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Skincare Review: Lily Organics Skincare
by Joey on August 23, 2010
Lily Morgan has made farming (she’s a seventh-generation farmer!) and eco-friendly skincare her life’s work. Lily Organics, Morgan’s skincare company, was started in 1986 and is the only skincare company in the country that grows its own ingredients on a USDA-certified organic farm and makes its products fresh evert week on an on-site, FDA-inspected laboratory. Impressive, no? The entire line aims to be as unobtrusive on the environment as possible while providing customers with potent products that work without adding synthetic, chemical ingredients.
After reading about Lily Morgan, her farm, and her skincare line, I was eager to try her products. Lily Organics skincare products are separated into three categories: Sensitive Skin Type/Unscented, Dry/Mature Skin Type, and Normal/Oily Skin Type. I received three products from the Normal/Oily Skin Type, plus one additional product:
Seaweed Balancing Facial Cleanser – Lily Organics describes this cleanser as one that tones, detoxifies, balances, and cleanses the skin. It contains water, seaweed, almond oil soap, essential oils (lavender, rosemary, sage, tea tree), vitamin E, lemon juice, and citrus seed extract. I thought this was a nice, basic cleanser. It didn’t really remove my eye makeup, but it didn’t dry out my skin. However, it wasn’t terribly moisturizing either. I preferred to use this during the day, as my morning face wash. I will note, though, that this cleanser has an incredibly strong scent – it smells exactly like Vicks Vapor Rub! This retails for $20.79 for the 3.4 fl.oz bottle, $7.39 for the 1 oz. bottle, and $4.39 for the 1/2 oz. trial sized bottle.
Seaweed Balancing Facial Toner – The toner is described as helping to nourish and tone the skin. I actually found the toner to be more moisturizing than the facial cleanser, which was interesting. It softened my skin wonderfully, and helped clear off excess oils and grime without drying out my skin. My face glowed after I used this! This toner contains purified water, aloe, witch hazel, lily flower, glycerin, essential oils (sage and lavender) and a huge assortment of certified organic plants and flowers, including elderberries and chamomile. This retails for $16.79 for the 3.4 fl.oz bottle, $7.39 for the 1 oz. bottle, and $4.39 for the 1/2 oz. trial sized bottle.
Oil-Free Skin Conditioning Serum – This product was very interesting, I thought. Lily Organics describes it as a serum that conditions and firms the skin while healing and moisturizing, with the added benefit of stimulating cell proliferation. However, it wasn’t very moisturizing. In fact, it felt almost dry on the skin. I attribute this to the aloe vera gel base. The product feels sticky when it’s pumped out onto the hand, and it is cooling on the skin. The serum is absorbed or dries quickly, leaving a dry, matte texture to the skin. There’s none of that plump, soft feeling you get from a normal moisturizer. It does, though, keep my skin from peeling – and it makes a great base for my makeup since it sinks in so quickly. I’m enjoying this more than I expected to. This retails for $31.19 for the 2 fl.oz. bottle.
Organic Moisture Mist – This was actually my favorite product! Similar to MAC’s Fix +, this is a facial spray designed to deliver moisture to the skin and refresh makeup. I love its small, portable size (I tried the 1 oz. bottle) and I love the glow it gives me even more! This might possible replace Fix + for me, which is impressive! This product contains purfied water, vegetable glycerin, and a large assortment of certified organic plants and flowers (like chamomile, calendula, etc.). This retails for $17.79 for the 3.4 fl.oz bottle, and $5.79 for the 1 oz. bottle.
I’m pleased with everything I tried, and I look forward to trying other products from Lily Organics. What are you interested in trying?
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