Handmade Beauty Connection A Publication of The Handmade Beauty Network
May
10, 2004
ISSN 1530-9630 | Vol. 5, Issue 19
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: Welcome New & Renewing HBN Members!
2. Join Me For My Handmade Beauty Brunch: June 13 With Special Guest Lisa Price!!
3. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Lemon Tea Sugar Scrub
4. Beauty & The Business Trivia Question: win a bar of goat milk soap made by an HBN member
5. Handmade Beauty Product Review: Lavender Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap
1. HBN Update: Welcome New & Renewing HBN Members!
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HBN Members On The Move
Deborah and Phillip Windell of HBN member Savonerie has been accepted through a competitive juried competition into the Oregon Country Fair in Eugene, Oregon. To learn more about how you can meet them (and their wonderful products!) at the fair this July at the fair website.
HBN member Sharon Kinnier of Botanical SkinWorks is pleased to announce their 3rd year in business! Congratulations Sharon and we all wish you continued success!
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 Me For My Handmade Beauty Brunch On June 13 With Special Guest Lisa Price!
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3. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Lemon Tea Sugar Scrub
The
recipe for Lemon
Tea Sugar Scrub was submitted by a reader in Fresno, California
who says it's patterned after I created this recipe after using
Estee Lauder's Crystal Sugar Glow. Enjoy!!
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4. Beauty & The Business Trivia Question: last week's winner was HBN member Sandra Gibson-Posey of Ft. Washington, MD. Sandra won an autographed copy of Lisa's newly published book, "Success Never Smelled So Sweet"!
Last Week's Question: Carol's Daughter was named by its owner Lisa Price in honor of Lisa's mother. To win this week, provide this information about Lisa's mother: (1) her full name; (2) her date of birth; and (3) the first names of her grandchildren (Lisa's children).
Last Week's Answer: Carol Frances Hutson, September 29, 1942, Forrest and Ennis
This Week's Question: Many HBN members include goat milk in their soap. Why? A variety of reasons I am told, among them that certain naturally occurring ingredients in goat milk are good for the skin. One such ingredient helps rejuvenate and naturally exfoliate the top layer of skin. To win this week, name that ingredient.
Be the first to correctly answer this week's question and win a bar of soap reviewed in this issue!
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!
5.
Handmade Beauty Product Review:
Lavender Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap
Lavender Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap
4 ounces | $3.95
Renee Deal, owner of HBN member Deal Farm Soap Co., has a passion for goat's milk. She puts it in just about everything from her doggie shampoo to her Skin Therapy Creme. And like any self respecting handmade beauty products manufacturer using goat milk in their products, Deal Farm also uses it to make their soaps, and I am lucky enough to have a few bars of my own. Lavender Oatmeal soap by Deal Farm is perfectly scored to fit precisely in my hand, smells wonderful, cleans well and leaves my skin feeling fabulous too. Each bar is securely and neatly wrapped like a present in a generous amount of printed fabric and then covered with an easy to read sleeve describing the soap, ingredients and offering suggestions for making the product last as long as possible.
I also tried Deal Farm's Garden Lavender Bath Bliss milk bath with goat milk and minerals. Milk and sea salts combine with oats to moisturize and soothe the skin while soaking. I dumped all 7 ounces of my jar ($7.95) into my Jacuzzi-sized tub and jumped in with my kids. (Hey! A" community bath" with the kids is better than no bath at all!!) The ingredients were gentle enough for even my 6-month old, plus the lavender essential oil helped calm everyone down for bedtime.
You can get your own goat's milk products from Deal Farm Soap Co. There are enticing pictures of all products at the site and the gift sets available (including a Fragrance Fee combination) make gift giving easy and affordable. Wholesale and private label also available.
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