Finding the Pefect Facewash Update, and an Important Reminder

This is just going to be a quick post following up on my post about microbeads.  

There was a comment on the blog from a lovely friend of mine recommending I try an exfoliating facewash by Jason - I'm going to be ordering this next week (gotta wait til payday!) so look back for a review of this soon :-)

I also has a comment on Facebook from another lovely friend of mine that makes a facewash from glycerol and rosewater.  I absolutely love the smell of rosewater, and I love the idea of just combining a couple of simple non-chemical filled ingredients.  I've done a bit of searching, and will be making myself something similar using ingredients I've found on a site that sells organic herbal waters and oils (again, just waiting until payday).  I've since started searching out "recipes" on Pinterest for making my own beauty products, and now have a few more things that I'm keen to try!  Again, everything I make, I will review!

Recently I had a bit of a reminder about why I'm wanting to use less chemicals: around the time that I started writing this blog, I requested some samples from a high-end brand, that although have a very clear no animal testing policy, are chemical laden.  I had filled in a questionnaire on their site to ascertain my ideal skincare products from their range, and they sent out some samples.  I was really chuffed when they arrived - I was sent a lot more than I was expecting, and it all looked so great.  I decided to try their eye cream duo first, and used the "night mask" which promised to reduce puffiness and bags around the eyes.  Within about 15 minutes of putting a very small amount around my eye area, it felt stingy and burning.  I don't have particularly sensitive skin, so I was a bit surprised to have had a reaction, and washed it off immediately.

I apologise for the blurriness of this photo - but this is one of my eyes (totally devoid of any make-up or creams/ lotions/ potions), six days after.  In essence, this cream burned the skin around my eyes - the skin is swollen, puffy and flaking - it's not what you want from an eye cream, especially not one that is meant to cost £129.95 a pop.

I emailed the brand, they replied the same day.  This is apparently not a known issue, but they really wanted me to try all the other samples they had sent.  It's not going to happen.  I'm steering clear of anything chemical filled.