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Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt Why We Love the Benefits

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UPDATED JUNE 2025: REVIEW: Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt with Bakuchiol 

We love multi-tasking products that truly work, so we adore Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt.

This clean beauty balm is a hydrating cleanser, moisturizer, mask, and leave-on treatment. We love a thin layer as daily hydration and repairing treatment and a heavier layer as a soothing mask.

Who is Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt Good for?

Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt works for anyone who experiences both acne and signs of aging.

It helps to fade existing acne scars and fight the formation of new acne.

It is also great for anyone with sensitive skin.

Those of us with sensitive skin have a hard time tolerating the side effects of retinol. Even with retinol buffering, some find retinol too harsh.

It can be worn during the day and will not cause redness or peeling.

THE Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt Clean Beauty Ingredients

This clean formulation is loaded with powerhouse ingredients:

Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is a natural retinol alternative.

What are the benefits of bakuchiol?

  • It is plant-based, non-irritating
  • clinically proven statistically as effective as retinol.
  • Bakuchiol improves photoaging, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation equally as well as retinol.
  • It stimulates collagen within the skin. This causes an improvement in wrinkles, pigmentation, elasticity, and firmness without the retinol-associated side effects.
  • Bakuchiol inhibits melanin production on age spots and acne scars.

Kakadu Plum is an antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals.

Probiotics are beneficial strains of live bacteria. When applied topically, it can reduce acne formation.

Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil: forms the lipid barrier that holds moisture in skin cells. This keeps skin hydrated.

Grape Seed Oil is soothing and nourishing to the skin. It contains building blocks for collagen production

Sunflower Seed Oil

 Sunflower Seed Oil holds moisture in the skin. It is rich in vitamin E.

Jojoba Oil: regulates oily skin, removes impurities and flakes, reduces inflammation, and soothes skin

Apricot Seed Oil: has nourishing and moisturizing properties. It easily absorbs into the skin

Watermelon Seed Oil is an outstanding antioxidant. It is a nutritive oil. It is high in unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic and oleic acids. Watermelon oil protects the skin from oxidative stress and photo-aging.

And several more incredible ingredients! This balm is incredibly well crafted!

THE Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt EXPERIENCE

Immediately after applying this silky balm, my skin looked plump and absolutely glowed.

With continued use, my fine lines have become unnoticeable. My redness has reduced, and my skin texture is much smoother.

Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt

Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt

About Caley Cosmetics

All of our natural beauty products are developed and made in a family owned & operated green beauty facility. We test every clean cosmetic product endlessly until we can guarantee our cruelty-free makeup brand delivers healthy skincare benefits for optimal performance.
Caley

WHERE TO BUY Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt

Find Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt at CaleyCosmetics.com and Macy’s

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Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum Why We Love It

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REVIEW: EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM

EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM is an organic, wild-crafted, unscented, silky eye serum boasting zero boring ingredients. It has amaranth, passionfruit, and Rosehip Seed Oils, plus sea buckthorn berry CO2 extract, murumuru butter, and Brazil nut. It deeply hydrates the delicate eye area skin.
Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum

Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum

Why Passion Eye Serum is Special

Small batch and wildcrafted, Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum promotes collagen and skin elasticity while deeply hydrating eye skin. Yet it doesn’t irritate the skin.

And despite some aromatic wildcrafted ingredients, there is no scent to set off sensitivities. I love Rosehip benefits but can rarely tolerate the aroma around my eyes. Passion Eye Serum managed to use some ingredients that typically are overwhelmingly fragrant.

By their natural extraction methods, Earth Wise gets the best out of these organic ingredients without the olfactory wallop. The result is a serum that delivers an exceptional product that can be used by highly sensitive skin types.

Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum

Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum

The Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum Experience

Passion Eye Serum is notably silky.

This lovely deep golden hue, dense oil is dispensed from a bubble top dropper.

Just a drop is enough for the skin around the orbital area of both eyes. It is not at all sticky or tacky.

Silky, golden oil dispenses one drop at a time from this bubble dropper

Silky, golden oil dispenses one drop at a time from this bubble dropper

It absorbs well and dries down smoothly without being greasy. Skin feels bouncy and looks dewy. Regular use promotes skin firmness. We love that it is unscented! It comes in two sizes, I wish we got the larger bottle.

Just a drop of EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM treats the skin around both eyes.

Just a drop of EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM treats the skin around both eyes.

EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM Is a lovely golden hue

EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM is a lovely golden hue

Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum Ingredients

Earth Wise promises zero boring ingredients and they sure do deliver.

Let’s take a closer look at this anti-aging, restorative elixir of a formula:

Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum Ingredients

This eye treatment combines soothing Passionfruit with responsibly wildcrafted and organic ingredients

This eye treatment combines soothing Passionfruit with responsibly wildcrafted and organic ingredients

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Amaranthus hypochondriacus makes skin glow

This cold-pressed, unrefined amaranth seed oil is naturally rich in squalene, vitamin E, and omega-6.

These provide skin a dewy glow and quickly absorb.

Amaranth seed oil provides an outstanding fatty acid profile to hydrate delicate eye area skin.

It is a natural anti-inflammatory antioxidant and is non-comedogenic.

Coffea arabica seed oil

Coffea Arabica Seed Oil is organic unrefined green coffee seed oil.

The cold-press extraction yields higher levels of caffeine, Vitamins E and F. Together they smooth skin, combat dark spots, sun damage, and hyperpigmentation.

They even address darkness under the eye.

Green coffee smooths skin

Green coffee smooths skin

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps to defend the skin against free radicals. Free radicals accelerate skin aging and sagging, and moisture loss.

Vitamin F is linoleic acid. Linoleic acid is an omega 6 essential fatty acid essential for healthy cell function. Linoleic acid heals, moisturizes, tightens, and smooths the skin while reducing inflammation.

Caffeic acid (caffeine) reduces eye area puffiness by drawing out excess water. Caffeine and essential fatty acids build collagen and elastin around the eye area.

Brazil Nut Seed Oil

Cold-press unrefined Bertholletia excelsa is Brazil nut seed oil. Cold-pressed preserves the most nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. It is a restorative antioxidant that fights UV damage.

Brazil nut oil is an outstanding anti-aging oil that reduces transepidermal water loss. It promotes skin elasticity via minerals such as Copper.

It also nourishes and refines the skin with Vitamins E, A, C, and D. It provides hydration and imparts a natural skin glow via fatty acids including linoleic, oleic fatty acids, and palmitic acid.

Brazil nut restores elasticity to skin

Brazil nut oil restores elasticity to the skin

murumuru fruit Butter

This eye serum also uses cold-press unrefined Astrocaryum murumuru fruit butter. It comes from the fruit fat found in murumuru nuts. This fruit fat is marvelously moisturizing even for skin conditions like eczema.

Murumuru is a natural anti-inflammatory to soothe sensitive or irritated skin, it also seals in moisture. These properties help heal damaged skin.

Murumuru is high in Vitamin A to refine skin while healing it.

It is non-fragrant.

Passionfruit provides skin hydration

Passionfruit provides skin hydration

Passiflora edulis

Passiflora edulis is passionfruit oil. This formula uses a cold-press, unrefined whole-fruit passionfruit oil. Passionfruit oil soothes dry skin.

Passionfruit oil also contains lycopene.

Carapa guianensis seed oil

Carapa guianensis is andiroba seed oil. It is cold-pressed extracted from the Andiroba tree seeds of the Amazon Forest.

Andiroba seed oil is naturally rich in antioxidants, Vitamins A, C and E, and fatty acids. It is ideal for dry skin types as an emollient that is easily absorbed. It promotes skin elasticity.

The andiroba seed oil in this formula is responsibility wildcrafted, cold-pressed, and unrefined.

Passion Eye Serum contains Rosehip refines skin

Rosehip refines skin with Vitamin A

Rosa Canina Oil

Cold-press unrefined whole-fruit Rosa canina (rosehip) oil.

The unrefined oil has maximum rosehip benefits. Skin regeneration and wound healing. It smoothes fine lines. Rosehip oil is high in nutrients and Vitamin A to refine skin.

Hippophae rhamnoides

Better known as seabuckthorn berry. This formulation contains Supercritical CO2 Total extract that is responsibly wildcrafted.

One of our favorite ingredients, Sea Buckthorn oil is extracted from small orange berries.

Sea Buckthorn berries

Sea Buckthorn berries for skin repair

Sea Buckthorn Oil is like a who’s who of nutrients including vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D, E, K, and P; carotenoids; flavonoids; amino acids; phenols; folic acid; organic acids; 20 mineral elements, and essential fatty acids.[1]

It uniquely contains all four omegas: omega-3, omega-6, omega-7, and omega-9.

These repairing nutrients repair eczema, wounds, scars, and aging skin concerns including wrinkles and fine lines. It works wonders on the undereye area.

Sea Buckthorn is very gentle and plumps wrinkles and lines upon application.  These nutrients have a variety of skincare applications including soothing the redness of sun damage, nourishing skin, providing C and E, and serving as a super anti-oxidant.

Tamanu Oil

Tamanu oil comes from this nut

Tamanu oil comes from this nut

Tamanu Oil in this formula is cold-press unrefined Calophyllum Inophyllum nut kernel oil from India.

Tamanu Oil is a versatile oil with a rare fatty acid profile that makes skin softer, hydrated, and more pliable while promoting healing. Tamanu Oil research studies are limited but support Tamanu’s skin healing abilities.

Tocopherol

A form of Vitamin E used in skincare preparations. This particular vitamin E comes from non-GMO sunflowers.

Tocopherol softens the skin, easing the rough edges of wrinkles while making photo-damaged skin more pliable.

Passion Eye Serum contains Vitamin E derived from sunflowers

Passion Eye Serum contains Vitamin E derived from sunflowers

Earth Wise Passion Eye Serum also contains gem essences, including ruby gem essence, clear quartz gem essence, and lapis lazuli gem essence. Think like a charged tourmaline water such as found in Creme de Le Mer, but with the benefits of each retrospective crystal or gemstone.

I don’t know how it works, but the result is pretty darn good.

EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM contains zero boring ingredients

EARTH WISE PASSION EYE SERUM contains zero boring ingredients

About Earth Wise Beauty Benefits

Earth Wise Beauty

Earth Wise Beauty

Earth Wise Beauty delivers truly unique handcrafted skincare products.

Each small batch skincare product in the Earth Wise Beauty range contains no fillers. They are unrefined, unprocessed fair-trade ingredients such as botanical oils and butters, traditionally prepared herbs, and therapeutic-grade essential oils and absolutes.

If you love organic, small-batch, wildcrafted beauty, even reading through each product ingredient list is a treat.

We have been using Earth Wise Beauty products for a while, and have procrastinated writing about them because we wish to do them justice. Stay tuned for more from Earth Wise Beauty.

Where to find Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum

Find Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum at Earthwise Beauty

Earth Wise Beauty Passion Eye Serum is a lovely golden, silky oil

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References

  1. Zieliska, A., & Nowak, I. (2017).  Abundance of active ingredients in sea-buckthorn oil. Lipids in health and disease, 16(1), 95. doi:10.1186/s12944-017-0469-7)

Black Cumin Seed Oil: How to Get Hair Growth Benefits

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Black Seed Oil, also known as Black Cumin Seed Oil, is an excellent hair conditioning and hair growth remedy. It also has skincare benefits.
Black Cumin Seed Oil comes from the seeds of this flower

Black Cumin Seed Oil comes from the seeds of this Nigella sativa flower

What is Black Cumin Seed Oil?

Black Seed Oil comes from the Virgin in the green flower.

Rich in fatty amino acids, Black Seed Oil is moisturizing to the skin and hair. It makes an excellent scalp treatment.

  • It is an anti-inflammatory that soothes chronic skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
  • The fatty amino acids make the skin glow and give hair a natural shine.

Black Cumin Seed Oil Benefits

Black Seed Oil comes from seeds of the virgin on the green flower

Hair enhancing Black Seed Oil comes from the seeds of Nigella sativa

Black Cumin Seed Oil or Black Seed Oil:

  • comes from the seeds of the Nigella sativa, commonly called virgin in the green flower.
  • is also known as Black Cumin Seed Oil
  • works well with other ingredients to provide therapeutic effects.
  • is an antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant oil
  • Black seeds and their oil have a long history of traditional medicine use in Indian and Arabian civilizations.

Why Use Black Cumin Seed Oil as a Scalp Treatment

For scalp care, Black Seed Oil contains Thymoquinone. This is an excellent antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant.

Black Cumin Seed Oil makes for an excellent scalp treatment. It hydrates the scalp to keep it in optimal condition for growing healthy hair.

Black Cumin Seed Oil also combats scalp conditions such as dandruff, psoriasis, and other skin conditions [1] that can impair healthy hair growth.

How to Use Black Cumin Seed Oil as a Scalp Treatment

Virgin in the green

  1. Mix the oil with Coconut or Olive Oil, about a 50/50 ratio.
  2. The oil can be warmed and applied directly to the scalp with a cotton ball or nozzle applicator tip.
  3. Massage gently into the scalp in a circular motion.
  4. Leave the oil mixture in the hair for at least 30 minutes, but it can be left in for even a few hours.
  5. Wash with a mild shampoo.

Can Black Cumin Seed Oil Cause HAIR GROWTH?

You may have heard about this oil as a hair growth remedy. This is the case for certain types of hair growth.

Medical research studies of Telogen effluvium hair loss show topical Black Seed Oil application reduces temporary hair loss. [2]

Black Cumin Seed Oil does not directly stimulate hair growth in those within normal, healthy hair growth. But it does enable the keeping maximum hair length by combatting hair brittleness.

Hair breakage can give the appearance of slower hair growth when the hair breaks as fast or faster than it grows. By stopping hair breakage, hair retains healthy length.

It works well with other ingredients to provide therapeutic effects. It is synergistic with other humectant and moisturizing ingredients to lock moisture into the hair. Hydrated hair is more elastic and resilient to breakage than brittle hair.

Black Cumin Seed Oil comes from the seeds of this flower

Black Cumin Seed Oil from the seeds of this flower is an excellent scalp treatment

How to Use Black Cumin Seed Oil for Conditioning Brittle Hair

  1. Mix Black Seed oil with Coconut or Olive Oil, about a 50/50 ratio.
  2. This mix can be warmed and applied to the lengths of the hair with or without a scalp treatment.
  3. Smooth the oil onto the hair with the palms of the hands, do not rub.
  4. Squeeze in extra onto the hair ends and damaged sections.
  5. It can also be added to your favorite hair conditioner to make a hair masque.
  6. Leave the mix in the hair for an hour before rinsing.
  7. The advantage of mixing the oil into a cream conditioner is it is far easier to rinse from the hair without excessive shampooing or leaving a residue.
  8. If possible, allow hair to dry within a towel or on a cool air setting to retain the moisture.

Ingredient GUIDES:

Find more hair-friendly ingredients in the Style Chicks Defining Beauty Glossary. The Defining Beauty Glossary contains many helpful ingredients for hair and skin care.

References

  1. Salih H.M. Aljabre, et al. Dermatological effects of Nigella sativa, Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 92-98, ISSN 2352-2410, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdds.2015.04.002.
  2. A. Rossi, L. Priolo, A. Iorio, E. Vescarelli, M. Gerardi, D. Campo, D. Nunno, S. Ceccarelli, S. Calvieri, A. Angeloni and C. Marchese, “Evaluation of a Therapeutic Alternative for Telogen Effluvium: A Pilot Study, Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications, Vol. 3 No. 3A, 2013, pp. 9-16. doi:10.4236/jcdsa.2013.33A1002.
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The Style Chicks personally researches each ingredient we feature. Our research comes from respected, peer reviewed medical and scientific journals. All research articles are cited in the References section.

What Makes Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream Special

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Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream PRODUCT REVIEW. We tested and researched the ingredients.

Unlike most Vitamin C creams, Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream’s potent anti-aging punch is delivered in a formula that offers extreme hydration. And it comes with an adorable little bamboo spoon to hygienically scoop out just the right amount for face and throat. Check out the synergistic actives in this brilliant formulation.
Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

About Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream is filled with 19 synergistic actives!

It delivers three bio-available Vitamin C’s. Together these three Vitamin C’s give the full spectrum of what C has to offer.

The three Vitamin C’s are:

  • Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate. It is ideal for sensitive skin. It is less exfoliating but produces collagen and suppresses discoloration.
  • Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate absorbs deeply and works well with other Cs.
  • Ascorbyl Glucoside is a stable C. It offers antioxidant protection, collagen boosting, and fading hyperpigmentation.[1]

Along with this trio of C’s, Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream contains multiple anti-aging superstars such as Reishi and Cloudberry.

Cloudberry Cloudberry has four times the Vitamin C of an orange. It builds collagen, fights off attacks on collagen, reduces wrinkles, and hydrates.

The Experience

It is a rich, creamy, and spreadable texture that dries down smooth and not sticky or tacky.

The smooth texture of Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream is tempting to slather, but it is a treating cream, so just use the spoonful.

It does not sting. But when I applied it, I could tell it was potent.

Reishi mushroom

Reishi mushroom

 Reishi mushroom promotes cell regeneration while reducing skin inflammation, puffiness, and wrinkles.

Tips & Tricks: How to Best Use Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

Don’t layer other products with Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream.

If you MUST add a top layer, make sure it is a cream with no extra treating actives.

But there are plenty of soothing moisturizers in this formula so you likely will not need any secondary products with this cream.

Turmeric Turmeric extract is an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant that helps reduce and heal acne. It also reduces skin discoloration.

More about Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

Want to learn more about this exceptional cream? Read the full Style Chicks report on Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

Style Chicks answers your questions about Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

Style Chicks answers your questions about Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream

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references

  1. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 11 (4) “ Dec 1, 2012, Stability, transdermal penetration, and cutaneous effects of ascorbic acid and its derivatives
  2. Thiem B (2003). “Rubus chamaemorusL. “boreal plant rich in biologically active metabolites: a review”. Biological Letters. 40 (1): 3-13.
  3. Panossian, Alexander, and Georg Wikman. “Effects of Adaptogens on the Central Nervous System and the Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Their Stress-Protective Activity.” Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 3,1 188-224. 19 Jan. 2010, doi:10.3390/ph3010188

About This Mad Hippie Triple C Night Cream Post

The Style Chicks team personally tests and thoroughly evaluates each product before it is featured.

Triple Night C Cream was submitted to Style Chicks for consideration purposes.

Style Chicks independently researches product ingredients to understand how every featured product works. We show our research in the References section of each article.

Our opinions are 100% our own.

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