During one of my days exploring new cities I discovered Pharmaca, a pharmacy/drugist that sells "natural medicines and herbal remedies" along with skin care etc. The girl working there was extremely helpful and patient, I was looking for a thick moisturizing lotion that did not contain fragrance or any other harmful ingredients. She introduced me to the Nubian Heritage brand's lotions. These body lotions are rich and creamy offering lasting moisture to my humidity deprived skin this summer. It was hard to decide which scent to go with- I decided on the Raw Shea Butter Frankincense and Myrrh. It smells so wonderful.
Good smelling, small amount needed, absorbs awesomely into skin (no greasy feeling), affordable, and soon to be all organic, natural ingredients.
Pharmaca was selling it for around $9 a bottle-- and a little goes a long way. I left the bottle with a friend in Denver to avoid having to check a bag :(. This morning I found the line at Whole Foods on North Ave. in Chicago :)- they had different scents which also smell great. Whole Foods was selling the bottle for $9-$11. They also had the soaps and hand creams. Amazon also sells the line at a lower price than WF.
The Nubian company is currently discontinuing there previous products and exchanging out the ingredients for organic ones!!!! I have tried looking for more information on the company and their production information--I may have to continue digging. I did find out that their products are not tested on animals. The company began when the two founders Richelieu Dennis and Nyema Tubman
sold drops of scented oils on the street in the NY neighborhood of Harlem and from there has grown to what it is today.
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Benefits of the main ingredients of this lotion-
Shea Butter is extremely moisturizing and helps reduce fine lines, stretchmarks, and scars.
Frankincense is used to aid in skin regrowth, Frankincense and Myrrh are soothing to skin
What we put on our SKIN (large, breathing, porous organ) is super important.
To see the break down of risks or concerns (very few) related to this product check out this sitehttp://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/527392/Nubian_Heritage_Lotion%2C_Raw_Shea/
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