Green People Organic Homme Stay Cool Deodorant Eco Product Review

We all love to smell nice and keep the sweat away and Male Organics sent me some Green People Organic Homme Stay Cool Deodorant to test, part of the same range as the shaving gel I gave to Jez to test.

It’s free from aluminium, parabens, ethyl alcohol and artificial fragrances and full of essential oils to kill the bacteria that cause body odour, floral waters to restrict bacterial growth and herbal extracts to soothe delicate skin. All very nice and as it’s all natural it’s suitable for people who may be prone to eczema and psoriasis.

I don’t usually use roll on deodorants, I’ve mostly been using the pump spray Bionsen deodorant, but I thought I’d give it a go and it’s not as bad as I thought. The deodorant itself smells exactly the same as the shampoo I mentioned which isn’t a good thing for me as I’m not the biggest fan of that smell.

It works okay, but there’s nothing amazing here to be honest, you’ll still sweat. I got better results with Bionsen and the smell was much better although if you apply the Green People roll on more often it works much better.

Green People Organic Homme Stay Cool Deodorant costs £6.99 for 25ml (2.5 fl oz) from Male Organics.

Bulldog Sensitive Moisturiser Eco Product Review

I’ve reviewed Bulldog’s moisturiser before, the ‘hydrate’ version back in January 2008. This new version is from the ’sensitive’ range and promises to be kind to my skin.

As I mentioned in my previous review I tend to shy away from thick moisturisers as I find they get stuck in my beard, a bit like in the picture below, although that’s actually suntan lotion that wouldn’t rub in. I mean, I have a few grey/gray hairs but that makes me look ridiculous. And the sun’s in my eyes as well but I was told to take my sunglasses off for the photo.

Anyway, despite this moisturiser being quite thick, it rubs in as well as my usual brand and I’ve no complaints on that score. Although it does have quite a strong smell to it. Well certainly stronger than the other version and at first I found it slightly off-putting, especially when I learnt that one ingredient is green algae.

But to be honest I’ve used stuff with worse sounding ingredients and after a while you get used to the smell and a drop of aftershave soon sees to it anyway. So generally I’m very happy with it and it has certainly been kind to my skin so far. I’m about to test another moisturiser too so will let you know if I need to reappraise that opinion.

Bulldog products contain no parabens, no sodium laureth sulfate, no artificial colours or synthetic fragrances. Go to www.meetthebulldog.com to find stockists. A 100ml tub/bottle costs around £6.00.

Bulldog Face Wash Sensitive Eco Product Review

I reviewed Bulldog’s original face scrub recently and liked it a lot. This face wash is the company’s sensitive version of its regular face wash which I haven’t tried before but I usually go for sensitive versions.

As with all Bulldog’s products, it’s free from parabens, sodium laureth sulfate, artificial colours and synthetic fragrances and to be honest it doesn’t smell of much at all which was a disappointment - I need something to wake me up in the morning.

Despite this it’s still a pretty good product, cleans well and I like its eco-credentials. If I was given a choice between this and the face scrub, I’d go for that but if you prefer a smoother face wash then this will be for you. I did feel it worked well and my face was left clean afterwards, I just wasn’t that excited by it. It’s the same price as the scrub, around £4.50 but you get a bit more - 175ml. Go to www.meetthebulldog.com to find stockists. There’s also an informative video on the website which I’ve posted below or go here.

Lavera Men SPA Cool Lemon/Lime Shampoo Eco Product Review

As I’ve been growing my hair, shampoo has become more and more important and as I’m spoilt with all this eco-friendly shampoo I have, I’ve been relishing washing my hair. Lavera Men SPA Cool Lemon/Lime shampoo was sent to me by the friendly folk at Male Organics and Joel briefly reviewed Lavera’s gift set here.

What I need to ask him though is whether it’s lemon or lime flavour. Made in Germany (it carries the country’s organic certification called BDIH) it has the ‘flavour’ in different languages and says: “Cool Limone”, “Cool Lemon” and then in the English section it says “Cool Lime”. So I’m not sure to be honest. It doesn’t smell much like lemons but not like limes either, although reading the instruction leaflet it does say limes again plus mint and green mandarins.

Despite this confusion, it doesn’t really matter as the shampoo is lovely. It is indeed quite refreshing and the build up of a lather compared to, say, People Tree’s shampoo is much more meaning you can cover your hair with less of it.

It contains aloe vera too, a popular ingredient at the moment, I’m worried they might run out actually, and the shampoo cleans very well and leaves hair smelling nice - you can’t ask for much more.

Available from Male Organics, Lavera Men SPA Cool Lime (let’s agree on that) shampoo costs £5.95 for 150ml.

Bulldog Face Scrub Original Eco Product Review

I like a good face scrub, I think it’s to do with having a beard/stubble which means I like to get in between all those tricky hairs and get the dirt out. Bulldog’s original face scrub is free from parabens, sodium laureth sulfate, artificial colours and synthetic fragrances. As I’ve mentioned in other Bulldog reviews (go to our reviews page to see the others) a good thing about Bulldog is that you can go on its website and download a pdf of all the ingredients.

The face scrub also contains shea butter and rosehip oil to moisturise and the smell is dominated by the shea butter, which isn’t a bad thing. It comes is a small 100ml tube but you only need a small amount to spread around your face. In fact if you use too much it does take a hell of a lot of washing to get it off, but that makes me think it’s doing its job so that’s okay.

It’s also quite thick compared to other face scrubs I’ve used, but then again I like that and it works very well. I’ve been using it for a few weeks and am enjoying it, there’s also quite a lot left too so it should last me a while.

Bulldog original face scrub costs around £4.50 for 100ml and is available in the UK from places like Waitrose, Superdrug, Sainsbury’s and Debenhams. Check our www.meetthebulldog.com for more details.

Bulldog Natural Grooming Shower Gel - Lemon and Bergamot - Eco Product Review

I last reviewed Bulldog’s shower gel more than a year ago here. I said I liked it but it didn’t really live up to its title of “Awaken”. This new lemon and bergamot version rectifies this and the smell alone will waken you even on the darkest morning.

Bulldog brand toiletries have the Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Company tag and the shower gel is free from parabens, sodium laureth sulfate, artificial colours and synthetic fragrances. There are however quite a lot of chemical-sounding ingredients but a good thing about Bulldog is that you can go on its website and download a pdf of the ingredients. So if there’s something you don’t like the sound of you don’t have to buy it. That sort of honesty is what I like about the company.

As a shower gel it works great, fresh and zesty I prefer it that the company’s other shower gel and enjoy smelling it, which is a weird thing to say but it’s true.

The shower gel costs £2.99 for 200ml and is available in the UK from places like Waitrose, Superdrug, Sainsbury’s and Debenhams.

Santaverde Aloe Vera Shower Gel Eco Product Review

A new friend to Life Goggles, the Natural Beauty Store sent us one of its products to test - Santaverde’s shower gel, made from Aloe Vera.

Santaverde products are new to me but very interesting as they don’t contain water, but pure fresh aloe vera juice instead. And this aloe vera is certified organic from the company’s crops in Andalusia (turns out it’s southern Spain). The shower gel is made in Germany and carries the country’s organic certification called BDIH and the leaping bunny logo which means it hasn’t been tested on animals.

Anyway back to the shower gel itself. The packing is smart, clean white and blue and the bottle itself is the same. Despite the packaging telling me the gel would be creamy, I still expected it to be clear like aloe vera and quite thin. Turns out it’s creamy so that’s me told.

It smells quite nice too, although I’m not sure what of, not really aloe vera, but still good. It worked well, foamed up quite nice and I’ve been using it for a while so I must like it to get me off the Dr Bronner which I’m addicted to.

Available from Natural Beauty Store, Santaverde Aloe Vera Shower Gel costs £10.75 for 150ml.

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