Kiss My Face Kids **GIVEAWAY**

UPDATE:  Congratulations commenter #46 — wooster!  Your Kiss My Face Kids products are on their way to you!

For a while now, I’ve been on a bit of a mission to “green” up my beauty routine.

Yet, while I’ve managed to find some great products free of synthetic ingredients, parabens and sulfates, I’m by no means a die-hard green convert.  There are plenty of beauty products I still use because, frankly, I like them.  And — this is how I reason it in my head — I’ve been using these synthetic products for years without issue.

But.

When it comes to the products I use on my own children, I tend to be a tad more picky.  A child’s skin is thinner than an adult’s.  It absorbs anything applied to it at a much faster rate.  A child’s skin is often much more sensitive, as well.  So, when given a choice of using a synthetic product on my kids, or a product that is free of the chemical “junk,” I almost always opt for the latter. 

Problem is, those types of products have been pricey and difficult to find.

Until now.

Kiss My Face has just released a line of bath and body care products for children.  The best part?  The entire collection is free of artificial colors and fragrances, parabens and sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates (SLS). 

I’ve been using the products on my kids for the last several weeks.

I think I’m in love.

Here’s what they offer:

Self-Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash:  My kids loved that this product did the lathering for them, making it super-easy to use.  It was gentle enough to use on my daughter’s eczema-prone skin without incident.

Bubble Wash:  That eczema-prone child?  She’s been bubble bath deprived pretty much her entire life.  Every time I’ve added bubbles to her bath, her skin breaks out in a red, itchy rash.  This Bubble Wash is the answer to prayer.  All of the fun, none of the itching.

Detangler Creme:  Up until this point, detangler was the one product that I had to compromise on.  I just simply would not give up using detangler on my daughter’s hair (that would be waytoo painful an experience for both her and me).  But, when I read the ingredient list on our old detangler bottle, I found myself wondering, “Is it that difficult to make a detangler that doesn’t have all the chemicals in it?”  Well, apparently it’s not, because Kiss My Face has done it.  It.  Rocks.

2 in 1 Shampoo & Conditioner:  Years ago, I remember reading that those 2 in 1 shampoos were among some of the harshest you could use on your hair.  I’ve always thought that was a shame, because the 2 in 1 concept is great.  Here’s the old time-saving 2 in 1 approach in new SLS and paraben-free form.  Awesome.

Self-Foaming Hand Wash:  Frequent handwashing takes its toll on tiny hands.  My children suffered through many a winter with dry, cracked hands until I realized it was the sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates in the antibacterial hand soap that was tearing their hands up.  It used to be virtually impossible to find an SLS-free soap.  The fact that this one is SLS-free and self-foaming?  Well, I feel like I died and went to heaven.

Lip Balm Duo:  My daughter’s lips can get very dry and chapped.  This is the only lip balm she’ll let me put on her lips without a fight.  It remedies the situation in just one or two applications.

A Whale of a Soap Duo Pack:  Another SLS-free soap option, only in bar — or should I say, whale — form.  These adorable whale-shaped soaps lather beautifully and are gentle enough to use head to toe.

The Kiss My Face Kids line comes in two scents, Orange U Smart and Berry Smart.  Many of the products are also offered fragrance-free, for the super-sensitive.

And — before you go writing off these products as being just for the kiddies — I’ve used all the products myself, as well.  I loved them all.  If you have sensitive skin, or if you’re just looking to add some “greener” bath and body products to your routine, don’t shy away from this line just because of the packaging.

The Kiss My Face Kids line is available at Target, Whole Foods Market and other places where natural products are sold.  Prices range from $5.95 for the Lip Balm Duo to $9.95 for the Bubble Wash.

WIN IT!  Now — here’s the best news.  One lucky Chic Critique reader will win one of every product listed above — all of which have been generously donated by Kiss My Face.   Here’s how to to win:

1) REQUIRED:  Leave a comment on this post telling me what product you’d most like to try from the new Kiss My Face Kids’ line.

2) OPTIONAL:  Tell your friends about this contest on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or via email.  Leave a 2nd comment telling me which you did.  You can do more than one if you desire.

3)  OPTIONAL:  Give yourself a 3rd entry if you’re a subscriber to Chic Critique.

You MUST leave separate comments for each entry; it’s the only way I can count them.  

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern (8:59 p.m. Pacific) on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009.  Winner will be determined by the good ol’ random number generator.   Good luck!

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