Five Fabulous Natural Goodies

1 - Ikove Açai Chocolate Body Polish £13.25

Free from parabens, mineral oil, SLSs and animal ingredients, IKOVE is based on traditional  remedies. Free from artificial preservatives, the 100% organic rice grain alcohol acts as a solvent for their plant extracts. No petroleum is added during the manufacturing process (the main cause of alcohol drying out the skin) how good is that?! Well it's not as good as the fact that this a body scrub that smells like chocolate!!!!!! Omigod its the best smelling scrub ever ever ever, and I have tried sooo many (and I still have so many in the bathroom to try).

This is not a harsh scrub but not too gentle as it is definitely effective at getting off fake tan remnants and those weird bobbly bits that reside right on my bum, where they come from - nobody knows but butt bobbling only seems to be removed by harsh scrubs and this ones uses sugar grains, cocoa butter and babacu oil to slough off dead skin while still being so moisturising and not so oily you will slide out of the bath and break a leg - bonus! You only need the tiniest bit each time so the price is justified in my opinion.  Buy here - ikove

2 - Yin Yang Orange Flower Tonic £12.50

Yin Yang was recently introduced to me and it's awesome! It's a chemical-free British beauty range with  pure, effective and affordable natural skincare.  Yin Yang’s paraben and colourant free formulations make it an amazing alternative to regular toners.

I was previously using the Liz Earle toner for review purposes but I much prefer this one and its also nicer in my opinion than the Neil's Yard Orange Flower Water which I have tried before.  This gorgeous smelling tonic refreshes, moisturises and tones the skin. It combines pure spring water and witch hazel energised with Vitamins A, B and C, it's suitable for use all over the face even the eyes and it is soothing and hydrating to delicate facial skin.
As with all Yin Yang products the tonic is balanced with a pH of around 5,0 to maintains and restore the skin's defensive ‘acid mantle’ while the light fragrance of sweet orange and warm geranium uplifts the senses.

Either use this like fix plus, mix with your fix plus or Lush's tea tree water or use as a toner in the general sense to get rid of the rest of the cleanser on your face.  Buy here yinyang

3 - Dr Bronner Magic Soap (around £3-5)

Dr Bronner's Liquid soap in unscented is a MUST HAVE in my house and one in my gym bag.  I use it as handwash, facewash, in a pinch I have used it as shampoo and I use it as shower gel every time at the gym.  You can even use it to clean your hamster cage as a non toxic cleanser - it does everything! So cheap too and lots of lovely natural ingredients.

IngredientsWater, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (w/ retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Citric Acid, Vitamin E but it here Love Lula

4 - The Body Shop Rainforest Moisture Shampoo - £4

I have raved about this before but for the price it is a fantastic shampoo, easy to use, does what it says on the bottle and is good for marine life, good for your hair and free from SLS and silicone - and it costs £4 !!

5 - Organic Surge Shower Gel - £3.99

I was sent the bottle pictured and unwittingly didn't realise that the fragrance 'meadow' was actually scented with Lavender...d'oh!  I gave it to a friend so as not to waste it (I didn't want Matt to use it and then stink of the evil Lavender) and bless her she gave the empty tube back to me 'to photograph' hehe with a note saying how she had bought herself another one and how much she loved the scent, the price and how it made her clean and feel like she was doing her skin good at the same time.  I have never had such feedback before! I am going to pick up a different one for myself to try out because it also comes in the scent sugared almond...how delicious does that sound?  You can see all the scents here 

So that's this weeks roundup of natural products that I have been loving and using.  If you are a natural beauty lover stay tuned as I have my review of the Liz Earle skincare - how natural is natural, some gorgeous paraben free shower gels and even a paraben free lipgloss to post about which does makes my lips look rather kissable, if I do say so myself!

How do you feel about natural products?