As
time goes by and little Jess gets older, my ability to afford myself more time
to do things I love is getting easier. I enjoy making things and since my
journey with natural skincare began when Sophia was born 8 years ago,
I’ve thought more and more about making my own home-made skincare products.
Life and its events have tended to get in the way of that thought until now and
I’m keener than ever to have a play with ingredients and make my own
natural goodies.
As
Sophia grows up, her want to have lip gloss, creams, lotions and make up grows
ever stronger and I am left with a dilemma as to what I will or won’t allow.
For me it’s important that I educate her in using more natural products but it
can be hard when your little ones are comparing with their friends. I therefore
think that getting her involved in making her own creams, lip glosses etc will help
shape her future choices as she matures.
With
that in mind I was chuffed when I connected with Sweet Cecily’s in North Yorkshire
via Twitter and they kindly sent me one of their “make your own” lip balm kits and a Sea Buckthorn Berry Hand Cream to try out. The kits have Shea butter,
Beeswax, Cocoa butter, Almond and Calendula oil, your chosen fragrance, 5 empty
pots, 5 labels, and instructions.
I
have had the lip balm kit waiting in the wings for a month or so just biding my
time for the right opportunity to bring it out so Sophia and I could make them
together and our summer family holiday to Cornwall was that opportunity.
We
took our trusty caravan with us but don’t let the fact that we were in a small,
confined space with limited kitchen equipment make you think that making lip
balms was an impossibility. Oh no, hubby and I are lovers of food and we love
to cook, so our little caravan kitchen is equipped with most things we are likely
to need. We can make an awesome Sunday lunch if we want to. Making lip balms therefore
was child’s play – literally !
We
used a Pyrex bowl and pan of boiling water as our double boiler and Sophia was
then able to get to work on her lip balm making under Mummy’s gentle guidance.
Everything you need to make the balms is in the kit, including ingredients,
instructions and the lip balm tins. The balms are easy and straightforward to
make and Sophia was chuffed to bits with her creations. She set to work on what
she wanted to put on her labels and even allowed her sister and I to have one
too.
This
is a great kit to allow children to make lip balms for their friends and at £15
per kit it is a lovely gift to give an adult or child alike. We give this kit a
big thumbs up and I believe Sweet Cecily’s have just finalised some more “make
your own” kits too which will lend themselves as ideal Christmas gifts.
The sea
buckthorn berry hand cream was very unusual in texture. It is almost like a soufflé
texture; light, airy and moussey. It is easily absorbed into the skin and
smells fruity, yet earthy. It’s not sticky in texture and my hubby has enjoyed
using it on his builder’s hands and likes it.
Aqua,
Prunus dulcis (Sweet Almond) oil, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Glyceryl Stearate
SE, Stearyl Alcohol, Vegetable glycerine, Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Seed
Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Caprylyl glycol, Phenoxy ethanol, Hippophae
rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil, Parfum, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin)
oil, Citrus sinensis (Orange) oil, Cananga odorata (Ylang Ylang) oil, Citrus
paradisi (Grapefruit) oil, *Limonene, *Linalool, *Citral, * Benzyl Salicylate,
*Benzyl Benzoate, *Farnesol. *Naturally occurring in essential oils
I’d
really love to try out more from the Sweet Cecily’s range and love their
packaging. If you would like to find out more, you can pop across to their
website here, follow them on Facebook, or connect with them on Twitter.
Have
any of you come across or used any of the Sweet Cecily Natural Skincare range?
If you have, let me know what you think.
Until
next time xx
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Disclaimer: I was kindly given a Sweet
Cecily’s “make your own” lip balm kit and a 50ml pot of sea buckthorn berry
hand cream to try out. All opinions given are my own honest thoughts and
feelings on the products that I tried.