JASON Pure, Natural & Organic Hand & Body Therapy Lotion

If you’re looking for a decently priced paraben, mineral oil and petroleum free vegan lotion, one of my favorites is JASON Pure, Natural and Organic Vanilla Hand and Body Therapy Lotion. 

 I like to change it up with lotion.  I have at least twenty different kinds on my dresser. I’m not exaggerating.   Yes I know that’s ridiculous.  But I just get bored using the same thing every day.  And I wear at least three different lotions on a daily basis.  So I have lots.  And I’ve tried lots.  And I think I can pretty confidently say I know my lotion.

Anyway, I tend to think of organic or natural lotions as too expensive and not good enough to be worth it.  By not good enough, I mean that I’ve found some of them to be runny instead of thick and/or creamy and they don’t often smell as yummy as I want them to.  But I keep going back to JASON whenever I run out, because the quality is so high it’s like any chock-full of chemicals lotion.  And you can feel way better about what you’re putting on your body.

The vanilla scent is delicious.  It’s a good blend of “I would love to eat that” with just a right amount of floral thrown in so that you won’t actually try to.  I haven’t tried any of the other scents, but I feel confident recommending them if vanilla is not your thing.   

 The lotion texture is not super thick, but relatively creamy and feels luxurious.   It leaves your skin soft and quenched.  Some lotions make you feel like you immediately need to reapply, but not this one.  I love it. 

-Scent: 4.5 (Very nice.  Sweet but not too sweet. Somehow it’s not my favorite vanilla but it’s in the top 10.)
-Health: 4.75 (Natural products, but not completely organic.)
-Ethics: 4 (No animal cruelty in making their products, but they didn’t say anything about if they hold their suppliers to that on their website.  Also, there was no mention about giving back on their website.)
-Price/Value: 4.25 (It’s not cheap, but it’s not too expensive either. It’s worth the price for the value!)
-Does what it says: 4.75 (Definitely.  Very lovely.)

Overall: 4.5 (Great quality you can feel pretty good about using!) 

LAVANILA Laboratories Vanilla Coconut The Healthy Body Wash 2-In-1 Shower & Shave

I feel like I'm always talking about LAVANILA but I'm just more and more impressed with their products.  I found myself with some time on my hands at the mall so I wandered into Sephora to see if my friend was working, and when I didn't find him I basically wandered around inviting products to lure me into buying them.  For once I almost walked out without anything.  But then I walked past the LAVANILA section, and of course I had to look, even though I was pretty sure I already had all the products that they made in my favorite scent, the Vanilla Coconut.  

But alas, I was wrong!  A new pretty white tube sat on the shelf, screaming that it was something new and different.  (Most of their other packing is dark colored, so I immediately knew this was something different.)  I picked it up to see what it was, and my relationship with LAVANILA's Vanilla Coconut The Healthy Body Wash 2-In-1 Shower & Shave was born. 

Now generally I don't use shave gel.  Mostly I am too lazy.  I also don't have time.  The reason I don't have time is because I take too long doing everything else in the shower.  (I have like a 7 product daily routine, without even adding in shave gel!)  Everyone is always saying I take these long-ass showers but it's not like I'm just puttering away in there; I work to make them as "short" as they are! 

Anyway, I decided to give the 2-In-1 Shower & Shave a chance because it was LAVANILA and it was in that lovely Vanilla Coconut scent, and it wasn't very expensive.

I was not disappointed.  It was absolutely lovely!  The smell is great just like all their other products, the lather created on a loofah is lavish and creamy, and it also make your shave smooth and easy. 

Now I don’t know about you, but when I actually do use shave cream or gel, I tend to pile it on and create a solid layer so that I can see that I’ve covered everywhere and my skin will all be protected.  This product simplifies the whole shave process.  Essentially you just squeeze some on a loofah, add some water, lather it up and scrub all over as you would with a normal shower gel.  After your wash, you grab your razor, and have a silky ideal shave!  It’s awesome!  And way less work then actual shave cream or gel! 

When I first started using it, my reaction was to lather up as much foam on my skin as possible, like I would with a normal shave cream or gel, and try to stay out of the spray so that it stayed on until I was actually shaving.  It worked nicely, but after a few showers I would end up in the spray with most of it washed off, and to my surprise, my shave was just as silky and smooth as it was when I was covered in foam!  So you don’t have to be particularly careful about that. 

The only downside is that you can’t use your foam to follow your shave line and make sure you cover everywhere.  But let’s be honest ladies, by my age you pretty much figure out how to not blatantly miss large patches, and don’t really need a guide anymore.  So I say this product is fabulous!  Love it!

Scent: 4.75 (So lovely! But may be a little too sweet for some.)
Health: 4.95 (LAVANILA is a naturals company, and knows their stuff, but it’s not completely organic.)
Ethics: 4 (Their product making ethics are great, but I didn’t easily find any philanthropy or charity work.)
Price/Value: 4.25 (It goes for the same price as a high-end shower gel.  But it does the work of two products!)
Does what it says: 4.75 (Gives a great wash & shave but people may feel weird without the whole dense foam aspect.)

Overall: 4.5 (Definitely a great daily use product!)