LOCAL Houston | The City Guide MARCH 2016 | Page 62

THINGS WE LOVE This time of year my skin is at its worst – dry and cracked with the lack of ability to absorb moisture. But luckily I just discovered Parry Botanicals, a 100% all natural line and it just so happens to be LOCAL. Started by Elizabeth K. Parry after being diagnosed with a number of food and environmental allergies, she started creating her own lotions in her kitchen. She honed the line with chemists, perfecting the formula; and today there are three products: a Restorative Cream, Body Butter and the Pure Botanical Lotion. I am loving the Restorative Cream right now. It’s highly emollient, thick and actually manages to penetrate my iguana-l Z