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Dr. Jacobs Naturals - Castile Soap

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Ever since I read  Green Enough  by Leah Segedie, I have made a priority of cleaning up our household products to  be greener and healthier. Part of that is beauty products and toiletries, which can be pricey if you don't find the right stuff. I was introduced to  Dr. Jacobs Naturals  and am in LOVE. Why? Because their Castile Soap can be used for so many things! It can be used as a dish soap, body wash, shampoo, all purpose cleaner, shaving lather, even laundry soap. The newest thing I'm going to try is bathing my cats in it - HAHA. They get a monthly bath and it's coming up soon, so I am excited to use this. As a body wash, it has left my skin extremely soft. I have dry skin, and taking hot or long showers dries it out even more - and so does shaving! So having a soap that keeps my skin soft without me having to lather on tons of lotion post-shower is great. I also used it as a shampoo, which I have dyed hair that it cleaned really well - just ...

Purifying Dead Sea Mud Mask

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Want softer, cleaner skin? Look no further! This mask doesn't just cleanse the skin, it also detoxifies and reduces pores and excess oil. I have used this only twice now and have noticed a considerable difference in the softness of my skin. I also did notice that my pores were a lot smaller and the black heads on my nose (my HUGE problem area) are slowly diminishing. One of the things that really stuck out to me was the ingredients! When looking at something that claims that it has Dead Sea Minerals, I want to know how much and how it is incorporated into the product. Companies list ingredients from most to least. So the first item on the list is what the product mainly consists of. I was very happy to read on the label the first two ingredients are Demineralized water & Dead Sea Water and Dead Sea Mud. GOOD! It is a mud mask after all, and knowing that this actually has Dead Sea Mud in it is pretty awesome! This mask boosts cell renewal as well and revita...