Today marks
the first day of the Green Mama Goodies giveaway event. For the next 6 days I
will be sharing reviews with you of great natural bath and body products…geared
towards mom! (Ok, so all of you ladies without children will enjoy these too.)
Be sure to check back every day, as we’ll have a different company and products
featured along with a giveaway prize pack with goodies from each at the end!
We’re
kicking off today with Bee Naturals, a company based in downtown Clarksville,
MO. It was originated by Barbara Chapuis, an RN, who created Skin Crème Bars to
heal her dry, cracked hands. After the success of these, she went on to create
even more natural products, including an entire skin cleanser line, baby
products, lip balm, hand sanitizers, and much more. Now, Bee Naturals also has
Beehive Inn, which is located above their retail shop, if you’re looking to
relax for a weekend or longer.
The Bee
Naturals folks were generous enough to let me try their Queen Bee Liquid Honey
Skin Cleanser and Aromatherapy Foaming Hand Wash. First of all, I love that the
ingredients for each product are easy to find. Like I’ve said before, it tends
to raise a red flag with me when it is hard to find these. Speaking of
ingredients, all of them used in Bee Naturals products truly are all-natural.
There are no unnecessary “extras” or “fillers”, which I love!
Aromatherapy
Foaming Hand Wash
Generally, I don’t care much for foaming hand soaps; at least the kind you find in many public restrooms. I don’t know about you, but I usually don’t feel like my hands get all that clean after using them. However, I think Bee Naturals foaming hand soap is the first one of its kind that I actually DO feel like my hands are clean afterwards.
We are also still in the diaper
stage with our daughter, so, as you can probably guess, I wash my hands about
50 times a day. I have been happy to find that this hand wash does not dry my
hands out like some do. This will be especially nice in the winter as my hands
seem to typically get dry and cracked like many people’s do during that time of
year.
Last, I also like that the scent is
subtle and gender neutral. If you have men in the house, they can rest assured
they won’t smell all flowery and fufu after using this.
Queen Bee Liquid
Honey Skin Cleanser
Not that I
don’t like the hand wash, but I really can’t say enough good things about Bee
Naturals skin cleanser. I have had problems with oily skin and acne since I was
in high school (probably earlier than that, even) and have tried plenty of
different washes, astringents, topical creams, etc. So, not that you have to
take my word for it, but when I speak highly of any product regarding acne or
face wash, you know it’s good!
At first I
was a little leery about its lathering ability. When you first shake the bottle
and squirt some into your hand, you might be thinking, “How is this going to
lather up?” since it is thin, not creamy, like a lot of face cleansers. It
actually lathers up quite a bit, though! It feels like it lathers up even more
as you’re rubbing it on your face too. As you’re rinsing it off, it even
literally leaves your face squeaky clean!
Like I
said, I have had oily skin since my teenage years. (I’m 26 now. Shouldn’t I NOT
being having skin problems any more?!) Most of the time I apply oil-free
moisturizer after washing my face. (No matter what I use.) I’ve always heard
that even if you have oily skin, you should still apply an oil-free moisturizer
so your skin doesn’t try to overproduce oil or whatever. For whatever reason, I
haven’t been doing this after using the Queen Bee cleanser. Much to my pleasant
surprise, my face hasn’t been nearly as oily as it normally is, especially for
it being summer when my face normally feels even worse! The extra plus of this
is that it saves me a little bit of time in the morning. I’m a very “basics”
type of person when it comes to my morning routine and I need all the extra
time I can get since I have to worry about getting another person dressed and
ready now.
On top of
the Queen Bee Skin Cleanser helping my skin be less oily, it really seems to be
improving my overall skin tone. Not that I would go as far as saying it was
splotchy before, but it seems a lot more even now. I’ve noticed that it’s also
been helping to clear up even my hard to get rid of, pre-existing zits and
trouble areas. A lot can be said of the healing properties of honey!
Bee
Naturals also sells a line of skin care products just for men, troubled skin,
and anti-aging, along with shampoo bars, mouth wash, sugar scrubs, and SO much
more! Be sure to visit their website HERE to check out all of their great
products AND how to receive a 10% discount on your order!
Don’t
forget to come back at the end of the week for your chance to win a Bee
Naturals Aromatherapy Foaming Hand Wash, Queen Bee Liquid Honey Skin Cleanser,
and other great prizes in the Green Mama Goodies giveaway!
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