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Handmade
Beauty Connection
February
18, 2002
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 |
Vol. 3, Issue 7
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New
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2. Buy 5 Create The Life You Love™ Tapes, Get One Free!!
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: win a copy of Natural Foot Care by Stephanie
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4. New A t
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5.
Handmade Beauty
Product Review: Cocoa Mint Hemp Lip Butter by Greenridge Herbals
1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing Members!
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3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: The winner of last week's contest was
Michelle Rotherham of La Crescenta, California.
Michelle won a generous sample of a great new dry skin facial oil that I
made earlier this month!
 Last Week's
Question: Name the month and year when HBN first began accepting
member dues.
Last Week's Answer: April 2000
This Week's Question: I was born in 1896 in Virginia,
but raised in Chicago. I began studying cosmetology as a teenager and after
I became associated with Madame C. J. Walker, I became a successful beauty
culturist. I am credited with inventing the first permanent hair-waving
machine used by millions of women of African descent around the world, and I
was the first African-American woman to be awarded a patent. I have been
called "The Grand Dame of Black Beauty Culture" and I worked
diligently throughout much of my life to raise money for historically black
colleges. Who am I? Be the first to correctly answer this week's question and win a
copy of Natural Foot Care by Stephanie Tourles, courtesy of
Storey Books.
Please read the contest rules here
before submitting your entry.
While time does not permit me to respond personally to all entrants, the
winner will be notified by email and their name posted at HBN's home page.
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Sweet Potato Rose Smoother For Dry Skin is a new recipe I whipped
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5.
Handmade Beauty
Product Review: Cocoa Mint Hemp Lip Butter by Greenridge Herbals
1/4 ounce | $3.50
You know that commercial about York Peppermint Patties ... the one where
a very enthusiastic thespian is dressed in winter clothing, perched atop a
ski slope with a scarf blowing in the wind ... and they say, "When I
bite into a York Peppermint Pattie, I get the sensation of ..."? Well,
that commercial was my second thought after my lips had a taste of Cocoa
Mint Hemp Lip Butter by Greenridge Herbals. My first thought was, "Mmmm,
this stuff feels so good on my lips."
In order for me to really like it, a lip balm has to do at least two
things: (1) feel smooth, not chalky or hard, when I put it on; and (2)
provide a smooth base for lip stick. This balm does both. It's the perfect
combination of cocoa butter and base oils, including hemp and apric ot
kernel oils, and some wax as a thickener. It goes on smooth and creates an
effective barrier against the winter chill, helping my lips stay soft and
supple. I only need a slight layer of it under my lip stick and my color
stays on without creasing.
As a bonus, Cocoa
Mint Hemp Lip Butter has a touch of
stevia (a natural sweetener) which makes it just sweet enough. The other
thing I like about this balm is that it's not heavy on the peppermint
essential oil. Instead, just a little peppermint oil is tastefully added for
a bit of "punch" but not so much that it makes my lips feel tingly
(which really means they'd be slightly irritated). I'm usually not much of a
peppermint or chocolate fan and I have used other peppermint/chocolate lip
balms, but this one
is first rate and has now found a place of honor in my purse! And since my
purse now doubles as a diaper bag (or does my diaper bag double as a
purse??!!), I'm glad that Cocoa Mint Hemp Lip
Butter has a green cap and green label
because it makes it easy for me to find among the booties, bibs and bottles!! Hemp Lip
Butter is also available in Vanilla and Mango Orange.
Hemp Lip Butter ... Get The Sensation!!
Try these and other delicious products available at HBN member Greenridge
Herbals.
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