suffer from dry skin or eczema as much as she did before. to put it simply our skin is healthier and we feel better.

From then on we have  vowed to use everything natural, ranging from my daily skin care, hair to makeup!

So I thought why not create a little blog about everything we know, and what were still learning about the world of organic beauty and greener living! 

Swe and Similicious  x