Our Product Review - Concealer

Brand Name: Ecco Bella
Product Name: FlowerColour Cover up - Beige
Cost: $14.49 (13 oz.)
Where did we get it? Where have we seen it?: Natural health food store
Tester: Patti
Rating (out of 5): 4.0
Comments: I like many things about this concealer - it conceals, comes in an easy to apply tube and is on the more affordable side. With the naturally darker skin around my eyes, I need coverage and Ecco Bella delivers. It's creamy but does not seem to gather in my eye crinkles. Since I do not use foundation, it blends well with skin tone and I then set and matte with a loose powder. Careful when you twist the tube to bring the concealer up - as I broke the tube off at its base but have plunked it back in and continue to use it - albeit more gently.
Interesting to note is when I first started looking for chemical free, and particularly parabens-free cosmetics, I checked out Ecco Bella and their concealers had parabens. When I recently purchased this concealer, parabens were NOT on ingredient list. Could this be a response to consumer demand?

Ingredients: Castor Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate (From Palm Oil), Candelilla Wax,Beeswax, Organic Calendula Oil, Organic Chamomile Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil. 100IuVitamin E, Tatanium Dioxide, Flower Wax Iron Oxides.

Brand Name: Dr. Hauschka
Product Name: 02 Beige-Rose
Cost: $19.95 (2.5 ml)
Where did we get it? Where have we seen it?: Natural health food store, Lilou Organics
Tester: Patti
Rating (out of 5): 3.5
Comments: In my search for a great natural concealer, I tried Dr. H. I am a faithful user of their skin care products and this was my first try with the cosmetic line. It was pretty good. The applicator is cool - it is a sponge tip that soaks up the concealer when twisted and thus a smooth "pat-able" finish. The real barrier for this product is the cost for the amount in the container. It seemed to be gone before I knew it - that could be the way I apply and the amount of coverage needed. If you are looking for a quality product and don't need to use a lot - try it. Tamey loves it!

Ingredients: prunus dulcis, persea gratissima, glycerin, mica, cetearyl alcohol, buxus chinensis, macadamia ternifolia, butyrospermum parkii, anthyllis vulneraria, calendula officinalis, parfum, geraniol*, limonene*, linalool*, citronellol*, coumarin*, citral*, benzyl benzoate*, bentonite, sodium cetearyl sulfate, xanthan gum, citric acid, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77007, ci 77891, ci 77947.* component of natural essential oils

Brand Name: Dr. Hauschka
Product Name: 01 Clear-Sand
Cost: $19.95 (2.5 ml)
Where did we get it? Where have we seen it?: Natural health food store, Lilou Organics
Tester: Tamey
Rating (out of 5): 4.5
Comments: This is the first and only "toxin free" concealer I have used. I had a rocky start trying to get the concealer out of the tube, but once accomplished I was very pleased with the results. It goes on smoothly and blends in nicely with my skin - now I must admit that there were days (after one of the kids had a bad night) that I needed to apply a double coat, but thankfully that was not everyday!

Brand Name: Lavera Naturkosmetik
Product Name: Ultimate Concealer
Cost: $ Can't remember. (10oz.)
Where did we get it? Where have we seen it?: Spa
Tester: Patti
Rating (out of 5): 2.0
Comments: Lavera has some great natural cosmetics but I wouldn't say their concealer is one of them. It just did not seem to provide coverage and it tended to cake and form in creases under my eye (I think those creases might be wrinkles but let's keep that between you and I!). It is too transparent to cover the dark circles inside and under eyes.

Ingredients: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Squalene, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Squalene, Lecithin, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, prunus Amygdalus (Sweet Almond Oil)*, Tricaprylin, Calcium Silicate, Lysolecithin, ButyrospermumParkii (Shea Butter), Xanathan Gum, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel Water)*, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Tocopherol, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Ascorbyl Palimate, Ascorbic Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), [+/-Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron oxides (CI 77499)] *ingredients from certified organic agriculture

Brand Name: Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics
Product Name: Liquid Concealer - Medium
Cost: $ Can't remember. (6.5 ml)
Where did we get it? Where have we seen it?: Natural health food store
Tester: Patti
Rating (out of 5): 2.0
Comments: This was the first cosmetic product I bought a few years ago when I was looking for natural ingredients. The valuable lesson I learned is about "reading the labels". Youngblood Cosmetics are based on natural minerals and pigments. I thought they would be "natural" and yes, some of their ingredients are not synthetic but they also add some nasty preservatives like BHT, parabens and some other ingredients that I want to avoid (dimethicone). So, although a product may be in a high end spa and positioned to be pure and natural - read the label to make sure you are happy with the ingredients.

Ingredients: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. Octyldodecanol, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Jojoba Esters, Polyethylene, Isopropyl Myristate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, BHT, Vegetabel Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, CI77499, Propylparaben.