I love finding out about skin care lines that hail from foreign countries and cultures because they incorporate ideas and technologies that are probably commonplace in their country of origin, but in American they could be completely new.  French beauty line Cattier comes all the way from Paris, but is now available to U.S. customers exclusively from online natural and organic beauty store, Beautorium.

Cattier was established in 1968 as a line that valued alternative medicine and the use of clay-based products for medical and cosmetic use.  The Cattier Laboratory grew and developed over the years, but maintained priorities for the …read more

I have always wanted to understand a little more about aromatherapy, so I was excited to get the chance to try Enessa’s line of organic aromatherapy skin care products.  Aromatherapy is the art of using essential oils to enhance health, beauty and psychological well-being.  Essential oils are the concentrated extracts from plants, flowers, and herbs with unique scents that have an effect on mood and health.  If you have ever had an aromatherapy massage, you will remember the way that the distinct scents were used throughout the session to evoke specific feelings of relaxation.

Enessa creator Michelle Ornstein was inspired by …read more

Etsy weekend shopping and I found…….. handmade scented sea salt bar soaps. A colorful collection of 4 of sunbasilgarden’s Summer-themed 3.5 ounce size  soaps.
The soaps are made with organic sea salt, shea butter, and glycerin. The sea salt exfoliateswhile the glycerin and shea butter moisturize. Get the set of 4 for only $15. Each soap is also sold separately in the sunbasilgarden shop. 

Step Into Summer Salt Bar Soap Collection
Here’s a brief description as given by the shop:
Mandarin Mirage- cool citrus
Banana Bay- true banana freshness- one of my favorites!
Cucumber Cove- fresh and cool
Island Inlet- spa quality scent of the Mediterranean
Take a look …read more