The Day I Knew My Skin had Really Changed for the Better
I remember it like it was yesterday but it was almost 12 years ago! After years of scaly, patchy, dry and irritated skin, I had finally had enough. I bought all sorts of commercial creams and lotions, but none seemed to work very well. In fact, some even seemed to...
Outdoors is no match for our Oilz+ Moisturizing Lotion!
Oh how I love Oilz+ Moisturizing Lotion. It was created because our customer Lisa wanted something better. Something pump-able, but something with more moisturizing ability than the lotion she was using at the time. The fact is, lotions and creams usually...
Botanical oils have a magic all their own!
When I started this business, I knew very little about the whys of botanical oils. I only knew that they appeared in all different scrub products I purchased, so they had to be good, right? Well, when I became “Goldilocks” and started making my own...
My Love of Emu Oil Started on Martha’s Vineyard
Emu Oil. What? Why? How? It was a beautiful Summer afternoon and we were enjoying the last full day on Martha’s Vineyard before we had to take the ferry home. My husband and I were shopping at an outdoor craft market, and the vendors were so varied. There were...
Skin Care Competition from the “Big Boys”? Nah…we don’t think so
With Bath & Body Works 3 miles away, as well as Lush and Ulta and Carol’s Daughters and so on being within 10 miles, we have many places that could be or should be our competition. We choose not to think about that, nor worry about it, either. None of those...
Is it possible to polish Rosacea away?
A customer told us that our Scrubz+™ was the first product to have worked wonders on her rosacea afflicted skin, so we have been doing lots of research on the subject. What we are finding is very interesting, so if you know anyone who has rosacea please share this...
My smelly, then un-smelly, story about Handcrafted Honey Bee deodorant :-)
Have you ever had one of those days? I hadn’t slept very well the night before and had to be up at 6 and out the door at 7 (I can usually sleep till 7:15). So in my haste and tired state, I got dressed and forgot to use my deodorant. Now let me back up a bit. I...
Exfoliation before shaving is the answer to the BEST. SHAVE. EVER.
Shaving. Men have been shaving their beards, bodies and more recently their heads and women have been shaving their legs and underarms and more, for ages. Smooth, silky skin is exactly what the desired result of a great shave is, and many times getting there can be...