Added to review 2/18...
It is very important to note that when you see "Camu Camu" or "Pomegranate" or any other name on these products - these are NOT the names of the scent of the product. These are the names of the APHRODISIAC INGREDIENT that was used in the product. The scent may actually be quite different than the aphrodisiac that is listed. It is important to read several reviews to get a feeling from the reviewer of how the scent smells to them. A good example of this is Camu Camu which is a superfruit with a very high vitamin C content. In the Camu Camu products you would think this means a citrusy/fruity smell but that is not true for most of the reviewers on Eden and on the company's facebook page. Instead, Camu Camu is being described as a vanilla/coconut scent and one person (Cookie Monster Mike) is thinking he smells some pink lemonade in there. Needless to say, this will not be the Camu Camu scent that you would find in other products - like say Scenty's Camu Camu wickless candles. (I used to sell Scentsy and have the samples here).
The company does not give out a description of the scents either because they find them to be "indescribable" and different on each person as they wear them.
So please - as you read about these products, understand that what you might think is the "scent" is actually only the superfruit that is used in the product and not the intended scent description.
I need to start out by thanking
Cookie Monster Mike for introducing me to the Dona line of products by System JO. When I first saw that Eden had added them, I didn't even really bother to look. After all, I had
No Soap Radio products that I love - what more could there be?
Thanks to Mike, my budget is now blown, my wishlist is pages longer and my bathroom has a new organizing unit for my bath and body products. Here is how it looks
so far.
I say so far because I now want
every fragrance and most products in this line of products. Since there are 20 products in a variety of 6 fragrances (not all are sold on Eden at the time of writing this) - I either will need another shelf unit (perhaps I can take OUT the toilet) or a new bathroom. As long as I don't have to try and add on a new addition to the house for my bath products, I think I'll be ok.
Thanks Mike! I need another product line to fall in love with. I obviously didn't have enough bath and body products.
So on to this product. What is it? Why did I want to write about it?
The Dona Products & Rituals
Let me start out by sharing the products and rituals in the Dona line. First of all, Dona is an
"aphrodisiac infused line of sensual bath and body products designed to increase your energy, stamina and well-being".
The five rituals and the products designed for them are:
1. Relax- "slow down and set the sensual tone"
Massage Candle, Bath Salts, Bath Milk, Arousing Herbal Bath Essence, Chromotherapy Bath Treatment (colors the water too)
2. Cleanse - "to purify your body using luxurious lathers, exfoliaters and gels
Body Wash, Body Polish, Bath Foam, Shave Gel, Lingerie Wash
3. Nourish - "to make your skin touchable and kissably soft"
Body Butter, Body Lotion, Body Mist Lotion
4. Illuminate - "to enhance your natural beauty and space"
Shimmer spray, Linen Spray, Lip Balm
5. Engage - "to share the fun with sensual, play products"
Massage Oil, Kissable Body Drizzle, Pheromone perfume gel, Rose Petals (unscented)
The six fragrances that Dona uses for their aphrodisiac properties are:
acai (increase stamina)
blue lotus (said to strengthen the bond between couples)
Camu Camu (energizing, mood-lifting, strengthens immune system)
Goji Berry (increases testosterone levels)
Mangosteen (helps stimulate vitality and mood)
Pomegranate (keeps the skin young and gives you energy and vibrancy).
These descriptions are taken from information that Dona has provided me with. It is several pages which describes each product and the aphrodisiacs, etc.
What this product is
This product is the body wash which is part of the line of products for the second ritual. I'm sorry that I'm not starting at the first ritual, but when Mike contacted me about these products and I read his description of the mangosteen scent, I immediately grabbed five items for my order that I was sending in that day. Unfortunately, three of the five items are from the second ritual. This is one of them.
This is designed to be used daily as a gentle exfoliating body wash. I recommend using it with a bath pour or loofa to help it lather up better. I love the fact that the scent is "unisex" enough that my husband and I could shower together with this and both use it at the same time.
The ingredients are: Purified Water (Aqua), Sodium C 14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Chloride, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Fruit, Lycium Barbarum (Goji) berry, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed, Euterpe Oleracea (Açaí) Fruit, Morinda Citrifolia (Noni) Fruit, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf, Garcinia Mangostana (Mangosteen) Pericarp Extracts, Propanediol, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazone, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance
The company representative and I corresponded a bit about some questions I had with the product line. One of my concerns was glycerin. She stated that the glycerin in their products is vegetable-based glycerin which does not cause problems like animal-based glycerin does.
As with any bath and body product, please do a patch test first to see if you will have any reactions if you suspect you might have allergies to something in this product.
It is important to note that at this time Eden does not carry all of the products in this line. For instance, there are body butters available but Eden does not carry them. They also do not carry all of the fragrances in the products that they do carry. I do not know why this is.
This product is cruelty free, paraben free, "natural" and free from petrol derivatives per the label.