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Reader Review of the Day: Burt's Bees Shea and Grapefruit Deep Conditioner
I like so many Burt's Bees products, but I'd never even heard of Burt's Bees Shea and Grapefruit Deep Conditioner ($8) until reader Yogaforlife reviewed it. It sounds great, though, and I'm really glad she mentioned it. She says:
"I normally use Pureology shampoo/conditioners to protect my color-treated hair in between salon visits, but I noticed that my hair felt really dry lately.
Reader Review of the Day: Burt's Bees Facial Cleanser
I love Burt's Bees, but given how essential oils like orange can affect my skin, I was hesitant to try its Burt's Bees Facial Cleanser ($8). Reader a million suns, however, actually saw her skin irritation go down when she used the product. She says:
"My skin has been extremely sensitive and reactive lately—and always fairly dry, since I live in Nevada—and every time I'd use my Neutrogena cleanser, my face would look red and blotchy.
The Buzz on Burt's Bees
Late last year, Clorox bought Burt's Bees, the natural-cosmetics company known for beeswax-based lotions, soaps, shampoos and other body care products. The selling price was nearly $1 billion, a high figure for a brand known for its homey, back-to-basics packaging and philosophy. (And yes, that's Burt himself in this photo.) But many of Burt's green-minded customers weren't thrilled that profits will now pour into a corporation known for making bleach, a not-so-ecological product.
Reader Review of the Day: Honey Lip Balm by Burt's Bees
Are your lips chapped or dry right now? Mine are just coming down after a little cayenne pepper experiment gone awry. So, I did a little search for lip balms to take out some of the sting, and what did I find?
Doing Drugstore: Burt's Bees Thoroughly Therapeutic Foot Creme
I am usually a big fan of Burt's Bees products — the lip balm is one of my all-time favorites. So after hearing good things about Burt's Coconut Foot Creme, I went to the drugstore in search of some. But instead, I bought the Burt's Bees Thoroughly Therapeutic Foot Creme by mistake.
Beauty Byte: Burt's Bees Wants to Regulate "Natural" Beauty Products
I have always liked Burt's Bees products, but now I have an even better reason to admire the brand. According to Women's Wear Daily, Burt's CMO Michael Indursky wants to lead an effort to regulate the so-called natural-beauty industry.
While shoppers are increasingly drawn to natural and organic beauty products, there is very little regulation of the category.
Doing Drugstore: Burt's Bees Lifeguard's Choice
An oldie but goodie, this Burt's Bees lip balm blasts me back to Winter trips with friends and family where there was always a chill in the air. Now that I'm planning to head up to Tahoe this season, I picked up a tube at my local drugstore and put it right in my parka pocket so I'd be certain to remember it. If you're wondering about the connection between water rescue and wintertime, I find the weatherproof Lifeguard's Choice to stand up to wind and water whether your own holiday travels take you to sun or snow.Beauty Marked! A Fab Foot Scrub
Last week I asked you to come beauty marking with me to help me find a new fab foot cream. I bought this Cake Beauty Cake Walk Triplemint Foot Cream, $16, and totally and utterly fell in love with it! I thought if I could love something this much then you guys probably had your own favorite foot products to share too.Totally Natural Lip Balms
I am something of a lip balm addict, but while I could sing its praises for days on end, there's one thing I don't like about lip balm. Almost all of the standard offerings on the market contain petroleum, which is not only eco-unfriendly but also not something you really want in your mouth. Fortunately, there are plenty of great petroleum-free lip balms on the market nowadays that work just as well using other more natural oils.
Silky Strawberry Lip Balms
Welcome to my final installment of strawberry beauty products. Those of you who missed the reading about strawberry body creams, scrubs and cleansers, have no fear — you can find everything here. These three goodies are smooth lip smackers to help soothe, condition and impart shine to your lips.
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