Burt’s Bees Soapbark and Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream

Stop the presses. After raving about Bee Ceuticals products (which I still love, fyi) I found a product to supplement my skin care regime: Burt’s Bees Soapbark and Chomomile Deep Cleansing Cream. While Bee Ceuticals is very gentle, and nice for daily cleansing, sometimes you need something with more oomph! I use a microdermabrasian system, but I’m talking about something that feels like it’s cleaning deep down in your pores, and this does. I have sensitive, combination skin, and this is what I think of it.

Things to love: The cool, tingly way it makes your skin feel. You can tell it’s really working. It cleans so well, I don’t have to remove any of my makeup before I use it. It’s also 97% natural, which isn’t bad. My sensitive skin doesn’t react to it at all. And the price is great. A six ounce tube is approximately $8.

Less than perfect: This won’t be my twice-a-day-every-day cleanser because it dries out my skin a little. When I don’t use it every day, it’s great–like a cleansing booster. I recommend following it up with a very hydrating moisturizer or a night cream.

Final analysis: For the price and results, I love this product. When used to supplement my regular skin-care regime, it’s perfect for me so far.

Posted by: Catie

BeeCeuticals Organics

I have been searching since I was twelve for a cleanser that I love. I was told that you have to stick with something nine months to see results (not true, by the way). I dutifully stuck with drug store, boutique, and health-store cleansers for nine months to a year and a half, hoping against hope that I would find something that works. Everything I tired dried my skin out, or left it oily, or didn’t help with my scattered breakouts, or made them worse. After all this time, I’ve found a line that I love: BeeCeuticals.

I heart BeeCeuticals. From the picture of the happy honeybee on the packaging to owners Julie and Richie Gerber’s mission, to the results of the skin care line, these products are great. BeeCeuticals is an all-natural, totally eco-friendly skin care line that uses honey as a primary ingredient. I’ve tried the cleanser and toner so far, and I’m ready to stock up on the rest of their products.

Things to love: This product is good for your eco-conscience. BeeCeuticals is a totally carbon neutral operation! They use Green-e certified wind and solar power and they offset their shipping emissions with carbonfund.org. As far as what the line does for your skin, my roommate said it best when she said that the products aren’t too much. In fact, they promote new cell growth! I have extremely sensitive skin, and I’ve never had an issue with them. The product are, of course, non-toxic, which is a bonus if you have kids that like to get into your stuff. This is also a gender neutral skin-care line, though men might feel that the packaging is a tad femme. Another huge plus? It’s also way cheaper than my previous skincare regime. I’m accustomed to paying $20 for a bottle of cleanser, $15-20 for toner, and a lot for moisturizer. At my natural grocery, the products range from $7-25 and come in large sizes so they last.

Less than perfect: I don’t know how this works with major complexion problems–my skin is generally pretty well behaved excepting some blemishes on my chin area. It may be that it’s not quite enough for someone with heavy acne or lots of blemishes or blackheads.

Final analysis: I’m in love! I can’t wait to try all the rest of their line. I’ll update when I try out the moisturizers to let you know how I like those.

Posted by: Catie