L’uvalla Organic Balancing System: It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature

What: All-natural, organic, luxury skin care products from L’uvalla.

Why: Summer’s wreaking its usual havoc on my skin, and the idea of putting anything ending in “oxide” on my face just scares me. I want natural, I want effective, and I want absolutely no “oxides.”

Enter L’uvalla, a company that holds itself up to the highest standards for “organic” and “natural” labels (it uses the more rigorous European standard rather than the US regulations), and has designed a Balancing System for skin like mine. Mother Nature was on my side!

The Toner was a little strong for me — if you don’t know your tolerance for sage, you’ll quickly find out using this product. However, I’m happy to report that the other products in the batch worked very well: the Day & Night cream didn’t make me feel like an oil slick, which is always a plus in the summer, and their Gentle Foaming Cleanser left me with that clean tingle I love — all oxide-free.

Price: $118.50 for a 3-month supply

Get Balanced: Luvalla.com