Skin Bistro Pure Bliss Castille Soap

Skin Bistro Pure Castille soap is handmade and produced with organic extra virgin olive oil. Quite often other ingredients are mixed with olive oil in castille soap to create more foam (such as coconut and palm oil) but the more a soap foams, the more likely it is to dry the skin. This soap lathers only a little and feels very creamy.

I have been using this to wash the children for a couple of weeks now. Well, I say I have been using this soap but in actual fact I have been using the two small 'children sized' cubes I was sent along with the full sized bar. I was amazed at what a hit these mini-soaps have been. My two boys are rather fond of the Numberjacks and have decided the soap looks like one of the characters. This has been extremely useful when it comes to convincing my reluctant five year old that it's time to get washed!

The gentle lather feels lovely on their skin and mine too. I find it leaves skin with a polished feeling somehow. It's a different sensation to liquid soap/shower gel but it doesn't leave skin tight or dry like many other soaps do. The soap has a very mild scent, it's very clean with a hint of the olive oil it's made from.

It has not irritated any of their sensitive skins. I have noticed that none of them have suffered as much with dry skin since I started using this soap and the Forever Friends products that I have posted about previously. This is particularly good news for my three year old who was often scratching to the point of bleeding at night.

The Skin Bistro products available from www.victoriaregia.co.uk are designed for grown ups, but the Pure Bliss Castille is suitable for all skin, young and old, including those with eczema and psoriasis. The Castille soap is free from preservatives and contains very few ingredients, the glycerine is not an addition rather it is a product of the soap making process. I believe this soap is also the base for their other soaps too such as the Choc Cake Exfoliant bar and Rice Pudding Facial Treat.

This is another thumbs up from the mini modesty crew. If only more things were shaped like Numberjacks life would be more simple!

Disclosure: This product was sent without cost for review purposes.

Forever Friends Naturals Review

Forever Friends Naturals is a baby skin care range that is designed for delicate skin. The products are free from Parabens, colours and Sulfates. The packaging is also recyclable.

I was sent three products to try; Splish Splash Bath Bubbles, Rub-a-dub 2-in-1 Shampoo and Nighty Night Cuddle Lotion. Although these products are designed for babies I have incorporated them in to the bath time routine for all three children.

As I mentioned in my initial post, all three children are prone to skin dryness and certain products cause eczema flair ups around the back of the knees. We've had none of these problems with this range. Both the bath bubbles and shampoo are clear liquids and quite similar in texture. Both are quite a 'loose' liquids rather than viscous and very easy to distribute. This is particularly useful in the case of the shampoo. Both the bath bubbles and shampoo foam to the same sort of degree as a sulfates containing formula. The shampoo (which also contains conditioner) rinses off easily which I like. I don't find that they dry the skin in the way that many foaming products do.

My favourite of the three products in the Nighty Night Cuddle Lotion. I've used this on baby's skin most of all. It's more of a cream formula than a lotion as it's not runny but it spreads very easily. Baby's skin is the most dry of all and this has made her skin beautifully soft and it smells lovely. It's not heavily scented but it has a delicate 'clean' scent to it. It's a real pleasure to use.

The products contain milder alternatives to Sulfates and I have included the list of ingredients for all three items. I have enjoyed using these products and they have been a real hit with the mini-MB crew. I think that if you're looking for something all 'natural' (whatever that really means) as opposed to free from particular ingredients, these may not be for you.

Splish Splash Bubble Bath

Rub-a-dub Shampoo

Nighty Night Cuddle Lotion

The range also includes a body wash and body butter. I think all of the products are reasonable priced; £4 for the bubble bath, 2-in-1 shampoo and body wash, £5 for the Cuddle Lotion and £6 for the body butter. I think with the cute packaging these would make a really nice baby gift too. The products are available to buy online from www.foreverfriendsbaby.co.uk.


Disclosure: These products were sent without cost for review purposes.