And so continues my
review of Honey Bee Holistics (read previous review here)! And up next for
review are… lotions!
Let me tell you all
how I feel about lotions. Putting on lotion - it's not my favorite thing to do.
They can smell pretty freakin' delightful and make my skin feel amazing, but I
often neglect to use 'em. Call it laziness if you want, but… ah well, yeah let's
just stick with that.
But that doesn't
stop me from buying lotions. I always purchase with good intentions… mostly for
my nose. And product junkie that I am, I
don't even want to tell you how many lotions that I have (like I even know how
many). Let's just say there's a good amount from a lot of different places. And
most of them don't get opened very often. Umm… oops!
HOWEVER, I use Honey Bee Holistics lotions every single day! They are the lotions of all lotions.
They are everything I want in a lotion. Let's start with the best part: THEY
SINK RIGHT IN! Oh yeah, you know what I'm talking about. I don't have to rub and
rub and rub the lotion in. I don't feel greasy or slimy afterwards. They are
light and moisturizing and completely fabulous.
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| L-R: Lemon Creme, Sugar Cookie, White Chocolate |
Oh wait, that's not
the only best part. Can all of the parts be the best? But yes, another thing I
love about Honey Bee Holistics lotions are their versatility! The lotions are
extremely gentle for there's no fragrance oils or preservatives. I use them for
everything I would use a cream for - body lotion, hand cream, eye cream, daily
moisturizer, and nighttime moisturizer. I use these lotions daily and I have
them everywhere! There's some on my nightstand, in my desk at work, in my
purse, and in my gym bag!
And now, let's delve
into greater detail on the individual lotions…
{Organic Calendula
Lotion}
The Calendula Lotion is probably one
of the thicker lotions offered at Honey Bee Holistics. It has a nice creamy
texture without feeling too heavy. With the calendula, the lotion feels very
soothing and I love using after shaving my legs! My mom also really loved the
Calendula Lotion! She has eczema on her hands and her hands get very dry, red,
and itchy. After one use, she claimed that her hands already felt better and
she had to order her own!
Another thing I love
about this particular lotion is that it is basically unscented. It is great to
use when I want to use a body mist/perfume and don't want to have my lotion
competing with the scents.
{Organic Coconut
Lotion}
I love the scent of
the Coconut Lotion! It is a very sweet, light coconut scent that is completely
amazing. To me, the lotion feels a bit more smoothing than the others. Until I
ran out, this is all that I would use on my face. Now, I've moved onto other Honey Bee Holistics lotions/creams!
{Organic Lemon Creme
Lotion}
The Lemon Creme Lotion smells like
lemon cake! It is sooo yummy! The Lemon Creme lotion was my first Honey Bee Holistics love. I would say it is probably the lightest of the lotions, even if
minutely so. It has more of that "watery" consistency which I personally
enjoy because I know it will sink right in! Don't doubt it's moisturizing
abilities though!
I also love that I
can use this as a lemon cake scented moisturizer without worrying about
fragrance oils irritating my face! :)
{Organic Sugar
Cookie Lotion}
In the jar the Sugar
Cookie Lotion smells like vanilla ice cream - I like to just sit there and
inhale the scent on occasion! The scent changes when I put it on to a light,
creamy vanilla with a bit of a chocolate scent, which is a bit odd since there
is no cocoa butter used. Still a delightful mild scent!
The lotion has a
kind of powdery finish, which I really enjoy. It makes my face feel sooo
smooth!
{Organic White
Chocolate Body Mousse}
Oh, this is all
sorts of chocolatey goodness! It smells so delicious I actually took a little
bite of it once! Seriously! And, it didn't taste too bad either…
The White Chocolate
Body Mousse is different than the all of the lotions I've been talking about,
but I figured I'd include it in this review anyway. It is super thick and is
the kind that needs to be warmed up a bit before rubbing it. It's very creamy and
decadent.
It doesn't sink in
right away, but once it does it's extremely moisturizing. I like to apply to my
hands before bed when I need not worry about having lotion all over my hands.
It's also great as a nighttime eye cream!
{ingredients}
Ingredients include
mountain spring water, local beeswax, vegetable glycerin, organic witch hazel,
and may also contain organic olive oil, organic calendula infused olive oil,
organic coconut oil, organic coconut extract, tahitian vanilla bean, organic lemon
essential oil, organic vanilla essence, organic sweet almond oil, and organic
unrefined cocoa butter.
{conclusion}
Honey Bee Holistics lotions are simply amazing. They're light (excluding the body mousse, of
course) and moisturizing and always versatile. There's just so many uses! And
you know what else? You can get a lot of use out of the small containers at a
GREAT price! I have yet to buy a bigger size and I use these lotions daily!
Definitely worth a shot, yeah? Get outta here and go check out Honey Bee Holistics!
