Product Review: Hebivore Botanicals Sea Spray

 

 I heard of the brand Herbivore Botanicals after seeing their products come up on my Instagram recommended section. They are an all natural formulated beauty product company that make products for your body, skin, lips, and hair. I think they're great because their formulas contain simple and few ingredients and are all natural. 

I picked up this lavender scented hair texturizing spray because I have a ton of all natural skincare products and wanted to try something for my hair. I have made my own DIY sea salt hair spray and thought it left my hair too dry. I also bought TONI&GUY brand sea salt spray through Birchbox and thought the hold was too hard.


So I decided on this spray not only because of the ingredients but because on the label it claims to have the "same salinity as the ocean". Basically meaning that this bottle gives you the same salty beach waves that you get from swimming at the beach. Isn't that what everyone wants to hear?

What do I think?
This hair spray smells amazing, a perfect mix of lavender and ocean air. For purposes of review I tried not to over spray it (which was hard). My hair took to it well, left a nice hold in my hair with a few waves. I let it dry some and then sprayed again for more waves, which held pretty nicely for the rest of the day. I liked that there was no crunchy hold and that it didn't feel like my hair was being weighed down. At the end of the day my hair looked and felt like I was at the beach all day.

As an added bonus Herbivore Botanicals claims this is safe to use on your face too, that it is cleansing and detoxifying, and helps your skin maintain moisture, pretty cool! You don't often think about how run-off from hair product can irritate your skin but knowing this is a benefit is comforting.

The price is 20.00 for 8oz which is an okay price, I noticed it seemed like I used a lot for just one day. I think this would be the best for someone who wants beachy hair once in awhile. I know it will work for me because i'll probably use it only once or twice a week. 

Find the spray here. Let me know if you use a sea salt spray that you love!

Review: Acure Brightening Facial Scrub

I learned of the brand Acure through my monthly Birchbox subscription. They had really great price points on their products for what they claim to offer. Their formulas are all natural so they have no: parabens, PEG's, petroleum, silicone, phthalates, and they're hypoallergenic. If you are curious as to why a brand would opt out of those ingredients I've linked each to a page that will explain. (I love that kind of stuff!)

Like I mentioned I purchased through Birchbox because I had received samples before and trusted that to make a full sized purchase. However they now sell Acure at Target! Who doesn't shop at target? It is so convenient because seeing the product in person is a different experience than shopping online (yea and you buy more too..).

The Brightening Facial Scrub claims to:

• Gently exfoliate using organic sea kelp
• Stimulate new cell growth using chlorella growth factor and argan stem cells
• Work for all skin types (Oily/acne prone to dry/sensitive)
• Remove impurities from your pores using french green clay and organic lemon peel

 

Straight out of the tube comes a sludgy green paste that after reading there was organic sea kelp inside had my mind thinking of nasty seaweed and pond scum....maybe that's just me.

I would apply this to a damp face because it feels a little harsh on bare skin. Once the water was able to dilute it a bit I gently went in circular motions starting at the bottom of my cheeks working onto my nose and up to my forehead. A dime sized amount got a fair amount of product up to my nose, but I applied more for my forehead since that's a trouble area for me.

Rinsing was not fun. I really have an issue with products that take too long to come off my skin because I hate tugging at my skin. This really took awhile to come off. At the end of the whole ordeal I had my arms soaked with water, my sink a mess, my floor wet, and my face a little red.

A piece of advice: Use this in the shower in the morning. It rinses off fine under the jets and is a good way to start your day.

Overall I think this scrub is fantastic because after using it for a couple weeks I feel like it helped me shed my dry skin cells and has made the tone of my skin a tad brighter. For an exfoliate this is something I would recommend to anyone. It is only 9.99 and is full of amazing ingredients that wont hurt your skin.

9.99 for 4oz I cannot get over how cheap that is; and their other products have seriously crazy low price points too! So the next time you're at target (aka tomorrow) check out the Acure section and see what else you might be into.