February 25, 2012

January 2012 Eco Emi Box

Review of the January 2012 Eco Emi box! All products listed below are linked on their site.

JR Watkins: Lip Tint - I have the "Simply Mauve-Laus" color. I'm not a lip tint person, but this color is pretty and I've always liked JR Watkins products.

Merry Hempsters: Endangered Species Lip Balm - Mine is "Polar Bear - Vanilla" and smells lovely. The texture is smooth, not too greasy.

Tru Roots: Sprouted Organic Quinoa - Our first time trying quinoa! We cooked them in a sauce pot with chicken stock, tomatoes and garlic. Quite delicious, we'll definitely get more in the future. This was a great introduction, we would never have tried quinoa without getting the sample first.

TeaGschwendner: Acerola Fruit Tea - I thought this would be super sweet, given the ingredients (candied papaya, pineapple, mango). But this brews a bright cherry red and tastes refreshingly tart. It would be fantastic iced.

TeaGschwendner: Marani Green Tea - Turns out this combination of pineapple & green tea is not for me. I thought it was odd and ruined the green tea flavor for me.

Kelapo: Organic Fair Trade Coconut Oil - Interesting, but not something I have immediate use for. It will be stashed and maybe go into the next baking project.

Deep Steep: Honeydew Spearmint Lotion - Smells pretty. It's not the most remarkable lotion I've tried, but it gets the job done.

Dr. Clean Green: Organic Hand Purifier - I dislike hand sanitizer products on principle, so I gave this to a co-worker. I appreciate that the ingredients are all natural and probably better for your skin, but I'm a soap & hot water gal.

Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques: Organic Eye Liner in black brown - Nice pencil eye liner. I didn't notice anything drastically different from conventional eye liner but it did feel soft and washed off easily.

Biokleen: Citrus Laundry Liquid - The sample was enough for a large laundry load. Clothes definitely came out clean, it even handled some underarm sweat stains. I don't like the citrus scent but they have a fragrance free formula which might do the trick. We have to be careful due to sensitive skin allergies and once our current product runs out, I'd like to try this one.