For those with dry, aging or sensitive skin COWGIRL Desert Recovery Cleanser is a great product to add to your skincare regiment. With its stylish western branding, Cowgirl Skincare Desert Recovery Cleanser removes oil, dirt and impurities without irritating the skin. Neroli oil, derived from the flowers of an orange tree, help retain moisture resulting in a smoother finish. Barley extract, rich in linoleic acid, soothes and promotes skin cell renewal. It is great for dry and itchy skin. It is recommended that you apply to damp skin on face and neck and then gently lather with fingertips and rinse with warm water.
COOLA – A Natural Choice for Sunscreen
As summer days continue to be warm it is important to have sunscreen. But how many people know of natural sunscreen options that exclude harmful preservatives, nano particles, perfumes and yet are water resistant? Not many. Introducing COOLA a luxurious sunscreen company that provides answers to all of these concerns. We have featured the COOLA Face spf 30 cucumber matte finish in Yuzen.
The Magic Stick – Calendula & Comfrey Remedy Balm
The August Yuzen box has a variety of products but one our favorites is the Calendula and Comfrey remedy balm from Tilvee Eco Ethical Skincare. This is a highly effective first aid salve is in a handy lip balm which we have now called the ‘magic stick’ because it can be used for so many things.
Know Your Inner Cowgirl
We found a great poem from COWGIRL skincare that encapsulates the essence of their brand quite well and the inner beauty we all have that they want to celebrate. We feel that their intentions and products are certainly in line with Yuzen and thought it would be a great thing to share. We love having them featured in our August box.
We Are Nuts For Olomomo!
Our August box features delicious and unusual flavored nuts from Olomomo. We have to warn you that once you start eating them you won’t be able to stop. We can’t stop eating them! Olomomo® (pronounced “o-lo-MO-mo”) means “Momo’s world” and refers to the nutty adventures of “Momo” the monkey. Olomomo is a company created by a self-proclaimed nut Justin Perkins who was inspired by vendor at a DC farmers market known as the “nut guy”.
Stay COOLA – Protect Your Skin from Sun
COOLA sunscreen is an amazing and innovative sunscreen company that strives to spoil you with the most pure and eco-conscious sunscreen possible. Like a chef owned restaurant who pays extra attention to food choices for customers, COOLA is a thoughtful company that has developed a product using organic, sustainable and locally sourced ingredients when ever possible. COOLA is a beautiful sunscreen that is green and luxurious and will protect and nourish your skin with vitamins, natural phyto-protectors, and age-defying antioxidants, all without the use of Paba, Paraben, Petroleum or Phthalate. Because in the end, who needs that in, on or even near their body?
The Story Behind Tilvee
Kristie McNamara is the founder and president of Tilvee Eco Ethical Skincare. She has been passionate about the science and therapeutic uses of plants her whole life. Originally from Michigan, she studied Botany and Organic Chemistry in College while making some extra money at a job at a small health food store.
How Mrs. Meyers Began
Mrs. Meyers Clean Day household products were inspired by Mrs. Thelma A. Meyer, an Iowa homemaker and mother of …get this… nine children! Wow! It all started when one of her daughters was walking down a cleaning aisle of a grocery store, and seeing all the products with their harsh, stinky chemicals. At that moment, she had an idea: “Let’s make cleaners that smell nice, like a garden, but still work like the dickens on daily dirt and grime.” She named the product line after her very practical mom and the common sense values she passed along to her kids.
The Holy Basil of India
The herb Tulsi also called holy basil has been widely known for its health promoting and medicinal value for thousands of years in India and is the key herb of Organic India. It is a principal herb of Ayurveda, the ancient traditional holistic health system of India. Tulsi is known as “The Incomparable One”, “The Mother Medicine of Nature”, and “The Queen of Herbs”. (more…)