It’s
the Bank Holiday weekend and I’ve decided to dedicate today at least to catching
up on some well over due blog posts. Life seems to have gone from busy to
madness in recent months and I have to say I’m finding it hard to keep up at
the moment :)
So,
if the next few blog posts seem very PR sample focussed, I apologise, but if I
don’t catch up on myself a little, they will never get written. I’ve had some
fabulous opportunities to try out some great products as potentials for my
boutique in addition to more general pr samples in recent months. And in addition I also have an array of posts
for products etc I have purchased too, so loads waiting in the wings to be
shared with you.
One
of the first to share is the natural skincare range for babies and children from miamoo. Miamoo was
founded by Saira Khan
who was runner up on the first UK series of The Apprentice.
Saira
had suffered from extremely dry, sensitive skin for many years and this led her
to start researching ingredients and formulations in skincare products. What
she found were a host of synthetic ingredients used in so many products on the
market targeting people like herself with dry, sensitive skin conditions. This personal
journey like so many before her, led Saira to formulate her own natural skincare
products and miamoo offer 6 key products for babies and children which can also
be used by adults too.
I
was given the opportunity to try out their travel set which has all 6 items in
mini sizes and retails at £15.00:
- Splashy
wash 30ml – refreshing citrus shower/body wash
- Fresh
locks 30ml – soothing shampoo for shiny bouncy locks
- Baba
oil 30ml – heavenly oil, great for hair, body and baby massage
- Huggy
lotion 30ml – a non greasy daily moisturiser
- Spritz
and wipe 30ml – a refreshing citrus spritz packed with minerals that has multi
uses
- Cheeky
cream 10ml – a natural barrier cream great for adults and babies
The
first thing to say is that I love the colourful and fun packaging. The girls
loved using these products and bath time was lots of fun whilst using this set
of goodies.
Splashy
Wash
I really love the names of the product items in this range. This was one
of the elements that the girls picked up on and enjoyed asking for splashy wash
and huggy lotion in fits of giggles when being bathed. The splashy wash was a
lovely citrusy smell and the girls used it to wash with as well as a bubble
bath. It lathers up well and the girls enjoyed using it.
Ingredients
on miamoo’s website are listed in categories:
Natural ingredients:
Water, Glycerin, Lemon oil, Aloe vera gel, Soya bean extract, Jojoba extract, Chamomile
extract, Tocopherol, Limonene, Citral, Linalool, Geraniol,
Naturally derived ingredients:
Disodium cocoampho-diacetate, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Coco
glucoside, Citric acid, Glyceryl oleate, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Tocopheryl
acetate, Hydrolysed silk,
Synthetic preservative ingredients:
Benzyl alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium sorbate, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium
Benzoat
Fresh Locks 3 in 1 Wash
This
3 in 1 wash for the face, body and hair and contains aloe vera, jojoba, soya
bean, rosemary, silk and vitamin E extracts to moisturise the skin and hair.
This
again was lovely to use and washed the girls’ hair well leaving no residue
behind. It smelt good and the girls were keen to use it until it ran out – much
to their disappointment.
Natural ingredients:
Water, Glycerin, Aloe vera gel, Jojoba extract, Geranium oil,
Rosemary
extract, Lavender oil, Soyabean extract, Tocopherol, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol,
Limonene, Citral
Naturally derived ingredients:
Disodium cocoampho-diacetate, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Coco
glucoside, Citric acid, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrolyzed Silk
Synthetic ingredients:
Benzyl alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Spritz and Wipe
Sprit
and Wipe has 4 uses. Made with limewater and minerals, this spritz cleanses,
moisturises and freshens the skin. Spritz and Wipe is made with bitter orange
extract to freshen, vitamin E to moisturise and the minerals of magnesium,
copper, iron and silicon to help tone the skin.
As they
share on their website, you can use Spritz and Wipe as follows:
As a toner - spritz
onto a cotton wool pad and wipe over face to remove traces of make-up after
cleansing. Leaves skin clean and toned.
As a cleanser for baby - mucky
hands and bottoms? No problem, spritz onto a cotton pad, face cloth or wipe.
Leaves hands and bottoms clean, moisturised and fresh.
As a detangler for hair – spritz
onto hair after shampooing and comb through to detangle, no need to wash out.
Use on dry hair to freshen up and condition.
As a cooling spritz in the summer – Keep
in the fridge to cool and spritz whenever you need an instant cooling down.
Great in the summer as an after sun on delicate young skins.
Great for travel-
Skin saver whilst flying. Use the spritz on your long haul flight to keep the
skin on your face, legs and feet, hydrated, fresh and moisturised.
Natural ingredients:
Water, Glycerin, Chamomile extract, Tocopherol, Small leafed lime extract, Aloe
vera gel, Orange flower water
Naturally derived ingredients:
Butylene Glycol, Citric acid, Alcohol denat, Copper ferment, Iron ferment, Magnesium
ferment, Zinc ferment, Silicon ferment
Synthetic ingredients:
Benzyl alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Huggy Lotion
In addition
to splashy wash, this was the other product that my girls loved both for its
ease of application and also for its name. Applying the lotion was interspersed
with fits of giggles and lots of hugs for Mummy which was great fun.
The
lotion is made with orange flower water, sweet almond oil, marshmallow extract,
wheat protein, silk and jojoba seed oil providing intensive moisturisation for
dry skin. A little went a long way and the skin was left feeling lovely and
nourished.
Natural ingredients:
Aqua, Orange flower water, Sweet almond oil, Glycerin
Grapeseed
oil, Maize starch, Jojoba oil, Marshmallow extract, Tocopherol
Naturally derived ingredients:
Cetearyl alcohol, Olivoyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, Ethylhexyl palmitate, Glyceryl
Oleate, Hydrolyzed Silk, Glyceryl stearate, Alcohol denat
Synthetic ingredients:
Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylhexyl-glycerin, Potassium sorbate
Cheeky Cream
This
cream was thicker than the huggy lotion as the name would suggest and would
make an ideal nappy cream. It was ideal for really dry patches and although
takes a while longer to do so, absorbs well into the skin. If it full of sweet
almond oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, wheat protein and castor seed oil to
help provide deep moisturisation coupled with zinc, beeswax and carnuba wax which
provides a waterproof barrier for the skin.
Natural ingredients:
Water, Almond oil, Zinc oxide, Shea butter, Glycerin, Cocoa butter, Xanthan gum,
Beeswax, Castor seed oil, Tocopherol, Chamomile extract, Carnuba wax, Rosemary
extract, Calendula extract
Naturally derived ingredients:
Glyceryl stearate SE, Cetearyl alcohol, Ethylhexyl palmitate, Stearic acid, Olivoyl
hydrolyzed wheat protein, Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl stearate, Retinyl palmitate,
Hydrogenated castor oil, Zinc Oxide
Synthetic ingredients:
Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylhexyl-glycerin, Potassium sorbate
Baba Oil
And
the last product in our travel pack was Baba Oil. This was a life saver for
little Jess as she was suffering quite badly at night with leg cramps whilst we
were trying the products out. I used it regularly and it was easy to administer
with the spray bottle, easily absorbed with a light lavender scent, nothing
overpowering. It’s made with sweet almond
oil , sesame seed oil, lavender oil and vitamin E.
Natural ingredients:
Lavender oil, Sweet almond oil, Sesame seed oil, Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol
Naturally derived ingredients: Isopropyl myristate, Vitamin E acetate
Overall
I liked the miamoo range for babies and children and miamoo give lots of uses
for their products on their website plus other useful information for those
with dry, sensitive skin issues.
Their
full size products retail from £5.00 - £7.50 each which makes it affordable for
most people too.
If you’d
like to find out more, then you can pop across to their website, connect with them
on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.
Have
any of you used this range on your children or yourselves? If you have then
please do leave me a comment below. I always love to hear from you.
Until
next time x
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Disclaimer:
I was given a travel size set of all 6 of maimoo’s products to try out for possible
inclusion in my boutique. All opinions are my own honest thoughts and feelings
on the products concerned, no one else’s.
UPDATE: Sadly Miamoo Skincare are no longer trading.