In less than 6 months of opening shop, Nicole has continued to expand her amazing shop to include some of the most incredibly yummy, all natural products your body will crave! (Yes I said crave!)
You can read my first - simple - review of her soaps and lip balms >> here <<. I hope to find time to go more in depth than that in the near future. I will also do separate posts for all the new products she's come out with including: lotions, shampoo bars, massage oils, and bath treats.
But today's review is all about her astonishing Soothing Salve.
When I first read the blurb about it on her site... I'll admit.... I was a bit skeptical.
From Mindful Body's website (used with permission):
"This handmade salve is created using not only the wholesome and nourishing ingredients of cocoa butter, shea butter, beeswax, coconut oil, almond oil, and olive oil but it has an added blend of essential oils of:
eucalyptus: aids in concentration and focus, while soothing aches and pains
peppermint: stimulating and refreshing
ginger and lavandin: known for reported pain relieving properties
Suspended in mineral oil, these essential oils create a minty, medicinal fragrance but also help ease aches and pains and relieve tension and sore muscles. A nutrient-rich and natural solution for overworked bodies! Great for deep tissue massage."
I was really rough on my body in my teens. Now that I've been working hard to get back into shape, all those aches and injuries are coming back with a vengeance. I read the blurb and thought, "How could that really do what it claims?" But I bought some anyways because Nicole has never steered me wrong.
And boy am I glad I did!!!
I joined a gym last month and go about 3 times a week. This month I decided to start the Couch to 5K program again in preparation for the Susan G Komen 3 day walk I will be doing in September.
The first time I got on the elliptical to "run" .... my knees revolted! So much so that I was almost crying from the pain. I grabbed my tin of Soothing Salve out of my bag and slathered it on. I was baffled but impressed that within MINUTES my knees stopped screaming in sore agony and I managed to finish the 30 minutes of training without issue.
Now I slather it on before I start working out. My muscles stay relaxed throughout my entire workout (which usually includes 1 hour of cardio and 30-45 minutes of weight training). I'm not sure if it's just my imagination or if it's part of the amazing properties of the salve.... but when I come home after a workout and hop in the shower.... I swear when the hot water hits those spots, the muscles relax even more!
The only thing I have yet to like about it is the greasy feel the salve leaves on my hands after I apply it.... but it sure has helped heal up my dry, cracked palms. So I guess that negates the only "negative" I could come up with. Haha
Seriously folks! If you haven't checked this shop out, YOU ARE MISSING OUT! Get your tush over to her Facebook page to keep up to date on when release days happen (she's so popular she has a really hard time keeping stuff in stock!) and browse her website to find some yummy treats your body will thank you for!
