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!!
1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
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.
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Coconut Rose Body Whip
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!
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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
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3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: the winner of last week's contest was Virginia Russell of Glen Ellen, CA. Virginia won a generous sample of ylang ylang essential oil!!
Last Week's
Question: I
am organic compound found inside a hydroxyl group on the carbon next to the
carboxylic acid group. Some examples of me are 
-hydroxyoctanoic
acid, -hydroxydecanoic
acid and other acids. I am popular in women's cosmetics -- especially facial
cleansers and masks. I am a _________________.
Last Week's Answer: alpha hydroxy acid
This Week's Question: I
am a world famous perfume bottle designed by Rene Lalique's son, Marc
Lalique. I hold a perfume -- a combination of intoxicating aromatic oils --
known around the world as "Femme." Marc Lalique designed me in
1951 to mimic the curvy and voluptuous figure of this world renowned
actress.
Be the first to correctly state the answer to this week's question and win 5 pounds of citric acid, courtesy of HBN member Essential Wholesale! Make all the bath bombs you can stand!!
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 by Donna Maria: Hawaiian Red Salt Glow by Anastasia's Ideas
Anastasia's Hawaiian Red Salt Glow
2 oz | $6.99
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!
5. Join Me In France This Summer... At A Reduced Price!!
For
two weeks only! The price is reduced to
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!
Check the entire itinerary here.
Aroma Tours has set up a special page at their Web site for HBN members to register! Join us for this fabulous trip!
If you have any questions about the trip, just email me!
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