Know what’s more fun than splurging on a bunch of brilliant natural beauty products? Sampling them first! Credo brings the best clean beauty to your door in its first ever Discovery Kit.

There are so many amazing clean beauty stores, both online and stop-in shops. Credo is one such shop that offers the best of the best in natural and organic beauty. And it just got even better by delivering a sampling of those products we all want to try.

We are talking big green beauty brands, like Tata Harper and De Mamiel. I was lucky enough to try out the first Credo Clean Beauty Discovery Kit and would love to share my experience with you.

What’s in the First Ever Credo Clean Beauty Discovery Kit

The cute kit arrived in a handy canvas travel bag, perfect for toting your beauties along on your next stay away from home. Or throw it in your bag for midday freshen-ups. It contains seven items for skin, hair, and body. All from brands you’ve been itching to get your hands on.

De Mamiel Restorative Cleansing Balm: We’ve talked about cleansing balms and how they work wonders at removing makeup and keeping skin soft. De Mamiel is a UK brand based on ancient Chinese medicine to infuse skin with the healthiest ingredients and lots of good energy. Restorative Cleansing Balm is made with rich oils and butters that clear away dirt and debris, and soothing oils to keep skin feeling supple and balanced. The balm has a light, fresh scent that I love and my skin feels soft and smooth after using, not slippery or greasy. This item is a winter skincare must-have. Perfect for those with dry skin.

Pai Chamomile & Rosehip Calming Day Cream: When I think of Pai, I think super gentle. When people ask for a line that suits very sensitive skin, this is the one I offer up. And this facial cream totally fits that profile. Rich and smooth, it offers a boost of hydration but seems to evaporate straight into skin. A thick cream that doesn’t leave behind an oily feel is difficult to come by but this one does just that. And my skin feels so baby soft after using, perfect under makeup. Calming Day Cream contains apricot and jojoba oils (two that are especially good at softening skin) along with a dose of rosehip for anti-aging benefits.

Skin Owl Eye+: I couldn’t test this product out due to an aloe allergy but so wish I could. This gel type eye treatment contains a wealth of natural ingredients for eye area issues. Cucumber soothes and cools, hyaluronic acids smooths, and licorice tightens. But this product includes another ingredient you don’t often come across: periwinkle. It is great for reducing inflammation. One lucky friend is going to score themselves this beauty of a sample.

Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask: We love anything Tata and this mask is a favorite. Fruit extracts and fermented ingredients work to slough away dry, dead skin cells, while French pink clay refines the complexion. This is your go-to product for instantly gorgeous skin. Keep handy for date night, holiday parties, or whenever your skin is in need of refreshment.

Evolvh UltraShine Moisture Shampoo & Conditioner: How many organic hair care lines have you tried, only to be disappointed? I’d heard good things about this brand and was excited to see it included in the kit. It leaves my fine hair soft and easy to comb through, and these products smell fantastic. One note on ingredients. You will notice the shampoo contains disodium sulfosuccinate and the conditioner contains stearylkonium chloride. These are surfactants and a preservative, and are considered safe in lower amounts and in rinse-off products. They won’t make any clean beauty ingredient lists but as those of you with finicky hair know, a completely natural hair care products sometimes won’t do the trick. I will likely use these in the future on a semi-regular basis just because I love the way they make my hair look and feel.

Lovefresh Grapefruit Deodorant: These sweet little deods have been on everyone’s radar this year. Deodorant seems to work best if you rotate between a few brands regularly. Since I had never tried a Lovefresh deodorant I was glad to give this one a go. The citrus scent is balanced with the right amount of other essential oils to keep it super fresh and light. This deodorant kept me smelling fresh for most of the day. As for warding off wetness, not so much, but I’ll definitely use on less active days.

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What woman hasn’t wished for a peek inside a natural beauty lab? Better still, take home a to-go bag of the leftovers. Good news! This dream has come true, thanks to moss skincare.

Do you ever wonder what goes on in an organic beauty lab? And what the heck do they do with the bits they don’t use? I picture creators whipping up creams and combining oils. Studying lines on beakers and pouring gloriously gloppy mixtures into little glass pots. And oh, the scents would be divine.

Of course, this day dream also comes with me sampling the wares. A dab of this, a pinch of that, a few little items making their way home with me.

Lucky for us green beauty lovers, moss skincare has decided to share. THE L4B is an online exhibit of sorts, featuring the remnants of the brand’s “experiments, prototypes, and play” in limited quantities, never to be seen again. And yes, you can buy them!

moss founder, Celestyna Brozek, was kind enough to take us on a virtual tour and share a behind the scenes peek of THE L4B.

A Look Into THE L4B of moss skincare with Celestyna Brozek

Liz Thompson: How often do you create new experiments in THE L4B?

Celestyna Brozek: I wish I could do it all the time! The most fun part of my work at moss is creating and experimenting. Recently, my mother was in town and we made a ton of perfumes. These are currently aging right now and will be ready soon! THE L4B is veeeeerrry organic, and it is a simple way to share my passion with other people interested in the same thing. With that being said, the last thing I want is for it to become stressful, so I am very careful about putting any parameters or promises in place. I make new things when I have the time, energy and inclination. It is not very consistent and tends to occur in bursts of creation. Much like Nature itself. I am reading a book about oxygen now and it says that evolution happened in bursts, not consistently or evenly at all. So, THE L4B is very active, but in a very organic way. Periods of stillness perhaps..but something is brewing!

LT: What size are the samples?

CB: They are small – just a few uses. The novelty of the first use, the recalibration and rediscovery with the second use, the burgeoning familiarity with the third, some wistfulness perhaps creeping in with the fourth use. I emphasize that these are not “products” but little tastes or experiences. They are quite ephemeral. I sometimes wish skincare was like fashion (I come from a fashion design background) where there were collections every year and the brand/line was constantly evolving. Spring 2016 was passé as soon as Fall 2016 launched…. A hectic pace, but so much movement and ideas. Of course, then you have the opposite problem – instead of boredom, you have burnout! In skincare, people do not like it if a beloved formula is discontinued or altered. It is a lot more static, which I get, but THE L4B is my own little way of saying that I am a creator – I always have been and I am not ashamed to admit that I adore a little bit of chaos in lieu of commitment.

LT: So these are one-offs. Any chance they will eventually come to full sized life?

CB: A lot of times THE L4B has protos for the moss collection and I use it to get feedback as I tweak a product. So the final product will be in the moss lineup. If enough people let me know they love something, I always consider doing a limited edition run. Often, THE L4B products contain very expensive, or difficult, or rare ingredients that would not make sense to put into production.

LT: If I truly love one of the samples purchased from THE L4B, what are my chances of scoring one again?

CB: Since the test batches are small, the chances are pretty low. Anywhere from 50 on the very high end to five samples. It’s not meant to be commercial at all and perhaps isn’t very fair to the consumer. But we are so used to having everything we need and want at our fingertips immediately, and is that really okay? Sometimes, I feel quite guilty about how much I consume and how demanding I am–of perfection, of customer service, of everything! It doesn’t feel right. Maybe the experience of scarcity is meaningful.

LT: What types of products are available in the lab?

CB: Skincare, perfume, body care, maybe some makeup soon!

LT: What is the best way to keep up with the latest lab offerings?

CB: Sign up for moss emails and follow @mosskincare on Instagram. I may start a separate IG just for THE L4B and a separate email as well, but you would get notified through the moss media channels in that event.

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