Whom You Know: Crabtree and Evelyn Aromatherapy Distillations: Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter and Comforting Boday Night Cream

Friday, July 31, 2009

Crabtree and Evelyn Aromatherapy Distillations: Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter and Comforting Boday Night Cream

Aromatherapy Distillations- care for the senses and skin with 100% essential oil blends, beautifully crafted with natural ingredients from around the world

Crabtree & Evelyn introduces Aromatherapy Distillations, a new body care and home collection that combines the benefits of 100% essential oils with natural ingredients gathered from around the world to create a holistic approach to care for the senses and skin.

A collection of exceptional quality, Aromatherapy Distillations was created in a unique collaboration with an aromatherapist and international perfumers. Following aromatherapy principles, they created beautifully crafted essential oil blends including lavender and rosewood, lemon and coriander and eucalyptus and lime that also incorporate oils rarely used in aromatherapy – such as violet, tonka, galbanum, and amyris. Each product provides a holistic approach to both the care of the senses and skin. Essential oil blends – relaxing, revitalizing, and purifying - delight and treat the senses. Natural ingredients - such as acai from Brazil, argan from Morocco, samphire from England and marula oil from Africa – have been specially selected and gathered from around the world to create body care to benefit and treat the skin.

Aromatherapy Distillations is grouped into three sensory benefits – Relaxing, Revitalizing, and Purifying. Each product is a sensory experience – created to help women enjoy moments of serenity, energy, and clarity.

The Relaxing range creates a tranquil haven for the spirit and skin with bath and body treatments. A calming blend that features pure Lavender and Rosewood essential oils eases the senses while natural ingredients such as argan oil, evening primrose, milk proteins, lavender buds, and chamomile help comfort and condition the skin.

For the relaxing home, create a soothing atmosphere to calm the spirit with a relaxing essential oil blend of Lavender, Vanilla, and Cardamom. Products include Gentle Cream Body Wash, Soothing Body Lotion, Floral Body Smoother, Skin Softening Milk Bath, Comforting Night Cream, Essential Oil Blend x 8 vials, Candle and Diffuser.

The Revitalizing range helps revive and energize the spirit with revitalizing bath and body treatments. A refreshing blend of invigorating Lemon & Coriander, spearmint and mandarin essential oils work to refresh and energize the senses, while botanicals of acai extract, guava, coconut oil, tiare flower, and ginger revitalize and revive the skin.

For the Revitalizing home, help create an uplifting atmosphere with Lemon & Spearmint, sweet orange and clove essential oil blend. Products include Skin Conditioning Body Wash, Conditioning Body Lotion, Cleansing Body Polisher, Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter, Skin Polishing Ritual Kit, Essential Oil Blend x 8 vials, Candle and Diffuser.

The Purifying collection helps to cleanse, clear the senses, and refresh with purifying bath and body treatments. A clear, crisp blend of Eucalyptus & Lime, grapefruit and rosemary essential oils helps clear the senses and uplifts the spirit while botanicals of seaweeds, cucumber, lemongrass and sea salts help cleanse and clarify your skin.

For the purifying home, clarify your thoughts and refocus your senses with a Eucalyptus & Cypress, peppermint, and balsam fir essential oil blend. Products include Deep Cleansing Body Wash, Refreshing Body Lotion, Clarifying Body Scrub, Seven Seas Bath Salts, Clarifying Body Mud Treatment, Essential Oil Blend x 8 vials, Candle and Diffuser.

All Aromatherapy Distillations bath and body products are free of parabens, colorants, mineral oil, synthetic fragrances, synthetic colorants, sodium lauryl and laureth sulfate and propylene glycol.

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At Whom You Know, our panel of experts reviewed one body butter and one comforting night cream from this line:

ULTRA MOISTURIZING BODY BUTTER With Revitalizing Lemon & Coriander Essential Oils

8.8 oz/$32.50

Extra-rich body butter seems to melt on your skin while mango, avocado, and coconut moisturize and recondition even the driest skin to silky softness. Their essential oil blend - featuring lemon, coriander, galbanum, and star anise - infuses the senses with energy and vitality.

Here is what our panel thought:

"This is a lightly scented cream but is very moisturizing, as per its name. This is great for the usually dry & rough patches of skin on your elbows, knees, and especially your feet during the summer sandals season."

"I loved the smooth, soft feeling left on my feet and legs the entire next day by the Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter-! It makes bunions, calluses and very dry feet and toes feel GREAT! I will continue to use and recommend it. I tried wearing sneaker socks to enhance the "softness" in my feet."

"The Body butter has a great scent and I applied it before bed. Unlike other Body Butter products it did not clog my pores and it was not greasy. It left my skin touchably smooth and ready to flirt"

"It absorbs so quickly, and has a beautiful lemon scent!"

"Distillations Aromatherapy Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter with revitalzing lemon and coriander essential oils was fabulously used after bathing in the body wash (which Whom You Know reviewed yesterday). This product is in the form of a "balm". It is something you would use sparingly, but the scent lingers throughout the day -- you do not need much of this for a lasting effect. Loved it!"

The bottom line from Peachy Deegan:
This is the kind of product you need for top moisture. You do not need a lot of it to see the lasting results, and they do last throughout the day. It is a high quality product that seals in moisture and is especially effective in areas that are more susceptible to dryness like the elbows, knees, and feet. Although you might think it is more of a winter product- it is great in the summer for feet!

COMFORTING BODY NIGHT CREAM With Relaxing Lavender & Rosewood Essential Oils

6.8 fl oz/$29.50

Envelop your senses and calm your spirit with their relaxing blend of essential oils – featuring lavender, rosewood with violet and tonka - while preparing for a peaceful sleep. Argan and shea butter help nurture and condition your skin while anti-oxidant rich squalene derived from olives moisturizes. Before sleep, apply generously all over the body with thoughtful application to the shoulders and neck.

Here is what our panel thought:

"I loved the soft, subtle feel and smell of the Comforting Body Night Cream...I had NO allergic reaction to it, and wore it comfortably all day long under my liquid face foundation. Great results! Will continue to use and recommend it."

"I loved the sweet soothing scent of Lavender in this night cream. It went on silky smooth and when I awoke from my peaceful sleep my skin was rejuvenated."

"The Comforting Body Night Creme soothed my senses before bed and I woke up with smooth skin. What I liked about the product is that it wasn't greasy to wear to bed and after many uses did not block my pores. It actually looked to reduce fine lines. It left me de-stressed and ready to cuddle up!"

"My body felt very smooth after using at bedtime!"

"Distillations aromatherapy comforting body night cream with relaxing lavendar and rosewood essential oils is just what you need for a good night's sleep. It is very soothing. This thick, fast-absorbing cream is heaven!"

"This is the perfect accompaniment following a late night bath. The lavender scent is very calming and smoothing, the texture is very lightweight but is moisturizing too. There's nothing better than the scent of lavender to lull you to sleep."

The bottom line from Peachy Deegan:
This cream I prefer to use at night because it is so comforting that if I put it on in the morning, I would probably be less motivated to write about it (!) because it puts you in such a laid-back relaxed mood. The smell, the consistency and overall richness of the product are perfect for nighttime moisture.

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About Crabtree & Evelyn

A pioneer in botanical formulations for over 40 years, Crabtree & Evelyn fuses the power of nature and science, luxury and comfort, and the wisdom of the past and present, to create sensorial pleasures for the body and spirit. Like the motto of our namesake, John Evelyn – a 17th century renaissance Englishman, who wrote one of the first important works on conservation – Crabtree & Evelyn “explores the world and keeps the best” to transform simple routines into mood-elevating fragrance experiences.

Crabtree & Evelyn’s muse, India Hicks, is a designer, model, author, television personality, and goddaughter of the Prince of Wales. She has embraced the simplicity of island life in the Bahamas, which is centered on her family, and an appreciation of the nature that surrounds her. India’s eclectic style and fierce individualism, along with her English heritage is a constant source of inspiration.

WHOM YOU KNOW FEATURED INDIA HICKS AS A MOVER AND SHAKER:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/07/movers-and-shakers-india-hicks-model.html

Crabtree & Evelyn is available online and in more than 40 countries, with over 6,000 locations and 350 concept stores worldwide. For more information or to purchase products, please visit www.crabtree-evelyn.com or call 800-CRABTREE. To view streaming video and interactive content, please visit

www.indiahicks-islandliving.com.

Recognised as an exceptional brand, Crabtree & Evelyn now enjoys Superbrands status in the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong & Australia.

Whom You Know recommends the products we tried and for more information:

www.crabtree-evelyn.com

www.indiahicks-islandliving.com

http://store.crabtree-evelyn.com/botanicals-naturals.html

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