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Bio2 You Organic Seabuckthorn Hand Cream and Eye Contour Cream

blog image Due to the colder weather, we have noticed that our hands are drier and in much need of a good quality hand cream. As you will know by now, here at The Amazing Blog we are very passionate about natural and organic skincare – especially when it comes to our skincare products. So, when Bio2 You kindly sent us their Organic Seabuckthorn Hand Cream and their Organic Seabuckthorn Eye Contour Cream, the girls in the office were excited to try them out.

We are slightly obsessed with hand creams here at The Amazing Blog and have more than we should mention on our desks and in our handbags... But there was something special about the Bio2 You Hand Cream. It is very silky feeling, absorbs well and smells very natural, rather than having a chemical fragrance. In fact all Bio2 You’s products are 100% natural and organic so there is nothing harmful to your skin.

The cream is very moisturising and my hands felt so soft and smooth after application. The combination of shea butter, vegetable oils, seabuckthorn oil, mallow and aloe extracts create a fantastic cream that is nourishing and works a treat to protect nails and cuticles also. Perfect for the colder weather.

We also tried out their Eye Contour Cream, which is a unique formula that stimulates the production of collagen, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and preventing the formation of new lines around the eyes. The cream has a similar luxury feel and natural smell as the hand cream. Both products make use of seabuckthorn, a fantastic ingredient with exceptionally high levels of vitamin C, E and A and is also rich in both amino and omega acids.

If you are interested in seeing the benefits of seabuckthorn in your skincare routine you can find out more information about Bio2 You and their products on their website. Both products can be purchased on the website, the Organic Seabuckthorn Hand Cream retails at £19.95 for 100ml and the Organic Eye Contour Seabuckthorn Cream is £24.95 for 15ml.

Bio2You Organic Anti-Aging Serum

blogBio2You is a skincare range that I first discovered in 2011 and as you will see from my blog post  I really fell in love with the Seathorn Antiaging Cream with Hyaluronic Acid moisturiser. So when we at The Amazing Blog were given the opportunity to try out their Organic Antiaging Serum – well as you can imagine, I jumped at it! To be honest this product wasn’t quite what I was expecting… the serum has a very ‘different’ smell.  It is quite ‘yeasty' which is not necessarily a bad thing, just unexpected!  And you can really smell this with the highly concentrated herbs and vitamin B content - which (unlike other serums) is not being disguised by some other artificial fragrances. It has the texture of dry oil and sinks almost instantly into the skin. Quickly added none of this brand’s products contain any alcohol, artificial colouring or parabens.  It has been specifically formulated to help reduce wrinkles by penetrating into the skins dermis to help repair the collagen and retain moisture. There are also other ingredients of Aloe Vera, Fengreek, Organic Hops, Panthenol (ProVitamin B5) and Organic Seabuckthorn oil (this is my favourite ingredient!)

I have been using this as recommended twice daily in conjunction with my current daily moisturiser and night cream – it left my skin pleasantly slightly damp and very soft.  Over a period of 10 days, I have notice that my skin actually did feel more rehydrated.  However, I think for maximum results I would recommend using this in tandem with their fabulous Seathorn Antiaging Cream .For all those natural product enthusiasts like myself, I would definitely recommend Bio2You Organic Antiaging Serum  it is also good for those who have sensitive skin and the ingredients really are vitamin packed ready to perform. At £24  this really isn’t a bad price for an organic antiaging serum that works.

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Ever the frustrated ex-beauty writer, I just can’t help myself from trying all the new lotions and potions that arrive in a flurry of glossy magazine adverts and media hype.  The more natural that they are, the more inclined I am to whisk them gamely off the shelves and straight into my basket - in other words I have to have a dabble. What whetted my appetite here, is the unusual key ingredient of Sea Buckthorn oil in this new range of skincare BIO2YOU . Sea Buckthorn is proclaimed to be the richest known natural source of carotenoids, beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A), vitamin E, vitamin K1, and beta-sitosterol. Not forgetting to mention that this BIO2YOU Organic Anti Aging Sea Buckthorn Cream also has Hyaluronic Acid & Argireline.   BIO2YOU has over eight different products including serums, skin masks and day moisturisers - all products are completely natural, free from parabens, alcohol and animal by-products.

So now you’re going to ask, what's it like? Well it's very light, fresh and to be honest it quite surprised me as to how compatible it was with my current fav FreshMineral loose powder foundation.  Some moisturisers that I have used in the past have made my foundations go all ‘bobbly’ and this one certainly didn’t.  At  £24.95/50ml (pump dispenser) it’s not too hefty price to pay for something that professes to give long-lasting moisture (yes), nourishment (yes) and has clinical studies showing  application of Argireline over a 15-30 day period produces an antiwrinkle effect (er…ever hopeful!)