Plant Apothecary: A Review

Plant Apothecary was a fantastic find when I discovered them a few months ago. I’d been searching high and low for some non-toxic shower gels and hadn’t had much luck finding any without lots of ingredients. When I found Plant though, their simplicy of ingredients and the lack of any nasty chemicals made me realize I just had to try them.One thing I absolutely LOVE about Plant is the fact that their products are made by people with disabilities in their Brooklyn plant. This provides lots of job opportunities for people with disabilities which is a great reason to support this company!Plant has several different products. I personally purchased their Zip Zap Mask and a shower gel. They also offer several other types of masks, body and face oil. They offer several different scents in both the body oil and shower gel. There really is something for everyone.The shower gel is lovely. It is very cleansing without leaving any sort of film on your skin afterwards. It also does not dry out your skin after you shower like some non-toxic shower gels I’ve used. I find it to be extremely moisturizing and I don’t seem to need a lot of moisturizer when I’m done showering.The Zip Zap mask has been underwhelming for me. I had high hopes for this mask but it just didn’t seem to help me when I would get a pimple. The mask is a powder mask that you mix with water before you apply it to your face. This is a great idea since you can mix only what you need and it will keep much longer. However, I didn’t feel like it really did anything for me when my skin was struggling. I prefer Herbivore Botanicals: Blue Tansy mask in this instance since it calms my skin pretty much instantly. The Plant mask just didn’t measure up.I really love this company and I absolutely plan on ordering more of their shower gels in the future. I also would love to try one of their body oils, however with summer coming I won’t get much use out of one for a while so I’ll probably wait till next fall to purchase one. If you’ve been looking for a new non-toxic shower gel I highly suggest trying one from Plant!