When Canadian-based Patrice asked me to review the organic skincare balm she developed, I was both excited and intrigued. A balm called “Satya”, made exclusively with organic ingredients, who wouldn’t want to try and review that?
The name of this organic balm sounds a bit mysterious…
Let’s have a look at Satya’s packaging, texture, scent, ingredients and performance.
I always have trouble ruining the immaculate look of a freshly poured balm! As you can tell from these pictures – taken before I got over myself and ‘dug in’… 😉 Not being able to resist completely though, I started scraping little bits out of the ‘wrong’ side so at least some of the pictures would look unused, ha.
Packaging
I’ve received the travel size container, a small tin with a sliding lid.The lid can slide open completely and be taken off. The mechanism closes well and doesn’t come off by accident, you need to apply a decent amount of pressure for it to slide open with a distinct click. Same to close again.
Due to the flat rectangular shape of the tin, it’s practically impossible to not find space for it. In a bag, a purse, a pocket… if you have a big wallet, it may even fit in there.
By the way, the regular size jar (which I haven’t tried) is made of glass and not meant to take on the road – weight-wise at least – so these two sizes of Satya organic skincare balm form a great pair, covering ease of use in various situations.
Texture
Satya organic balm is perfect. Dabbling with organic skin care recipes myself, I’ve been melting and remelting my creations quite some times to get the consistency just right. It’s not hard to make a balm, by which I mean that if you mess up, you’ll probably be able to re-melt the same mixture, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to make a good balm. The tricky thing is to get the texture just right. That takes time and effort.
At around 21 degrees (Celcius) Satya balm is solid and melts under the touch of my finger. I like to take a tiny scoop of balm on my fingernail to spread out over my hands, or just put straight on my lips.
Scent
This balm has virtually no scent at all. No nasty chemicals, carcinogens and artificial fragrances are hiding in there – nor are natural essential oils, for that matter. Essential oils are great, but the’re quite powerful and many aren’t suitable for babies. Since Satya balm was primarily created to treat eczema and then also used as a diaper cream, it definitely made sense to limit the ingredient list to only the most basic healing substances.
For the connoisseurs of vegetable oils out there, it does have a faint hint of the smell of its ingredients. I vaguely distinguish the almond oil and perhaps a whiff of the beeswax. Nothing major though… calling this balm anything but unscented wouldn’t seem right.
Ingredients
Ingredients, INCI: sweet almond oil, calendula petals, beeswax, jojoba oil. All ingredients 100% organic.
Satya calendula balm is made of only four ingredients and all are organic.
I’ve written stuff about sweet almond oil for skin care before – it is one of the gentlest vegetable oils and very soothing. Add to that the healing properties of Calendula, a beautiful orange flower that is anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antibacterial and can minimize scarring, the jojoba oil, which is also great for treating skin infections as well as moisturizing, and then the organic beeswax, obviously without pesticides.
We’re looking at a modest 4-ingredient skincare balm, but the good in these carefully selected ingredients should not be underestimated!
What I like about Satya Organic Calendula Balm
- The smooth silky and velvet-y texture is right on. Not too hard, not too soft. Easy to use, but with enough “holding power” to stay on my lips for a while, making them super soft. I may be addicted. 😉
- It’s unscented and doesn’t interfere with perfume or cologne when used on a larger part of the skin. Also doesn’t give me a weird taste in the mouth when used as a lip balm.
- The size of the travel tin is ideal.
- Calendula is a wonderful healing plant for eczema, rashes and dry skin, making it an excellent choice for this multi-purpose skin care balm.
- Oh, by the way – Satya balm is actually certified organic, by the USDA.
What I like less about Satya Organic Calendula Balm
- I have nothing to dislike about this organic skincare balm. One random thought: Perhaps the bio-degradable packaging from Eco Vision could be used to make the product as a whole even more earth friendly.
Final thoughts & other Organic Skincare Balms
This lovely balm is basic and honest, in its simplicity of only four ingredients.
Satya is an organic skincare balm, the way you would want to make one yourself, if you had the time and energy. It’s that pure. Both busy moms and busy people without babies (like me) can relax, because this no-hassle fully organic balm contains absolutely zero nasty additives or doubtful chemicals.
I mainly used Satya balm for my chapped lips and dry hands until now. For example, I put it on before bed and enjoy waking up with plump and soft lips.
There are many more possibilities though, as listed on the website: rashes, eczema, psoriasis, cuts and scrapes, burns (sun/wind burns AND cooking burns), bruises, insect bites, bee stings, rosacea, varicose veins, under eye circles, chapped lips and skin chafing could all benefit from it. Under eye circles, huh…? Really? I never even realized that was an option, but I have some left and will be trying it around my eyes in the coming weeks. (More reviewing to come…) For now – Satya balm can be found here.
Pricetag: $ 20 for a 50 ml jar (I believe those are Canadian dollars) and $ 4.50 for a travel tin.
What do you think of Satya Organic Skincare Balm?
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