Neal's Yard Remedies What & Why?

 

 

As I discussed in my previous post... I was introduced to Neal's Yard Remedies.....

 

Let me tell you a little bit about them:

* Opened December 4, 1981

*Covent Garden in Central London, England

*UK's 1st Certified Organic Health & Beauty Company

*UK's 1st company to produce Soil Association Certified Cosmetics

*Carbon Neutral main street retailer

*Family Owned

*No Nano Technology

*No Genetically Modified Organisms

*No Synthetic Fragrance

*No Parabens, EDTA, DEA, Carbomer or Propylene Glycol

*No Mineral Oils or Silicones

 

 

 

*Cruelty Free - Endorsed by gocrueltyfree.org, frame.org.uk, peta.org and humanesociety.org

 

 

*Fairtrade and Fairwild

* They also launched Bee Lovely and Help Save the Bees campaign

 

 

After doing the research & trying these products out... I chose to pursue these products for my future...

Recently graduated from and Esthetician Certificate Program and soon to be licensed in the New Year...

 

Neal's Yard Remedies was the Right Choice for Me...

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the Products that arrived in my kit...

 

 

Wild Rose Beauty Balm - $70

- #1 Customer Favorite

- Multipurpose Organic Beauty Must-Have

-Cleanses, Exfoliates, Moisturizes

 

 

 



 

 

Beauty Sleep Concentrate - $53

- Clinically proven to moisturize for up to 24 hours

-Scientifically formulated to support your skin's natural nighttime regeneration

-Optimizes skin's nighttime recovery:

*Helps reduce the signs of premature aging

*Wake up to skin that looks and feels beautifully revitalized, soft & supple

 

Calendula Cleanser - $26

-Super-mild, extra gentle cleansing

-Wipes away makeup & pollution

-Softens and soothes as it cleanses

*Organic Calendula and Jojoba are combined to nourish and enrich dry or mature skin types in the gentle cleansing cream.

(Vegan Product)

 

White Tea Facial Mist - $19

-Instantly refreshes and rehydrates

-Free radical fighting antioxidants

-Can even use on the go over makeup

*Calms, refreshes & rehydrates skin.... Infused with antioxidant white tea, calming organic aloe vera, aromatherapeutic organic essential oils & Bach Flower

*Soothing & Refreshing

*Rehydrating

*Antioxidant, anti-aging white tea

*Dermatologically Tested

*Suitable for sensitive skin

 

 

Rose Water Toner - $17.50

-Leaves skin beautifully refreshed

-Helps prepare skin to better absorb moisturizer

-Balancing Demask Rose Oil

*For Normal & Sensitive Skin

*Cooling & Refreshing

*Cleansing

*Hydrating

 

 

Rose Facial Wash - $23

-Effortlessly lifts away daily grime & makeup

-Leaves the skin feeling soft & fresh

-120 organic roses in every bottle

*For normal and sensitive skin

*gently foaming

*soothing & refreshing

*rich in protecting antioxidants

(Vegan)

 

NYR Men - Purifying Facial Wash - $24

-Fuss free everyday cleansing

-Low-foam to avoid drying skin

-Antioxidant- fairtrade rooibos

-Deep Cleansing

-Energizing & Refreshing

(Vegan)

 

Garden Mint & Bergamot Hand Lotion - $19

-Fresh & Fruity

-Cooling Organic Garden Mint Essential Oil

-Balancing Organic Bergamot Essential Oil

-Gently Cleansing

-Non-Drying

 

Citrus Hand Wash - $15.50

-Tangy Organic Grapefruit, Lemon & Orange Essential Oils

-Great for cooks, gardeners & those who use their hands a lot

-Particularly good to keep in the kitchen to combat food smells like garlic and onions on the hands

 

White Tea Enriching Facial Mask - $48

-Rich moisture boost for dry& sensitive skin

-Free radical fighting antioxidants

-Purifying kaolin clay

-Deeply Nourishing

-Gently Cleansing

-Detoxifying

-Anti-aging, antioxidant white tea

 

Frankincense Hydrating Cream - $44

*Clinically Proven to moisturize for up to 24 hours

*Clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines & wrinkle

-Revitalizing & Rejuvenating

-Helps boost skin's natural regeneration

-Day/Night Cream

 

Bee Lovely Busy Bee Balm - $9

-Multipurpose must have

-Softens dry skin, ideal for lips & elbows etc.

-99% Organic

-Blend of Organic Cocoa Butter & Beeswax with the citrus scent of Organic Orange Essential Oil conditions of dry lips, flaking cuticles & dry patches

-Intensely nourishing

-Softens & conditions all dry areas

-Helps raise money for Bee Lovely Charities & Projects

 

Orange Flower Facial Wash - $23

-Effortlessly lifts away grime & makeup

-Leaves the skin feeling soft & fresh

-Soothing calendula & aloe vera

-For dry or neglected skin

-Gently Cleansing

-Nourishing

-Rich in protecting antioxidants

 

Aromatic Foaming Bath - $23

-Relaxing

-Conditioning

-Soothing

-Feel your worries float away

-Soothing & skin conditioning

-Relaxing Organic Essential Oils

 

NYR Lip Gloss - Nude- 0.5oz - $16

-Rich, lasting color

-Enriched with skin-nourishing Organic Beauty Oil

-Subtle tasting Organic Sweet Orange Essential Oil

-Antioxidant White Tea

-USDA Certified Organic Castor Seed Oil

-No Parabens, Silicones or Carmine

 

 

White Tea Toning Eye Gel - $42

-Reduces the appearance of puffiness

-Helps to counter dark circles

-Tones & firms the delicate skin around the eye

-For all skin types

-Cooling

-Minimizes the appearance of dark circles

-Antioxidant, Anti-aging White Tea

 

 

 

Geranium & Orange Shower Gel - $20.50

-Make a fresh start each morning

-Uplifting Organic Essential Oils

-Soothing Calendula Extract

-Revitalizing

-Conditioning

-Uplifting Essential Oils

Aromatherapy Essential Oils

-100% Pure Essential Oils extracted from natural, wild-crafted & organically grown flowers, leaves, bark and berries.

-Uses: Massage, Bath & Shower, Vaporization & Inhalation

 

 

I am lucky to have received this Amazing Gift from my Family to help me get started in the New Year... My Facial & Body Treatment Bed to get me started on my Esthetics journey.... I'm so excited to have such an Amazing Skincare Line as Neal's Yard Remedies to help me in practicing Holistic Skincare....

 

 

 

If you want to learn more about these products:

https://us.nyrorganic.com/shop/heatherashberry

 

Heather

 

Neal's Yard Remedies Review

 

A little over a month ago.... A friend of mine wanted me to try a skin care line that she was promoting not only for home use, but also for her spa.... She's a Licensed Esthetician aka Skin Therapist....

She sent me a link to the website and sent me a digital copy of the new catalog so that I could do the research on it.... and even came to visit me and my classmates in the Esthetics Program that I recently graduate from to tell us about the line....

 

It was really good timing for me because I was running out of my current skin regime products and needed new everything...  I like to stay more with the natural and more holistic skin care lines because so many of the products on our shelves, whether Prestige or Drug Store have so many added chemicals and harsh chemicals.....

 

So....

 

The line is Neal's Yard Remedies....and they believe in SAFE Cosmetics.

*No Sythetic Fragrances

*No Silicones

*No Mineral Oils

*No Parabens

*No GM ingredients

*No Pthalates

*No Propelene Glycol

*No Animal Testing

*No DEA

*No EDTA

*No Acrylates

*No Nano

*No BHT

 

I got pretty excited about the fact that this was the kind of line that I was looking for... with the ethics that I would love for all products on the market, but like all products I like to do the research....

 

So I bought a few of the Starter Kits...

 

The Award-Winning Skincare Kit

-Revitalizes -Replenishes -Recharges

 

Contains:

*Wild Rose Beauty Balm- the one-pot skin savior: Cleanses, Exfoliates and Deeply Moisturizes

*White Tea Facial Mist: carry with you for refreshing bursts of antioxidant-rich moisture.

*Beauty Sleep Concentrate: moisturizes and fights lines and wrinkles as you sleep.

*White Tea Enriching Facial Mask: use weekly to help restore skin's moisture levels.

 

 

Age-Defying Skincare Kit:

-Helps to: -Rejuvenate -Tone -Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

 

Contains:

*Rejuvenating Frankincense Refining Cleanser: sweeps away grime and make-up while gently exfoliating.

*Rejuvenating Frankincense Toner: Removes last traces of cleanser and prepares skin to better absorb moisturizer.

*Rejuvenating Frankincense Facial Oil: add a few drops before moisturizing for an extra deep moisture boost.

*Frankincense Hydrating Cream- moisturizes, firms and helps keep skin feeling soft and fresh.

 

 

Because I spent on the 2 kits I also got a Free Full Size Rehydrating Rose Daily Moisture Moisturizer:

*Replenishes and rehydrates

*Lightweight and easily absorbed, skin drinks it in

*With ultra-moisturizing hyaluronic acid.

 

 

I've been using these products for over a month and I'm In LOVE:

 

I have a Combination/Dry skin and it can be a pain to fine the right products to take care of my skin ...  What I Loved is that I can mix and mingle the products to customize my regime to my needs...

 

Since I've been using these products on a regular basis my skin feels smoother, fine lines have slowly started to fade and I look forward to washing my face twice a day instead of being completely lazy about it....

 

I get to pamper myself every morning and at night....

 

 

 

 

 

The Biggest Stand Out Product that I got was the Wild Rose Beauty Balm:

 

I've decided it's my Holy Grail Product because it has so many uses:

*It has totally replaced my eye makeup remover

*It's an awesome cleanser

*It also works really well as a hydrating mask

*It even helps with chaffed skin.....

 

All in All: I Love Neal's Yard Remedies

 

Some other things to note about these products.... If you are used to synthetic fragrances in your products.... These are going to smell unfamiliar to you because they don't use synthetic fragrances ....they use essential oils in their products.... So it can take some getting used to....

 

You can only get these products in the US through a Neal's Yard Consultant... If you want to know more about these products or if you want to try any of these products you can go to:

 

us.nyrorganic.com/shop/heatherashberry

 

Heather

 

 

Summer Skin..... My Summer Skin Care Regimen

I always get asked what products that I use for my skincare regimen... So I thought I'd share what products that I'm currently using for the Summer...

 

(* This is my regimen for my skin type, I'm not telling you that these products will work for everyone, this is just what is working for me right now.*)

 

 

 Summertime in the South is unbelievably hot and humid, so what I would use daily in Fall/Winter is very different from my Summertime routine....

I've listed each product and the product descriptions on the packaging below... and why I love them....

 

My Daytime Regimen:

 

 

 

*Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish: Hot Cloth Cleanser:

*British Beauty Essential that works for every skin type and any age.  It's a rich cream cleanser that removes dirt, residue and makeup and some of my toughest mascaras.  It has naturally active ingredients that make the skin softer, smoother and moisturized without stripping the skin and causing it to be tight and dry.  Ingredients include: cocoa butter, rosemary, chamomile, hops and eucalyptus.

This product has 2 steps:

1) Cleanse: Massaging product onto dry skin and even over the entire face,including the eyes, and down the neck to stimulate circulation.

2) Polish: Use the Liz Earle Muslin Cloth soaked under hand hot water and polish the product off the face and splash with cool water.

 

I heard about this product from some of my favorite YouTube Beauty Gurus: Tanya Burr, Zoella, and the Pixiwoo ladies (Nic and Sam).  I received this product in one of my monthly Birchboxes and I fell in Love with it...

This product is my ultimate fave for facial cleansers.  I love that it's non-foaming and not abrasive or alkaline like a lot of cleansers on the market that can strip the skin of it's natural moisture barrier.

 

*Mario Badescu Skincare: Alpha Grapefruit Cleansing Lotion:

*This is a citrus-based toner: it refreshes and gently exfoliates leaving healthy looking skin that glows.  It has aloe that helps calm the skin and has Seeweed Extract that nourishes the skin with it's rich mineral content.

 

When I look for a toner I search for toners that are Alcohol Free.  A lot of toners on the market can strip the skin due to a high alcohol content and harsh fragrance additives.  I chose this one because I have combination/dry skin and at the time that I bought it I was getting a lot of treatment facials done on me, so I needed to find products that wouldn't over stimulate my skin. 

This toner smells so good and helps make my skin softer and radiant. 

I try to stay away from harsh exfoliants like scrubs or microderm kits and only use those once every few weeks because they can make your skin sun sensitive and cause hyperpigmentation of the face if overused.

 

*Mario Badescue Skincare: Hyaluronic Eye Cream:

*Hyaluronic Acid is a moisture magnets for the skin. Because of the lack of oil around my eyes, I have to hydrate that skin.  This help with dehydration around the eye as well as diminish fine lines around the eye area.

This product locks in moisture and helps with puffiness that I can get from lack of sleep.

 

I truly love this product because I see great results from it.  I use this before I put on my moisturizer.  This product also helps when apply makeup around the eyes and helps prevent dreadful creasing.

 

*Hawaiian Tropic : Silk Hydration Face Broad Spectrum SPF 30:

* This is a dual ribbon formula for moisturization and sun protection.  This product is Amazing!  It's light weight, has a matte finish and smells so good.  I rarely wear makeup during the day in the summer because it will just melt off in the heat and humidity. What I love the most about this product is that it's non-greasy, most sunscreens can leave a shine all over the face that looks greasy and this product gives a nice matte finish.  I get so many compliments on how great my skin looks when I use this product.  I wear it everyday and make sure that I reapply when needed.

 

 

* Daytime BodyCare Routine:

 

*Shea Moisture: Coconut & Hibiscus Foaming Milk and Body Wash w/ Gluten-Free Vitamin E : Firming and Toning

 

* Rich foaming milk cleanser gently cleanses, conditions and scents your skin with a blend of fresh, natural Cocount and Sweet Hibiscus Flower.

This product has:

 Coconut Oil: Nourishes and moisturizes skin with Vitamins E and K, iron and fatty acids.

Hibiscus Flower: Natural emollient that treats dry, rough skin and helps improve skin tone.

Vitamin E: A powerful antioxidant highly effective in protecting skin from free radical damage.

 

I am truly addicted to this brand of products.  They smell heavenly and they are cruelty free and free of parabens, phthalates, paraffin, propylene glycol, mineral oil, synthetic fragrances, PABA, synthetic color, DEA or sulfates.  All of these can strip the skin and mess with the pH balance.  I use this sometimes on its own or in combination with it's matching scrub.

 

*Shea Moisture: Coconut and Hibiscus: Hand and Body Scrub w/ Gluten-Free Vitamin E: Firming and Toning

 

*Nutrient-rich sugar scrub that exfoliates and tones with a blend of antioxidant Vitamin E, organic Coconut Oil, and Hibiscus Flowers.

 

After using my milk cleanser, I massage this all over my body with a focus on my elbows, knees and my feet. This gets all of the excess dead skin cells that can cause skin to look dry and flaky and that's just not cute when you wear sundresses or shorts out.

 

*Hawaiian Tropic: Sheer Touch Lotion Sunscreen: Ultra Radiance : Broad Spectrum SPF 30 : Protects, softens and Leaves Skin Radiant

 

*Light weight lotion that conditions, protects and luminizes skin.  It's infused with shea butter complex, and mango fruit extract.

 

I use this product immediately after I shower so that my skin will soak the product in.  It's so important to use sunscreen everyday and to apply it before sun exposure even on cloudy days.  It takes 21 days to create a habit and this is one of the best habits to build.... The skin is the largest organ of the body and it needs daily sun protection... I'm very fair skinned, so when I have too much sun exposure I freckle vs. tan or sometimes burn instead and I reapply as needed.

 

 

*HEMPZ Treats Delicious Body Lotion: Vanilla Crème Brulee and Sugar Lemon Squares

 

*Daily moisturizer enriched with Pure Natural Hemp Seed Oil that helps to provide long term moisturization.

 

This products has a blend of:

Natural Honey and Vanilla extracts: rich in antioxidants and skin conditioners for soft and smooth skin.

Natural Hemp Seed Oil: Helps to renew, nourish and rejuvenate the healthier younger looking skin.

 

This product is also:

Paraben Free

Gluten Free

Guilt Free

 

I've started to layer this over my sunscreen because sometimes I just want a different scent for the day then just my sunscreen.  These lotions make you smell like a delicious bakery without all of the guilt. 

 

When layering products you want to start from the leanest and finish with the richest.   

 

*Night Time Regimen:

 

I start with the same cleanser, toner and eyecream that I use during the day and finish off with my favorite night cream.

 

*Mario Badescu Skin Care: Chamomile Night Cream:

 

* Chamomile and Vitamin A are the active ingredients in this non-greasy night cream.  Wearing overnight causes the skin to feel silky, soft and even out the tone.

 

It's so important to use a more emollient cream at night because it infuses moisture into the skin that you can lose throughout the night and also helps heal the skin from the environmental damage and free radicals from the day.

 

* Night Time BodyCare:

 

 

During the summer time I shower at the most twice a day so, if I exfoliated during the morning shower then I will just use body wash instead of following with the scrub then I'll follow with my night time moisturizer.

 

*Shea Moisture: Raw Shea Butter Body Lotion w/ Frankincense & Myrrh, Coconut & Hibiscus Body Butter w/ Gluten-Free Vitamin E, and Olive and Green-Tea Body Butter w/ Avacado

 

* To say I just like this brand is an understatement.  I am truly addicted to it.  Each one of these lotions or butters are Amazing!!!   They smell incredible, are rich in texture, and really treat my skin.  I love hot showers (which by the way are not good for your skin, so I don't recommend this) and these really put all of the moisture back into my skin.  Each one infuses the skin with antioxidants, help treat dull skin, and protect from free radical damage.

 

 

These are just some of my favorite products for Summer at the moment and I have a lot more that I'm trying out as well....

 

Heather

 



Esthetician What?!?! 1st Month!!!!

So.... I finally decided to go back to school this year and I chose to get licensed as an Esthetician.....

What is an Esthetician?  

An Esthetician is a specialist in the cleansing, beautification, and preservation of the health of skin on the entire body. (Milady Standard Esthetics Fundamentals)

*This is not to be confused with a cosmotologist, but they are and can be linked.*

This first month in this program has been super fast paced..... my coffee consumption has gone up....I've studied so much.... done a lot of workbook work...... I've taken like 20 tests in 4 weeks.....and we're finally about to start floor work....

I finally get to wear scrubs.......

My favorite part of the program is that I don't have to wear anything but skincare products to school because you never know what procedures you are going to used for..... 

So far I have had a Moisture Boost facial, Deep Pore Cleansing, Chemical Peels on my face, hands, and feet, Arm and Leg Treatments, Vascutouch, Brow Tinting and Legs waxed......

I'm so stoked about this next month of floor work.....

We'll start with Product Application on my mannequin Daria.... and then move on to massage techniques...... 

Keep watching for more....

*Heather*

Lush Buffy Bar

LUSH: BUFFY BAR

I've had friends rave about Lush Cosmetics Products for a while now and I finally went to a Lush Retailer in Macy's @ Lenox Square.

The product that stood out the most to me was the BUFFY BAR.

This product is an exfoliating body butter bar.

  This is a multi purpose product that buffs and moisturizes cutting my after shower routine in half.  

It's ingredients include:

*Cocoa Butter

*Shea Butter

*Ground Rice

*Ground Almonds

*Ground Aduki Beans

*Lavender Oil

*Lemon Oil

If you've every gotten out of the shower your skin is usually tight and you need to moisturize, then you grab your favorite lotion and you have to wait for it to soak in before you can put on your clothes. If you are like me and always on the go this can sometimes seem tedious, so this product fixes this.

  I suffer with Keratosis Pilaris, which are those bumps that you can have on your arms that are just dry patches and I've tried KP Duty Products for this, Differin Gel and nothing has really helped until now.  I've noticed that it has smoothed out and the redness is gone.  

I've been using this product for the past 2 weeks and my skin has never been softer and more clear and what I really like about this product is that it is a time saver, I can skip the dry off and moisturize and get straight to doing my face skin care and makeup routine.

If you start with any product from Lush.... I would definitely recommend this one.

The price ranges from $11.95-$22.95

Want to know more about Lush Cosmetics:

Check them out at:

http://www.lushusa.com/

Loving Lush,

Heather

xoxo