Lots of beauty products to write about lately. But this time of the year always brings about changing (and challenging) skin care needs, and thus I end up trying a lot of new products in my never-ending search for the perfect one for my… chapped lips, dry cuticles, itchy legs… you get the picture.

I spent a little time last night going through the drawers and cabinets in my bathroom and making a pile of products that either haven’t worked for me, disagreed with me or that have those dreadful ingredients on my “don’t use products with these ingredients” list. It ended up being a rather large pile and although I’m not going to be using them any longer, I’m not just throwing them away. I’ll be sending them to my younger sister, a fiscally challenged graduate student in Cincinnati, who never says no to anything.

Among the products I was going through, I found a trusty old friend who I’d completely forgotten about. Weleda Skin Food. It’s in the green aluminum tube, and I do think this one is also a contender for a wonderful all-around family salve to have on hand to treat any and everything. Last night, I used it on my cuticles and my lips and it smells delicious – very fruity and healthy.

The best part if that while I used to have to go to Whole Foods or order it online, I can now buy it at Walgreen’s. I’m not kidding you. If you haven’t recently been to a Walgreen’s, get yourself there quickly. They, too, have jumped on the bandwagon of healthy and natural living. You will be amazed at what you see! Really, if Walgreen’s can start carrying wonderful all-natural and organic beauty care items, I have no excuse any longer not to make the switch. They had a comprehensive display of Weleda products and Burt’s Bees and several other lines including one called La Fleur which makes a moisturizing mist that I just love. Although it’s meant to be sprayed on your face, which I do, I also spray it above my pillow at night and settle in for sweet dreams.