Red Raspberry Seed oil now in EFL

Enriching Face Lotion (EFL) is the most popular Skinflint product. It contains a beautiful blend of oils - jojoba, apricot kernel, macadamia and now, red raspberry seed.

Red Raspberry Seed oil is extraordinarily high in Omega-3 and Omega 6 fatty acids and is a superb anti-oxidant. It contains 83% essential fatty acids, the highest of all skin care oils.

Red Raspberry Oil is known especially for its prevention of gingivitis, rashes, eczema and other skin lesions.  It is useful in skin creams, bath oils, and tooth paste. Raspberry seed oil is emollient, lubricating, conditioning, creates a lipid barrier providing protection to the skin and provides moisture retention for the skin.  Its anti-inflammatory properties are greater than those of better known oils such as virgin Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Hazelnut Oil and Wheatgerm Oil. (Oomah, et al 2000.)

Red Raspberry Seed Oil may act as a broad-spectrum UV-A and UV-B shield.  It has shown an SPF of between 28 and 50 and thus is a valuable ingredient in natural sunblocks and sunscreens.  It has a long shelf life because of its high phospholipid content, and may increase the stability of other carrier oils when blended with them. (Oomah, et al 2000.)

Still at the same amazingly low price of only $25 for a generous 125g. Convenient flip top tube.

New Conditioner Formula

Skinflint Pure Moisture Conditioner formula has changed and now includes four conditioning agents with strengthening and shine functions.

The base is sweet almond oil, so the conditioner has no colour. It is Paraben-free; Sulfate-Free; Ethoxylate-free; propylene glycol-free, silicone-free, DEA-free, in keeping with Skinflint philosophy.

Now also provides extra protection for your hair with added sunscreen to help prevent sun damage.

The delicious mango fragrance is popular, so this will not change. The price is still the same too! $16 for 250ml and $29 for the 500ml bottle.

Try it today!

New Scent

I'm enjoying the latest soy wax melt scent burning in my office right now - Tayberry & Teakwood. This scent is quite complex, fruity, sweet and spicy. The official description from the supplier is, "A beautiful and complex combination of bamboo and teakwood enhanced with tayberries, blackberries, mulberries, cloudberries, and peaches, with a hint of red clover and sweetgrass".

 These melts are excellent for the quick removal of cooking odours or staleness from the home. They can burn for up to three hours with no smoke or residue. Each melt can be remelted many times before they lose their scent. Once a melt has lost most of it's scent, or you're simply tired of the same fragrance, pop it out and place a new one in the top of the burner.

Complementing Skinflint Soy Melts are ceramic oil burners. Just place a wax melt in the removable top and a tea light candle in the base and enjoy the delicious fragrance throughout your home.

Available in bright blue (pictured), black, white and mottled sage green. Only $15, making this a great Christmas gift.

New Cosmeceutical Product

For the last few months, I've been researching those ingredients that are used in so called 'cosmeceuticals'. They are complex and have specific formulation requirements to ensure that the maximum benefits are obtained from each of the ingredients.
Many of them work in synergy, that is, one ingredient on its own isn't as effective unless it's paired with another ingredient. This makes sense, as it's the way our body works too - iron needs Vitamin C to be absorbed into the body. Some ingredients can become unstable when the formulation isn't spot on.

After much soul-searching and experimentation, I've decided not to try to create my own cosmeceutical product, but to trial one that my supplier formulates. This complex formulation needs a qualified chemist, such as the one my supplier uses.

I've been trialling an anti-wrinkle Co-enzyme Q10 product for the last month and I have to say I'm very impressed with it. I'm a 'Wrinkle Change Sceptic', but this product lives up to its name.

I've noticed a definite softening of wrinkles, particularly that frown line. I've had no reaction to the product, though have found it isn't as moisturising as Skinflint Enriching moisturiser.
So, I only use it at night and use Enriching Face Lotion during the day. Since I also use Skinflint Mineral Foundation, I like the extra moisture that EFL provides.

I have been very hesitant to introduce this product as it is really expensive. Having researched and costed the ingredients, I've found that although it's costly, it isn't over-priced. It's packaged in a sensible re-lockable pump bottle made from food grade plastic, so you're not paying for fancy packaging.

This product will be available in the New Year and will be selling for $80. A hefty price tag, considering other Skinflint products, but this is a speciality product and is still cheaper than those on the market now with similar ingredients.

More info later on these ingredients and what they do for your skin.

MINERAL FOUNDATION SPECIAL - $15.00!

My supplier has sent 6g jars instead of 8g jars, so I'm reducing the price to only $15.00. This is great value and a good way of trialling Skinflint Mineral Foundation without having to pay too much.
The colours on the website are pretty accurate, but it does depend on your monitor as to how they will look when you view them. It's a good idea to try a couple to see which is best for your skin.
The ingredients of Skinflint Mineral Foundation are as follows:
kaolin, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, tapioca, silica. May contain: iron oxide brown, iron oxide
red, iron oxide yellow, FD & C red 40.
There is nothing irritating, no preservatives, no oils or fragrances and no petroleum products. This is as natural as you can get in make up.

Soy Wax Melts

My house is smelling luscious right now! I have a Skinflint Patchouli & Musk Soy Wax Melt burning. It's not overpowering, just a wonderful aroma that gently wafts through as you pass the oil burner.

Skinflint Soy Wax Melts have been released today! Right now there are six different fragrances to choose from:

Autumn Spice - citrus fruits and warm spices blend together beautifully in this delicious fragrance. Perfect for kitchen areas.
Coconut Lime - zesty top notes of bergamot, lime and grapefruit with sweet coconut on a background of sheer vanilla and clean musk.
French Pear - delicious fresh pear fragrance with a sweet green apple, peachy-citrus top note; a caramelized fruity middle note; and a soft earthy musky base note with a hint of cinnamon.
Patchouli Musk - warm earthy bouquet with light background notes of citrus, pine and musk.
Purity - delicious blend of coriander oil, eucalyptus, lavender, sweet orange, bergamot with the sweet seductive aroma of ylang ylang intermingled throughout. (You may recognise this as the Aveda Shampoo scent)
Secret Garden - The sexiest, muskiest, most intoxicating floral blend ever! Top notes of black currant and marigold give way to a floral bouquet of rose and jasmine. The dry down combines woody violet, sandalwood and musk.

I'll continue adding fragrances as I test them, so check my website regularly for updates:

www.skinflint.com.au

These melts will make great Xmas gifts. At only $2.50 each, they're a perfect gift for a teacher or as a stocking stuffer.
You can get 5 for $10, packed into a cute organza bag.

Oil burners will be available in about a week, I'm just waiting for them to arrive. I'll also have electric oil burners for those who like the convenience and extra safety of these.

All the best,
Megan