Last week, I was in San Francisco on a business trip for about 30 hours. Before work, I was able to get in a long walk to one of my favorite haunts, the Ferry Building. If you haven’t been there, the Ferry Building is just that, the place you go to get the ferry to Sausalito or Tiburon and a few other places. A number of years ago, the Ferry Building was spruced up to house some wonderful restaurants including The Slanted Door and a variety of stalls mostly selling artisanal products. A couple of days a week, there’s a Farmer’s Market outside. I adore it!
On my trip to SF in February during my pilgrimage to the Ferry Building, I discovered 80 Acres Body Care in one of the stalls.
McEvoy Ranch is an olive farm in Petaluma in Northern California, the vision of the granddaughter of the man who started the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. I haven’t been there yet, but I hope to one of these days. Nan McEvoy bought the ranch in the 1990s after retiring from the Board of Directors at the Chronicle, as a place to retire and for her family’s enjoyment. Zoned only for agriculture, the ranch became an olive farm. She conferred with a leading olive oil maker from Tuscany about how to produce the best olives and olive oil. She imported 1000 olive tree seedlings from Tuscany from which to start her farm on 80 acres of the land. McEvoy Ranch uses their olives to make organic extra virgin olive oil that they sell in all sizes including gallon jugs and in their line of olive oil-based body care products.
80 Acres Body Care is produced in small batches using organic ingredients whenever possible. All of the products are free of sulfates, parabens and phthalates. They are not tested on animals. The packaging is made from recycled materials.
The body care products come in four luscious scents:
- Verde: fresh, green, aromatic
- Lavender: made from essential oils of lavender, ylang ylang, lemon and lime
- Cedar: warm wood and floral notes
- Blood Orange: citrus and wild jasmine.
Each of the scents comes in a variety of products:
- body butter
- body balm (full and travel size)
- hand & body lotion (full and travel size)
- body oil
- hand and body wash
- shampoo and conditioner
- lip balm
- bar soap.
I adore citrus scents so in February, I bought the body butter that comes in an 8 oz. tub for $38.
It is thick and creamy, and the citrus scent is fabulous.
It goes on white, and you really have to work it in, but it is very moisturizing and the moisture is long-lasting, almost as long-lasting as the synthetic drugstore brands with chemicals that account for their long-lasting effects. When possible, I prefer to use skincare products with natural or organic ingredients, since they are absorbed by the skin.
Although I’m only about 60% through the tub of body butter, I took this opportunity to buy another one. And with my purchase, I received a free travel size (2.5 fl. oz. that looked full size to me) hand and body lotion.
I got it in Blood Orange too, since I’m obsessed with that scent. The hand lotion would have been $12. Although it’s called a lotion, it is very thick, much more like a cream.
It takes a minute or two to absorb into my skin because of the oils, but it makes my skin soooo soft, not greasy, and it smells fabulous. Love it!
So if you’re a body products junkie like I am and you love natural skincare in amazing scents, check out 80 Acres Body Care. I think the skincare products are especially good for those with dry skin. In addition to being sold at the Ferry Building, you can buy it on the McEvoy Ranch website, at Gump’s department store in San Francisco, and on Amazon.
Ingredients:
Body Butter:
Ingredients: Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Fractionated Coconut Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic California Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Organic Aloe Leaf Juice, Stearic Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Organic Shea Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Organic Cocoa Butter, Panthenol, Allantoin, Hyaluronic Acid, Organic Jojoba Oil, Xanthan Gum, Algin, Mixed Tocopherols, Mango Butter, Organic Rose Hip Oil, Organic Flax Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin and Lavender or Blood Orange Essential Oil Blend or Fragrance
Hand & Body Lotion
Looks like a product I would love. One of my favorite citrus scents is Satsuma from The Body Shop. Hope you enjoyed SF. Linda
Thank you, Linda, for your comment! I did have a good, but way too quick, trip to SF. I was unexpected so I shouldn’t complain. I have heard about Satsuma from The Body Shop from other citrus scent lovers. It must be a really good one, too! Once I finish up the 80 Acres, I will give Satsuma a try. Glad you had a good shopping trip, too. Hopefully, we can try to rendez-vous someday 🙂
Great review. I’ve never heard of this brand before. The body butter sounds amazing.
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It’s an artisanal brand for northern California so not surprising that you don’t know it, Kim. But it is lovely, and the scent is incredible!
Looks like a dream to apply. Nice.
It feels so good on, Laura, and the citrus scent is just killer!
Sounds like these are wonderful products! I am dying to get back to SF as I didn’t get any “free” time while I was there last month. Will have to check out the Farmer’s Market too 🙂
Monica.
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You must go to the Ferry Building on your next visit, Monica. Go for lunch! And I forgot to check out Inglot Cosmetics in Union Square, a must-see
Sounds like it’s got a great scent! I definitely love body butters because I feel like they’re more luxurious than regular lotions
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Definitely, Mai! much more luxurious 🙂
I’ve never heard of this before, but it sounds nice! It looks like it would be soft to apply 🙂
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It is, Destany! But the scent is my favorite part though it works really well too
Thanks for sharing all the info on 80 Acres Body Care! I’m browsing the Verde line for sure.
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The Verde line is fresh and herbal. I think you’d like it, Tina!
80 Acres sounds amazing!
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80 Acres has a wonderful product line and the scents are fabulous, Brooke 🙂
I love natural products and the smell of blood oranges so this sounds amazing!
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Me, too, Leigh. It smells soooooo good!
These sounds like great products!
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They smell great and they are so moisturizing. I love ’em, Leelo 🙂
I miss the Bay Area. So many great natural products like this one. I wish I could smell it over the Interwebs.. mmmm..
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I wish we had smell-o-vision, Nidia. All 4 of the scents are fabulous.
I love citrus scents!!
They are so fresh and energizing!
Yess to blood orange! One of my favorite fruits. It’s rare that I see blood orange scented items… speaking of which *jots down a drink idea*
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Haha, Melody! Our favorite in the winter is a blood orange martini, so no surpass I love these 😉
Yum! I love Blood Orange products, that’s one of my favorite fragrances 🙂
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I’m glad you love blood orange, too, Anastasia. If you ever have a chance, these are worth checking out 🙂
I have to check these out! I love the Ferry Building!
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I’m so glad that you know and love the Ferry Building too, Natalye! I just love going there whenever I’m in SF.
The Body Butter sounds fabulous!
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The body butter looks wonderful.
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It is, Mercedes, especially for dry skin
I learned about this brand through Instagram! Would love to try their products soon.
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That’s so interesting, Sheila. I haven’t uploaded my pix to IG yet, but I should help spread the word. As you can tell, I love 80 Acres!
oh wow! super awesome stuff
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I think it is, Laura!
I love citrus and orange scents.
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Me too, Cindy. I think they’re my favorite for body products, but I also love coconut. These are so fresh and energizing.
I love San Francisco! It’s one of the few cities I could live in besides Chicago. These body care products sound fabulous.
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I agree, Ashley. I’d love to live in SF, but it’s completely unaffordable now 🙁 But wonderful to visit! And I’m so glad I discovered 80 Acres products on my last visit 🙂
Yumm there is nothing better than a hydrating body butter
Especially one that smells so fabulous like this one!
I need to try this out!
It’s a wonderful product line, Lisa, with fantastic scents!
I’m curious to try this. I love blood orange scents!
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The blood orange scent was what attracted me initially, Kathryne, but the products really work on my dry skin 🙂
I love absolutely everything in the blood orange scent. Sounds amazing!
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I feel the same way, Justina. Blood orange scent rocks!
They sound lovely. Citrus is very much a summer scent for me.
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Yes, Kimmi, I agree…though I bought this initially during our winter because I love citrus scents so much 🙂
I have never heard of this brand before, but this certainly sounds like something I would like to try.
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I think the brand is best known in Northern California, Honey, but I’m glad I discovered it, and it’s sold online and through Amazon so I can keep up my stash when I can’t get to SF 🙂
I’d love to try that Cedar scent. I love a good hand creme too!
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The cedar is wonderful, Jessica: kind of masculine but warm. I think I’d love it especially in winter
Sounds amazing!
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Is the Blood Orange like absolutely fantastic? That would be my first choice with lavender being second.
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I’ve never heard of this brand before, but it sure sounds great. I love citrus scent, its my preferred scent!
Check it out, Karina! If you’re a fan of citrus scents, you’ll love it 🙂
Oooo citrus scent! These look lovely but I need other body care like I need to lose my bank card again! 😀
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Same here, Helene, but I didn’t know when I would next be in SF and I love this stuff 😉
This brand sounds lovely! I bet the citrus and jasmine smell heavenly together!
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Kristina, the citrus really is the dominant note. Frankly, I wouldn’t have known that there was jasmine in there if it hadn’t been mentioned on the website 😉 It smells heavenly however!