About a month ago, I decided I cannot live anymore without a body butter. I have a lotion (Alverde Rose & Sea Buckthorn – fresh rosey scent). I have body oils (a lavender one, a lemon-melissa-cypress one – very fresh, orange-sandalwood one – a sweet orange candy, and an Alverde Rose & Sea Buckthorn body oil, which smells incredibly yummy). I have body powders. But I suddenly felt an irresistible urge to have a body butter, something thick, creamy, preferably with a sweet, foody or oriental scent.
Because I’m a natural cosmetics person, there weren’t so many products to choose from. I decided to try Logona Oriental and Tropic body butters. Most shops selling Logona have plethora of samples and I was leaving with an armful, including facial care samples I wasn’t planning, but couldn’t resist to try.
The Tropic Body Butter is Pineapple and Papaya scented, and therefore I got the sample out of sheer curiosity, because I don’t like fruity scents, especially those with tropical fruit. But even if you are a tropical fruit lover, don’t buy this unsniffed, get a sample first. It smelled very unpleasant, I was getting burning rubber and clay instead of fruit. And a very, very little bit of pineapple. Of course, there’s always a possibility the sample was old or spent too much time in the sun, but I don’t think so.
The Oriental Body Butter says Pomegranate & Sesame, but it doesn’t smell of pomegranates and sesame oil. It smells of vanilla and cinnamon, and of crunchy edges of a freshly baked cake. And yes, a bit of pomegranate. The scent is unusual, different from common vanilla and cinnamon scented creams and lotions. I fell in love and immediately bought a full jar.
The Logona Oriental range: deo roll-on, body wash and body butter.
The texture is moderately thick, you don’t have to apply pressure to scoop it out. It contains shea butter, cocoa butter, beeswax and various oil. It absorbs quickly and doesn’t leave your skin greasy or sticky. As an owner of a very dry skin I use it as a body cream, foot cream and hand cream whenever needed.
Logona Naturkosmetik makes natural cosmetics – almost all their products are made up to the strict standard of BDIH – German certificate ensuring the product is really natural. (In short: no petroleum products, no dimethicone, no synthetic coloring agents and fragrances, no animal testing (outsourcing to another company, very popular amongst some “non-testing” companies, is also forbidden). The cosmetics cannot contain products from dead animals like gelatine or collagen. If you’re interested in details and want to know which companies do have the certificate, visit the BDIH site.)
Logona is available in Europe; if you’re living in USA and don’t want to order from overseas, try Natural Europe.
