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Handmade Toiletries Weekly Newsletter
July 2, 2000

A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630
July 2, 2000
Issue 24

---->THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR: Star Light Web Design<----

An excellent Web site can launch your business into international waters and expand a small hobby into a professional enterprise. You only have a few seconds to make the right impression - get it right the first time. The designer of the newly launched MangoButter.Com, Heather Stevens of Star Light Web Design, is pleased to offer her services to all HBN members.

For a comprehensive consultation to plan a Web site that fits your business needs, contact Heather at heathervstevens@home.com.

1. HBN UPDATE ~ WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!
2. MANGOBUTTER.COM GOES LIVE TODAY!!
3. HANDMADE BEAUTY TRIVIA QUESTION ~ win a trio of soaps handmade from scratch by some of our own HBN members!
4. HANDMADE BEAUTY PRODUCT REVIEW
5. AROMATIC BEAUTY FOOD RECIPE ~ Hemp Sun Butter

1. HBN UPDATE ~ WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!

~ Celestial Body ~
Ann Harmon
Boonville, Missouri, www.celestialbody.com

~ 310 ~
Kim Leone
Los Angeles, California, www.310online.com

~ Stacy B. Montanti - Affiliate Hobbyist Member
Rumson, New Jersey

2. MANGOBUTTER.COM GOES LIVE TODAY!!

Linking buyers and suppliers in the handmade beauty business, www.mangobutter.com goes live today!! www.mangobutter.com is password protected for HBN members. For membership information, visit our Web site at www.handmadebeauty.com.

3. HANDMADE BEAUTY TRIVIA QUESTION ~ The winner from June 25 was Sussana Brandon of Arlington, Virginia. Susanna won a copy of Rosemary Gladstar's "Herbs For Natural Beauty!"

LAST WEEK'S QUESTION: Each year since 1972, a select group of fragrance-related companies is recognized by its peers for creativity and innovation. Some people call the awards ceremony, held in New York, the "Oscars of fragrance world." Awards categories include "Bath and Body Star of The Year," The Most Original Magazine Feature," and "Technological Breakthrough of the Year". To win this week, state the name of the award and the organization that sponsors it.

LAST WEEK'S ANSWER: The Fifi Awards, sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation.

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: I cannot be seen with the naked eye. I am always alone because I do not have a partner. As a result, I am very unstable. I roam my environment looking for a partner, and if I can steal one from someone else, all the better. Either way, I like to wreck havoc on your skin. Me and others like me attack healthy skin cells, destroying anything good in your skin as fast as we can. I love the sun ~ I thrive in it and it creates the perfect environment for me to destroy your skin's natural elastin and collagen, making you look as old as possible as soon as possible. What am I?

This week's winner will receive a trio of soaps handmade by scratch by some of our own HBN members! Read contest rules at http://www.handmadebeauty.com/htns_Newsletter.htm

4. HANDMADE BEAUTY PRODUCT REVIEW

Paula is this week's Guest Handmade Beauty Product Review Panelist. Paula is a 45-year old hospital nurse who sells essential oils in her part-time Michigan-based business. Her combination skin is fair/white (due to her German/Irish) background and she tends to burn easily, then later tans. People tell Paula that she has a smooth, beautiful complexion, but her skin is sensitive and easily irritated. In wintertime, Paula's hands are especially dry because she washes them so frequently at the hospital. To date, Paula has not had much experience using handmade beauty products but we intend to change that!! She's excited because she likes being able to choose among more natural products which she believes are good for her. We're listening, Paula!!

~Seaweed Salt Scrub by Scents of Balance. 6 oz. ~ $10.00
I have never been to a spa for any type of treatment or experience a seaweed salt scrub so I was really looking forward to using Scents of Balance Seaweed Salt Scrub with essential oils of grapefruit, cypress, fennel, juniper and soothing cold pressed vegetable oils. The packaging was attractive and the labels contained adequate directions with the useful safety information.

My initial thought was "this is going to be really messy", but I was pleasantly surprised. You can use this product before you bathe or shower. True to the label, my skin did feel tingly during and after use. But I would also add that my skin felt both stimulated and energized as well! Even better, it felt smooth and silky ... I would say it glowed and I felt great the whole day. I would definitely continue to use this product, and will recommend it to family and friends. By the way, be careful not to use this product if you are in a hurry. I feel that to really enjoy its full benefits, you have to take your time and really experience it.

5. AROMATIC BEAUTY FOOD RECIPE ~ Hemp Sun Butter

This week's guest contributor is HBN Member Katrina Kahn of Sunshower Soaps. Based in Ottawa, Canada, Sunshower Soaps makes handmade soaps and other bath and body care products. Katrina tells me that Hemp Sun Butter is great for people who tan a lot in the summer and for people with especially dry skin. To learn more about Katrina and Sunshower Soaps, visit www.sunshower-soaps.com or write Katrina at kat153@yahoo.com.

Hemp Sun Butter
By Sunshower Soaps
(yield: @ 8 fluid oz.)

Ingredients
1 ounce shea butter
2 ounce hemp oil
1 ounce beeswax
1/2 ounce aloe vera gel
1/2 ounce jojoba oil
1 ounce cocoa butter
a few granules of emulsifying wax (if you have it) will help stabilize the emulsion
a few drops of lavender essential oil

Blending Procedure
Combine everything except the lavender essential oil in a double boiler and melt slowly. Mix very well and remove from heat. Continue mixing and add the lavender essential oil. Continue to stir the mixture periodically while it cools a little more, then pour into wide mouth jars. Cap, label and date your handmade skin care product. Use the Hemp Sun Butter after sun or after shaving.

*Submit your recipe today to donnamaria@handmadebeauty.com! We might use it in an upcoming issue!!

Thank you for reading HBN's Newsletter.
Have A Great Week!!
Donna Maria
Founder & President, The Handmade Beauty Network
"Securing The Future Of The Handmade Toiletries Industry"
http://www.handmadebeauty.com