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Donna Maria's Handmade Beauty Connection
February 10, 2003

A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 4, Issue 6
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New & Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Coconut Rose Body Whip
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: win enough citric acid to make bath bombs for a year ... maybe longer!
4. Handmade Beauty Product Review by Donna Maria: Hawaiian Red Salt Glow
5. Join Me In France This Summer ... At A Reduced Price!!

Welcome New & Renewing Members!

Columbus Foods | Mike Lawson |  Illinois
* renewing member; Soaper's Choice -- all the base oils and soapmaking supplies you need

Cactus & Ivy | Lisa Rodgers | South Carolina
* renewing member; handmade, natural spa & body products -- soaps, massage oils, scrubs, balms, rubs, salts, etc.

Sunlit | Jan Seaton | Virginia
* renewing member; handmade soap with non-animal ingredients -- chocolate almond swirl, raspberry iced tea, honey almond with real ground almonds ...

DK Mind and Body | Danielle Fleming | Pennsylvania
* bath salts, cocoa butter lotion, body oils and more

Lisa's Naturals | Lisa Kuney | North Carolina
* sublime herbal soaps and luscious body care items 

PureDeming | Madeline Colbert | Oklahoma
* pure, potent skincare made without "fillers"

Carolees Creations | Carol Walk | Colorado
* handmade soap, lotions, lip balms, roll on perfumes. 

HBN Members On The Move!!

Maggie Hanus of A Wild Texas Soap Bar™ (formerly Of The Earth Soapworks) was featured on the "Texas Tales" segment of the Channel 8 Evening News in Dallas last Friday.  The two minute story focused on how Maggie makes her Prickly Pear & Aloe Soap, from chopping the cactus pads, to burning off the thorns, to scraping out the gel, to making soap with all of it! Congratulations Maggie!

Learn more about our members and their exciting activities by visiting their Web sites through HBN's Online Member Directory, now with 4 ways to search: (1) by state/country; (2) by member business name; (3) by keyword search; or (4) using our new alphabetical listings.

Coconut Rose Body Whip is a wonderfully rich body butter recipe I recently added to my repertoire. Its one of my favorites because it's rich and thick without being greasy. It absorbs easily into dry skin to soothe and nourish. You'll love it!

When you visit MakeYourCosmetics.com, it's easy to buy the ingredients you need by clicking on our Partner links:

SunRose Aromatics: pure essential oils (many organic), carrier oils and other aromatherapy products, each carefully selected for quality. Check out their new Perfumer's Emporium.

The Scent Shack: fragrance oils and soap supplies. Fragrance oils are pre-tested in cold process, melt & pour soap, and candles, and test results are listed at the Web site. Scents tested by soapers for soapers!

Lynden House International , Canadian supplier of soap and candlemaking supplies such as fixed oils, perfumes, essential oils, molds, powdered milks, colors, pre-made bases, candle wax, wicks, embeds and more!

Last Week's Answer: alpha hydroxy acid

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.

Anastasia's Hawaiian Red Salt Glow is another hit from one of my favorite handmade beauty product makers! A combination of Hawaiian red sea salt which is made a deep color of pinkish red by Hawaiian red clay, along with neroli essential oil, babassu oil and a generous dose of creamy, rich virgin coconut cream, this salt glow is my favorite yet.

I love it for many reasons. First, the color is wonderful. Then, there's the aroma --- who can go wrong with just enough neroli oil to make you inhale deeply and relax? Next, there's the texture of the salt -- granular yet not scratchy. I'm sure that's in part because of the "just right" amount of oils added. Many salt scrubs I have tried are not enjoyable either because the jar leaks oil (making them a real pain to open up and start to use) or there's not enough oil (and maybe not enough of the right types of oils) to hold the salt together in a way that allows it to stick in my palm long enough to actually be massed into my skin.  Hawaiian Red Salt Glow is different - no doubt in part because of the coconut cream which helps to make the salt stick together in my palm so I can get .lots of exfoliating use out of it.

My favorite way to use this product is to get into my dry tub and exfoliate my skin, paying particular attention to knees, heels, elbows and such. Then, I run my bath and soak in the salts, sniff the neroli and enjoy the cool color of bath water made pink by nature.

You can get Hawaiian Red Salt Glow and other delicious treats at Anastasia's Ideas. Hawaiian Red Salt Glow is in the "New Products" section and will only be available for a limited time so get yours soon so you don't miss out!

For two weeks only! The price is reduced to join me in France this summer from June 3 to June 8 where Aroma Tours'® Jim and Robbi Zeck will serve just a few HBN members this fabulous treat! Jim and Robbi have years of experience composing successful tours to France, Bali, Turkey and other exotic and aromatic destinations around the world! You won't want to miss this opportunity!

There are some spaces left so be sure to check out the links of great photos so you can see what you're in for when you come with us!

To view the full itinerary and limited time pricing information, click here! To register, click here!

This trip presents a wonderful opportunity for HBN members to enjoy a working vacation and we encourage all business owners to check with their tax professionals to make sure that they receive whatever tax benefits are available as a result of this trip to see first hand how some of the ingredients used in your products are manufactured!