Mom-Finds: Giga and Ilog Maria Soaps

Last Friday of the month:  Mom-Finds


Imagine the cool, relaxing scent of mint wafting through the air...it's like you're walking into a spa.

That's how I felt after using this bath soap for the first time and it made me look forward to my daily showers after a tiring day.

I rarely splurge on beauty or personal care products, but from time to time, I like to buy myself a few things I can indulge in and which I know will make me feel good after using them. One of them is this nourishing bath soap. With it's natural ingredients and essential oils that soothes and refreshes, it was 'love at first bath' for me using GIGA Bath Botanics Aromatherapy Bath Bar in cooling Peppermint scent. I have tried the Lavender earlier, which is also wonderful, but this cool mint soap trumps all the other local soaps I've tried.

Promo:  5 bars for P280  /  P65@ 

The peppermint aromatherapy soap bar is aptly described as "stimulating, cooling, and relaxing", with a soothing scent that lingers. It contains olive oil, oatmeal and virgin coconut oil among others. The oatmeal bits serve as a mild body scrub and it just feels and smells oh so good!

Same goes for Ilog Maria's Spearmint Honey & Oatmeal Soap which I received as gift last Christmas. Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm produces the very popular, all-natural skin and hair care line made with their own honey-based products. The texture and scent of this soap is very similar to Giga's, and equally delivers a cool, minty and tingling sensation on the skin!

Both soaps are made with organic natural ingredients, and melt a lot faster than your regular bath soap, ergo more expensive. But the refreshing, invigorating feeling I get after every use makes me want to take longer showers. I am now addicted to these mint-scented soaps!


I buy our Giga products at their kiosk in Virra Mall, Greenhills.
Ilog Maria products are only available at their farm store and online.

Find a store near you, or order online:
EchoStore (Serendra and Podium branches) carries both brands.
GIGA Natural Products
Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm

Related post:
Giga insect repellent


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And Another One Bites...

When there's rain, can mosquitoes be far behind?

"Mommy, what's that black... what's that black on your leg?"
(Whack!!! And it drops.)

It's still the rainy season here and these insects abound. I don't have to tell you what deadly diseases they can bring -- dengue, malaria among others. In the past few days alone, I slapped a few big ones with my bare hands and lots more have escaped me. Every hit I make, I feel success!

In my own tiny way, I'm trying to protect my loved ones from their treacherous bites, at least in our home. So pardon me for posting these photos here, I just can't help myself. I caught really big ones!

These were taken in three different hits at home, and it's only now that I got to see these suckers up close. Check out these pesky creatures as I took pleasure in their 'downfall'!


I recently found a new 'friend' in GIGA Insect Repellent Spray -- a Mom-Find for P165.00, in a 100ml bottle spray.

The spray contains natural fruit extract distillate, lemongrass oil, patchouli and lavender oils. A lot of GIGA products are made from virgin coconut oil and I have yet to try them out. This spray also claims to be DEET-free, so it is safe to use on children. Though the scent is a bit strong, it effectively wards off mosquitoes.

According to Sciencedaily.com, the active ingredient in many insect repellents, deet, has been found to be toxic to the central nervous system. Researchers say that more investigations are urgently needed to confirm or dismiss any potential neurotoxicity to humans, especially when deet-based repellents are used in combination with other neurotoxic insecticides. Read more about this here.

I always use this on my boy before he goes to school since among all of us, he seems to attract mosquitoes the most! As my mom would say, maybe he has "sweet blood".

Let's be vigilant. Sounds heavy huh, but we can't be too careful... we'll never know 'coz it may not be just a small harmless bite or a red spot after all.

Update - 2012:
We've started using By Nature's Moisturizing Insect Repellent because of it's moisturizing properties and milder scent. Read my full feature on By Nature products here.

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