St. Ives

This is HUGE! I've been boycotting St. Ives for sometime now, since a majority of their products contained animal byproducts. I then see a commercial for St. Ives today, talking about their "natural commitment". Honestly, I didn't give it much thought, until I was able to see they specifically tell us which products DO NOT CONTAIN ANIMAL DERIVED INGREDIENTS!!!! I've compiled a list for you, to make it easier.

This is an amazing advancement in the beauty industry. Instead of having to contact companies constantly and go back and forth, the information we need is available up front.

FRESH SKIN (Facial Cleansers)
Invigorating Apricot Scrub
Gentle Apricot Scrub
Moisturizing Olive Scrub
Warming Scrub Olive Cleanser
Make-up Remover & Facial Cleanser
Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer

NATURALLY CLEAR (Facial Cleansers)
Blemish Fighting Apricot Cleanser

TIMELESS SKIN
Renew and Firm Apricot Scrub Daily Microdermabrasion

PREVENT AND RELIEVE DRY SKIN (Lotions)
Hydrating Vitamin E
Soothing Oatmeal Shea
Soothing Aloe & Chamomile
Replenishing Mineral Therapy
Restoring 24 Hour Moisture Intensive Healing

TOTAL INDULGENCE (Lotion)
Softening Whipped Silk

FLAWLESS BEAUTY
Cellulite Shield Lotion Cellulite Shield Gel Crème

CLEANSING (Body Wash)
Oatmeal Shea
Creamy Vanilla
Energizing Citrus
Exfoliating Apricot
Cucumber Melon
Hydrating Vitamin E
Whipped Silk
Mineral Therapy
Soy Milk & Lotus Blossom

EXFOLIATING (Body Scrubs)
Oatmeal Shea
Mineral Therapy
Collagen Elastin

www.stives.com

Burt's Bees

I have been wondering about Burt's Bees products for quite sometime. Unfortunately, I can't just look at the label and figure out if it has animal byproducts. The following is listed on the FAQ section of their website:

"Burt's Bees does NOT conduct product or ingredient tests of any kind on animals. A few of our products contain ingredients derived from animals such as beeswax, royal jelly, milk and carmine."

After further research, I noticed that Burt's Bees also uses Lanolin in their products. If you are looking for a completely vegan product, you must check for the following:

Beeswax
Royal Jelly
Milk
Carmine
Lanolin

I asked Burt's Bees to email me a list of completely vegan products, I am still waiting on a response.

Biore

Biore products are only made with plant or synthetic products. WOO HOO! I love a good nose strip!!

But, in all seriousness, the scrubs are really great. They are gritty enough to strip your skin of dirt and pollutants, but they are gentle enough to use everyday. I personally need to use a scrub as opposed to a facial wash, but from the experience I've had with the facial cleansers, they are pretty good too. I personally like the Detoxify Daily Scrub. It seems to make my skin look fresh. And, of course, I love the Deep Cleansing Pore Strips. But, I have yet to meet a woman who doesn't!

I have been looking for a new moisturizer for my face, particularly one that has an SPF. I see that Biore has a number of moisturizers available, so I will definitely be trying one out!

By the way, Biore's website is wonderful! They have each product they offer, along with exactly what it does, what other products it would work well with, and the INGREDIENT LIST! That is what every company needs to do in order to keep consumers informed!

www.biore.com

Jergens Naturals

I was emailed by the Kao Corporation, which owns Jergens. They assured me that the Jergens Naturals line is completely free of ANY animal by-products. They offer the following:

Jergen's Naturals HYDRATE Daily Moisturizer
Jergen's Naturals RENEW Daily Moisturizer
Jergen's Naturals REFRESH Daily Moisturizer
Jergen's Naturals SOOTHE Daily Moisturizer

I am so happy to see a national brand use natural products. I'm honestly getting sick of reading labels to make sure there are no animal by-products.

I needed a new lotion to replace the old *haraam* lotion. I guess Jergens is the way to go!

www.jergens.com