Made from Earth

The folks at Made from Earth were too kind and sent me many products to review. I’ve been using them over the last month or so to try them all out and give a thorough review for each one.

These products are very interesting as they use a lot of fruits in the ingredients, along with other organic materials.

I’ll have the second part of this post up tomorrow, but here a few for right now!

Green Tea Toxin Cleanser

Price:$15.99

Consistency: Lotion like

Ingredients: Organic Aloe Vera, Organic Green Tea, Milk, Organic Lavender Distillate, Organic Roman Chamomile Distillate, Rose Distillate, Grapeseed Oil, Witch Hazel, Vitamin E, Polysaccharide Gum, Organic Honey, Vitamin C Ester, Pro-Vitamin B5, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate), Black Willowbark Extract, Neem Oil, EDTA, Rosemary, Citric Acid.

Review:

I love this facial cleanser.

The directions say that you can use this as a face mask, by leaving it on for 3 minutes or you can just rub it on and then rinse. I’ve done both, but my favorite option has to be using it as a face mask.

Usually, I’d apply it in the shower, then wash up/shave my legs/whatever and then rinse it off. I can’t quite say that it tingles, but it’s incredibly refreshing. My face feels wonderful  and fresh after having it on. It’s not stripping at all, but cleans enough so that applying a moisturizer afterwards is not overwhelming.

You can’t beat the ingredients either. The smell is very mild and, in my experience, does not linger.

Organic Aloe & Jojoba Creme Therapy

Price: $22.99

Consistency: thin, creamy

Ingredients: Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Rooibos Tea Extract, Emulsifying Wax NF, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Olea europaea Organic Olive Oil, Palm Stearic Acid, Organic Jojoba Oil, Avocado, Witch Hazel, Vitamin E, Polysaccharide gum, Black Willowbark Extract, Rosemary, Neem Oil.

Review:

Another fantastic product!

This creme is a little gloppy but absorbs fast. Very moisturizing without being heavy or greasy. I loved it on both my face and body. The directions say to use it 2-3 times a week, but I could (and did) use it everyday.

My son also suffered a little sunburn on his back after we spent the day at a water park and this really soothed his skin. (FYI, pure aloe vera gel also works great on sunburn…and yes black folks can get sunburn!)

Three Berry Daily Face Serum

Price: $27.99

Consistency: creamy

Ingredients: Organic Aloe Vera Juice, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Rosehip Seed Oil, Vitamin C Ester, Organic Cranberry Extract, Organic Red Raspberry Extract, Organic Wild Blueberry Extract, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Phenoxyethanol, Mannan, Black Willowbark Extract, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid.

Review:

I was intrigued by this serum. Here’s a picture to show the consistency:

The price had me goggling (for 2 oz) , but it takes such a small amount to cover your face that it would you would probably get your money’s worth. The bottle has a pump on it to dispense the product and, in my case, I didn’t even need a full “squirt” to handle my face.

It’s got the same mild, neutral smell similar to the other products in this line.

To be honest, I didn’t  care for it. It felt like my face was really coated after I used it. I don’t usually have problems with excessive facial dryness, so maybe that’s the issue. I tried using less and though that made the situation better, it still didn’t feel right.

The best time I found to use this was at night, as my face didn’t feel quite so gummy in the morning.

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