Handmade Beauty Connection
September 3, 2001
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 |
Vol. 2, Issue 35
Our newsletter is abbreviated today in recognition of the US Labor Day holiday.
Drive carefully and return home safe!!
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1. Legal & Regulatory Challenges Facing The Handmade Toiletries
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3. Audio Tapes Of Several HBN Beauty Calls™, including Aubrey
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New Members & HBN Members On The Move!!
2.
Handmade Beauty
Trivia Question:
win a generous sample of Parijata Attar, courtesy of HBN member White Lotus Aromatics!
(Read White Lotus Aromatics' HBN Member Success Spotlight here.
3.
Handmade Beauty Product Review by Donna Maria
1. HBN Update: Welcome New Members
& HBN Members On
The Move!!
~ The Scent Shack
| Lori Kimble & John Vaughn | Illinois
* fragrance and essential oils for soaps, test results available
~
The Soap Shack | Sarah B. Hayes | New York
* Fine Handmade Soaps, Lotions and Toiletries in Western NY
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For The Body, o.C. | Tish Baldez | Pennsylvania
* Brazilian Thong Cream (sounds fantastic, huh?), Dry Skin Cream
~
HBN
Member Featured in Allure Magazine!!
HBN member Kathleen Lewis Beauty Worldwide's Honey Dream Cream is a featured "Editor's Choice" in this month's issue of Allure Magazine on page 76. I reviewed Kathleen's Honey Dream Cream in 2 previous issues of the Handmade Beauty Connection. If you missed them, and want to know why it's one of my favorite products of all time, click here and here to read the reviews.
HBN members! Check your email later this week for our latest
HBN Member Update, featuring (1) a list of international aromatic
oil suppliers; (2) announcements about upcoming Beauty Calls™ to
help your business grow!
Learn more about our members and their exciting activities by
visiting their Web sites through HBN's Online
Member Directory.
2. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: Our last winner was Colleen Lowe of Ontario, Canada. Colleen won a bar of The Bees Knees handmade soap, courtesy of HBN member Caerlon Gardens Luxury Soap! She wrote and told me it was fantastic!!
Last Question: The Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act requires that the
principal display panel of a package containing a certain type
of cosmetic product contain this warning statement:
"Warning - Contains an ingredient that can penetrate your skin
and has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals."
Last Answer: coal tar hair dye
This Week's Question: According to Jeanne Rose, what are the 5 most significant factors by which to judge the quality of an
essential oil?
To win this week, be the first to name the 5 factors
and win a generous sample of Parijata Attar, courtesy of HBN
member White Lotus Aromatics! According to White Lotus Aromatics,
Parijata Attar is made by infusing the oil from the delicate
petals of the night blooming Nycathus arbortristis shrub into
a base of pure, high quality sandalwood oil, creating a highly
fragrant and sweet aroma perfect for your handmade perfume.
(Check out White Lotus Aromatics' newsletter ... it's one of
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August newsletters include details about oils such as organic
lavender, osmanthus and neroli absolute, agarwood and holy basil!
Find White Lotus at HBN's Online
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to the White Lotus Newsletter today!)
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.
3. Handmade Beauty Product Review by Donna Maria
~ Cowgirl Cream by Cowgirl Enterprises
$ 24.00| 2 ounces
As you know, I tend to stick to the review of beauty products that are handmade by the manufacturer from scratch. Every now
and the, however, for one reason or another, I make an exception for products I consider to be very special. This is one of
those products.
I first tried Cowgirl Cream back in 1995. In fact, I still have
the label from the product. I was visiting a friend in Boulder, Colorado (where Cowgirl is headquartered still) and I saw it
on a Wild Oats shelf. A 1 ounce amber bottle containing a blend of handmixed herbs and essential oils that needed to be shaken
before use. This was just what I had always looked for! A product that was truly natural, a "cream" with no emulsifier except for
my elbow grease! It did not disappoint then, and it does not disappoint today. In fact, the ingredients have changed little
even though, due to the company's phenomenal success, Cowgirl Cream is now manufactured by a third party under the direction
of Donna Baase, Cowgirl's president.
I have been using Cowgirl Cream on my now very bulging belly and
there are few things that do a better job at soothing my skin, which is now frequently itchy, stretched, stressed, uncomfortable
and kicked *a lot* from the inside out. My skin saps it up and it feels so great going on. It soothes the itchiness and makes
my skin look radiant and beautiful. As an added bonus, the smell is fantastic also!
Cowgirl Cream contains lavender, geranium
tangerine, ylang ylang and spruce essential oils, along with several herbal extracts, including horsetail, St. John's
wort, and calendula. The base oils of jojoba, sunflower and vitamin E provide a wonderful carrier environment for the essential oils
and herbs. I had used this product on my stomach twice before I removed the label and realized I had used nearly 1/4 of it already
in just 2 sittings!
I'm not cutting back though. Instead, I'm going to buy some more!!
You can find Cowgirl Cream and other "products to soothe your
hide" at CowgirlEnterprises.com.
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