7/31/14

Cleopatra's Choice Shea Butter

Details: Cleopatra's Choice 100% Shea Butter, by Adovia, offers natural relief from dry skin, psoriasis,eczema and acne.  It is 100% natural and organic made with the finest nuts of the Shea Tree, which have been hand selected, in Ghana.  It contains Vitamins A, E and F.  It does not clog pores.  It is a deep moisturizer, that is long lasting.  It is very beneficial for hair and skin.  Great for DIY soap, lotions, and other skin care products.  It penetrates the sin immediately to protect and moisturize.  The essential fatty acids help prevent premature fine lines and wrinkles.  It supplies nutrients to maintain elasticity and a soft and even texture.  Helps rough, cracked skin, stretch marks, wrinkles, chapped lips and cuticles.  Free of parabens, sulfates and petroleum.  You can purchase this product at Amazon.

Review:  I have heard of great things regarding shea butter over the years.  I've never had an opportunity to try it before.  Mainly because it was difficult to find when I first heard about it, and I had other favorites I was using when it became more well known.  So I jumped at the chance to try this product.

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To tell you the truth, I was surprised at what I got.  I didn't know what to expect though.  It came in a 1 pound container, which should last a year.  Yes!  When I opened it up, the first thing I noticed was the smell.  Not real bad, but it had to grow on me.  I immediately tried it out, and was impressed at how fast my skin really did absorb this thick shortening type product.  It wasn't greasy/oily which I also liked.  My feet had just had a rough workout.  When I wear socks my feet dry and crack.  It took 2 applications and my feet felt so much better.  I applied it to my hands and arms, feet and legs, and face.  I really thought this was a great product, other than the smell.

Shea butter is supposed to be good for cuticles.  Well, my cuticles are developing a lot of hang nails right now.  The shea butter is helping those.  I'm anxious to have my grandson try this on his eczema and see if it helps him.  I have not tried it on my lips, which have been slightly chapped lately.  Personally, I still have an issue with the smell.  I'm seriously considering adding some essential oils to it.


Someday I hope to be able to make my own lotions and soaps.  I plan to use this shae butter for those products.  I like how soft my skin feels after using this.  I generally apply at night, go to bed, and my skin feels softer in the morning.  I have yet to try this on my hair.  Still trying to figure out the best way to use it.  Did read you shouldn't use it straight on dry hair.  There should be moisture on the hair.  Also, should be combined with other natural oils for best application.

Pros:  Love how immediately the shae butter is absorbed into my skin, and how much softer my skin feels after application.

Cons:  Dislike the smell.

My Rating:  Thumbs Up for how well it performs, but Thumbs Down for smell.

Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

7/25/14

Raspberry Ketones

Details:  Raspberry Ketones by Xium are a 100% natural safe and effective product.  They help boost weight loss.  When combined with better eating habits and increased exercise, one will notice rapid weight loss.  Xium provides a completely natural product with no fillers or binders.


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Review:  I have tried Rasberry Ketones before.  The first thing I noticed with Xium's is that they did not smell like raspberries like others I have tried.  I was disappointed by that.  However, it did not deter me from trying this product.

A daily dose is 2 capsules twice daily for a total of 1000 mg a day.  The very first day, the very first 2 capsules I noticed immediate results in not feeling as hungry as normal.  I was impressed at how fast that worked.  I even lost 1 pound the very first day.

My schedule has been interrupted and I haven't been able to exercise daily like I had been used to.  However, as long as I kept up with the 4 capsules of Raspberry Ketones daily, I lost or maintained my weight.  Then I had a long weekend where there was no exercise, just walking long distances at a leisure pace, and definitely not the best as far as diet goes.  I also stopped taking the Raspberry Ketones.  My weight jumped up as expected.  Getting back on the ketones, my weight again dropped that very day.  All of this was during the very first week of taking the Raspberry Ketones.

I'm impressed enough to keep up with the routine of taking the 4 capsules daily, and improving on my exercising, and I am now eating much better.  This is a winner for me.

Pros:  These really work at helping to lose weight, and keeping it down even if weight loss isn't daily.  I feel less hungry throughout the day, so automatically eat less now.

Cons:  Missed the smell of the raspberries when I open up the bottle like I got from other companies.

My Rating:  Thumbs Up!!!

Disclaimer:I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.