First, here’s the Le Labo Santal 33 Body Wash. If you love Santal 33 as much as, well, the rest of the world, it’s totally worth investing $60. You’ll get the exact same fragrance as the iconic perfume, and you’ll also get skin-loving benefits; the formula contains vitamin E, olive oil, aloe vera, and flaxseed extracts. It explains how it keeps the skin so soft, smooth, and moisturized.
Now, here is the $12 product that I’m convinced is a good, all-around dupe. It’s from a brand called Saltair, which specializes in bodycare and haircare products. (If you haven’t seen it already, you’re sure to see it everywhere soon; the brand just launched at Target, but I digress.)
Not only does it contain good-for-skin ingredients like monoi oil, cupuaçu butter, and kukui oil to moisturize the skin, but it also contains ascorbyl glucoside and niacinamide to help brighten the skin. Then, there’s the scent, which the brand calls Santal Bloom. Sure, it’s not a perfect match for Santal 33 (the scent is ever-so-slightly brighter and more floral, like a beachy take on Santal 33), but it has a similarly intoxicating scent. When I use it, it feels just as luxurious and spa-like as the Le Labo pick, only I know it’s a fraction of the cost.
This is a limited-edition shampoo (so act fast if you’re a Santal 33 superfan). With vitamin B5 and aloe vera, it promises to cleanse hair without stripping it of moisture or smoothness.
The same goes for this conditioner, except it contains a blend of vitamin B5, olive oil, and chamomile extract. In my experience, this conditioner is really what keeps that warm, spicy, and comforting scent lingering in your hair.
Saltair’s Santal Bloom Shampoo features a blend of plant oils to moisturize the hair while it imparts the scent of rose, jasmine, and creamy sandalwood on each strand.
The same goes for the brand’s matching conditioner.
Saltair also makes a natural deodorant with the Santal Bloom scent. It’s formulated with salicylic acid and zinc ricinoleate to improve underarm tone and texture, and there’s no detox period like there is with other natural deodorants.
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