Who Tests on Animals

L'Oreal: TESTS ON ANIMALS. Product Hazard rating 2-10. 7-10 is HIGH hazard rating.

Brands: Kérastase, L'Oréal Professionnel, L'Oréal Technique, Matrix, Mizani, Redken, L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, SoftSheen-Carson, Biotherm, The Body Shop, Cacharel, Diesel Perfumes, Giorgio Armani Parfums and Cosmetics, Guy Laroche, Helena Rubinstein, Kiehl's, Lancôme, Paloma Picasso, Ralph Lauren, Shu Uemura, Victor et Rolf parfum, Dermablend, La Roche-Posay, SkinCeuticals, Vichy Laboratoires, Innéov, Ombrelle.

Proctor & Gamble: TESTS ON ANIMALS. Product Hazard rating 0-10. 7-10 is HIGH hazard.

Beauty brands: Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, Wella, Aussie, Clairol, CoverGirl, Herbal Essences, Infusium 23, Ivory Soap, Max Factor, Natural Instincts, Nice'n Easy, Noxzema, Secret, SK-II, Vidal Sassoon.  See full range <<HERE>>

Estee Lauder: No Animal Testing. HOWEVER - use ingredients that are TESTED ON ANIMALS. Product Hazard rating of 8-9. Very HIGH Hazard rating.

Brands: American Beauty, Aramis, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Bumble and bumble, Clinique, Daisy Fuentes, Darphin, Donald Trump The Fragrance, Donna Karan, Estée Lauder, Flirt!, Good Skin, Grassroots, Jo Malone, Lab Series, La Mer, Kiton, MAC Cosmetics, Michael Kors, MISSONI, Origins, Prescriptives, Rodan and Fields, Sean John, Tommy Hilfiger, Coach Fragrances.

Unilever: TESTS ON ANIMALS. Product Hazard rating 0-10. 7-10 is HIGH hazard.

Beauty brands: Caress, Degree, Dove, Lever 2000, Pond's, Suave, Sunsilk, Vaseline.

Johnson & Johnson: TESTS ON ANIMALS. Product Hazard rating 0-10. 7-10 is HIGH hazard.

Beauty brands: Aveeno, Clean and Clear, Neutrogena.

Avon: No Animal Testing. HOWEVER - use ingredients that are TESTED ON ANIMALS - reported to have third party testing. Product Hazard rating 7-9. Very HIGH Hazard rating.

Beauty brands: Avon Color, Anew and Solutions, Skin So Soft and Naturals, Avon Fragrances, mark.

Revlon: Product safety rating 2-10 -7-10 is HIGH hazard. Unknown animal testing policy. 

Information from: http://www.makeuptalk.com/
Testing on Animals and Hazard Ratings of the brands as per the Safe Cosmetic Database, added by JOLI.


* * To find out the safety rating of your products visit the Safe Cosmetic Database.  You might be surprised to find that products you're using, even the ones you think are natural may still contain hazardous ingredients. * *

JUNE Gift Box Giveaway!!!

Win a GIFT BOX competition.

It's that time of the month again where we are giving YOU a wonderful opportunity to win a gift box full of gorgeous goodies.

In this Gift Box you get: 

A stunning scarf from Stuntgirls,
A cute puppy dog address book from Artwrap,
A beautiful lime and hot pink necklace[42.5cm] & bracelet[18cm] set,
Mulled Wine Sorbet wax melts by Inner Glow,
Two adorable finger puppets by Your Cheeky Monkey,
Ease the Aches balm by Herbal Horse,
A choc berry Lip Balm + a banoffee Moisturising Lip Balm by JOLI Natural Skin Care,
A hand made frangipani hair clip.

So now you're wanting to know   
 "How do I enter?"

Entering this competition is easy.  All you need to do is like ALL of the pages of the businesses taking part in this Gift Box [click on the links below to be transported to each of these wonderful pages], and WRITE a message on each page's wall letting them know you are liking their pages as part of the JUNE Gift Box competition [feel free to browse their gorgeous goodies while you're there!!]. 
If you're already a liker of any of these pages leave a comment saying you are already a fan wanting to be part of the JUNE Gift Box Comp.

[Open to Australian residents only.]

Names of those entering the competition will be collected and submitted by Friday 29th June.  A random name will be drawn and announced at 6pm 29th June on the JOLI Facebook page and shared on the other wonderful pages also.

GOOD LUCK !!

 p.s. if you're a business wanting to contribute to our future Gift Box comps please 

contact JOLI Natural Skin Care for more information.

6 Bath Room Must Haves

There are a couple of 'must have' items for use in my bathroom, grooming and beauty rituals.

1. A plastic knife.  It may sound odd however the humble plastic knife is so versatile and useful for: applying wax, applying shaving cream, applying mud masks, applying cold cream masks, scooping out product from jars...  Using metal knives for applying hot wax for waxing can lead to the knife getting too hot and burning you when applied to your skin.

2. A magnifying mirror.  Everyone MUST have one of these on hand.  They're good for use when plucking eye brows and (dare I say it) facial hairs.  They also come in handy for removing black heads while giving yourself a facial.  And checking to see if moles or freckles are changing colour or shape (monitoring them for changes can help spot skin cancers before things get bad).

3. Tweezers.  For removing unwanted hairs, reshaping eye brows and of course dealing with the odd splinter.

4. A body brush.  Very important for srubbing buttocks and thighs and aiding in cellulite reduction.  Also the body brush comes in handy for cleaning one of those hard to reach places on our body, our backs.

5. Loofah.  If you run out of Enliven Facial & Body Scrub or you don't usually use a scrub yet still want to exfoliate your face and body, the loofah comes in very handy and can be used all over.  Find a rather soft part of the loofah for your face and use a rougher part of the loofah for your body.

6. Shaving Brush.  These versatile little brushes are often over looked.  They're an old fashioned item that don't seem to get used very often these days.  However aside from being good for applying shaving cream, shaving brushes are also really good to use when cleansing your skin.  You can apply Facial Wash Scrub to your skin as per normal then use the brush to massage the cleanser over your face.  Using a shaving brush in this manner helps to clean out black heads that will often be missed when just using hands; the bristles in the brush get into the pores and help pull out gunk.

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What Must Have items do you have in your bathroom?  Do you have some additional uses for the above items?

I'm Getting Old

I'm getting old.  It's a fact.  We all are.  Some handle this fact better than others.  Some enjoy and even relish getting old while others fear it, loath it and spend lots of time worrying about it.

Cher and Tina Turner were asked by Oprah what they thought about getting old.  Tina said she loved it.  Cher said she can't stand it.  I'd like to say I'm with Tina... However I lean towards Cher on this one.  Getting older is scary, losing all that youthful vitality and having to work (dam hard) at trying to stay fit is tiresome - where as once upon a time it was a breeze.  Yet I'm also fascinated by getting older and the changes that take place.  Not all of them are bad.

Marilyn Monroe was another person also concern about ageing.  In a documentary on Marilyn narrated by a close friend, she was quoted as saying she disliked getting older and was worried she was losing her youthful beauty, gaining weight (below) and losing her gorgeous slim youthful figure (above).  We love the full figured Marilyn Monroe, to us she is a curvacious beauty.  Something many non-skinny-mini women aspire to.  However, regardless of the below quote about not want to be bone thin, gaining weight and looking older plagued her during the last years of her life.  In fact she was outright depressed by it. 
When I heard that I thought 'I can relate'.

[The above quote comes from http://www.marilynmonroe.ca/camera/mags/movieland.htm]

Anyone who has children or spends time with children can see they have practically perfect skin.  Tiny pores, blemish free, beautiful soft skin.  During our teens this changes, we start getting blemishes or dry skin patches.  Our skin begins to go through changes as we take after our parents skin type.  As we get older our pores are no longer tiny almost non existent things, they grow and stretch with age.  In adult hood many of us start to feel tired majority of the time and worry we look as tired as we feel.  Our youthful energy goes out the window along with all that vibrancy as well.  Our bodies start to give way, we have aches and pains, maybe our hips hurt or our gait is off, maybe our spines are no longer straight or we suffer from migraines.  Signs of cellulite appear and gather momentum as we age.  Between 75% and 90% of women develop stretch marks to some degree.  Arthritis will also be an issue for some.  Soft peach fuzz appears on our cheeks near our ears, perhaps we develop mustaches to some degree as well.  Things are starting to sag.  Creases are starting to not bounce back the way they once did, and they're apparent even when we're not pulling any facial expressions.

I don't know what the future holds though I'm certain it's more laughter lines and, sadly, less energy.  I like to look at this quote (above) to remind myself that getting older is a blessing.  One good thing about getting older is we become less worried about what people think and more content to be us - where as in our teens we are awkward and thought the whole world was judging us and their judgment wasn't favorable.  We become more at ease with who we are as people, what we're good at, what our strengths are.  We understand we have faults however they no longer define us.  Many of us will still worry about our looks and while I personally am not fond of getting old, I am however blessed to be alive.

Are you like Tina or Cher?  Does ageing bother you or do you take it in your stride.  Has your skin care regime changed over the years?  Share your story with us.

ALSO: click HERE to see a video on how to apply your 'war paint' and get ready in under 6mins.

Product Hints & Tips

1. Over summer time keep your Lip Balm in the fridge and apply chilled. It is so cool and refreshing on your lips.

2. Fluffy Lime Eye Cream is a fantastic natural eye-makeup remover. Specially formulated to be light and gentle on the skin around your eyes, it thoroughly removes makeup with ease while moisturising at the same time.

3. Dampen a face washer with Purifying Cleansing Toner and use to wipe down face and body during and after exercise. Cleans away sweat and refreshes skin.

4. Wipe over the surface of your Lip Balm every now and again, especially after you've been ill (cold, flu etc) or if you've let someone else use your balm (especially if they have cold sores).  Just like lipsticks and mascaras, lip balms can come in contact with some unsavory things.

5.  Drizzle custom scented Massage Oil into your bath for a lovely scented and moisturising bath lotion.

6. Off to the snow? Moisturising Lip Balm is perfect for use at the snow, during a bike ride or exercising to keep your lips moisturised against cold and wind.

7. Rub custom scented Massage Oil all over your body to moisturise your skin.

8. Massage Enliven Facial & Body Scrub on your partners back. Massaged onto the back it is so relaxing and enjoyable, like having your back gently scratched. 

 9. Every now and then wipe down your Deodorant Bar with a damp cotton pad, add a few drops of tea tree oil or orange essential oil to the damp cotton pad and wipe over the surface to refresh and clean your deodorant.

10. Drip a drop of Skin Serum onto your finger and apply the drop to your forehead. Repeat process for cheeks, nose, chin and neck. Include decolletage as well. Lightly rub serum into your skin and enjoy the soft silky feel of the serum as it aids with anti-aging, tissue regeneration and maintains tissue texture.

11. Skin looking tired and drab? Apply Skin Serum (as per above) to rejuvenate skin cells leaving skin looking vibrant and radiant.

12. Keep Skin Serum by your beside and use nightly as night replenishing serum.

13. Keep Fancy Cuticle Oil by your computer or on your work desk to remember to apply daily to give your nails strength and flexibility.

14. Dab custom scented Massage Oil onto intimate areas, or on the nap of your neck, behind your ears and on your wrists as a light body oil perfume.

15. Every now and again use a loofah on your face. Move around in small circles. This action gently removes a build up of dead skin cells and clogged pores.

16. Moisturise the heels of your feet every night before bed with Luscious Body Butter. This helps alleviate dry cracked unsightly heels and stops your dry heals scratching and catching on your sheets.

17. Have you recently had a C-section or other operation? Have stitches and other scarring? Skin Serum with rosehip oil has wonderful skin regenerative properties and soothes itching while healing your skin.

18. Soothing Salve is the perfect healing and soothing lotion for your baby's tender bottom. The Salve soothes existing rashes and also prevents nappy rash with NO stinging at all.

19. Waking up with dry lips? Apply Moisturising Lip Balm with its long lasting staying power before bed and wake up with moisturised lips.  Also great to apply before making out with your lover, keeps lips moisturised while tasting yummy at the same time.

20. Purifying Cleansing Toner can be applied to a cotton pad and used to wipe your fanny for that quick and instant refreshed feeling.

21. Custom Scented Massage Oil is perfect for use during love making and intimate moments in the bath or shower. The oil is water proof and is a sensual lubricant while the custom scents arouse the scenes.