Dear international readers of Beautyjagd,

Welcome to the next English-language edition of Beautyjagd! This is a condensed version of the most important articles that have appeared on my blog over the last few weeks. For more information about this format, click here. And now: enjoy the best of Beautyjagd in English!

Best wishes
Julia

Beauty Notes 15.12.2017 from Paris

For my last trip in 2017 I went to Paris. It was rather cold and very rainy but I still went beauty-hunting every day 😉 .

Lotion wipes from Oil’a

One of the few beauty products I took with me to Paris were the Lotion Wipes from French brand Oil’a which I discovered at organic online store Ecco Verde. These are single sachets which each contain an oil-saturated cotton wipe. The lotion wipes are produced in Monaco and there are six different oil variants. I packed Sweet Amandine (almond oil) and Le Caricocot (coconut oil blended with apricot kernel oil) – they are so convenient for travelling when you don’t want to take an oil bottle with you! The lotion wipes can be used on face or body and, if necessary, you could also use them to remove your makeup. The coconut oil sachet should be warmed up a little bit before you use it so the oil turns liquid. I bought the Oil’a wipes at Ecco Verde, they are priced at 1.29 Euro each.

Beauty-hunting in Paris

Check out some of the cool products that I found in Paris! For example, I discovered (or rather, re-discovered) Ecocert-certified beauty brand Novexpert and bought the Creme Douceur Hydrobiotique for sensitive skin. The cream is based on water and squalane and is formulated without preservatives. I like the texture, it’s light but the skin still feels like it is enveloped in a protective cocoon. You can also apply a magnesium spray underneath the cream which increases the skin-soothing effect. You can find Novexpert at French parapharmacies like, for example, Parashop. Here is the homepage of Novexpert.

Of course I also visited Mademoiselle Bio‘s Paris store to check out the company’s own label skin care range. In the end I purchased the cleansing balm Beurre Démaquillant Confort and the cleansing foam Mousse Nettoyante Micellaire which can be used in a classic double cleansing routine. I tried out the products yesterday; in winter time I really like this kind of rich cleansing balm. Then I used the foam cleanser to wash off the last traces of the balm. My skin felt clean and moisturised. If you combine this double-cleanse with the Novexpert cream and magnesium spray I mentioned above, you have a nice compact skin care routine for sensitive skin.

At Mademoiselle Bio I also discovered a really cool gadget for bar soaps: Savosec. You moisten the soap bar and then press the triangular Savosec plastic piece into the soap. The soap will last longer because it now rests on the plastic holder rather than a soap dish, so it can dry properly in between uses. It worked really well with my small travel soap; let’s see how Savosec performs with my bigger bar soaps at home!

In the famous pharmacy in Rue du Four I bought the organic-certified Brume Hydra-Défense Anti-Pollution from Patyka. This face spray forms a very thin film on the skin; you can also apply it over makeup throughout the day. I really liked the way my skin felt afterwards – in fact, the Brume Hydra-Défense reminded me of the wonderful face spray from Japanese brand Bikanryoku. Patyka has interesting products; here is the homepage of the Parisian brand.

In January 2018 French brand Sanoflore will officially launch the new Masque du Botaniste – however, Mademoiselle Bio in Paris already sells this face mask. The peel-off mask is packaged in sachets and should be similar to the masks from French brand Secrets des Fées: powdered medicinal clay and alginate are mixed with water; the mask hardens out (but doesn’t dry completely) and can then be pulled off the skin. I’ll try it out as soon as I get home!

[Click here for more pictures and the original German article Beauty-Notizen 15.12.2017 (aus Paris)]

Savosec

Why on earth has no one thought of this solution to soggy bar soaps before? It’s such a simple yet effective little gadget! I like bar soaps very much but I can’t stand it when the soap doesn’t dry out properly – even if you use a soap dish with a raised surface the soap still stays sort of damp.

But French inventor Nicolas Trüb from Stilic Force had a brilliant idea: he developed a little plastic tool with three wings (the diameter is around 3cm) which you press into the soap. And, wow! With Savosec the soap doesn’t slither around the edge of the wash basin, it dries out in between uses and you can even take Savosec on holidays!

I discovered Savosec at Mademoiselle Bio in Paris last week. I immediately tried out the plastic tool on my small travel soap bar and was delighted: Savosec stays put in the soap (even if the soap is small because it is constantly in use) and keeps the soap stable on the surface of the basin. There is a narrow gap between bar soap and basin so the soap is surrounded by air and dries quicker.

As soon I was back home in Nuremberg I stuck Savosec into my Dr. Hauschka lavender soap from the Soul Warming Gift Set: simply dampen the soap with a little water and press Savosec into the middle of the bar (the reverse side of the plastic thingy is hollow). And that’s it! I think Savosec should also work well with face cleansing bars, like the soaps from Binu Beauty.

The Savosec pack contains three Savosecs and is priced at 10 Euro. I bought mine at Mademoiselle Bio in Paris, but Savosec is now also available at Wolkenseifen in Germany.

When I researched the company I saw that Savosec has already won an innovation award which doesn’t surprise me at all. It’s such a small, simple tool but it makes everyday life so much easier for bar soap lovers – a definite product recommendation for anyone who is a soap fan!

[Click here for more pictures and the original German article Savosec: Der schlaueste Seofenhalter der Welt]

Best of Organic Beauty 2017

And finally, here it is: my annual review of the most interesting organic beauty products that I discovered in 2017! This year the review is looking a little different. Initially I planned to list my ten favourite beauty products like I did last year, but then I decided that I also want to talk about some of the current trends and innovations in the world of organic beauty. You can find detailed Beautyjagd product reviews when you click on the links embedded the text. And now, let’s go!

Trend: Green and clean

Clean beauty and green ingredients continued to be a major trend in the beauty industry. I have selected three examples – ingredients, packaging and own label brands – which illustrate some of the changes that I noticed last year.

• L’Oréal’s Garnier Skinactive range focuses on transparency: the packaging of this face care range clearly explains every single ingredient that is included in the products. Check out my blog review of Garnier’s 3in1 Day Night Mask.
• French salon brand La Biosthétique launched a certified organic product range in 2017 – now every La Biosthetique salon can offer their customers the option to select organic hair care and styling products. The fragrances of the new Botanique Pure Nature line were created by organic perfumer Tanja Bochnig (you might know Tanja’s organic fragrance brand April Aromatics).

The green and clean trend doesn’t just apply to ingredients but also to product packaging. In my opinion, packaging solutions that protect our natural resources will play an important role in the further development of the organic beauty market. Sustainable packaging is already an big topic in the industry – German brand Speick’s Organic 3.0. products, for example, are packaged in bottles made from renewable raw materials. The flacons of New Zealand brand Living Nature are manufactured without plasticisers and German brand Plaine has even developed a compostable sachet for its Powder Wonder cleanser. German drugstore retailer DM’s certified organic own label brand Alverde has packaged its new Naturschön product range in glass containers. And near-natural beauty brand Yves Rocher offers a shower gel concentrate – the small bottle is sufficient for over 40 uses – which shows that cosmetic brands from outside the organic sector are also working on greener packaging options.

The growing importance of own label brands continued to drive the cosmetics industry forward in 2017 and the organic beauty sector is no exception: In Germany, DM’s Alverde brand is a prime example of what a well-developed own label brand can look like. However, smaller retailers – and increasingly online stores as well – are starting to introduce their own beauty products, like Mademoiselle Bio in France or German online perfumeries Amazingy with Hiro and Savue Beauty with Nui Cosmetics.

Innovations in 2017

There are six beauty products that I want to honour with a sort of gold medal this year. All of these products have either created something completely new or they offer an exciting twist on an already existing product.

• Plaine’s Powder Wonder has innovative packaging and an innovative texture: the hair and body cleansing powder turns into a foam when you combine it with water. The individual portions of powder are packaged in compostable sachets which are made from renewable raw materials.
• The 3in1 Face Oil from German brand Annemarie Börlind absorbs the potentially skin-damaging blue light rays that are emitted by smartphone and laptop screens. This is a real product innovation because even in the conventional cosmetics sector, anti-blue light products are still quite rare.
• Korean beauty continues to influence the European and especially the US cosmetics market: in 2017 Korean brand Whamisa launched the Peeling Mitts; a product type that is already sold successfully by conventional Korean brands. The peeling mitts are saturated in fruit acids and gently exfoliate the skin.
• Shower bombs are usually only available from UK brand Lush or conventional US body care labels. However, last year Austrian start-up label Waltz7 introduced a similar type of bath additive: the brand’s new Shower Tabs are even available in drugstore chains like Rossmann.
• I hate to admit it but I still haven’t tested the Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum from Canadian brand Plume! Long, lush eyelashes and brows continue to be popular and it is great that a premium organic brand like Plume is now focusing on lash and brow care.
• My last discovery from France also needs to be included in this list: you simply press the clever little soap holder Savosec into a damp bar of soap and voilà, the soap dries properly after use and stays put on the basin, without the need for an additional soap dish. A great product that complements the current renaissance of bar soaps!

Trend beauty in 2017

It’s no secret that organic beauty is a major trend but there are other influences that also helped to shape new product development in 2017. My silver medals go to the following brands:

• Tattoo care: Organic German brand Eco Cosmetics launched a skin care range for tattooed skin, including a body lotion with SPF.
• Finally one of the older organic beauty brands in Germany – i+m Naturkosmetik with its new Tausendschön deodorant cream – has recognised the baking soda deodorant cream trend. Consumer goods manufacturer Unilever has just acquired US deodorant cream label Schmidt’s which was one of the first brands to launch baking soda-based deodorants.
• Aromatherapy to go: The biggest organic aromatherapy brand in Germany is probably Primavera but increasingly, younger brands are also launching aromatherapy ranges for specific needs. Newcomer brand Aetherio, for example, is developing aromatherapy products for families and children whilst an even younger brand, Óleus, is introducing products that aid restful sleep. I’d also like to mention the fantastic new Frauenwohl range from Primavera and the special yoga essential oil blends (from Primavera or German brand Taoasis).
• Skin care for men: Whamisa has launched a new men’s care range which offers a gel toner for the face. There is also a new men’s brand Green+The Gent which I’ll introduce on the blog soon.
• German brand Speick has picked up the micellar water trend and launched a certified organic micellar cleanser which has a really great product formula.
• In my opinion, one of the most exciting products of Vivaness 2017 trade show was the Kale 3D Cleanser from UK brand Nourish London. This cleanser turns green when you massage it into the face.
• I see a promising future for beauty products in stick form: In Asia cleansing sticks have been around for years (like the Green Tea Cleanser Stick from Korean brand Neogen Naturals), and in the US several beauty brands have also launched this type of product – US brand Ilia Beauty even introduced a toner in stick form which is a great organic alternative to cult product Matcha Toner Stick from Milk Makeup.
• Not super new but still trendy are moisturising 2-in-1 shower products: like the Iris Shower Balm from Italian brand Tiama that I introduced on this blog.
• Clay masks in new variants: Face masks based on clay or medicinal earth (a classic organic beauty product) are now also beginning to appear in the conventional market, launched by mass market brands like L’Oréal. In Korea, the rubber masks from Lindsay which combine clay powder and alginate continue to be popular. In France I discovered an interesting clay mask hybrid: the Textilit Zen Mask from French brand Argiletz is a sheet mask (another trend!) formulated with medicinal clay.

Skincare trends in 2017

The skin care market last year was not just influenced by K-Beauty but also by Internet face care gurus from the US and by the further development of skin care technology. Luckily the choice of natural raw ingredients continues to grow as well, which means that organic beauty brands can also participate in the development of new textures and ingredient blends.

• Acids and vitamins made their comeback some time ago but in 2017 these products were everywhere: face peeling creams and serums with fruit acid, vitamin C or retinol which not only offer a peeling effect but also boost collagen production. In the US, organic brands like Marie Veronique or Andalou Naturals offer natural alternatives to the (mostly conventional) fruit acid products. In Germany, Berlin-based beauty brand Lovely Day Botanicals or Nuori from Denmark have launched similar organic face peeling products.
• Face care products that promise to soothe and calm the skin were also popular last year, and not just because acid peels can leave the skin irritated 😉 . Products for sensitive skin are usually formulated without certain ingredients, like the skin care range for sensitive skin from French brand Cattier, the products from Austrian brand mysalifree or the Skin Dew Coconut Water Cream from US brand One Love Organics.
• Daily sun protection care has also become a staple and is often included in the day cream: Exhale Daily Hydrating Nectar Athmosphériques from UK brand de Mamiel, for example, contains a mineral-based SPF30.
• Trend ingredients in 2017 definitely included niacinamide and madecassoside. Niacinamide soothes the skin and can be found in the Creme-Serum 03 from German brand Calaverna or in the Super Bloom Gel Concentrate from Estonian brand Lumi (unfortunately there exists as yet no organic (i.e. organically manufactured) niacinamide). Madecassoside which are derived from the Centella Asiatica plant are a major trend in Asia – in Germany you can find this ingredient in the intensive salve from organic brand Bioturm, for example.
• I found antipollution sprays – face mists that are sprayed on top of makeup as a hydrating layer and for extra protection – in Asia and in France: the Brume Hydra Dénse Anti-Pollution from Patyka forms a very light film on the skin; the Makeup Botanical Setting Gloss Mist from Japanese brand Bikanryoku is based on fermented soy beans and has a similar effect.
• Digital gadgets and apps which monitor skin health will become even more important in the future. In 2017 I tested the Skinanalyzer and the doughnut-shaped Wayskin. These digital devices measure the lipid and moisture content of the skin and give skin care recommendations. Skin hydration level is one of the most popular measurements.
• Plump and glowing skin is THE skin care goal in Asia (think mul-gwang or the latest buzzword, glass skin) so Asian brands offer a very wide range of products that increase skin hydration: moisturising toners, for example, have already reached Europe, such as the H2o-Lotion from French brand Eau Thermal Jonzac or as ampoules (like the Hyaluron 5-Effekt from German brand Alsiroyal). These toners and ampoules are ideal for layering – I have already written about the Korean 7 Skin Method on my blog.

New organic colour cosmetics in 2017

And of course there were a number of exciting new makeup products last year! Here is a selection of my favourites:

• One of the biggest launches in 2017 was the re-launch of German brand Dr. Hauschka’s makeup range. The new line comprises 81 products; in the picture above you can see the Colour Correcting Powder which I use every day.
• I also enjoyed the Signature Sets from US brand RMS Beauty last year. The different colour collections reflect the current trend to makeup palettes.
• My favourite concealer from 2017 was probably the Duet Perfecting Concealer from US-brand Hynt which I bought in Helsinki. The concealer will be available in Germany soon.
• German brand Sante has launched Mat Matt Matte – six new lipsticks with a matte finish which is another key trend at the moment.
• In Japan I found the Cushion Foundation from Aqua Organics which offers pretty good coverage with ingredients that could be certified by an organic association. In the German organic beauty market, however, there is still no sign of certified organic cushion foundations…
• The Lip Cheeks Cremes from Australian brand Zuii Organic have a cream-gel texture which works well on both lips and cheeks. And there is a nice selection of colours.
• I already mentioned this above: German brands Hiro and Nui Cosmetics launched new makeup ranges last year – my favourite is the Lipstick Aroha from Nui Cosmetics.
• And here is my absolute favourite makeup product from last year’s launches: the Liquid Eyeliners from French brand Couleur Caramel in turquoise, red and bronze. The eyeliner is easy to apply (you can draw really thin lines), its dries well and lasts long. My makeup highlight of 2017!

New organic fragrances 2017

And these were the fragrances that particularly impressed me last year:

• The Eau de Toilette Le Mec from German perfume brand Florascent, which is actually a men’s fragrance, is very evocative.
• Two Eternities from UK brand Walden Natural Perfume is an olfactory interpretation of a quotation from Henri David Thoreau’s classic novel Walden.
• A real discovery in 2017 was French brand 100Bon from Lyon. Carvi & Jardin de Figuier from 100Bon was one of my favourite fragrances last summer.
• At the end of last year I fell in love with the Skin Care Oil Cashmere from German brand Mahlenbrey – this body moisturiser has a beautifully warm, elegant fragrance so I am listing it amongst the fragrances rather than in the body care category.
• And surely home fragrance also counts as perfume? The incense sticks from Japanese incense brand Lisn by Shoyeido are my everyday favourites.

Body and hair care in 2017

And here is a brief excursion into the body and hair care category:

• I particularly liked the Cream Shower Baumwolle from German drugstore retailer Rossmann’s certified organic own label brand Alterra, which has a creamy cotton fragrance.
• The Easy Combing Shampoo from German brand Schoenenberger gently cleanses the hair whilst conditioning it. And the fragrance blends soothing notes of lavender with vanilla accords. What a great idea to combine hair care and aromatherapy!

Personal favourites in 2017

There are beauty products that sort of sneak into your daily beauty routine – and all of a sudden you realise that you use certain products every day! To finish off this Best of Organic Beauty review I want to introduce you to my personal favourites from 2017:

• I brought back the Moisturizing Hand & Body Lotion Gardenia from US brand Shikai from a trip to Los Angeles. The wonderful tropical-floral fragrance is the essence of California! Which is why I’m ignoring the silicone that is listed towards the end of the INCI declaration. The certified organic Gardenia Tea Body Serum from One Love Organics (another US brand) is a powdery-floral body oil which also has an amazing scent.
• The Eyebrow Gel from DM’s Alverde brand is finally available in a cooler-toned ash blond shade. One of my everyday favourites.
• I use the Allrounder Brush from German brand marie w. every day (although it is technically a travel brush). I like the pretty and practical tin which is decorated with a little cat. The brush is good for applying mattifying powder but also for mineral foundation.
• German brand Benecos has relaunched its nail polish range and amongst other colours, the range now also includes the translucently pink shade You-nique – one of my most frequently worn polish colours this year (on my toenails I tend to wear bright red).
• I thought “Wow, this balm’s better than most of my lipbalms”, when I first tried out the Bio Magic Balm from Dr. Bronner’s on my lips. I wish the balm was also available in a small jar.
• Beauty brand Lumene is sort of the Finnish equivalent of Nivea in Germany. Over the last few years this classic brand has become a lot more trendy. Some of the more recent launches, like Lumene’s Sisu Recover & Protect Facial Oil, are almost organic: I was fascinated by the soft forest-scent of this face oil (not to be confused with a “woodsy” men’s fragrance!). It’s an unusual (yet very pleasant) scent for a face care product.
• If a toothpaste is called „Une Piscine à Antibes“ or „Tropical Crush“ and it tastes exactly as it sounds – well, then this toothpaste is moving into my bathroom (it even displaced my beloved Denttabs from the shelf). The toothpastes from French brand Lebon are simply fabulous (and I think that the ingredients could easily be certified).

And this review would not be complete without mentioning all the new organic beauty stores that opened in 2017, especially towards the end of the year: starting with the pop-up store of German body care brand Wolkenseifen in the city of Heidelberg through the new Berlin outlet of German online store Amazingy to online perfumery Ecco Verde’s flagship store in the Austrian city of Graz. I really hope that this wave of shop openings will continue in 2018 😉 .

My Best of Organic Beauty 2015 and Best of Organic Beauty 2016 reviews also feature some interesting organic beauty brands, many of which I still like very much.

[Click here for more pictures and the original German article Best of Bio- und Naturkosmetik 2017]

Hands on Veggies: A new organic beauty brand with vegetables [Sponsored Post]

New year, new luck, new organic beauty! Last summer I heard rumours about an exciting new organic brand from Austria and few weeks ago, the first Hands on Veggies products finally hit the shelves. Yay!

As the name suggests, Hands on Veggies’ cosmetics are based on vegetable ingredients. I was rather curious about their brand concept and I am glad that this sponsored post offers me the opportunity to tell you a little more about Hands on Veggies and the people behind this unusual new beauty brand.

Hands on Veggies was founded by Lisa Dobler and Dr. Nicole Doyle, the Graz-based duo behind premium organic beauty brand Pure Skin Food. Both brands belong to a company called No Planet B. The key ingredients in Hands on Veggies’ product portfolio are different vegetables, like carrots, kale, artichokes, fennels or chilies. The vegetables are included as plant oils, as extracts and – particularly interesting – as ferments. Fermented ingredients are a major trend in the Asian beauty market where this type of ingredient is considered an important part in new skin care product development.

The fermented vegetable extracts that are contained in Hands on Veggies’ cosmetics play a key role in the product formulations. Lisa told me that their goal was to create beauty products without any kind of preservative, organic or otherwise. And when she and Nicole were researching plant ingredients they came across the topic of fermentation. Certain fermented ingredients can actually take on a dual role in beauty products: they keep the formulation stable (therefore increasing the product’s shelf life) and at the same time offer an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and moisturising effect.You are probably familiar with the fermentation process from foods like sauerkraut (a type of fermented cabbage which is popular in Europe) or Korean kimchi. Fermented foods contain a lot of probiotics which in turn aid digestion so they are considered very healthy. For Hands on Veggies, Nicole and Lisa used for example chilies, pumpkins and coconuts that were fermented with lactic acid. Other plant ingredients, like antimicrobial hops extract, also work as a natural cosmetics preservative. With its fermentation research the company is actually developing an exciting new type of natural preservatives for organic beauty.

So far Hands on Veggies has launched twelve body care products: four shampoos, four body mousses and four shower gels. The packaging of the products is also innovative – rather than the usual plastic packaging, Hands on Veggies is using a type of bio-based plastic which is derived from renewable ingredients (sugar cane) and is also called “green polyethylene”.

Aren’t the pictures on the tubes beautiful? The eye-catching drawings were created by Carola and Sabrina Deutsch – Carola is a tattoo artist and Sabrina a graphic designer – who run a creative agency in Graz. Another charming detail: every product carries an inspiring phrase or proverb such as “P.S.: No one is too old for fairytales” or “P.S.: Yesterday NOW Tomorrow!”

All Hands on Veggies products are vegan, certified by Slovenian association Ecogea (whose standards are similar to other European labels like Natrue or Cosmos) and the ingredients are from organic agriculture wherever possible. And now let’s take a closer look at three of the products.

Sensitive 2in1 Shower & Shampoo Kale&Jojoba from Hands on Veggies

Kale and jojoba are the key ingredients of the two Sensitive products from Hands on Veggies – and yes, the cabbage on the photo isn’t actually kale (my local organic store only sold savoy cabbage) 😉 .
The Sensitive 2in1 Shower & Shampoo does not contain essential oils or alcohol, it is based on water and camomile hydrosol. Nicole and Lisa are very proud of the surfactant blend in this shampoo: it is free from sulfates but still foamy! More about these tensides further down the article.

The shampoo has a yellowish-transparent colour and the texture is rather liquid – I was told that the next batch will have a thicker consistency; Hands on Veggies continues to work on its products. I actually don’t mind the liquid texture because it makes the cleanser really easy to apply. And when I shampoo my hair for the second time – which is something that I recommend for almost every organic shampoo – the Kale & Jojoba shampoo turned into a rich creamy foam. Afterwards my skin felt soft and almost silky which probably comes from the many proteins that are contained in the product formula.

The Sensitive 2in1 Shower & Shampoo contains 150ml and costs 8.99 Euro.

Energizing Body Mousse Carrot & Coconut from Hands on Veggies

Wow, the Energizing Body Mousse Carrot & Coconut doesn’t contain any processed oils but still has such a light texture! The moisturiser is based on water, camomile hydrosol and orange blossom water as well as sesame oil, safflower oil, shea butter and organic coconut oil.

The texture isn’t quite as moussy as I had expected from the product name – however, the brand has already started to tweak the formula – and more like a moisturising fluid. The Body Mousse leaves a pleasantly hydrating (but not sticky) film on the skin so it should also be suitable for drier skin types.

As indicated by the product name, the moisturiser contains coconut and carrot as proteins and fermented extracts. The fragrance combines subtle lavender accords with soft florals and vegetable-ey undertones – definitely a unisex scent! Which reminds me, all Hands on Veggies products are suitable for both men and women.

The Energizing Body Mousse Carrot&Coconut contains 150ml and costs 9.49 Euro.

Extra Volume Shampoo Chili & Litsea from Hands on Veggies

All Hands on Veggies shampoos contain the surfactant blend I’ve mentioned above. It was very important for Nicole and Lisa that their organic shampoos foam up well (most organic shampoos tend to be non-foamy), so they selected a combination of non-ionic and anionic tensides. This blend of different surfactants makes the shampoo texture pliable and easy to apply. And, of course, you get a nice amount of foam.

The packaging of the shampoo is decorated with bright red chili peppers and I almost expected a certain tingling on my scalp. However, unlike classic chili extract the fermented chili doesn’t irritate the skin but actually has a soothing effect. It also boosts the skin’s absorption of nutrients so it’s beneficial for the scalp and therefore encourages hair growth.

Proteins derived from peas and rice plus medicinal clay help to strengthen the hair and increase volume. My hair felt a little stronger and more texturised (then again, my hair is short and doesn’t really need any volume 😉 . Thanks to the litsea cubeba essential oil the shampoo has a pleasant citrus-fruity fragrance.

The Extra Volume Shampoo Chili & Litsea contains 150ml and costs 8.99 Euro.

Travel Sizes and Trial Sets from Hands on Veggies

Hands on Veggies also offers travel-sized product sets and trial sets of full-sized products which is a great idea. You can select three full-sized products from the range or, alternatively, get the travel-sized product set (three products; one from each category – shampoo, shower gel and body mousse) which are delivered in a reusable cotton bag that can also be used for grocery (or vegetable!) shopping 😉 .

You can also try some of the other Hands on Veggies products, like the Repair &Care Shampoo Pumpkin & Argan, the Anti-Dandruff Shampoo Fennel & Rosemary, the Hydrating Shower Gel Avocado or the Firming Shower Gel Artichoke.

The Travel Size Trial Set (containing three 50ml tubes of shampoo, shower gel and body mousse as well as the cotton bag) costs 11.47 Euro. You can also buy travel sizes of each product which are priced from 2.99 to 4.49 Euro.

I received some of the products for this post, others I have bought myself.

At the moment you can buy Hands on Veggies through the company’s own webshop or online perfumery Ecco Verde, in Mangolds store in Graz (Austria) or in DearGoods in Munich and Augsburg (Germany). However, the brand will soon also be available in other retail chains and outlets.

[Click here for more pictures and the original German article Hands on Veggies: Eine neue Naturkosmetik-Marke mit viel Gemüse]

Good-bye everyone and see you soon!

Julia