The Bite:
Want massage oil so amazing, you'll wanna rub it in your face? Lay it on thick - an organic version, that is. These are produced with few to no pesticides and are so soothing, we just can't shut up about 'em.
MASSAGE OILS
Rubbing It In
08.04.2009
Submitted by tmeronek on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Stimulation that keeps 'em talking. Massage boosts circulation (and gives you another reason to get naked). Try aromatherapeutic varieties to turn up the experience a notch.
- Not rubbing unhealthy salts in any wounds. The skin is our biggest organ and absorbs most of what we put on it - but the FDA has safety-tested only 11% of ingredients documented in personal care products.
- Mouthing off about the petrol you'll avoid. A lot of conventional oils are made using mineral oil (which is based on petroleum).
- Making a big deal outta the eco-ness. These organic versions are produced without pesticides.
Personally Speaking:
Self-massage is way less fun than getting someone else to do it, but the great smell of these has us massaging whether someone's around or not.
Wanna Try:
- Pangea Organics Italian White Sage & Geranium Body Oil - formulated to help tone your skin, and its scents of flowery geranium and white sage go together better than you'd think ($24/4 ounces).
- Blooming Lotus Bliss Blend Massage Oil - aloe, fruit oils, veggie glycerine, and vitamin E make up the base of this slightly citrus-scented (yet calming) lotion ($18/8 ounces).
- Lush Soft Coeur Massage Bar - cocoa powder and honey make for a bar that melts in your hand with a scent so enticing you'll wanna eat it; since it's natural you probably could ($9/1.3 ounces).
- Scandle - soy-based massage candle - burn it and use the hot oil to rub down your luvah's body; comes in a refillable canister ($22).
- DIY Bite: In a bottle, mix your fave "carrier oil" (almond, avocado, coconut, grape seed, olive, sunflower…) with a few drops of essential oil, then warm the bottle in a container of hot water just before using it.
Cocktail Fact
There are approximately 5 million touch receptors in our skin, and 3,000 in a single fingertip.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters use 6 ounces of paraben-free massage oil instead of conventional rubs, we'll keep the weight of more than 270 chocolate truffles in cancer-linked chems out of production.
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