I’ve spent most of the summer poolside, and the sun and chlorinated pool water have not been nice to my skin. To combat dryness, I’ve been moisturizing with Garden of Eve Hand and Body Cream for the past few weeks–it’s the perfect after-sun, natural lotion because it’s light yet it really sinks into your skin to deliver much-needed after-sun moisture.
Garden of Eve is a small, Virginia-based natural cosmetics company founded in 2003 by health consultant Eve Stahl. Garden of Eve offers natural personal-care products that are free of parabens, phthalates and other synthetic ingredients. Committed to safe personal-care products, Garden of Eve is a member of the Green Products Alliance, American Botanical Council, is a signer of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and is Green America-approved. Garden of Eve products are also cruelty-free. Not every natural beauty company has those kinds of green beauty credentials!
Peace & Calm lotion is light and luxurious on your skin. Photo Courtesy Garden of Eve.
Garden of Eve offers 10 natural lotions and creams for all of your needs and tastes. I tested eight different hand and body creams (packaged beautifully in a fair-trade, bamboo-woven box), but my favorite was Peace & Calm Hand and Body Cream. It blends the essential oils of blue tansy, tangerine, orange, ylang ylang and patchouli with a hydrating base made of organic coconut oil, organic beeswax and vegetable glycerin. All of the hand and body creams slide onto and blend seamlessly into your skin. These natural lotions are great on hands, elbows, knees and other rough spots. Your skin is left feeling smooth, nourished and hydrated–but never greasy.
Try eight different natural lotions in the hand and body sampler kit. Photo Courtesy Garden of Eve.
A 3-ounce pump bottle of natural lotion costs $30. The hand and body sampler kit, which contains eight 0.3-ounce jars of hand creams, costs $37. While the prices are a little steep, keep in mind that you’re also paying for the guarantee of natural, organic ingredients for your sun-beaten skin. I’m willing to shell out a little extra for natural beauty products that carry those kinds of green beauty credentials.
