Tag: sweet almond oil

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Palmer’s Skin Therapy Cocoa Face Oil Review

November 30, 2014

Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil

After reading some positive reviews online, I purchased Palmer’s Skin Therapy Oil for the face. Palmer’s is one of those budget brands that helped to keep my skin looking good when I was broke. My skin has always responded nicely to cocoa butter and various natural oils. When I wasn’t using something like apricot kernel oil, I was using Palmer’s. This line has been good to me.

This Skin Therapy oil is a newer edition to the line. It’s a mix of oils and retinol… Continue reading | 9 Comments

— Beauty Best Under $10, body products —

Africa’s Best Ultimate Herbal Oil Review

November 21, 2009

Weekly Cheap Secret:

I love a multi-purpose product. And I love a multi-purpose product that retails for under $2. Africa’s Best Ultimate Herbal Oil is a must have for me. It is a super rich blend of oils and herbs multi-purpose oil. I use it as a cuticle oil, a hot oil hair treatment, and I just use it as a body moisturizer. It is great to have around in the winter when my skin gets ashy and itchy. It’s an oil so yep, it’s greasy. I… Continue reading | 4 Comments

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Zesty! Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme Review

September 25, 2008

Burt's Bees Lemon Cuticle Cream

Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme is a rich natural nail treatment with a zesty lemon peel scent. It comes in an adorable, small, vintage looking, yellow tin. It contains sweet almond oil, Vitamin E and cocoa butter in a beeswax base.

My cuticles are ragged, haggard messes that are often dry and painful. I wash my hands a lot and wear nasty latex gloves at my job.  After using this product for a few days, my cuticles are much better. They are softer but… Continue reading | 1 Comment