7 Overkill Face Oil Blend

It is so much fun seeing your kids getting this kind of love!

You can get 2 oz. of this amazing oil for under 25 bucks! It is the best and the love keeps coming in:

 "Love, Love, Love this oil, could tell right away when i put a few drops along with my other oils for my face serum, could really tell the difference, i like the oils that the shop owner has used for this product, all my favorites, was very happy to see that she did that, good price for what you get and all you need is a few drops in a small bottle. will buy this product again once i run out. thanks again."

 "I have a sensitive skin and mostly get dark spots on my face but now my face is improving and glowing. I can see the spots fading."

 "Purchased this small bottle specifically to have in my purse. Since I don't wear makeup, I can apply it anytime my face needs extra moisture. Thank you for offering it! This is the ONLY shop on Etsy from which I purchase skincare oils. Thank you for the extra sample. You're the best!!" 

"I used to use your Maracuja oil about a year ago. I'm not even sure why I quit. I decided to try this one and I'm glad I did. It sinks right in like the Maracuja and makes my skin super soft! Thank you!!" 

"- Muchísimas gracias for the free sample of the 7 Overkill oil! I had just finished taking off my makeup when I opened the package, so I applied it right after cleansing my face. The texture is AMAZING! When I first put it on I thought I would be too oily, but I spritzed my face with rose water as usual, then massaged it into my skin. Five minutes later, the oil had absorbed completely into my face & my skin felt like velvet! That velvety texture is how that I know I've found a too-quality facial oil/cream -- you don't get that feeling from cheap-ass silicone-based products. I like this stuff almost as much as my DYI facial oil -- & that's saying something! "

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Cupuacu vs. Murumuru

Buying Exotic Oils & Butters

When buying an exotic oil (or butter) our first instinct is choosing by the price. Unfortunately, even if you are on a budget, you definitely should be more careful with this choice.
Most of our exotic fats come from parts of the world that have little to no regulation on this market. And the FDA knows very little and is way too busy to be really effective. As long as it says "vegetable oil" and "for external use only" chances are, the product is entering the country.
The FDA isn't even regulating the whole "organic" thing for cosmetics. Anyone can slap an "organic" on the description of a product and charge you a couple more bucks.

Things that can go wrong with exotic fats:

• they can be mixed with cheaper oils or butters.

• they can be produced by other methods than cold pressing, losing a lot of their properties.

• they can be contaminated with undesirable stuff - eww!

• they can be using slave-like working conditions.

• their plantations can be destroying forests and animals.

• their plantations may use a BUNCH of chemicals, stuff we sell to other countries because they are illegal here.

When buying a new oil or butter contact the shop, ask questions. Make sure they sound like they know what they are talking about. It doesn't matter if you are buying 1 oz. or 10 kgs. Ask where the product comes from, how it is produced, how it is harvested, if it is cold pressed, unrefined. If not wild harvested, if it is organic. Ask questions, wait for the answers, then make your decision!

It is your body, you only get one. Be very kind to it!

This post is also on my FORUM, please check it out and share your ideas and experiences with us!

Rainforest Chica Origins

This is the map of Brazil, I marked with arrows my hometown of Rio de Janeiro and up north, Belem, the place I usually visit when I go to the Amazon forest. They are about 1500 miles apart - about the distance from Miami to Maine.

Even though I was born in a big city and raised to be a beach girl, my parents would always take me to the beautiful forests of Rio (we have the largest urban forest in the world) where I learned to appreciate every aspect of being in contact with Nature, even the bugs.

In 2010 I decided to stop in Manaus, a Brazilian city in the heart of the Amazon forest, for a couple of days on my way to Rio. It was in this trip a street vendor offered me Pracaxi Oil, I was having a horrible melasma at the time and trying all sorts of chemical treatments. Four weeks after starting with the Pracaxi I decided I had to, somehow, share the many amazing Amazon products with more people. And five years later Rainforest Chica is doing just that! It is extremely exciting and rewarding!