Sweet and salty showers - Tools for Green Living: resources for eco-awareness and action - from Inara, Trillium Herbal Co - Brief Article

E: The Environmental Magazine, Sept-Oct, 2002 by Starre Vartan

After a summer in the sun, wind and saltwater, your skin could probably use some pampering. Turn your home into a spa with a lavish, completely organic sugar rub from Wild Earth's Inara line. The rubs harness the soothing properties of babassu oil (harvested from the Amazonian babassu palm) and essential oils. The Enliven blend also contains geranium and grapefruit oils. Ignite includes frankincense, orange and palmarosa, and Quiet boasts chamomile and sandalwood oils. Inara's ingredients are crafted by Brazilian women's cooperatives, and the rubs come in 4.5-ounce jars ($18) or 15.5-ounce handmade clay pots ($45.50).

Trillium Herbal's exfoliating sea salt polish is steeped in wonderful organic essential oils including sesame, jojoba, olive and sunflower. The rub cleanses and moisturizes, and it leaves a fine layer of protective, soy lecithin-derived phospholipid on the skin's surface, which feels fabulously silky! Trillium's therapeutic products are based on the Indian system of Ayurveda. Calming, Warming and Clearing formulations are available in a variety of stylish containers, including wide-mouthed 16-ounce jars ($27.96) and portable 2.5-ounce pouches (three for $14.88). CONTACT: Inara, (888)688-7565, www.inaraorgan ic.com; Trillium Herbal, (800)734-7253, www.trilliumherbal.com.