(review) ALAFFIA Bath & Body Products (lotions, body washes, conditioners)

This hippie trapped inside me keeps buying these 'Fair Trade' products at Sprouts. I like that the ingredients lists are simple and natural lol makes me feel healthy! ...eventho hair is technically dead... ON TO THE REVIEWS!

FAIR TRADE = the money customers spend will never contribute to the exploitation of workers or the environment.
Embrace social responsibility with ethical standards :-)

Coconut Face Cream: lightweight, smells kinda girly like faint coconut, very basic face lotion

Coconut Eye Cream: this is a little thicker than the face lotion, I like to keep it in the fridge and apply cold

Coconut Body Wash: very simple bodywash, kinda moisturizing, good enough-- this scent specifically has coffee in it so I'd like to think the caffeine is helping hide my cellulite lol
African Black Soap: this works miracles on bacne, I love the tangerine scent, A+!

 

Coconut Conditioner: Coconut oil is rich in fatty acids, moisturizing, acts like a protein to temporarily strengthen hair. Whenever I used the Coconut conditioner on my scalp my hair looked kinda greasy later, so I'd recommend keeping that on the ends only. Scentless.
Shea Lavender Conditioner: Lavender oil kills germs, promotes healthy hair growth, adds shine. Sometimes I use the Shea conditioner for co-washing (it has no coconut oil in it). The Shea conditioner makes my hair feel more voluminous after each shower. Strong scent.

About the conditioners: these did not make my hair easy to comb, there's no dimethicone in them, so I did have to use an additional leave-in conditioner (I like to lightly spritz super diluted jojoba oil as a detangler). I've used both of these conditioners as body lotion, works well. I've also heard of people using these as a pre-shampoo conditioning treatment (I've tried this but my hair didn't feel any more special afterwards *shrug*). And finally, I want everyone to know that from my experience: Shea Butter does not strip hair color :-) My purple didn't fade.

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DIY: Mario Badescu DRYING LOTION

This is a simple homemade version of "Drying Lotion" that I think works better:

In a baby food jar mix 2 parts water with 1 part tea tree oil.

Add a small amount of calamine lotion, allow to settle at bottom of jar.

 Use this for pimple spot treatment overnight: dip a Q-tip straight down to the calamine lotion layer & straight back out.

(do not shake up the jar!) Apply directly to the pimple, do not rub in, allow to dry. Wash face in the morning.

WARNING: it is important to use a GLASS jar lol I've used plastic in the past and tea tree oil is dangerous!

it ate thru the plastic and left a mess all over my countertop.

Can you believe women put this stuff on their face?! WOW