Best of 2020

Source Vital’s Most Popular Products, Blogs, Tips and Tricks from 2020

To start on a positive note – yes there were some good parts of 2020 – some even came after all the shutdowns in March.

It’s no secret that 2020 is going to go down as one of the most challenging years in history. Instead of looking back on what could have been we are more interested in celebrating the wins.

Help us end the year on a high point by enjoying a retrospective in the best skin care, blogs, DIY self-care tips and wellness tips from the past year.

Together Apart

Before going into the top spots, we first want to take a moment to thank our team and loyal customers for sticking with us throughout the year. Just like other small businesses, we had to roll with a lot of unexpected changes.

From pivoting to by-appointment shopping in our Houston Beauty Market, to reworking our natural hand sanitizers to meet the CDC’s guidance on preventing the spread of germs, and embracing work at home, we are proud of our efforts to protect our employees, while offering support for the other small businesses in our industry and helping to keep our customers healthy.

Thank you for taking this journey with us!

Best Blogs of 2020

Not surprisingly, most of the top read blogs of the year had to do with life during a pandemic. Topics like how to care for your skin while wearing a protective face mask and self-care were top-of-mind for us and those of you at home who were looking for ways to keep the mind, body and spirit healthy.

#1 How to Care for Your Skin While Wearing Masks and PPE

The term “maskne” was invented in 2020 as it became clear that wearing masks was essential to “flattening the curve” by preventing the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, that mask wearing has led to many people dealing with breakouts and irritations on the areas of the skin that come in contact with masks and other personal protective equipment.

Our best bit of advice for preventing maskne – mask acne – is to thoroughly cleanse the skin using a gentle face wash, spot treat blemishes, and reinforce the skin’s protective barrier.

Click here to get more tips on how to care for your skin and prevent maske.

Here’s a round-up of some other popular blogs from 2020:

• Tutorial: How to Relieve Jaw Tension with Gua Sha – Use this Chinese Traditional Medicine technique to help mange the impacts of stress
• Product Launch: New and Improved Facial Moisturizers for Every Skin Type – Revamped facial creams and lotions for any skin concern
• Spa From Home: Five At-Home Spa Treatments Your Body Will Love – Learn how to DIY your own spa day
• Ingredients We Love: Algae, A Miracle of Nature – Discover the benefits of algae for healthy, glowing skin

Most Popular Products

The Cleaner Hands Experience

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Source Vitál jumped into action in early March to reintroduce Cleaner Hands, a safe, natural alternative to hand sanitizer.

Cleaner Hands had been a product we offered to our professional customers, but with the outbreak of COVID-19, we gave it a boost, upping the percentage of alcohol content and formulating a special essential oil blend featuring oils known for their purification properties and for supporting the body’s natural immunity responses.

It is certainly our proudest achievement this year, as we were able to provide a natural way to cleanse hands and surfaces, while traditional hand sanitizers and cleaners were scarce.

With the popularity of Cleaner Hands Spray, we also launched Cleaner Hands Wash – a natural foaming hand soap, Cleaner Hands Gel – for on-the-go hand cleansing, Cleanse Essential Oil Blend – for diffusing or to make your own surface cleansers, and Cleanse Bar Soap.

Top 10 Aromatherapy Products

Managing the stress of work from home, school from home - everything from home - was a huge part of surviving 2020. Aromatherapy is an easy and effective way to care for the mind, body and spirit while quarantining, and our top sellers this year reflect that.

Additionally, many of our popular aromatherapy blends and essential oils are associated with easy breathing and good respiratory health like Eucalyptus and our special Respiratory blend.

1. Lavender Essential Oil
2. Respiratory Aromatherapy Inhaler
3. Cleanse Essential Oil Blend
4. Fresh Essential Oil Blend
5. Millennium Essential Oil Blend
6. Respiratory Essential Oil Blend
7. Eucalyptus Essential Oil
8. Sweet Dreams Essential Oil Roll-On
9. Tranquil Aromatherapy Inhaler
10. Serene Essential Oil Blend

Re-Imagining Our Family of Moisturizers

After more than a year of continually researching, tweaking and testing we completely overhauled our line of facial creams and eye creams. Some of our most beloved formulas, like Soothing Cream just got a few improvements, while others, like Clear Skin were completely reimagined.

Taking into account better skin feel, cleaner, effective ingredients, and more sustainable formulations, and many rounds of internal and external testing, our new and improved moisturizers were ready for the world.

Developed for specific skin types, there is a face cream to care for any skin condition.

• Age Defying Day & Night Cream – for preventing the signs of aging
• Clear Skin Cream – for oily, acne-prone skin
• Face Cream Unscented – simple formula for all skin types
• MerGel Multipurpose Facial Lotion – light weight, antioxidant-rich moisturizer for all skin types
• Max Moisture Cream – for dry and ultra dry skin
• Soothing Cream – for dry and sensitive skin 

• Cucumber Rose Eye Cream
• Jasmine Fine Line Cream for eyes, lips and neck

For more information on our new face and eye creams, click here.

Top 10 Skin Care Products

When it comes to skin care, many of our normal best sellers showed up on the 2020 list – many of them perfect tools for anyone fighting maskne, such as Micellar Cleansing Water – great for keeping skin cleansed when you have to wear a mask for long periods of time, and Lemon Gel Cleanser – ideal for those battling breakouts from wearing masks.

1. Algae Deep Cleanse
2. Soothing Cream
3. Lavender Cleanser
4. Algae Serum
5. Lemon Gel Cleanser
6. Sea Tonic
7. Customized Facial Cocktail
8. Algae Deep Scrub
9. Silt Scrub
10. Micellar Cleansing Water

Body Cream Updates

Facial moisturizers weren’t the only creams to get a makeover this year. Our body butters were renamed as body creams to better represent their new, silky texture that quickly absorbs into the skin providing ultra hydration without any greasy after feel.

Additionally, the new 100% vegan, supercharged formula includes skin-loving botanicals and prebiotics to protect the skin's protective barrier and keep skin moisturized and healthy all day long.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Choose From:

• Lemongrass Mani/Pedi Cream - Fortified with our special essential oil blend created to protect the hands and nails from fungal irritations. Perfect for your at-home mani/pedi or for full-body use.
• Lavender Body Cream - Safe to use on the whole family - including babies, ultra-hydrating cream infused with soothing and calming Lavender Essential Oil.
• NEW! Rose Body Cream - Made with precious Rose Essential Oil, this luxurious body cream quenches dry skin and promotes harmony for upset emotions
• Nourishing Body Cream - Our potent professional formula, packed with ingredients that strengthen the skin and protect against the look of stretch marks and other imperfections. Use during pregnancy and before weight loss/gain to keep skin from stretching and developing stretch marks.
• Body Cream Unscented - Free from essential oils and algae extracts, this formula effectively hydrates for those who may be sensitive to fragrances or prefer a simple unscented product, or wish to DIY their own scented body cream.

Top 10 Bath & Body Products

Topping this list includes one of our revamped body creams – Nourishing Body Cream – that is a long time fan favorite for providing deep, lasting moisture to the skin and helping to improve the look of skin issues such as stretch marks.

Body washes were also a big hit, as were spa from home products like the Lemongrass Mani/Pedi Cream, Make Your Own Bath Salts and Silt Body Scrub.

1. Nourishing Body Cream
2. Stress Relief Body Wash
3. Aromatic Algae Extract
4. Lavender Body Lotion
5. Peppermint Body Wash
6. Rose Patchouli Body Wash
7. Invigorating Body Wash
8. Make Your Own Bath Salts
9. Lemongrass Mani/Pedi Cream
10. Silt Body Scrub

Expanding the Deozein Family

Internally, one of our most exciting introductions of 2020 was adding a new scent to the Deozein Natural Deodorant line. Our first new scent in more than two years, Deozein Cedrus is a grounding, woodsy scent blended from a special combination of Cedar, Spruce, Vetiver and Sandalwood oils.

Additionally, we also upgraded our Deozeins to contain more skin-loving ingredients. Babassu Oil, which helps prevent underarm discoloration and irritation, and dead sea salts that help to further support our effective blend of natural mineral salts, essential oils, and seaweed extracts used to inhibit the bacteria that causes body odor.

If you’re a natural deodorant novice, read our article on What To Expect When Switching To A Natural Deodorant to help you on your journey to going natural.

Top 10 Personal Care & Wellness Products

1. Deozein Natural Deodorant (Original Woodsy, Zest and Fresh)
2. First Aid Spray
3. First Aid Oil
4. Respiratory MultiSpray
5. Nail & Cuticle Elixir
6. First Aid Cream
7. Breathe Easy Natural Elixir
8. Immacule Elixir
9. Meditate MultiSpray
10. Spiracle Natural Elixir

We appreciate all of you for continuing to support the Source Vitál family through this challenging year. We are committed to providing you and your loved ones a healthy and safe shopping experience, today, and into 2021. Better days are ahead, and hope is alive and well.

Have a healthy and safe New Year,
The Source Vital Family