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Donna Maria's Handmade Beauty Connection
September
15, 2003
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 4, Issue
37
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe
Of The Week: Citrus Ginger Body Oil
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia
Question: win
a bar of fabulous soap!!
4. Handmade Beauty Product Review: San Juan Salt Scrub
& More!
1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
Welcome New & Renewing Members
& HBN Members On The Move!
Maia Bodyworks | Laura Obert-Thorn
| Florida
* renewing member;
awaken the goddess with our
soaps, creams, scrubs, body and lip butters and more! Body
Wisdom West | California
* renewing member; bath
and body care based on holistic health practices, using organics and oils
and butters to pamper your skin; spa treatments in Southern California Soap
Novelties | Patty Jo Edsell | Ohio
* renewing member;
handmade soap bars in a variety of shapes, colors and fragrances Between
Friends Too | Lisa & Eric Lengstorf | Washington
* renewing member;
supplying exotic oils, butters, fixed oils, cosmetic grade micas and
glitters, specialty containers, pure essential oils, tested and approved
fragrance oils, unscented bases, etc. Mission
Peak Soap Products | David Critchfield | California
* renewing member;
handmade soap, mostly veggie based, available with attractive custom art
wrappings
Keep In Touch | Denise Hie | Washington
* signature Sea Sponge Soaps
and handmade lotion, moisturizer, salt scrubs and salves
HBN Members On The Move!!
Anna Hellqvist of HBN member Tvål! is
pleased to announce the grand opening of their new web
store today! Check out fine Swedish handmade soaps and coordinating body butters and
bath salts!
HBN member Cindy Baird of Paradise
Valley Natural Skincare is featured in the Monday Morning With Mattie
newsletter on September 12! Mattie, a Texas television personality, raves
about their lotions and soaps, calling them the "grooviest source for
all your bathing needs" including gifts for birthdays, new moms or
"just-because-you-rock!"
La Shonda Tyree of HBN member Nyah Beauty is
pleased to announce the opening of their new website,
where not only are they selling finished cosmetics products, but are now
also offering other things like bath salt tubes and such.
Margaret LaPierre of Maison de Marjan
Herbals is pleased to announce the opening of her clinical skincare
practice, Skin Therapy, Inc., in Richmond, Virginia. In association with the
offices of Dr. Jeffrey Zuravleff, Margaret offers general aesthetics,
including facial treatments such as peels and skin brightening. You can
contact Margaret at (804) 864-1226 or skintherapyinc@yahoo.com.
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.
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe
Of The Week: Citrus Ginger Body Oil
 Citrus
Ginger Body Oil is a must-try for the fall season! It glides
effortlessly into your skin and smells wonderful with essential oils of
ginger, lime, bergamot ... It's also better than body oil alone, which is
sometimes difficult to massage into the skin unless it is damp from bathing.
It's rich and delicious and the only emulsifier is you!
When you visit MakeYourCosmetics.com,
it's easy to buy the ingredients you
need by clicking on our Selected
Supplier links:
Essential
Wholesale: pure essential oils, over 200 cosmetic bases, hundreds
of carrier/fixed oils such as meadowfoam, cranberry, jojoba and shea butter
plus a new Short Run Private Labeling Program!
Bramble
Berry, Inc.: over 105 different fragrance and
essential oils (including their exclusive "Energy" and
"Relaxing"), all soap tested, soap molds and unscented soap bases!
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!
From
Nature With Love: over 1,600 ingredients and supplies, including
cosmetic ingredients, spa supplies, bath accessories and packaging supplies!
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia
Question: the winner of last week's
contest was Rosemary Aquila
of Norwalk, Connecticut. Rosemary won some soap molds -- in plenty of
time for holiday gift making!
Last Week's
Question: I am a naturally occurring drug that has been shown in some
studies to be effective at protecting lab animals against skin cancer. It
has been estimated that more than 4 million tons of me are consumed each
year worldwide. I am addictive, absorbed very quickly into the bloodstream
and appear quickly in nursing mothers' breast milk.
Last Week's Answer: caffeine
 This Week's Question: A
well-established and popular over the counter beauty product, snow white in
color and usually packaged in a blue container, is a cleanser and also aids
in alleviating discomfort associated with sunburns. The product was actually
originally called a sunburn treatment, but took on a new name after
customers reported that it also helped their eczema.
To win this week, be
the first to correctly state both the name of the product and the name
of the person who invented it and win a bar of San Juan Salt
Scrub, reviewed in today's newsletter!!
Please read the contest rules here
before submitting your entry. Put "TRIVIA CONTEST ANSWER" in the subject line or your answer will
not be considered.
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.
4.
Handmade Beauty Product Review: San
Juan Salt Scrub & More by HBN Member Savonerie
San Juan Salt Scrub
& More!
5 oz. bar | $7.00 Soap! Soap!
More Soap! That's what I say after using a bar of soap like this one! Can't have
enough soap! I am so excited to tell you about the San Juan Salt Scrub
from HBN member Savonerie! Where shall I start?  First,
just look at it! I can't recall when I've seen a soap this lovely! It's layered
with blue and green beach glass colors for a marine feeling
as you can see. Then, the mix of fragrance makes me fancy myself a mermaid or
something -- fresh and ocean-y without being too seaweed-y! Then, it's topped
with some Dead Sea
salt crystals so
I can exfoliate if I want to. The other side is smooth like silk so that if I'm
not in the mood for scrubbies, I can still be happy with this bar. The lather is
thick and rich and I cannot
say enough about how much I love using this soap.
Savonerie
does not stop with just one nice bar -- oh no! I also got a few others and my
favorite is Orange Blossom Silk (5 oz. bar |
$6.00). A luxurious bar made with silk, this
bar is extra special because it's topped with a lovely gold leaf like insignia
which makes it very elegant and feminine. I'd love to give this as a gift to a
bride, especially since it's infused with the traditional bridal fragrance of
orange blossoms.
If you want to be inspired for your holiday gift
giving or just for the next soaps you can make for your own pleasure or gift
giving yourself, you'll want to check out Savonerie.
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