Review & $50 Product Giveaway: Miessence Organics
This giveaway has ended, and the winner will be contacted next week. About a month ago, I received a package in the mail from Ely Organics containing a few organic products they wanted me to check out. The products I was sent are branded as Miessence and are from a certified organic skin care group called ONEgroup in Australia. This product line bears the seal of approval by the Australian Certified Organic (ACO) certifying body, which “sets and maintains stringent quality standards that are internationally recognized as either compliant with or exceeding international requirements for organic foods”. I was pretty psyched to test some of their products, and Erin Ely, the proprietor of Ely Organics, sent me the following to try out:
Lemon Myrtle Shampoo – I have been using this organic shampoo for a few weeks now and I really like it. I am not normally one to care too much about stuff like shampoo, but to be honest this stuff smells pretty awesome. Even the last guests I had at my house fell in love with it too. While it is not certified organic, it is a 71% organic product with the following ingredients: certified organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, coco glucoside, d-panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), xanthan gum, certified organic citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, certified organic backhousia citriadora (lemon myrtle) essential oil, citric acid, certified organic equisetum arvense (horsetail) extract, certified organic urtica dioica (nettle) extract, certified organic arctium lappa (burdock) extract, certified organic rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, certified organic salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract. For a product to be certified as organic, 95% of the ingredients must be certified organic. Because the foaming agent in this shampoo, coco polyglucose (a “non-ionic surfactant”made from coconut and glucose from corn.) is not certified organic, the shampoo cannot be. But by looking at the ingredient list, I was pretty happy with the product overall.
Balancing Moisturizer – Living where I do in Northern New Mexico at 7,500 feet, where sometimes it feels like you are walking on the surface of the sun, a good moisturizer is a must. It’s very dry and my skin has taken a beating since moving here last year. This Certified Organic moisturizer works wonders in this environment! The ingredients are: certified organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, aqua, certified organic rosa rubiginosa (rosehip) seed oil, certified organic simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, certified organic helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, certified organic butyrospermum parkii (shea) fruit butter, certified organic ethanol (sugar cane alcohol), non-gmo lecithin, certified organic citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, certified organic lavandula angustifolia (lavender) essential oil, certified organic olea europaea (olive) extract, sclerotium rolfsii gum, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, certified organic calendula officinalis flower extract, certified organic matricaria recutita (chamomile) flower extract, certified organic althea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, certified organic hypericum perforatum (st johns wort) flower extract. I don’t use it every day (maybe only a few times a week, really), but it does help with the dryness around here.
Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner – I only use conditioner once or twice a week on my hair, so while I am no “hair pro”, I do know that this stuff seems to work. This is a 90% organic conditioner product with the following ingredients: certified organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sorbitan olivate and cetearyl olivate, aroma (proprietary blend of essential oils), certified organic arctium lappa (burdock) extract, moringa oleifera seed oil, d-panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), certified organic pelargonium graveolens (geranium) essential oil, certified organic equisetum arvense (horsetail) extract, non-gmo lecithin, certified organic apple cider vinegar, certified organic urtica dioica (nettle) extract, certified organic pogostemon cablin (patchouli) essential oil, myroxylon pereirae (balsam peru) oil, certified organic rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, certified organic salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract. It smells good, it’s natural, and it works – all wins for in my book.
Many companies won’t tell you the ingredients in their products, so it is always nice to come across a company that willingly does so. Even when not perfect, Miessence does seem to strive to be a better product than what else is out there on the market. And the honesty is very much appreciated by me!
So, about that giveaway…how would you like to win $50 worth of Miessence products? Erin from Ely Organics has graciously offered a lucky reader of The Good Human the chance to choose up to $50 worth of product from her online store! While it is very easy to enter, there are a few rules that must be followed in order for your entry to be considered:
1. Head over to Ely Organics and take a look at the products for sale.
2. Choose up to $50 in products that you would like to win from the online store, and then come back to this post.
3. Leave a comment on this post with the products you have chosen from the store. Your comment must include product names that you would like to win.
4. All entries must be received no later than Friday, September 25th, 2009, at 7am MST.This giveaway has ended, and the winner will be contacted next week.
That’s pretty much it! The giveaway is open to U.S. residents, and only one entry allowed per person/email address/IP address. We will choose one winner at random from all legitimate entries, and that winner will be contacted by either myself or directly by Erin.
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i would love to try the Rejuvenessence serum and the desert flower shampoo as well as the travel size mint toothpaste .
I think the Desert Flower Shampoo sounds great and I like that the Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner is made with apple cider vinegar. Throw in a bottle of Sunflower Body Wash and my shower will be complete.
Thanks for sharing this site.
Wow, what a great website! Love that Ely Organics offers the travel samples, which will enable me to try a variety of products before committing. I feel guilty and greedy, however, my choices would be: Travel Size Sunflower Body Wash, Travel Size Mint Toothpaste, Travel Size Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner, Travel Size: Lemon Myrtle, and since my hair is lightened, and needs serious assistance, the official size of Protect B5 Hair Repair.
I would love to win the Firming Eye Serum, Jaffa Balm and Anise Toothpaste!
Great products.
Thanks
Wow…I’m impressed by the array of these products, and pleased to see so many natural ingredients. I would love to try the Desert Flower shampoo and Shine Herbal conditioner. I only just started to use shampoo again after months of washing my hair with silicone-free conditioners only, to avoid the harsh sulfates. My hair has not been happy since, even after cutting 18″ off its waist-length for “Locks of Love”.
I’d also like to try the Tahitian Breeze deodorant…I’ve stopped “lining” my armpits with aluminum, but the baby powder doesn’t stick quite so well.
Thanks for offering such a wonderful prize drawing.
I’d love to add to my essential oils. Bergamont and Cederwood would be lovely.
Lemon Myrtle Organic Shampoo, mint toothpaste, Organic Tahitian Breeze Deodorant, and Clarifying Hair Rinse: oily/problem scalps. Looks great!
I would buy: Balancing Mineral Mask & Lip Creme: Paprika
On a trip to australia i fell in love with lemon myrtle essential oil, i see that’s in the shampoo and there’s ‘regular’ lemon oil in the toothpaste. As i guy i’m not much into perfumes but i like to put essential oils in the burner when i meditate so Helichrysum Essential Oil sounds interesting because it’s from Corsica which i back packed around at a tender age as well as my favorites like frankincense, myrrh and lime…ylang ylang reminds me of $8/hour massage in bali so i’d add that.
Hi David! Nice giveaway.
My picks:
- Wind Up Jaffa Lip Balm
- Lemon Myrtle Shampoo: Normal to Oily Hair
- Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner: all hair types
Cheers- Bethe
Such great products, it was hard to choose!! But having spent the month of June in NM, July in Eastern Europe, and August in D.C., my skin is officially a wreck!! Finding good, organic skin care can be hard at times, so my picks are:
Jaffa Lip Balm
Rejuvenessence Facial Serum
I am excited to have been pointed to the sight from my friend Nan on facebook. The products look and sound wonderful.
My choices:
Desert Flower Shampoo
Aroma Free Deoderant
Mineral Mask (dry/mature skin)
Thanks to you and Ely Organics for sponsoring this giveaway. Since I will be traveling to Germany in October, I would love to have the Rose Monsoon Hydrating Mist and a sample sachet of the Soothing Moisturizer to help with hydration on the long flight. I would also like to try the organic mascara, because it is so hard to find mascara without scary stuff in it. These look like great products. Thanks for sharing them with us! (And best of luck to everyone.)
Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner
Soothing Couperose Gel
Jaffa Lip Balm
Wow what a great giveaway. I didn’t know about Ely Organics. If I win I would like Tahitian Breeze Deodorant, Gentle Exfoliant (sensitive skin) and Mint Toothpaste. Thanks!
Whoaaaa dang! I would love to try the garnet exfoliant on my skin and my boyfriend’s (he likes the exfoliant I have now but it smells like a girl :p and it’s full of nasty chemicals!) and also the Berry Shimmer Creme!! And if there’s a little bit left over perhaps the Tea Tree Cleansing Bar
but ONLY if there’s enough left in the $50!
I’d love to win the Ancient Spice Roll on and the Medium Mineral Foundation Powder! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I would love to try Garnet Exfoliant, Windup Jaffa lip balm, and the Cleaning Pack. Thank you for this great giveaway.
Thanks for the opportunity to try out these products. My choice is Rejuvenessence Facial Serum and samples of Vanilla Translucent Foundation.
Good luck to all
Sharon
Tried and True -Balancing Moisturizer
Wow, all these products look/sound great! i would try out: Desert Flower Shampoo: Normal to Dry Hair, Lemon Myrtle Shampoo: Normal to Oily Hair, a sample of each of the skin cleansers, & the Travel Size Mint Toothpaste. Thank you so much for the great giveaway!
I would LOVE the chance to try the lemon myrtle shampoo along with the clarifying rinse and the shine herbal conditioner. ALL of your products look wonderful.