Time to Flourish
A couple of Sunday’s ago I was at the Bedford Row market, chatting to Gingergirl and trying not to drool on her produce when she pointed me in the direction of a stall nearby selling natural cosmetics. The products in question were part of the Flourish Health and Beauty range by Geraldine Woessner. Her husband was doing a fine job as salesman on the day and I went away with the vitamin E face cream. I’ve been using it for a week now and I’m really impressed. It’s kind of a halfway house between a night cream and a day cream. I often find that I don’t need a specific night cream in summer but this is just rich enough to give that extra bit of moisture at night, I think it might be a little too rich for under make-up but I usually use a tinted moisturiser in the summer anyway, so i usually just slap that on on top of the moisturiser. Or I’ve found that if I mix a bit of sunscreen with proper foundation that it goes on better. The 50ml is €12 which I think is a bargain given that it has done wonders for my skin and it works as a night and day cream.
The cream is made from mostly organic ingredients and it has a wonderfully natural smell, it makes me feel like I’m in a garden every time I use it. Described on the website as
With a Natural Base of Sweet Almond Oil, Hemp Oil and Olive Oil, this cream is scented with Lavender which is soothing, Geranium Which helps balance Sebum and Frankincense which is said to have Anti Ageing Properties.
The ingredients are
Aqua, Sweet Almond Oil*, Hemp Oil*, Olive Oil*, Veg. Emulsifier, Coco butter*, Cetyl Alcohol, Veg. Glyerine,Vitamin E, essential oils*, Preservative 12 *indicates organic
There are other products in the range, like the vitamin E body cream that are definitely on my “to-buy” list and these lavender and linseed eye pack would make a great present for someone special. They are €12.
You can buy from the Market Stall on Bedford Row on Sundays from 12noon or directly from the website.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
ooooh might have to invest in some of the hand cream!
June 16th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Lady, you are obsessed with hand cream!!
June 16th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Sounds lovely. I’m always on the lookout for new creams. Will have to get myself along to Limerick sometime soon to check out all these fabulous goodies
June 16th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
ooooooooooo sounds lovely indeed, wonder do they make one for oilier skin????
June 17th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Jen, order on line!! Or ring them, they’ll advise you, they are super helpful.
Rachel, as with Jen, give them a buzz!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Oh they sell in Milltown (the Kerry one, not the posh Dublin one) Market. The Body cream is nourishing and soothing…not too keen on the smell though.