From the morning sunrise with coffee, until the sunset at the beach  – many of our days are spent out of doors.  The Pacific Northwest is brutal on skin and hair.  When I saw that we might be able to review products from Koru Naturals – I must admit to being skeptical. The two that intrigued me were the Pure Emu Oil and the Pure Lanolin Lip Balms.

The first product is Emu Oil Premium Grade.  I learned that Emu Oil is a traditional Australian Aboriginal natural oil.  What? What does that mean? It is fully refined. I like that they test each batch to make sure that the Therapeutic level is still maintained. I hear often that this or that their type of oil will cure everything from split ends to nail fungus (just kidding) but have nothing to back it up. Each batch is analyzed to make sure that the vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids 3 and 6 are still in place.  I also learned that it is non-comedogenic  any hypoallergenic – which means it does not clog pores. I have the skin of a hormonal 14 yr old, and I can attest that it did not clog my pores.

We are in the salt water a lot. It strips my hair. Changes the color, lightens it. My ends look like hay. I do have a few leave in products. I wash my hair with a gentle cleanser, condition in the shower, then leave a leave in conditioner during the day. Still dry on the ends. You can use this product as a leave in hair conditioner by spreading a few drops on your palm. I then rub my ends, and then move my hands up to my scalp. Then I brush it out. This product does not leave my hair oily. It takes a very small amount. 

After a long weekend, I’ve put it in my hair on Monday and let it sit in my hair all day. They say to leave it in 10-30 minutes. Then rinse with a mild shampoo.  So 2-3 drops for a leave in and 5-6 drops for an oil treatment.

This morning – I put a tiny amount on the palm of my hand, then worked the oil into my dry elbows. With oil still on my hand I rubbed the ends of my hair. The photo on the left is the wildish hay type feeling. Wish we had feel-o-vision. The photo on the right is after rubbing in the oil. See ? Not greasy, just smooth and silky and manageable. No curling iron or hot iron. Just a couple of minutes between shots.

(Sunset from the porch)

From the first cup of coffee on the deck, out in the elements, to Stand UP Paddling in the moon light, watching the surfers until you freeze after sunset – you need – YOU NEED – to protect your skin and hair. Not just to look pretty – but to keep it healthy. This product worked for us.

Jon approves – here are shots from this week:

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