Sun Chief Soaps Lavender Body Powdervia Etsy
3 oz for $3 (+ $2 S&H)
[corn starch, arrowroot powder, lavender buds, lavender essential oil]
At first I was a little puzzled by this body powder. It has been years...yes years, since I've used something like this. Flash back, I was about 7 and when I would get out of the shower at my grandma's house she would insist I put on body powder because it would make my skin soft and smell good.
This body powder is advertised as being gentle enough for a baby's butt yet fragrant enough to be worn like a traditional body powder you would find in the bathroom of a super fancy restaurant. Due to the lack of baby in my life, I cannot test the first claim. However I have uber-sensitive skin.
I used a large and CLEAN blush brush to dip into the baggy and brushed it over my left arm. It went on white but within a stroke it was sheer and against my skin. There was a subtle and light scent of fresh cut lavender. It is not overly fragrant, but it does smell pleasant and I found it to be very calming. It did make my arm smoother. You could tell by feeling my arm where I had applied the powder and where I had not. The powdered area felt soft. This powder also absorbed some of the oil in my skin. You could feel where the "dryness" of the powder began, in contrast to the colder oiled part of my skin. Does that make sense?
The powder is refreshing and after wearing it for about 2 hours, my skin was not red or irritated. So I am going to go out on a limb and say that the claim of this powder being gentle enough for the bum of a babe is accurate. However I disagree with how strong the scent it, yet I think the subtle scent is a plus. It this body powder had a stronger scent I think it would be overpowering and possibly hard to compliment with other body sprays or perfumes.
Overall, this body powder is pretty great. Not to sound terrible, but I remember my grandmother putting it in shoes and so I put it in my DC's (I wear these often and you're feet sweat and I have put damp socks on while wearing them....so they may not smell like sugar, spice, and other girly scents) and wow. My shoes smells great, not like a lavender bush or anything amazing, but it took away the scent of well... icky shoe and replaced it with a slight floral scent. Wonderful! It's good for your body and for keeping your shoes smelling nice!
And by looking at the ingredients... this body powder is looking pretty vegan...unless it is prepared in a non-vegan container.... you may have to inquire about that....
***I can't really rate this because I do not have anything to compare it to, however I would recommend this to my friends with kids or smelly shoes over the kind you by at the store***
