Handmade Beauty Connection
March 17, 2003
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 |
Vol. 4, Issue 11
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
2. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Cucumber
Coconut Skin Softener
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: win a bar or Lemon
Balm and Lemongrass Soap!
4. Create the Life You Love™: Avoiding The Perils of
Urgency Addiction!
1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!!
Alabu Soaps | Maryclaire
Mayes | New York
* renewing member; wonderfully
fragrant and nourishing goat milk soaps
Inner
Sanctum Salon & Day Spa | Ricey Clapp | Maryland
* renewing member; a
fabulous one of a kind spa where you can get customized aromatherapy treatments
of all kinds and Dr. Hauschka facials!!
Country
Meadows Creations | Colleen Johnston | New York
* decorative soaps, shower favors, bath salts, lotion, body spray, bubble
bath, bath confetti, lip balm, lotion bars, skin butter, bath tea, and more
Canterbury
Cabin Handcrafted Soaps | Lorrie K. Beach |
New York
* Spa Essentials Collection, Canterbury Bath & Body Collection and
Natural Toiletries Collection
Mint
Meadows | Theresa Billy | New York
* goat milk soaps and herbal sundries made naturally, on their New York
farm
Nepenthe
Body | Noel Warburton | Utah
* fine handmade toiletries made with high quality exotic oils and other
ingredients
Tomboy
Soap Co., LLC | Jessica Newens | Colorado
* 14 original handmade soaps including castile bars, swirled soaps, scrubby
soaps and pure, smooth bars
7 Arrows Farm | Judith Marcellot | Massachusetts
Pure
Necessities | Tammie Grant | California
* Apothecary for the modern culture with spa treatments, soy
candles, handmade soap and more
Sunshower
| Lisa Brookshire
| California
* handcrafted bath and body products using the best
natural ingredients
Thistle
Ridge Soap | Jamie Estes | South Carolina
* handmade soap
Angelique
Skin Care | Connie Patti | Michigan
* Just You & Nature By Angelique Skin Care; natural
micronized mineral make up for sensitive skin types;
~ HBN Members On The Move!
HBN member Charlon Bobo of Utopian Garden is making the transition from soap manufacturer to entrepreneurial consultant! Take advantage of their limited soap making equipment liquidation by clicking here.
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: Cucumber Coconut Skin Softener
Cucumber Coconut Skin Softener is an easy to make body treat that will leave your skin feeling soft and oh-so-smooth. Cucumbers and milk are great for your skin and the aroma of real coconuts will "take you away!"
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Essential
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Bramble
Berry, Inc.: over 75 different fragrance oils
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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
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!Lynden House International, Canadian supplier of soap and candlemaking supplies such as fixed oils, perfumes, essential oils, molds, powdered milks, colors, pre-made bases, candle wax, wicks, embeds and more!
3. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: the winner of last week's contest was Kay Manera of San Angelo, Texas. Kay won a sample of the oil in the answer to the question.
Last Week's Question: The elephants of Africa love my fruit, which is succulent and rich and used to make a delicious beverage produced only in Africa. My fruit also produces an oil high in anti-oxidants and oleic acid, so it is fabulous for the skin. To win, be the first to provide the common name of the name of the plant talking above, the name of the beverage produced and the name of the skincare oil
Last Week's Answer: Common Name: marula tree; beverage: Amarula; skincare oil: marula oil.
This Week's Question: In the late 1960's and early 1970's, I was sold at cosmetics counters throughout the world, bearing the claim that I was "a facelift without surgery." Controversial ads were run in women's magazines in efforts to sell me. One of them caught the attention of the Federal Trade Commission and I was eventually pulled from department store shelves in the US. That ad showed a "before" picture of a woman prior to using me, and beside that, an "after" picture of the same woman after using me. The problem was that the "after" picture was taken after a professional application of make-up, so the ad was false and misleading. The last jar of me is believed to have been sold by Bishop Industries, Inc., sometime around the end of 1971. What is my name?
Be the first to answer this week's question and win a wonderfully fragrant bar of Lemon Balm and Lemongrass soap made by HBN member Baisley Herbals. (If you missed my review of this delicious soap, click here to enjoy it!)
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. Create The Life You Love™: Avoiding The Perils Of Urgency Addiction
I was working with a client recently who was completely overwhelmed by everything going on in her life lately. From the need to complete a business plan in time to submit a small business loan application to the bank, to taking care of an infirm parent, to finding the time to make the products so Web site orders could be filled, my client (who I will call Terri for purposes of this article), was about to burst an ulcer until we had a talk about the Perils Of Urgency Addition.
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In his book "Freedom From Tyranny of the Urgent," author Charles E. Hummel describes how our desire to complete tasks that are merely urgent, instead of prioritizing and completing tasks that are really important, can sabotage our productivity and render fruitless even our best efforts and progress. He suggests that if we deal with the fundamental issue of prioritization of items on our To Do list, rather than just getting through the To Do list, we can save a lot of time and aggravation -- and accomplish more in the same amount of time. Plus, we can avoid actually becoming addicted to responding immediately to every little thing that pops up calling itself urgent.
I suggested to Terri that she apply this principle to her business and life for just two weeks. In practical terms, this meant creating a To Do list each night before closing down her office for the day. After making the list, Terri agreed to prioritize the top 5 items in terms of importance -- not in terms of urgency. In other words, the list was to contain - in order of importance - the things Terri wanted to accomplish the next day. What she discovered after a few short days revolutionized the way Terri prioritized her days from then on. Reprinted here is her actual note to me after trying this method.
"Donna Maria - I can't tell you how great this exercise has been for me. Not only do I find that I am getting the really important things done, I am also seeing things that once seemed urgent actually drop off of my To Do list entirely! I am learning that many of the things that seemed urgent at a particular time of crisis either worked themselves out, were really things that could wait until the next week, or turned out to be things I could delegate to someone else! I am getting more done now than ever, saving time and starting to stress out less, work less and enjoy my life more! I never thought something so simple could make such a difference!"
If you struggle with separating the urgent from the truly important, I encourage you to give this exercise a try. Just make your list and then prioritize it daily. Delegate what you can and move what seems urgent but less important to another day in the week. I think you too will find that you'll accomplish more and find that you're not just "doing more things," you're doing more of the right things -- and that will make all the difference in your business. ... and in your personal life too!
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