Best Belly Product on Etsy Series #2: RawElement’s Bun in the Oven Belly Bar
(4/5)
This is #2 in my series, My Quest Fot the Best Belly Moisturizer on Etsy.
The second belly protecting moisturizer I was lucky enough to test for my studies was sent to me by Etsy user RawElement. Her mission is to provide the best products possible using only natural and organic ingredients. The product I tested is her Bun in the Oven Belly Bar.
The packaging is very cute and environmentally friendly (of course), which was a great first impression! The bar comes in a little tin wrapped in the shop’s label on recycled paper. I find that the way an Etsy shop packages its products often says a lot about the shop and the product itself (something I need to start working on in my own shop). The tin is simple, pretty, and “green,” and that is just what I found inside as well.
The bar itself is adorable. It is heart shaped and has a very natural and pretty color to it. Upon opening the tin, I was overwhelmed with the intoxicating aroma of fresh, unsweetened cocoa. For a chocolate lover like me, this was like heaven! It took my all not to try to take a bite out of it! The best part of it is that scent is all natural, coming from the ultra-concentrated cocoa butter that makes up the majority of the bar. This means no harsh, manufactured scents.
I love that the bar consists of natural ingredients that I’ve heard of and can pronounce. Here is what RawElement says about the belly bar’s ingredients:
The bar is highly concentrated with organic unrefined cocoa butter (the aroma is intoxicating!!)which has been used for decades to help ease the skin as it begins to stretch and keep your skin smooth. Also contains organic apricot kernal oil which is an emollient that aids in softer, smoother skin. Lastly, the bar contains organic cold-pressed hemp oil which, similar to the apricot oil, is a rich emollient to aid in soothing the skin as well as irritated, cracked, and sore skin.
It’s quite refreshing to know just what you are putting on your skin, especially when that skin is housing your most precious cargo!
The only thing that I found disappointing about the Bun in the Oven Belly Bar was its size. This $10 bar is only three ounces, which almost looks like it can barely pass over a third trimester belly once. However, the bar redeemed itself when I used it for the first time. A little bit really does go a long way. In fact, I’ve used it quite a few times already and I still have over half a bar. I would now say that the size is deceptive and the bar is in fact worth the $10!
The belly bar come in solid form, but it melts on your skin almost instantly due to body heat. It is pretty cool. The formula is slightly greasy at first but absorbs well and leaves the skin feeling itch free and incredibly smooth. You really only need a little bit to cover those stretching parts and the bar will leave you well moisturized all day.
All in all, I would say this is a very good product and very affordable. I would definitely buy it again. The adorable heart shape and great chocolaty scent would make this a really cute and unique baby shower gift. It would be especially great paired with the Butter My Baby Bum Balm, a natural diaper rash cream, containing soothing lavendar and chamomile. So, please head over to Raw Element and check out the extensive line of natural pampering necessities!
Also, be sure to keep checking in as the Bun in the Oven Belly Bar is one of many giveaways to come!
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