Viva Woman

I have tried a few organic or botannical anti-perspirants and deodorants but they usually do not have good staying power.  In plain English, they suck.  Sukin Organics Deodorant which I reviewed recently performed better but fared badly in terms of usage.  So I was really skeptical about Nature’s Gate Organics Fruit Blends Deodorant which was mentioned in Health.com as an organic deodorant that work and leave you smelling sweet. 

But girls, they’re right.  This deodorant rub on stick which is paraben-free with no aluminum but contains only 100% natural and 70% certified organic, vegetable-derived ingredients does work!

My best friend is running a promotion on her handmade jewelry and is currently offering up to 40% discount off her necklaces, bracelets and earrings which are made from semi-precious stones with gold-filled or silver components.  This beautiful labodorite and pink garnet in Thai 925 silver is an example of her exquisite handiwork.

Check out her promotion at Sanz Designs and send her an email at foosusan@singnet.com.sg if you’re interested.   Shipping is free within Singapore and for international orders, please add an additional $5.

Mother’s Day is coming soon isn’t it?

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A few people have emailed me asking where they can obtain mineral makeup in Singapore.  Honestly, I’m not aware of many but of late, I came across a few more and so I thought I’ll list it down here for those interested.  If you know of anymore or you’re a company here selling mineral makeup to serve the local market, feel free to email to me and I’ll add your information to the list.

Mineral makeup that you can purchased over the counters in Singapore:

Alima Mineral Cosmetics 
Skin Story, 03-57 The Central @ Clarke Quay Tel: 6534 7339

One of the key reasons I’m uncomfortable with using chemical sunscreens is because studies at all levels have proven that chemical sunscreens penetrate the skin, get into the bloodstream and are harmful to the body.  As a matter of fact, a widely-used sunscreen ingredient called Oxybenzone, also known as Benzophenone-3, has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage with a new study recently published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to back it up.

According to this analysis from Environmental Working Group (EWG), findings of the CDC study indicate that Oxybenzone reacts negatively with sun exposure and have negative impacts on our bodies such as: 

These are from my recent Mexoryl-based sunscreen loot:

1. Vichy Capital Soleil SPF 50+  Face Cream For Reactive Skin    
2. La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Fluide Extreme For Face 
3. La-Roche-Posay Anthelios XL SPF 50+ Lait Veloute Face & Body Lotion

In my earlier entry about Mexoryl-based sunscreens for maximum protection, I mentioned I wanted to get one or two to try out but eventually, I went out to buy three of them.  They were all below S$40 and La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL 50+ Fluide Extreme in particular was even going for under S$20 with a special promotion.  So it was really hard to resist.