Handmade Beauty Connection
May 2, 2005
Happy Mother's Day!
A Publication of The Indie Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 6, Issue 18
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1.
IBN
Update: Welcome New
& Renewing IBN Members!!
2. Happy Birthday
Members!
3. Announcing the Handmade Beauty Business Magazine!
4. Announcing IBN's Next Beauty Call!
5.
Feature Article: Mother's Of Invention
6.
Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week:
Tiny Hiny Cream
7.
Beauty & The Business
Trivia
Question: win a copy
of the Handmade Beauty Cookbook!
8.
Handmade Beauty Product Review:
Sugared Butter Whip by
IBN Member Parisian's Pure Indulgence
1.
IBN
Update: Welcome New
& Renewing IBN Members!!
Renewing Members!
Deal Farm Soap Company |
Renee Deal | Massachusetts
* renewing member; specializing
in goat milk soaps and natural skin care products for sensitive skin
Sugarbabe Natural
Cosmetics | Maureen Barrett | Tennessee
* renewing member; all
natural cosmetic products made using sugar
New Members
Almena's Legacy | Michael Monteiro | Pennsylvania
Sheer Miracle | Jane
Pitte | Arizona
* handcrafted mineral makeup at discount
prices, including foundations, blushes and eye shadow
IBN Members On The Move!!
Traci Vanover of The Creative Concept is excited to invite you all to the Soap and Candle Bee in Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 11, 2005. The Theme is "Fresh Ideas -- Fresh Outlook" and I'll be the keynote speaker -- hope to see you there! (IBN members, put "IBN OFFER" in the shopping cart comments to get your FREE spa CD when you register!)
Learn more about our members and their exciting activities by visiting their Web sites through IBN'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.
Welcome to the newest addition to the Handmade Beauty Connection! The first issue of each month will contain a birthday tribute to
members, plus give me yet another opportunity to tell you about their products!
Each member's business is listed with a link to their website (where
applicable), plus a selected product from their website that I think sounds
fabulous! Join me in wishing Happy Birthday to members born in the beautiful month
of May! Debbie Ludington, Sweet
Grass Farm Soap Co., Spring Chicken Muscle Rub
2.
Happy
Birthday Members!
Sinikka
Rebekah Bailey, The
Soap
Dish, Alkanet Root Powder (supplier)
Robin Carty, Beloved
Body Care, Guiding Light Stretch Mark Balm
Jacque Riella, Aunt Wally's,
Love Your Baby Botanical Powder
Judy Marcellot, 7
Arrows Farm, Live "Garden Experience" at their Massachusetts Farm
Maxine Blanchette, Have It Yur-Way
Carol Ochs, Simply Soap,
Simply Scent Solid Scent Perfume Balms
Stephani Halderman, Sunshine
Garden Soapworks, Ginger Lime Soap (site temporarily closed for moving)
Robin Buhl, Rivertree
Soaps, Floral Harmony Bath Tea
Lynn Turner, Pampering U,
Color Energy Bath Products
Francesca Fodera, Heartlight Garden
Jenafer Simpson, Anchor Bay Bath Works
Pennie Mills, LadiesBlend.com,
Freshly Roasted Chocolate Banana Coffee (now that was a surprise!)
Monica Abitol
3. Announcing the Handmade Beauty Business Magazine!
IBN members: FREE To register and learn more, click here.
At long last, it's almost here! Our print magazine is slated
for publication this fall. The only publication of its kind, Handmade Beauty Business Magazine will feature our industry
like it's never been featured before, and as members of IBN, your participation is both needed and desired to make it a
success. To prepare for the launch of our Premier Issue, I have uploaded a
TON of information designed to answer your questions about our exciting new
publication. Our Media Kit, Editorial Guidelines, Story Idea Request Forms Advertising Forms and more are all available for your viewing
pleasure at this
link.
4.
Announcing IBN's
Next Beauty Call Is Set For May 13!
After months of planning and preparation, I am pleased to announce
that our next Beauty Call guest! Ron Jonas is an IBN member and the
owner of Willow Way, a manufacturer of soap and toiletries making
equipment. Not only will Ron share with us about the types of
equipment available to help your business grow, but he will provide
information to help you determine when and how you should start
thinking about "ramping up" your production to the next
level. If you have tapped out your ability to "make everything
yourself," or just want to be prepared when that time comes,
then this call is for you!! Mark Your Calendars Today!
Non members: $50
5. Feature
Article: Mother's of Invention
According
to the Center For Women’s Business Research, as of 2004, there were an
estimated 10.6
million privately held, majority women-owned businesses in the United States,
making 1 in 11 women an entrepreneur. Many of them are forming innovative
mother-daughter teams to serve up unique products and services while also
strengthening family ties, and Parisian’s
Pure Indulgence, an IBN member and manufacturer of natural skincare
products, is at the forefront of the trend.
Just look at the lovely photo (at left) of Parisian's Pure Indulgence's (PPI's) owner Kelli and her two daughters. (I'm ready to get some of their skincare products just by looking at them!) Kelli started making products after as a professional manicurist, she noticed that her clients' hands and nails were suffering tremendously as a result of their use of chemical-laden commercial products. So she developed a line of her own and today, her daughters Brianna and Brittany serve as Vice President and CFO, respectively. And don't they look like they are having fun too?!! Check out my review of some great PPI products below.
While
Kelli's daughters are old enough to make significant business contributions to
the business, other IBN members have younger kids who are being trained in that
direction from the time they come out of the womb. When IBN member Terina
McKinney of Innerglo Home Spa
Products joined IBN in February 2004, she was fairly recently married, her
product line was in development and her new business was barely off the ground.
Today, she is enjoying being able to stay at home with her nearly 1-year old
daughter as she grows her line of spa products through home spa parties where
hostesses earn generous commissions and free products. One of her hottest
products is the Innerglo Massage Balm, pictured at right. Available in 4 blends
(including "Pleasure," made with rose, sandalwood and ylang ylang
essential oils), these molded combinations of jojoba oil, shea butter, wheatgerm
oil and other natural oils and waxes are a simple way to massage your cares
away.
HBN
member and mom Andrea Kane of Marley's
Own is another mother of invention with a great story. Andrea says she made
her first face mask from egg whites and oats when she was about 12 years old.
After a 4-year stint in the military, she heeded the advice of her mother to
live for her dreams and avoid having to look back over a life regretting things
that should have been done. In so doing, she resigned her position as an active
duty Navy Sailor and started to make and sell natural bath and body products in
the beautiful State of Hawaii. (Well, I'm told it's beautiful anyway -- still
looking for my chance to go ...) Today, Andrea is expecting another baby and
will be debuting her new Vegan pregnancy and baby care line at the New Baby Expo
in Hawaii on May 21 and 22. If you're lucky enough to go, check her out and you
can enjoy products like Mama's Blooming Belly Butter and Pregnant Chick's Leg
and Foot Cream (pictured above and available for Mother's Day purchase!), plus you can learn about their Unconditional Happiness Policy.
Another
IBN member and mom is Michelle Keiper (who started her business first as a
flower designer) of Flower
Peddler Natural Bath Products is
also celebrating motherhood with her new Mama Mia! Gift set, pictured at
right. Designed to give mom a little of the kind of drama she likes to have,
the set includes an 8 ounce Petals lotion, 8 ounce Aloe Body
Wash, both in your selection of fragrance, Paradise Body Polish, choice of
handmade soap, bath oil beads, loofah on a stick, and a ceramic picture
frame so mom can keep your photo nearby -- or maybe not if her bath is
helping her escape from your drama!
While not all IBN members are moms, it sure is nice as we approach Mother's Day to celebrate the ones who are and to encourage mothers from all walks of life to take a little time this weekend for yourselves - and to let you know about some of the great member products that will help you do just that!
6. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Tiny Hiny Cream
Tiny
Hiny Cream will place a gentle barrier between baby's hiny and the moisture
in a diaper to protect and soothe.
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!
7. Beauty & The Business Trivia Question: last week's winner was Nancy Karlov of Niles, IL. Nancy won some milk bath!
Last Week's Question:
Last Week's Answer: American Association of Poison Control Centers -- visit their website for more helpful information to protect you and your family.
This Week's Question: A recently conducted study found that if stay-at-home moms were paid, they would earn a salary very significant annual salary! Sampling 5.4 million mothers and presuming a 100 hour work week and at least two school aged children, the study found what we already know -- mothers are awesome!! To win this week, state the annual salary that this study found stay-at-home moms would enjoy if they were paid.
Be the first to name the sport and win a copy of the Handmade Beauty Cookbook!
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's name will be announced in the next newsletter!
8.
Handmade
Beauty Product Review: Sugared
Butter Whip by IBN Member Parisian's Pure Indulgence
Sugared
Butter Whip
10 oz. | $24.99
It's no secret that I love just about anything I can put on my skin without making it fall off. Of course as a handmade beauty products junkie, it's important to me that the products I use most are at once fragrant and chock full of natural ingredients. This week, I had the pleasure of enjoying a great sugar scrub. When I first got it and read the label, I figured that it would be greasy since the shea butter seems to be a primary ingredient. O well, I figured, this old skin of mine can't help but benefit from shea butter -- so what if I have to let it sink in a bit before I put on my pajamas? I'm glad I didn't fret for long because as it turned out, "greasy" is the last word I would use the describe this product.
Instead, I dipped my fingers into a cloud with a big of exfoliating texture! Not only was there shea butter but also cranberry seed oil, olive butter and hemp seed oil. I used it once and went been back to the well a few more times before I ran out. No wonder it's PPI's #1 Seller!
And to help you celebrate the Special Mothers in your life,
PPI is offering two
Mother’s Day Gift Baskets. The Indulge Yourself From Head To Toe
Basket contains Decadent Sugared Butter Whip, Pink Grapefruit Shea
Souffle, Shea Brulee Cuticle Cream, Champagne Body Bubbles and Goat’s
Milk Lotion. The Indulgent Facial Treatments Basket contains Crème
Fraiche Facial Cleanser, Refreshing Tonique Toner, Parasol Daytime
Moisturizer SPF30, Le Age Defiant Night Crème and Crème de la Crème Eye
Treatment. Encased in pretty clear shrink-wrap and topped with PPI’s
signature pink and black ribbons, each sturdy reusable basket contains the
PPI story and a card with an
endearing and inspirational quote about Mothers.
The wonderful Sugared Butter Whip and Mother’s Day Gift Baskets, plus over 25 natural bath, body and skincare products for men and women can be purchased at the PPI website.
Visit The Handmade Beauty Connection Archives.
Visit our suite of Web sites serving the handmade toiletries
industry:
HandmadeBeauty.com: the
leading industry trade organization
MangoButter.com:
450+ suppliers of raw materials and packaging, updated weekly!
MakeYourCosmetics.com:
ingredient encyclopedia & original cosmetics recipes
DonnaMaria.com:
sound advice for your small business, Create The Life You Love™
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Donna Maria, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief, DonnaMaria@HandmadeBeauty.com
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