You all know by now how much I love Green People, and if you didn’t, you just have to type Green People into the search box above to see exactly how much I exalt their products for children. I don’t even get paid to do it either! So, now I have a brand spanking new baby, I’m thrilled to bits to have Green People offer PlayPennies readers an exclusive 10% off Baby and Children’s Products.

Babies and Children’s products with no nasties for 10% off

• Discount: 10% Off + £5 Voucher
• Expires: 31 March 2012
• Exclusions:  Not in conjunction with other offers
• Gift Voucher Code: PLAY10

Couple of things to mention:

Postage is going to cost you £3, unless you’ve never ordered from Green People before, then it’ll be free.

Every order placed in March also receives a £5 gift voucher to be redeemed against future orders, so this is an exclusion to the exclusions as I still received one in my basket.

It’s worth signing up to the loyalty program as you still get points on your purchases, which is great.

We’ve bought a few tubs of the nappy balm, my favourite of their range, and some children’s shampoo and conditioner and love the products as much as the savings!

It’s no secret that I love Green People, so when I received a gift hamper for my new baby, I was absolutely thrilled.

A set that comes beautifully presented in a handy reusable wicker basket lined with non bleached cotton, and has over £40 worth of products in it – yet sells at £34.99 – can only be a good start.

Inside you’ll find Scent Free Mum and Baby Rescue Balm, Scent Free Baby Oil, Scent Free Baby Wash and Shampoo and Chamomile Nappy Cream Baby Balm as well as an organic cotton bib with a picture of Budsie, the Organic Babies logo character.

We reviewed the Nappy Cream Baby Balm last year – but I’ll say again: this stuff is amazing. It’s honestly the best nappy cream I’ve used, and I’ve seen broken skin regrown the next day after using it – not just for nappy areas either. It works really well on eczema. I love the stuff and use it on my own dry and cracked skin sometimes.  I sometimes think I should sell it since I recommend it as far as I go anyway.

We’ve also reviewed the Baby Oil, so I’ll leave you to read that review in peace.

The Rescue Balm for mums and babies can be used on dry skin as well as on sore nipples and perineum before birth. It contains Calendula and Vitamin E to soothe broken skin, and has shea butter to reduce dry skin. The sunflower, sweet almond and hemp seed oil soften skin, which makes it useful for the perineum before birth, and since it is fragrance free, it can be used on the most sensitive areas without problems – especially for people prone to eczema and psoriasis.  It does contain beeswax, so is fine for vegetarians, but not vegans.

Finally, the No Scent Baby Wash and Shampoo is ideal for babies as it contains no SLS, Parabens, Lanolin, phthalates, artificial perfumes, petrochemicals and colourants and as such will not irritate new skins (although it’s still advisable to only use water on your newborn.)

You can use this baby wash and shampoo for hair, body and nappy area washes, but it’s also a nice body wash for pregnant mums as it doesn’t have any scent – idea if you’re still struggling with smells in late pregnancy.

Something I’ve said over and again about Green People products, and can say again about this range is that while you’re paying more per item than you would a mainstream product in your supermarket, these last so much longer, a little goes a very long way, and for me, the long term benefits to my skin are immeasurable.

Green People has a his and hers offer for Valentines day, and for the duration of February, there’s free delivery too.

• Share the love with Green People for her
• And of course, for him

The For Her gift contains a 50ml Vita Min Fix and a 50ml Vita Min Mask, reduced from £26.90 to £18.95. Vita Min is an intense, vitamin rich blend of organic essential oils and natural actives to improve radiance and nourish the skin.  Vita Min Fix is an indulgent, super rich day and night cream with skin nutrients Evening Primrose and Avocado oils to regenerate and feed the skin, whilst marshmallow and seaweed promote the production of new cells. Skin is left nourished and luminous for that special day.

For Him has been reduced from £27 to £14.95 and contains Scrub It Exfoliator and Active Fix Repair Serum. Scrub It (50ml) prepares the skin with Bamboo extract and Cranberry powder to remove dead skin cells, then natural clay draws out toxins and impurities from the pores. And if it’s a super-close shave you want, then Scrub It will lift the stubble from the surface of the skin for smooth, kissable results.

Active Fix Repair Serum is a power-packed age reversal formula for eyes, face and neck and contains clinically tested actives to firm skin and reduce wrinkles.

And then – free delivery… not bad at all!

Happy New Year! If you’re here and reading this at 8am, you probably didn’t have a late night, right? Don’t worry, I’ve written this in time for 8am, so I’m with you! Pregnant with a toddler don’t make for all-nighters anymore!

So, if living a more organically is on your to do list for this year, you’ll want to check out this fantastic offer from Green People: 25% off everything.

• Go green for less at Green People

I already have four pots of the Nappy Cream Baby Balm ready and waiting for our new arrival, and as is we use it for every cut and scrape – It’s the best stuff I’ve ever come across. It’s also £7.09 instead of £9.45 while the offer is valid. (This might only be a 40ml pot, but it lasts forever. I’m pretty sure we won’t have to buy any more in the next two years!)

We also received the Organic Babies New Born Hamper as a gift recently, and there’s £8.75 off at the  moment, meaning you pay £26.24 for Organic Babies Wash & Shampoo, Rescue Balm, Baby Oil, Nappy Cream, and an organic bib in a gorgeous wicker basket.

This offer is only valid until the 2nd of January 2012.

There’s a whole array of Organic and Ethical beauty product gift sets available at Green People at the moment.

• Head over to Green People for a feel good Christmas

There’s something for men and women in this offer, but unfortunately none of the kids products are included:

• A Merry Moisture Kit organic shower and lotion, packed with Aloe Vera goodness for £22, a £4.90 saving
• A Festive Fine Grooming Shaving Kit including Shave Now Gel and Cool Down Moisturiser with a free luxury brush and razor for £25
• The Twinkle Twinkle Organic Luxury Facial Set with a spa exfoliator, spa oil and reviving day/night cream for £40, saving £12.95
• The Winter Wonders Organic Skin Treats, consisting of Help at Hand and Vita Min Fix for £20, saving £4.90.
• There are also different Skin Essentials Stocking Fillers available for £5.

Delivery is free on your first order, and thereafter delivery is £3 for orders under £50, but orders over £50 are free too.

Green People are celebrating National Parents Week a tad early with some ace discount codes for mums and dads. National Parent Week is from 17-23 October and while you aren’t going to get backrub fairies show up in your garden, it seems a good enough excuse to shop.

• Click here to get some discounts at Green People

To celebrate the week, Green People are offering some exclusive discounts. For mums they have a Moisturising Shower Bath scented with Neroli and Mandarin to rejuvenate the skin and leave it feeling super soft and silk. This normally costs £10.95 but if you quote PARENTMUM you get it for £7.

For dads there is the super fresh Cool Style shower wash that naturally cleanses, energises and refreshes with organic mint and eucalyptus. This usually costs £10.50 but if you quote PARENTDAD you get it for a mere £6.

These discounts are exclusively for these products and you can either quote them online or call them to place your order yourself. Perhaps a treat for you and your partner?

Green People are giving you £5 off a Rejuvenating Cleansing Balm, which they’re selling for £14.95.

• Clean and Rejuvenate with Green People

The Rejuvenating Cleansing Balm from Green People is meant to be a natural cleanser for normal, dry or mature skin. It has oils of Ylang Ylang, Neroli, and Jasmine to purify the skin, and is enriched with Pomegranate and Rosehip to promote the promised rejuvenation and elasticity.

Green People promise that it will melt away make-up, prevent dryness and improve skin elasticity, as well as reduce fine wrinkles and premature ageing.

After all the sun I’ve had the last few weeks, this sounds like a holiday for my skin, I must admit!

For all of the month of August delivery is free on all orders to Green People, which is an additional saving of £3 and they’ll throw in some trial size sachets of their sun  lotion, intensive repair shampoo and intensive repair conditioner too.

It’s holiday time and everyone seems to be getting in the spirit. Green People have a special valid for the whole month of August: Free delivery to any UK mainland address and any order gets three freebie sachets too.

• Head over to Green People to stock up on summer essentials

You know by now that I love Green People, but I’m never a fan of shopping online when postage makes up a big chunk of my spend, so I’m really happy to find free delivery offers whenever I can.  For Green People, this month of free deliveries means you’ll save £3 on your order.

In addition, they’ll throw in three tester sachets too. These are for an SPF15 sun lotion, an intensive repair shampoo and conditioner – perfect if you’re on the beach or out in the garden (and the sun) a lot this summer.

If you’re not sure about Green People, we’ve reviewed plenty of their products for children here on PlayPennies, and I must say that despite other brands I’ve tried being perfectly fine, they still have what I consider to be the best nappy cream balm for babies, especially those with sensitive skins.

Green People’s  Sun Lotion for kids is on a buy one get one free offer, so you’re getting two bottles for £15.06 (plus postage), which might seem like a lot, but it  is a fab product that goes a really long way.

• Buy 1 Children’s Sun Lotion, get another free

I keep holding out hope that summer is coming, and that these glimpses of beautiful days might stretch on, but so far…. Well…

Anyway, if you need a suncream for sensitive skins, I can really recommend this one. Unlike a number of ‘brand name’ brands that claim to be “sensitive”, but still contain SLS, a cacophony of parabens, petroleum and other allergens, this is truly for sensitive skins.

This sunscreen is made with no Parabens, Lanolin, phthalates, artificial perfumes, petrochemicals or colourants,  is rich in antioxidants to protect against cell damage, and offers 96% UVB Protection.

As it is no scent, it also doesn’t have any real smell which is good for sensitive skins too. I really recommend these products to anyone with a child with allergies, eczema and so on.

Your postage will be £3, unless it’s your first order, then it’s free.

Three beautiful beauty products are on offer at Green People this month for £40. The Body Beautiful package saves you £18.25

• Spruce up your body for summer

It was such a beautiful day yesterday, I actually pulled some shorts out the cupboard for the first time this year.  Most of us, at this time of year, need to give our legs and feet a good bit of TLC, however, and this kit from Green People  seems like the thing to do it.

The Body Beautiful package consists of:

• 1 x Triple Action Cellulite Lotion 150ml a non-invasive organic formulation which contains a patented herbal extract of bayberries, clinically proven to both remove and prevent cellulite.

  This blend of active therapeutic plant extracts and essential oils tightens, tones and releases accumulated fluid and built-up toxins, helping to leave skin smooth and silky.

• 1 x Self Tan Lotion 200ml– this is the first certified organic self- tan lotion in the UK, and is suitable for people prone to eczema or psoriasis.

• 1 x Sensuous Sugar Scrub 245g, a deluxe body exfoliator designed for integration into your usual beauty routine.

Happy pampering!

We've reviewed quite a few items from the company Green People here on PlayPennies, because, well, they're brilliant. We wanted to see if it was just us that thought so, or if our PlayPennies mums agreed, so we sent a bundle of Green People's new Fair Trade products to Layla, mum to a two-year old boy.

“I started using Green People's Nappy Balm a while ago, after a review on PlayPennies, and loved it. I have meant to try out a few more of their products for a while now, so I was really happy when PlayPennies asked me to review these three for them.”

We sent Layla the Fair Trade Nappy Balm, Baby Salve and No Scent Baby Oil, all made with Fair Trade Shea Butter from a project in Ghana which employs 600 women to make the butter and their baskets for transport.

“The Nappy Balm comes in the same pot, and looks pretty identical, apart from the Fair Trade logo on the front. Inside the pot, it's really hard to compare – the Fair Trade Nappy Balm has a slightly sweeter, more citrus smell than the old one, which was much 'headier' as they would say about red wine, I think. The Fair Trade Nappy Balm also somehow looks smoother to me, but my partner gave me a very strange look when I asked him if he agreed.”

I couldn't find the full old list of ingredients to compare, but I'm pretty certain Layla is right – I dont remember the citrus undertone in the Nappy Balm I reviewed last year, but still the smell is lovely, and besides, its how it works that matters.

“In its application and use there's no difference, that I can tell. It still has a very marigold (calendula) aroma, and works extremely well on everything from nappy rash to cuts and scrapes – both on my son and myself. “

I know I'm not reviewing it this time, but I totally agree – this nappy balm goes on every cut and scrape in our home!

Next in line is the No Scent Baby Oil, which Green People say is perfect as a daily moisturiser, a massage oil and for cradle cap.

“The No Scent Baby Oil is something I wish I had when my boy was a newborn. He had really bad cradle cap and lost all his hair, and had dreadful milk spots too. We attended baby massage classes and the oil we used there was fine, but this just seems so 'purpose-built'.”

Green People also say that it would be a good oil for pregnant bellies. “In fact, I wish I had it when I was pregnant as they say it can improve mum's skin elasticity to reduce stretch marks. It does contain sesame seed oil though, so I'm not sure about people with nut allergies using it.

The No Scent Baby Oil spreads quite well, a small squirt can cover my hands, forearms and face, three squirts pretty much cover my son. Although it's an oil, it absorbs pretty well and doesn't leave Jody shaped stains on the sheets, so that's a good thing. It does leave you feeling moisturised too. I certainly haven't spotted a downside to it yet – but then we massage before bed rather than going out in the garden to play.”

Finally, Layla tested the  Soothing Baby Salve which is a non-aqueous cream, a relief to eczema sufferers, I'm sure. This cream can also be used as a nipple cream for mums.

“This is a lovely cream. It leaves my, I mean my son's, skin feeling really, really soft and silky. It absorbs quickly and like the other products, a little goes a long way.”

So, final thoughts from Layla about Green People's new range of Fair Trade products?

“I love the products I was sent, and yes, I will buy them for myself, especially since I know they're full of only good stuff, and have no skin irritants and harmful chemicals, and I think it's great that they've brought out a new fair trade range too and hope that they will continue to do so with the rest of their products too.”

Green People products can be bought directly from their website. They have regular specials and discounts in their newsletters and on their website which can be great value for money.

My daughter suffers from eczema and is very sensitive to most 'normal' baby products. With a family history of severe dermatitis and eczema, I am very cautious about what I use on her.

I discovered Green People at the allergy show in London last year and have been using their nappy balm and sunscreen for Kyra ever since. It was only natural then that I tried their shampoo and conditioner.

The Green People children's shampoo and conditioner are quite expensive, but are worth every penny and are actually great value. When they arrived, I used some on myself first, to test.

The shampoo is very watery and runs out quite quickly. I have very long hair, down to my waist, and while I normally require a good handful of product to lather my hair nicely, I only used about a tablespoon full of the Green People shampoo and ended up with way more foam than necessary. The shampoo is lavender scented, but it wasn't very strong at all, and I actually thought it smelled a little watered down, which is good if you aren't really a fan, I guess.

The conditioner is slightly thicker, but still a lot more watery than most, and doesn't require any squeezing on the tube - again a good thing as you're not going to be throwing out a lot of product you couldn't reach.

The conditioner stays in for 1 minute, and can then be rinsed out. I wasn't sure at first whether it was really an effective conditioner or not, because my hair didn't feel particularly smooth, but once it had dried I was really surprised at how soft it felt. I tried it again on my daughter's hair with the same result – beautiful, soft, bouncy, curls, and I'm sure it's given her hair a lot of body too.

The blurb on the back of the tube says a little goes a long way. In fact, according to Green People, the 200ml tube is equivalent to 600 – 800 ml of other product. I must say, I agree. It really lasts a long time.

Also, since it contains no SLS, parabens or other nasties, I have no worries that it could cause my daughter eczema or be harmful to her at all. The conditioner has more of a lavender scent, but with her hair dried it just smells pleasant, rather than overwhelming.

For children with sensitive skin or eczema, I think this is a brilliant shampoo and conditioner.

Also available in Citrus & Aloe Vera

Price: £7.75 each

I am a huge fan of GreenPeople and reviewed their Nappy Balm last year. We use that and their suncream for sensitive skins regularly, and its one of the only products my little girl has never had a skin reaction to.

For the month of March, GreenPeople have a special offer on their Lavender Children's Shampoo and Conditioner. Buy two shampoos at £7.75 each, and you receive a free conditioner.

• Come clean with Organic Children from GreenPeople

The organic hair products contain aloe vera, lavender and tea tree. One of my favourite things about Green People is how they explain their ingredients, like these (an extract from the shampoo):

Olea europaea (olive) oil, *Citrus nobilis (mandarin) oil, ^*Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, *Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil, *Linalool, *Limonene (from essential oils).

The shampoo is suitable for children with head lice. It is non-irritating for sensitive scalps as it contains no SLS – and yet it still foams, using more natural ingredients. It has a soothing and calming delicate floral scent, and contains no parabens, phthalates and artificial fragrances.

Delivery is free if it's your first order to them or £2.50 thereafter.

My daughter has quite a severe skin reaction to any products that contain Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) which, for us, cuts out most standard bath and baby products. As a result we spent much of the first months of her life testing new and different product ranges and the best we have found for our needs is without doubt the Organic Babies/Children range from Green People.

Over the summer we used the SPF25 sun lotion which we loved, but for the past year our favourite product has been their Nappy Cream Baby Balm. It has a list of fairly traded organic natural products, and none of the hard to pronounce nasties. Although for sore bottoms, it can also be used on minor cuts and scrapes as it contains the healing herb Calendula.

The nappy cream is quite thick, but spreads easily. A little goes a long way, and the smell is fantastically fresh and floral with a touch of Camomile – and comes from the natural ingredients, rather than added chemicals. I was never unhappy with the commonly available nappy rash products, but since having tried this one, would not go back.

As to its effectiveness, it exceeded my expectations – it works super fast, soothing and removing the redness and rash, and cuts and scrapes heal quickly too.

The 40ml container has an airtight seal so there are no leaks or popped-off lids in the nappy bag.

Green People have great customer service too. Not only are their sales team efficient, but you can have an easy chat with them on Twitter (@greenpeopleUK) – my kind of customer service!

At £9.25 the Green People Nappy Cream Baby Balm is quite a bit more expensive than conventional, mainstream alternatives, but as I’ve said, I feel it is entirely worth it and is certainly what we are and will be using in the future.

If you are planning on making an order for some lovely "green" beauty products from The Green People online, don't forget to use this special voucher code to get some free sun lotion too!

Click here to use the Green People voucher code online

• Voucher Code: AF77733222
• Discount: Free sun lotion with purchase
• Expires: 31st May 2010

If you have never before placed an order with The Green People, you will get free delivery on your first order (sadly this applies to mainland UK orders only, so those of us in Norn Iron cannot take advantage)! But even if you have purchase from them before, perhaps your partner or someone in the family could make an order, so you can get free delivery again? Normally you must spend £100 for free delivery, so this is quite handy.

There are a few deals in their special offers section which you may want to see. For example:

• Buy Self Tan Lotion, Get 2 Exfoliating Washes Free
• Save £4.95 on Triple Action Cellulite Lotion
• Save £3 on No Scent Hand & Body Lotion

In case you haven't heard of The Green People, here is a little blurb from their website which sums it up quite well:

Green People is a forward-thinking company which specialises in organic body care products. With an extensive range of natural products – shampoos, face creams, sun lotions and body washes to name just a few – it is one of the biggest names in organic beauty in the UK.