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LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics for the whole family

I came across my new favorite body and bath products company 2 ways. I needed a new shampoo to help rid of the itchy dry scalp but balance the oil hair. It’s been a problem of mine for YEARS and poor Sabreena has inherited it. I was also interested in ridding our bathroom of the bazillion plastic bottles of product. I mean seriously we have about 20 bottles of different things for the 5 of us.

On a particularly boring run to the mall this summer LUSH slapped me in the face with wafts of fruity, leafy, smoky and spicy scents. While the smell was a bit overpowering I persevered and headed to the solid shampoo section. I explained to the extremely helpful sales rep my hair situation and she handed me 2 products. The first almost knocked me on my butt, think campfire smell but the other one had a fresh herbal smell with a touch of mint. I bought Squeaky Green and have been using it faithfully since. I even have Sabreena using it and have noticed a HUGE difference in the way her scalp looks. Flakes are GONE for both of us.


The solid shampoo bar is such a great idea. No bottle equals No waste. The optional tin is a must have unless you have a non-humid spot in your bathroom to store it. Our bar is stored outside the shower on a shelf just because it’s easier to open when it’s dry. Because it just takes a couple rubs to my head to get enough and now that Sabreena’s hair is shorter this shampoo bar is lasting a long time. It’s been at least a month since I bought it and we’ve put a small dent in it; there is still about 75% left in the tin. Bye Bye numerous plastic bottles and hello healthy clean hair. I’ve achieved exactly what I wanted with one tiny shampoo bar!

Lush was so kind to send us some more goodies to try out for the rest of the family. The Bubble Bars are a LUSH exclusive. Think movie quality bubbles with heavenly scents like berries plus silky softness from the quality natural ingredients like bergamot oil from The Comforter. Unlike liquid bubble bath, bubble bars need to be crumbled under running water. For Shae’s and Shaun’s bath I only need to break off a small piece to achieve the luxurious foam they love. This HUGE bubble bar will easily last us 10-15 baths for the kids. If I had a big soaker tub I would definitely indulge and use at least half.

Back to Sabreena’s hair, it’s super super thick, heavy and wavy. She requires a conditioner just to maintain flyaways and control frizz. LUSH recommended Veganese, a vegan conditioner made with agar seaweed, lemon, lavender and rosemary. Her hair is shiny and soft without being weighed down or greasy. Hooray again for clean healthy hair.

From hair to body to bath to face LUSH has you covered head to toe and not just for women. Rob uses Razorantium Shaving Cream, Cosmetic Lad moisturizer (smells good enough to lick) and has switched to Seanik solid shampoo. LUSH is my new addiction and it’s a good thing since they believe in using natural and organic ingredients when possible plus real fruits and vegetables with no preservatives and little packaging.

LUSH is very unusual in that the founders of the company are also the inventors of the 100% vegetarian (70% vegan) bath, hair and body products. Mo Constantine first patented the solid shampoo bar in 1986. Helen Ambrosen and Mark Constantine often work together, crafting skin and hair care products full of natural ingredients with little or no preservative. Say Yes to LUSH FRESH HANDMADE COSMETICS.




Baby Shower Gift #3 Earth Mama Angel Baby


Every new mom and baby deserves some pampering. The journey through pregnancy and delivery into this new environment is hard on their bodies and minds.

Earth Mama Angel Baby manufactures a complete line of organic and natural products that can help calm the discomforts of pregnancy, labor, delivery, newborn care, breastfeeding and loss. They use the highest-quality, certified-organic or organically grown herbs and oils for their teas, bath herbs, gentle handmade soaps, salves, lotions and massage oils.

All products are 100% toxin-free, cruelty-free, vegan, and free from all artificial preservatives, fragrances and dyes. Every Earth Mama Angel Baby product rates a 0 for toxins on the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics’ Skin Deep database; the best rating a product can receive. Now you know you are using the purest most effective toxin-free products on yours and your baby’s skin.

Pregnant moms can indulge in Happy Feet, an herbal foot soak for swollen tootsies or Morning Wellness Tea to calm those flip-flopping tummies. New babies get the luxury of being bathed in Angel Baby Shampoo & Body Wash, a clinically tested real castile soap wash guaranteed to remove the grunge happening around baby’s neck and stinky toes. Finish off the process with baby massage using Angel Baby Oil, a delicate grape seed oil blend (no nut oils used) infused with calming chamomile and calendula.


If you’ve experienced a loss Earth Mama Angel Baby is here to help you heal. Baby Loss Comfort was created to help provide real physical support as well as emotional comfort and resource information for women who have experienced baby loss from miscarriage to stillbirth. Read through other stories of loss, join a support group with others who have experienced the same tragedy or leave a remembrance to let out those feelings you’ve been holding in. Rob and I had a loss, January 2002. Sabreena was little and there wasn’t anything I could find to explain to her what was going on. I wish Baby Loss Comfort was available to me, I didn’t know how to deal with it properly and sometimes I still don’t. This is a fantastic resource not just for moms but for dads, siblings, grandparents and friends.


Earth Mama Angel Baby wants to celebrate to coming of my nieces with a giveaway of their Angel Baby Kit. Visit Earth Mama Angel Baby, tell me something about them I haven’t told you or what impresses you about their mission or business practices.

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Ozon Naughty Girl Hair Tool Analysis

With summer came super frizz for Sabreena’s mega thick wavy hair. I’ve never seen someone with hair as thick as hers so you can safely assume she dreads blow-drying and straightening her hair each day. Her flat irons usually last about 6 months before they completely die or start snagging strands of hair and those wider plates seemed to always leave indents near her scalp.

Ozon Hair Systems has introduced us to the Naughty Girl titanium styling iron. This has got to be hands down the best flat iron we both have ever used. It’s 1 inch super smooth titanium plates glide so easily over hair thus leaving no indents and no scorched hair. The Ozon®Naughty Girl’s 1-inch micro-porous, scratch resistant, floating titanium plates lock in moisture and seals the cuticle giving hair a nice glossy shine. With a variable temperature control you can adjust heat from 180°F to 450°F depending on your hair’s type. Sabreena needs the high heat to get through the thickness and I need a much lower temperature since I don’t have much to straighten. The time in which the Naughty Girl heats up is amazing. I sit down at my vanity, turn on the flat iron, apply deodorant and face moisturizer and it’s HOT. A few quick swipes through my hair and I’m good to go. What is there to say about the look of the Naughty Girl, it’s a funky red leopard print just to add a little fun to your primping.

To get a better idea of the dramatic results we have received check out Sabreena’s before and after, this took about 10 minutes and even the hair at the nape of her neck was straight.

Why titanium?
Teflon plates are smooth, and heat up to high temperatures; however they don’t heat evenly, causing some sections to be hotter than others, which is a perfect recipe for burning your hair. After only a couple months, the Teflon starts to chip off. Our ti plates won’t chip away and heat evenly, and can reach temperatures well over the iron’s limit.

Coated Ceramic plates are basically gimmicks that don’t benefit your hair any better than the other surfaces, unless they are paired with infrared heat, which would help eliminate static. But who needs static free hair if it’s burned to a crisp? The Ozon can reach high temperatures or, if your hair is thin or fragile, set it to a lower temperature. It heats up fast, and cools down fast.

Tourmaline Ceramic plates are better than ceramic alone because they have a higher density of negative ions, however the plates still tend to snag hair, and don’t heat as evenly as titanium. The Ozon Titanium hair straightener contains tourmaline ceramic heaters, which give off the same ionic effect but use the benefits of titanium on the actual plates.

Solid Ceramic plates heat more evenly than the coated versions, but over time, the plates, because they are brittle and under constant temperature changes, tend to crack and chip away. Even a little crack would cause you a huge problem if you get just one hair snagged in it.

Titanium plates will never crack or crumble. The glass smooth surface will last longer than the iron itself.

If you’re going to spend the money, spend it on something that is going to work and is going to outlast your hairstyle. Ozon puts out salon quality products with a 1 year warranty. That says they believe in what they are producing and so should you.

Do you have hair troubles too? Do you need a little help in the style department? Do you crave the lastest in fashion and beauty accesories? Want to win your own Ozon Naughty Girl ? LookWhatMomFound…and Dad readers! are getting that chance.

Visit Ozon Hair Systems and sign up to become an insider. This 100% free membership is your IN to specials offers and announcements for new products and company information.

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Have greener lips with Merry Hempsters

Traditional lip products that use a petroleum base don’t actually restore lips as petroleum acts as a moisture barrier and isn’t absorbed into the skin. In order to heal lips the ingredients should be beneficial to the skin and have healing properties. Organic lip balms from Merry Hempsters are made from natural products such as hemp seed oil, beeswax, olive and sunflower oils and natural extracts. Hemp seed oil contains a high amount of poly unsaturated essential fatty acids; this makes it wonderful to balance dry skin and lips. Merry Hempsters moisturizing formula goes on smoothly but not greasy like other lip balms. I have the vanilla flavor in my bedroom and tangerine is kept downstairs.

Merry Hempsters is dedicated to providing effective natural body care products that are environmentally sustainable. They strive to be environmentally responsible for the entire life of their products. This includes using tree-free paper produced from hemp stock and post-consumer recycled materials for their correspondence and packaging. Merry Hempsters ultimate goal is find a biodegradable plastic to use as their tubing so that when it is discarded it will grow into the resin from which it was made.

They don’t just produce lip balm; check out their balms and salves for Bumps and Bruises, Muscle Rubs and Tattoo Balm to ensure proper skin healing. Merry Hempsters can be found at Whole Foods Markets and local natural products stores and wellness centers.