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October 15th, 2018

10/15/2018

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HELLO FREE LION BODY LOTION

Free Lion Body Lotion line up
You've been asking me to come up with a body lotion for some time now, a lighter option to our Body Butters. After much deliberation in the kitchen lab and much testing, I'm proud to announce the birth of 8 bouncing bundles of skin hydrating and moisturizing joy!

ABOUT HYDRATION AND MOISTURIZING

First up, a little about skin and why it needs both hydration and moisturizing. Your skin is your largest organ. And its made up mostly of water, like most of our body cells. Water is constantly evaporating from those cells--especially the ones on the surface of your skin as well as the ones deeper down in the epidermis. In relation to skin care, hydration means increasing the amount of water in your surface skin cells, which results in a healthy, smooth and plump complexion. That's what the water-based ingredients in our body lotion are busy doing. Moisturizing means putting a layer of emollient (meaning soothing and softening) ingredients on the skin to prevent water loss from the deeper layers of the epidermis. That's what the oil-base ingredients in our body lotion are busy doing.

WHAT'S IN OUR BODY LOTION?

97% of the ingredients we've used in our body lotion are natural and plant based. So what are the rock-star natural and non-toxic ingredients doing your skin such a solid?

1. Calendula Tea
Cup of Calendula Tea
Most Body Lotions are made with water. We've infused our distilled water with the soothing, skin-calming treat of Calendula petals. Calendula is loaded with powerful skin-healing, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, yet is gentle enough for most people and animals to use safely. That's why we also use it in our Paw Wax.

Calendula Tea is just that little extra oomph we put into our lotions to give your skin some soothing calm while bringing out your inner glow. Yes, this is a thing. Read our previous post on The Magic Of Calendula Tea for more information.

2. Aloe Vera Juice
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Aloe Vera is full of nutritional qualities and antioxidant properties that soothe, nourish and repair skin. Its leaves contain a plethora of antioxidants including, beta carotene, vitamin C and E that can help improve the skin's natural firmness and keep skin hydrated. Not only that, it feels cool on the skin--a definite benefit during hot months or hot flashes!

Aloe Vera is brilliant for all skin types, delivering amazing benefits to skin. Read more about the wonders of Aloe Vera in a previous blog post. If you're up for making your own Aloe Vera Formulas at home, here are some suggestions from me.

3. Rice Bran Oil
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Rice Bran Oil is one of my favourite moisturizing ingredients. Oh, for so many reasons. Let me recount the ways!

The oil, extracted from the germ and inner husk of rice, has been a staple in Old School Asian beauty regimens for centuries. For good reason, too! Rice bran absorbs quickly into the skin. It is flush with skin-loving omega-6 fatty acids, wrinkle-busting Squalane and Vitamin E, and skin firming Vitamin B. Antioxidants like beta-carotene and lycopene protect your skin from environmental stressors; enzymes like CoQ10 provide active components that help skin maintain its youthful glow. Rice bran oil also has a slight ability to brighten the look of your skin, helping to fade out the appearance of dark spots and to even out skin tone. And what's not to like about that?

4. Macadamia Nut Oil
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Macadamia oil has become one of my new favourite ingredients. Not just because its so easy and forgiving to work with; but because it's so wonderful on the skin. Like Rice Bran oil, it absorbs quickly into the skin without feeling greasy. Nutritionally Macadamia oil is a moisturizing all-star. It is high in both Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which are moisturizing, softening, anti-inflammatory and regenerating for skin. Omega 6's help restore skin's barrier function and reduce water loss. It also contains Omega 7's, an active anti-microbial that is found naturally in youthful skin, helps slow down signs of aging. Added bonus: Macadamia oil can improve the appearance of scars, sunburn and other minor skin irritation.

5. Non-Toxic Synthetics
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So, I do add some non-toxic synthetic ingredients to our Body Lotion. They make up 5% of the overall formula. Now why would I do that in a natural product? True confession: I have struggled over this question. I really wanted to be "all natural all the time". But the fact is that science does some things really quite well and can really give Nature a helping boost without compromising the effectiveness of natural ingredients.

So, for these reasons I add lab-made ingredients to my lotions: to improve the glide, absorbability and texture of the lotion; to give your skin an added protective barrier; to extend the shelf life of our lotions; and to ensure your lotion doesn't go moldy on you. I add two silicones--cyclomethicone and dimethicone for a smooth texture and to help your skin absorb the oh-so-good natural ingredients. I also add Germall Plus, a broad-spectrum preservative, necessary in any formula containing from both water and oils. Water is a hotbed for mold. Germall Plus provides for complete, broad spectrum preservation against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and mold. It is composed of Diazolidinyl Urea, 3-Iodo-2-propylbutylcarbamate, and less than 1% Propylene Glycol.

Bear in mind again, these ingredients make up only 5% of the overall formula. The rest is all natural ingredient goodness for your skin. It's the calculation I've made to meet the desire for a primarily natural product that goes on smoothly, absorbs quickly and doesn' t go bad or moldy.

So what do you get when you put all these wonderful ingredients together? Free Lion Body Lotion in our eight fragrance blends! And hydrated, moisturized skin.

Free Lion Tofino Breeze Body Lotion in driftwood basket
3 Comments
Nancy
10/16/2018 07:07:32 pm

Hello,

I love your products however, I am concerned to read that you add silicone. I may be misinformed because I have read nothing but bad things about silicones.They also rate quite high on the EWG skin deep website. I have read they smother the skin so it can not breathe and skin ultimately loses moisture. Any thoughts?

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Sherazad Jamal
10/21/2018 10:34:16 pm

Hi Nancy.
Thanks for your question. It’s a great one. I know there’s a lot of information (and misinformation) out there about silicones. Many of them end up on Dirty Dozen lists, which is one of the reasons we are wary of them. But to put these safety lists into perspective, Eucalyptus oil, a natural ingredient, is on one of Health Canada’s Ingredient Hot Lists. So what’s a formulator and a consumer to do?

To follow through with the Eucalyptus example, it’s presence on a hot list doesn’t mean you can’t use it; it means the concentration has to be diluted to levels safe for the skin. Did you know that full strength Eucalyptus Oil on the skin can give you warts? So, the same is true with respect to silicones. I waded through a lot of information on the safety of silicones in Body Care products before I chose to use them. I discovered that not all silicones are built the same. The ones that I chose to use are Siloxanes. Here’s Health Canada’s assessment of Cyclomethicone and Dimethicone (Siloxanes), in their Safety of Cosmetics Ingredients report.

“Siloxanes
Cyclomethicone and siloxanes are used in cosmetics to soften, smooth and moisten. Siloxanes are found in the vast majority of hair care and skin conditioning products on the market and leave hair and skin with a soft and silky feeling. Disclosure of ingredients on product labels of cosmetics is mandatory in Canada. Among the ways you can identify siloxanes in cosmetics is by looking for the term “siloxane” or “cyclomethicone” in the ingredient list.

Siloxanes were evaluated for risks to human and environmental health under the Chemicals Management Plan. An analysis of exposure through cosmetic products showed that the substances do not present a risk to human health as currently used.”

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/cosmetics/labelling/safety-ingredients.html#a4.12

The EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics data base rates these two ingredients as “low hazard”. However, it goes on to say scary thing about what they MIGHT do.

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/701738/CYCLOMETHICONE/

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/702011/DIMETHICONE/

To balance perspective, EWG rates Eucalyptus Oil as a 2 on its low hazard scale, compared to a 1 for Cyclomethicone. And it does list dilution as a concern for this natural ingredient. It would have been useful to add that the maximum safe amount of Eucalyptus oil in a formula is 25%.

When I formulated the lotions, I worked initial tests, using 100% natural ingredients, no Siloxanes.Without them, the lotion was sticky, had to be worked into the skin and took a long time to absorb. The feedback I got from my test group was that this was no bueno in a lotion.

So I went back to the drawing board and reworked the recipe to include Siloxanes, using the absolute least amount to gain the maximum benefit. That magic number turned out to be 2% of the entire formula, each. The Germall Plus broad spectrum preservative makes up 1% of the total formula. And there’s my 5% synthetics to 95% natural ingredients.

So, i don’t think all silicones are evil, any more than I think that all natural ingredients are risk-free. I think we live in a complex world and it’s a lot of work to discern the best choice for ourselves. I hope this answer helped.






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1/22/2019 10:20:53 pm

There are so many products that are out in the market. Actually, I am having a hard time to choose what are the products that are best for my skin, that's why I am still on the state of deciding what to buy. But since you have good words from free lion body lotion, I had the desire to try it because everything is in the products already. There have a wide variety of choices which we can use and perfect for all skin types! I would love to try all of these!

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