Neal’s Yard Remedies Review
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If you’re in the market for a great clean beauty and self-care brand with a sustainable focus, you don’t want to miss Neal’s Yard Remedies. Neal’s Yard is a company that isn’t as well known as many clean beauty brands, but some of its products are definitely worth
Following is my honest review of Neal’s Yard Remedies, or what used to be known in the US as NYR Organic.
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About Neal’s Yard Remedies
Neal’s Yard (NYR) is a United Kingdom-based natural and organic health and beauty brand. Their focus is ethically and sustainably sourced botanical and organic ingredients for skincare, beauty products, and more for the whole family.
Neal’s Yard Remedies started in Covent Gardens, UK in 1981 and they make their products in their factory. Many of them are packed in blue glass bottles which are not only lovely, but the colored glass serves to protect the products from the negative effects of sunlight.
Their products are certified under the Cruelty-Free International Leaping Bunny program, the Soil Association, and COSMOS Organic, and they’ve earned recognition from the Good Shopping Guide, Harper’s Bazaar, and more.
Beyond all of this, the company is committed to using no genetically modified products at all, and they never test on animals.
For a time, the company had a direct selling arm in the US (called NYR Organic), which is how I encountered this great organic skincare brand. I worked with that direct sales arm for several years and as a result, tried out quite a few of their products.
About Neal’s Yard Remedies‘ Products
What You Won’t Find in Neal’s Yard Remedies’ Products
- Parabens
- PEG’s
- Synthetic fragrance
- Dyes
- Hidden ingredients or contaminants i.e. phthalates, nitrosamines, formaldehyde
- Glycol
- Sodium laureth sulfate
- Phenoxyethanol
Facts About Neal’s Yard Remedies
- They use many organic ingredients
- No animal testing
- All products are gluten free
- Most are vegan (except a few that contain honey, and they work hard to care for the bee population!)
- They perform as well, if not better than, many of the high-end department store brands, and they do this without compromising your health or safety.
- Certified by The Soil Association – certification in the UK is much stricter than in the US, with high penalties for mislabeling, etc.
- Enhanced with high-quality essential oils, many of which they sell as part of their aromatherapy offerings.
Popular Neal’s Yard Remedies Products and Categories
Frankincense Intense Skincare
NYR’s Frankincense Intense Line is one of their most popular lines. It’s powered with their Frankincense oil and the scent is lovely.
You can buy the products individually or in one of their skincare kits. Their Frankincense Rejuvenating Kit is quite popular.
I really liked this line when I first tried it. I have since tried other skincare lines (like Crunchi’s) and have gotten better results, but it’s still a nice line of products.
Wild Rose Beauty Balm
Neal’s Yard’s Wild Rose Beauty Balm (WRBB) has a bit of a cult following. The product is a completely organic, multi-purpose product that truly used to be one of my favorite organic beauty products. Its base is the intensely nourishing rosehip seed oil and the smell is lovely.
Since my skin became more dry, using a balm on top of moisturizer has become a crucial step for me in my skincare. It seals in moisture and gives an intense moisture boost. Balms have made a huge difference in my skin.
The WRBB is a great balm, but I started to feel that it wasn’t working the best on my face any longer, so I moved on to other balms. I’m going to give it another try now that I’ve worked on my overall health and my skin is in better condition.
Body Care
Neal’s Yard’s body care products are a big favorite among their fans both for performance, but also because of the truly lovely scents. They have Shower Gels, Body Lotions, Hand Washes, Shampoos, and Hand Creams.
I really like their shower gels and body lotions. However, none of their shampoos worked well for me at all. Instead, I prefer the haircare products in this post about shampoo ingredients to avoid.
Their hand creams and other lotions have gorgeous scents. The only one that I don’t like is the Melissa scent in their Melissa Hand Polish. I tend to put hand cream on in the car on the way to church especially, and one of our sons would complain that he didn’t like the scent either.
Their Garden Mint and Bergamot is one of my favorites, and the Citrus Hand Wash is a great choice as well.
Salves
Salves are a nice wellness product with many purposes. It’s fairly easy to make your own salves (my Homemade Chest Rub is a good example of that), but if you aren’t in the mood for making your own products, Neal’s Yard’s Salves are fabulous done-for-you options.
I personally haven’t tried their Arnica Salve, but their Eucalyptus Salve is fantastic.
Aromatherapy
NYR Organic has a nice line of essential oils, carrier oils, and more. Their Woman’s Balance Blend feels grounding and their Optimism blend is uplifting.
Frankincense Intense Cleansing Melt
I haven’t personally tried Neal’s Yard’s Melting Cleanser yet, but I’m going to have to.
It starts off as a gel and then melts into an oil on your skin. Then, when you add warm water, it turns into a creamy cleanser.
Fragrance
Neal’s Yard’s Frankincense Perfume is simply amazing.
It’s so hard to find clean perfumes. I’ve tried a number of them and most irritate me, but not Neal’s Yard’s. It’s just that clean. And guaranteed to get compliments.
The only problem is that they only have one scent. It’s lovely, but my favorite was their now-discontinued Rose scent. Perhaps if we petition them, they’ll consider bringing it back! I read a review years ago stating that even some men enjoyed wearing it.
Mother and Baby Products
It’s so important to ensure that the products that a baby will be exposed to both in the womb and as a newborn are clean and pure. The Neal’s Yard mother and baby products can help every mother do just that.
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Final Thoughts
All in all, Neal’s Yard Remedies has great products with lovely fragrances that are one hundred percent from essential oils, which is rare in today’s world.
Their focus on sustainability is to be admired, their products are nice and well, let’s face it. Their blue bottles are sure to bring a smile to your face as well.
While I don’t lean on their skincare products any longer, I don’t think I will ever find a perfume that I love as much as theirs, and their attention to sustainability is for sure to be admired. And the scents of their body products are delightful too.