YogaXoga Product Find: Alaffia Body Lotion
July 22, 2008While I’ve been trying to find more natural products – food, beauty products, clothes, I believe the ante has been upped. It’s not just about natural, which can be a very ambiguous word…it’s about organic, fair trade, sustainable, local and likely other words I’m forgetting… I find it to be overwhelming at times…but come back to taking steps (even if they’re small steps) toward ridding my bathroom counter, my pantry, my house of toxins, additives, preservatives, etc… and replacing them with products made with sustainable, fair trade, organic ingredients by companies giving back and supporting their community and world…
With all that said, I want to tell you about Alaffia. I found their Shea & Rooibos Antioxidant Body Lotion with Red Palm Oil and Papaya at Whole Foods and love it…they have other flavors – Cafe au Lait and Green Tea, this the Red Palm is my favorite so far…It’s really helped my dry skin and coloring. This Olympia, WA-based company gets their ingredients from fair trade cooperatives in Togo, West Africa. No parabens, petroleum derivatives or animal testing… So already loving my lotion, I googled them and learned more about this company, their mission and philanthropic efforts in Washington and West Africa. Now I’m hooked and wanting to share… Here’s the website:
Alaffia Products
You can buy body, hair and facial care products online or check them out at your Whole Foods…I’m excited that there are good choices in these products out there. We don’t have to just live with the chemicals and toxins in products for their results…I’ll take the results (healthy, happy skin) and leave the rest.
