by Megan Matthews

When few of us even knew what recycling was, Bob Macleod and Steve Byckiewicz were busy stirring up lotions and potions in an upstate NY farmhouse that would become Kiss My Face, the first natural and organic body care company. Today, with almost 200 products including organic facial care, shampoo and lotions distributed in 22 countries, it’s a long way from their first bar of natural olive oil soap.

After over 25 years of making our faces kissable, Kiss My Face is expanding to make the faces of little munchkins everywhere even more kissable than they already are. Kiss My Face Obsessively Natural Kids is yummy enough that I want to put it on a stick and call it a creamsicle. And you know what? You almost could. Created free of parabens (a nasty group of preservatives used in many cosmetics) and artificial colours, the products, with their orange-a-licious scent, including Bubble Wash, Self-Foaming Shampoo Body Wash and Detangler Cream are safe for little Sally and Bobby too.

While I don’t have kids, and I don’t have a lot of friends with kids beyond the age of infants, I do predict this would be a well-received gift for the Whole Foods shopping, OQOQO wearing, yoga loving yummy mommy. Ranging in price from $5 to $10, you won’t break the bank putting together a fun little bathtime basket.

So that covers the little ones, what about the rest of us? A recent discussion with girlfriends found us surmising that it’s often hard to find effective yet natural products out there that keep our skin looking like it did back in the day when pleated pants were hot (oh wait…they’re coming back aren’t they? Make a vow now to steer clear!).

Kiss My Face has done it again (did you know they seek out such crazy natural ingredients as Icelandic Moss, a key ingredient in their whitening toothpaste?) having just launched an olive softening balm, aptly named Olive My Body. Soothingly scented as a day on the shores of Santorini, we can use this balm anywhere! That’s right ladies…this magic pot of power made with such pure ingredients as Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fruit Butter, Vitamin E, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Meadow Foam Seed Oil (no idea either), and Organic Beeswax softened the pesky skin on my heel that sandal season wreaks havoc on, the stubborn elbow area, and lips chapped from the sea and sun. Now that’s one powerful little pot of nature!

Check out Kiss My Face on your next trip to Loblaws or Whole Foods. And a hot tip for you….watch for the Spiced Cranberry and Vanilla scented holiday line by Kiss My Face coming later this year, which brought me from Santorini to the snow covered Swiss Alps with one simple sniff. Mmmmm.

Megan’s chameleon-like nature is best described through shoes: black pointy heels at work, white Converse sneaks for weekend, and super sassy stilettos in any colour for night! A speed shopper, world traveller and social butterfly, this 28-year-old is a PR girl by day, and a ChickAdvisor writer...well, whenever they need her, and she loves the opportunity to do what we girls do best - talk about the world of products, services and activities designed just for us!