Today I went into Boston for two pampering appointments. I passed the Public Garden on my way to my facial and my hair appointments. Though the Swan Boats haven’t returned to the pond yet, quite a few trees had tiny leaves sprouting on their branches. On St. Patrick’s Day. In Boston. Hmmm. Not normal.
The weather has been very warm this March. In fact, we’ve had a number of days in the 60s, and we recently made it over 70. Heck, it was almost 75 on Christmas Eve Day. So I’ve been in a spring-y frame of mind. No matter they say we may be getting a foot of snow on Sunday night. 😥
Spring means fresh scents. So I broke out the tube of Vitabath Original Spring Green Moisturizing Bath & Shower Gelée that I bought at Ulta a couple of months ago during their 20% off event.
During freshman year in college, my friend Cindy, now an art professor in Ohio who visited me last weekend, introduced me to all things French. Vitabath was developed over 50 years ago by European skincare specialists. Cindy discovered Vitabath on one of her youthful trips to France, and continued to use it. I had never heard of any shower gel back then, and it was quite a step up from the bar soap I used. When it got hot in May in NYC, we used to go up on the roof of our dorm at Barnard on the Upper West Side to sunbathe. Hours later, all tanned (before I got wise to sunscreen), I’d come back down to my dorm room to shower off the soot from the New York roof! The fresh green scent of Vitabath Spring Green takes me right back to that spring semester freshman year. I still love the deep green gel and the bright green spring scent!
I have a million shower gels and creams in my bathroom, but this one has a special place among my memories.
Vitabath Spring Green Moisturizing Bath & Shower Gelee Experience creates a luxurious lather, but leaves my skin feeling moisturized (not tight and dry, but I always use lotion after a shower). The fragrance smells like soft pine mixed with patchouli and rosewood. The scent is one of the key features of this shower gel. If you don’t like scents, this isn’t for you.
The Vitabath website says it still has the original European formula, but I noticed when I examined the ingredient list that they removed the parabens that were in the old ingredient list. It’s fortified with antioxidants, biotin, my favorite ingredient Niacinamide, and enriched with Horse Chestnut Extract and other oils for skin conditioning benefits. Made in Canada.
Vitabath Original Spring Green Moisturizing Bath & Shower Gelee comes in travel size (2.1 oz./60 g) that I bought and in several different size pump bottles: 10.5 oz, 21 oz, 32 oz, 128 oz (gallon size). It’s available at Ulta, on the Vitabath website, at drugstore.com, on many other websites, and sometimes you can find it at Marshall’s/TJ Maxx. The Vitabath website sells the product in different product bundles (often with the matching lotion and bar soap) as well as individually, and during their frequent sale events you can really save.
Have you tried Vitabath Original Spring Green Shower Gelée?
Ingredients: Biotin, Citric Acid, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, DMDM Hydantoin, Equisetum Hiemale Extract, Fragrance, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hexylene Glycol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lanolin Oil, Laureth-2, Laureth-7, Oleyl Alcohol, PEG-4 Rapeseedamide, PEG-8, Propylene Glycol, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Zea Mays (Corn) Oil, May Contain (+/-): Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Allantoin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Disodium Oleamido PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate, Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Wheat Germ Glycerides, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Green 5 (CI 61570), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 40 (CI 16035), Violet 2 (CI 60725), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Yellow 8 (CI 45350), Yellow 10 (CI 47005)
Allison, thank you for reminding me of those times on the Reid Hall roof! I always remember how much fun that was!
Thank you, Cindy, for introducing me to so many new things back in the day! And thank you for visiting, subscribing to my blog, and for reading and commenting on my post! I hope you had a good visit to MA and hope you’ll come back in the summer
No, I never even hear of this brand before but I’m not that particular about my shower gel. I switched to using only Aveeno last year but this sure sounds lovely. I’m going to check where is this available for purchase in Canada.
Have a great weekend, Allison!
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I’m a little surprised, Shireen, because Vitabath is made in Canada! In the U.S., the brand is widely available at drugstores, department stores, and on a lot of websites. I’m very scent-oriented when it comes to shower gels so this one with its impactful scent is one that I’ve loved for a long time
I can honestly say I never saw this brand but then again, I wasn’t looking out for it. LOL! I’ll need to pay more attention the next time I’m out shopping. Thanks, Allison! xx
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Shireen, you’re fine. I’m obsessed with all things scented so that’s how I know. 😉
This sounds really nice! I love fresh green scents in spring, they’re perfect for the warmer weather!
I feel the same way, Molly! spring=green!
That sounds like a beautiful scent!
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Yes, it is! Great for first thing in the morning!
I think if I had this, I’d love it and my husband would end up using it too!
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Spring Green is definitely a gender neutral scent. I think you’d both love it!
It’s been a long time since I even thought of VitaBath but I remember it well.
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It seems to be making a comeback, Marcia! I’ve been using some of Vitabath’s other new ‘flavors’ over the past few years, but I felt a yearning for the original
I love scented shower gels, but I’m not sure about this one.. I like green scents, and pine, but I hope it doesn’t smell like pine cleaner! lol. I’m sure it doesn’t. What a great memory, too.
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It doesn’t smell like pine cleaner. It just smells fresh. Next time you’re at Marshalls/TJs, Ulta, CVS etc. take a sniff and see if it’s for you or not 😉
I haven’t used anything from this line in a few decades. LOL! That makes me sound so old! This sounds like a fabulous fragrance! I’ll take a look at the line again when I see it at the store.
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It was the same for me, Stacie! I didn’t want to write the year 😉
that green packaging is so nice and vibrant. My mom has used this before so I thought it sounded familiar, I needed to reach out to her and ask. She always enjoyed it so it’s nice to see that a great product is still hanging on out there.
Yes, Vitabath Original Spring Green has stood the test of time. I’m glad your mom liked it too!
I like Vitabath! I currently have too many products to use up, but I bought these before 🙂
I’m glad you know this brand and like it too!
I can’t tell you how many times I ran home from the city and jumped into the shower to wash off the soot. I no longer work there so I don’t have to worry about it but it brings back so many memories. The Vitabath sounds so refreshing.
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LOL, I’m glad you know what I’m talking about Aleya! Up on the black tar roof it was so sooty. I’d be covered with it. But the view was always worth it!
I have a million shower gels too but I go through them pretty quickly! I have to look up this brand to add to my hoard…um…collection!
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LOL! This one might be different from what you have because of the green/pine note. It’s so refreshing!
vitabath brings back so many childhood memories for me. I love how strong and bold their fragrances are and how well they foam up. The spring green is definitly a favourite of mine.
Oh, I’m glad you’re a fan of Vitabath and the Original Spring Green scent too! I find it to be so luxurious
I haven’t used much from this brand, but I’ve always meant to. This sounds really great!
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Vitabath has truly stood the test of time. Their new line with more modern scents is wonderful too.