Comments on: Product Comparison: Body Lotions

By: guest

guest — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:24:00 +0000

i liquify plain ole coconut oil and use right after bathing. Skin just soaks it up!

By: Natalia

Natalia — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:06:58 +0000

Why is it that natural good for you personal care stuff costs so much MORE than the chemical junk personal care products?! You would think that natural products would cost LESS since they are closure to nature than something made in a lab :/ When I was a starving student i got all my personal care stuff from the 99cent store. I SHUDDER to think of what chemicals I slathered on during that time!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:53:22 +0000

I like to mix up my own oil concoction, 1/2 jojoba oil and 1/2 sweet almond oil. Not a lotion, but moisturizes so well, not greasy and absorbs quickly. Give it a try sometime!

By: Brandi

Brandi — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:10:46 +0000

UNREFINED VIRGIN COCONUT OIL. It will NOT smell rancid! Shortly after application you can’t even smell anything. I use it for myself, and both of my small children. It is wonderful. My kids tend toward (minor) skin issues… dryness, flakes, very easily irritated/chapped. And overnight this clears their flares right up. I even use it on the baby’s bottom before bed to fend off diaper rash. And on my lips as a balm. And it’s great on toast!! ;)

By: Lenn

Lenn — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:05:44 +0000

Heads up…

Add Noah’s Naturals to the “omg grease bucket” list. Not sure if it’s vegan, but it is organic.

We live in a VERY non-organic-friendly area. So hard to find anything organic/natural/chemical free, so I was stoked to find this stuff since I can’t use conventional skin care products, but sadly it’s thick, it smells rather like Crisco and applies about the same I’d imagine Crisco would.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:04 +0000

@ Leah – What did you use? I’d love to hear about your process!

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:29:42 +0000

Ugh, the lotion problem. I actually spent the weekend trying to make my own lotion, so reading this was pretty timely. Let me tell you, I had a HARD time getting it to work. Apparently lotion-making requires a lot of trial and error. I got a couple of good batches, though.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:11:54 +0000

@ Ansley – I agree, it’s all so overwhelming. I’ll be addressing shampoo and conditioner in the future, and sunscreen is a good idea as well. Thanks!

By: Ansley

Ansley — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:29:00 +0000

This is a fantastic list! Thank you! I’ve been reading about the things to avoid, and it’s great to be educated about it. But this normally leaves me in a fit of frustration at the store. “Blast you, petroleum by-products and silicone! You’re in everything!”

At least now I can attack the lotion problem! Bruhaha! I’m interested to see what you find as far as shampoo, conditioner, and sunscreen are concerned!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:55:10 +0000

@ Swan – Haha, great tip! I haven’t tried jojoba, but plan a trial with coconut, jojoba, and cocoa butter.

I’ll also try Hugo Natural’s. How expensive is it? It sounds amazing – I’m really looking forward to it!