Handmade Beauty Connection
August 11, 2003
A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
ISSN 1530-9630 |
Vol. 4, Issue 32
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Thank you!! Thanks to all of you
who sent me notes because the newsletter publication is a bit delayed this
week. Rest assured, I missed you too and were it not for unavoidable
illness, the newsletter would have been in your mailbox 3 days ago. Thank
you all for your patience and understanding and ...
Coming Next
Week!!
An Exciting New Look For The Handmade Beauty Connection!!
This Week's Sponsor: Silk'n
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1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members!
2.
Join The HBN T.E.A.M!!
3. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Vanessa's
Baby Oil
4.
Handmade Beauty Trivia Question:
win a bar of Lemon Verbena soap!!
5. Handmade Beauty Product Review by Donna Maria:
Shea Lotion Sticks
1. HBN Update: Welcome New
& Renewing HBN Members!
For The Body o.C. | Tish
Baldez & Sylvia Ellis | Pennsylvania
*renewing member; Brazilian
Thong Cream, No More Ash'...'Knees, Ankles and Elbows' and other exclusives
NYRAJU, Inc. | Juliette
Samuel | Georgia
*renewing member; moisturizing
creams, bath salts, soaps and perfumes handcrafted by us
Southern Garden Soaps | Diana
Jones | Georgia
* family owned supplier of specialty raw
materials for manufacture of soap, lotion, hair conditioners, etc.
Tvål! |
Anna Hellqvist | Canada
* handmade soap
The Aspen Leaf | Linda
& Megan Alexander | California
*renewing member; handmade soap
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. Join The HBN T.E.A.M!!
Together
|
Everyone
|
Achieves
|
More
Everyone knows that there is power in numbers. Collectively all 400 HBN members work within the handmade beauty products community to accomplish goals for everyone that none could accomplish on their own. Being a part of the HBN team allows a business to maximize its strengths. We need each other to succeed and Together Everyone Achieves More!! To facilitate everyone's success, HBN has lots of new member benefits!
1. Our Online Member Directory features product photos to encourage site users to do business with our fabulous members! See how great your product photo can look at this link.
2. Our website features "Shop!" links down the right side of pages so that site users can quickly click on member links and go directly to their Web sites to shop!
3. Our Philanthropy Page makes it easy for consumers to do business with companies that support causes that make our world a better place.
4. Our "REFER 3 AND YOURS IS FREE" Program allows HBN members to earn credits toward free membership dues when they refer other businesses to HBN!
5. Our INCI Dictionary and Business Resource Center provide members with easy access to the information they need to start, manage and grow in the competitive beauty business!
Join the HBN team and start putting HBN to work for your business today!
3. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Vanessa's Baby Oil
If you want to make something really simple, healthful, soothing, useful and earthy-herbally fragrant (from a calendula infusion), you'll not want to miss making a bit of Vanessa's Baby Oil to give to a new mom!
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!
4. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question
Be the first to answer this week's question and win a bar of Lemon Verbena soap made by SunFeather Natural Soap Company!
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.
Shea Lotion Sticks
1 ounce | $7.00
For the longest time, I was just not a fan of lotion bars. I'm not sure
why, but I think it might have had something to do with missing the feeling of
smoothing lotion-filled hands over my skin. The sensation is just different if
you know what I mean. But lately, I've had several chances to try some really
nice ones. You can enjoy a review of a favorite here.
This week, I'm reviewing one that is especially special, not only because of
the way it feels on my skin, but because it comes in several different of
colors of the rainbow!
When I unscrewed the lid and took a whiff of the two I tried, I liked them both. I was amazed by how seamlessly they spread across my skin. I especially like using them on my lips. They are packaged in clear push up tubes (sometimes a bit difficult to actually "push up," but worth the effort) so I could see the pretty colors ahead of time -- this made using them even more enjoyable. Smooth and soft they felt! I tried the Shea Lotion Sticks in "The Way" (lavender grapefruit; purple in color) and "Dream" (ocean breeze; teal in color). Always partial to essential oils, you can guess what my favorite is but they are both chock full of Vitamin E and shea butter -- how could I go wrong with either? One has found it's way into my handbag and the other tucked in my night table drawer (with the one reviewed a few weeks ago) so I can alternate these handmade beauty treats made by hard working and creative HBN members until there's just leftover slick in the each tube!
You can get your own Shea Lotion Sticks, along with other goodies like the Zen product line (including a massage bar, lotion and sparkle gel) and bath salts, at Natural Selection Bath & Body.
Visit The Handmade Beauty Connection Archives.
Visit our suite of Web sites serving the handmade toiletries industry:
IndieBeauty.com: the leading
industry trade organization
MangoButter.com:
500+ 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™
AromaGirls .com:
Coming Soon: "defining beauty for ourselves"
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Donna Maria, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief, DonnaMaria@IndieBeauty.com
The Handmade Beauty Connection
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