At this time of year, oils are so
comforting to me, because it's just cold and bone dry
outside. Remember,
hot showers make your skin drier, and I have been
feeling tight and not right in my body skin.
A very nice woman who was at the Young
Designers Market with us a few weeks back, Makeba Lloyd,
actually has a line of bath products called
Butter by Keba, so I decided to give her scrub a
try. I used the
Salt Scrub in Citruese which retails
for
$28 for a 16oz jar.
To be totally honest with you, I am a big
proponent of using artisanal soap brands, but I am
usually disappointed with them because they don't
soften or change me in the way that I expect. HOWEVER,
Keba's salt scrub was excellent exfoliation-wise; very
comparable to Sabon (and definitely not from a huge
Israeli chain).
The Citruese scent is extremely citrus-y,
and then washes off into a gentler, sexier scent because
it contains grapefruit AND fig leaf oil. I think this
scrub is pretty gender-neutral and very sunny (i.e. your
sig other is not going to complain that he smells like
his girlfriend sprayed him down with her girly stuff in
order to mark her territory. Fine! Be an ingrate! See if
I care. wait... this isn't about me, I swear).
Anyway. Usually, when I use a scrub and
it contains oil like this one, I imagine a lot more
sensual scent (think vanilla, coconut, lavender, musk,
neroli)-- but the fact that this product did have a good
helping of lovely oils that moisturize the skin
and a fresh smell made the experience so much
more invigorating. Another great thing about this scrub
is that it contained the correct amount of oil. See, the
Sabon scrub is great heavy rub down for these deep
winters, but Butter by Keba is probably a wonderful
summer scrub as well because it's not overly-oily.
And here's another perk about this scent
and scrub: I feel like I am on the cusp of Spring even
though it's like 30 degrees outside. I love it when bath
products transport you like that. I am sitting here
feeling happy and joyous and I am getting faint whiffs
of my lovely scrubbed up self (pre-perfumed). I just had
to let you guys know that citrus smells really combat
the winter doldrums and blues.
The scrub gets the job done. And it left
my bathroom smelling clean and bright. HA! A real
2-in-1. It smelled like I had just done a deep cleaning.
Loved it.
I am going to reveal a teensy little bias
I have: I think it's important to support smaller
companies who are putting out GOOD products. The giants
will always be there, and yes I love them too (couldn't
leave the house without them)-- but I also like it when
people take the time to put out these indie lines and
come up with a competitive product. At the moment,
Butter by Keba is sold through her website,
www.butterbykeba.com.
Go out there and do your part to stay
soft!
Sunny Kisses!
S.
