Handmade Beauty Connection
June 2, 2003
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 4, Issue 22
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New
HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Strawberry and Honey
Clay Mask
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: someone is guaranteed
to win!!
4. Handmade Beauty Product Review by Donna Maria:
Selection of Handmade Soaps by Kare Handcrafted Soaps
1. HBN Update: Welcome New
HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
Urban Botanica, Inc. | Greg
Thomson | New York
renewing member; 100%
natural products for hair and skin
Milky Way Molds | Catherine
Failor | Oregon
renewing member; "finest
selection of craft molds in the galaxy" with a variety of different shapes
to choose from.
Harmony Soapworks | Diana
Thomson & John Adams | Washington
renewing member; specializing
in handmade soaps, balms and bath products made with quality ingredients
selected to soothe your skin and senses
Pretty Baby Herbal Soap |
Terrianne Taylor | North Carolina
renewing member; herbal
soaps, shampoo and body bars, mineral herb scrubs, natural moisturizers and
lotions, talc free body powders and more
Old thyme Bath Co. | Lisa Wyss
Bardsley | Oregon
renewing member; handmade
products beautifully packaged in vintage/retro themes and made with high quality
ingredients
April
Showers | April Avery | Texas
* handmade cold process bar soaps,
from scratch liquid soap, lip balms, body butters, lotions, scrubs and more.
Wide variety of formulas and scents
Resources For Living Well |
Laraine Kyle | Colorado
* 100%
pure essential oils and therapeutic essential oil synergies for health care,
plus blending supplies, carrier oils and diffusers
Namaste Body Care | Jessica
White-Padgett | Kansas
* offering natural body butter, salt and
sugar scrubs, lotion, body wash, bath salts and many more products - over 70
scents to choose from
Reeces Pieces | Debbie
Reece | Minnesota
* Fresh
goats milk lotion to our soap, lotion bars, lip balm, body powder, bath salts
and other handmade beauty products
~ HBN Member Products Featured In Two Publications!!
Congratulations to Juliet Bedell of HBN member sunny brae body works! sunny brae's lovely line of body oil, moisturizing cream, soap and salt glow is photographed and featured in the April 28, 2003 issue of Product Alert! sunny brae's products are also featured in the June/July issue of The Herb Companion, page 16!
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: Strawberry and Honey Clay Mask
Strawberry and Honey Clay Mask is great for any skin type, but most especially for oilier complexions. The strawberry seeds and juice exfoliate the skin while the honey and clay draw out impurities.
When you visit MakeYourCosmetics.com, it's easy to buy the ingredients you need by clicking on our Partner links:
Essential
Wholesale: pure essential oils, base carrier oils such as avocado,
sweet almond, jojoba and shea butter and specialty packaging supplies!
Bramble
Berry, Inc.: over 75 different fragrance oils
(including their exclusive "Relaxing" and "Rosehip
Jasmine"), 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!3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: there was no winner from last week so we'll try one more time -- and this week, someone is GUARANTEED to win!
This Week's Question: The
first person to respond with either the correct number of newsletter
subscribers as of the time the newsletter published on May 12, 2003, or if,
no correct answer is received by June 6, 2003, the first person to respond
with the number closest to the correct number of newsletter subscribers as
of the time the newsletter published on May 12, 2003 will win a bar of one
of my favorite soaps of all time -- Lemongrass Soap by HBN member Leslie's
Garden Handcrafted Soaps!
Hint: I always include information about subscribership in the bottom of each newsletter -- plus you can enter as many times as you'd like!
Special Rule For This Week: you may only submit one response, and if you send more than one, only your first will be considered.
Please read the additional 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 by Donna Maria: Selection of Handmade Soaps by Kare Handcrafted Soaps
Selection of Handmade Soaps by Kare Handcrafted
Soaps
4.5 oz bars | $4.75
Whenever I enjoy a new bar of handmade soap, the first things that usually come to mind to tell you about are the fragrance and feel on the skin. I then usually focus on the color and any fabulous additives in the soap like herbs for texture or color and skin softeners like shea butter and virgin coconut oil.
While
I'll mention those things in this review, I really feel that the most
outstanding thing about KARE Soaps is their
shape. They are perfectly formed to fit comfortably and neatly into your hand!
Rectangular shaped bars are great, especially if the sides are beveled so that
the bar turns over easily. But these soaps are oval shaped and curved as you can see -- fat
in the middle where your hand is widest and narrower at the top and bottom. They
are also available in two sizes - guest and regular 4.5 ounce - all neatly
stamped with the KARE brand! Each bar is
made with olive oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter, castor oil and
shea butter.
KARE Soaps lather easily and rinse clean. They are scented with fragrance oils in a variety of aromas from Granola Bar to Blackberry Sage (one of my favorites!). If you like really sweet aromas, you will find lots of them here -- Montana Huckleberry (made lavender-colored by the addition of alkanet root), Ebony and Lavender (with rattanjot for dark brownish grey color) and Sweetgrass Breeze (made light green with clay and kelp). A lot of the scents are unique to KARE so you may have to do some hunting to find ones that you'll personally like. You have to be really ready for a few of them, like Grandfather's Pocket, which smells like a tobacco pipe. I don't think I want to smell like a tobacco pipe after my shower -- and I don't want my man to either. But other more common aromas like Elizabeth Rose or Citrus Grove might be safer best for first timers. Experiment and Enjoy!
KARE Soaps and other are available at their website. You can also enjoy KARE's HBN member spotlight here.
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