Showing posts with label skincare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skincare. Show all posts

Monday, 26 April 2010

Balms

 Over the last few weeks I've been working on herbal macerations (oils infused with herbs) and making balms.



I took these to the Produce Market in Ruthin on Saturday and sold a few - but I must have a photo session of the individual balms before I can put them for sale online.

In addition I now have baby balms for sale in my Folksy shop - not online at Briallen just yet though.


There's a Lavender one as well as the unfragranced one in the pic - they're also suitable for Mums-to-be and new Mums as they contain Shea Butter, which is widely used for dealing stretch marks, and the balms are goodly emolliants for anyone.

Saturday, 10 January 2009

Scrub Up For Spring

"A bit premature" you may be thinking!

February, however, is the start of Spring in the old Celtic calendar - it is the month when green shoots start to appear and the snowdrops, Fair Maids of February are in flower. The beginning of February is also Imbolc/Oimelc (Oimelc = Ewes' Milk) when the first lambs would be born (although today there will have been some already).

My three new scrubs will be onsite from the start of February - a good idea for preparing yourself for Valentine's Day (or for a Valentine present!)


All three have had excellent reports from the testers, with no firm favourite. From left to right they are:

  • Hey Mango! a medium textured cornmeal scrub for most areas of the body with Mango Butter, Papaya oil and a natural Mango Fragrance.
  • Karakorum a more vigorous saltbased scrub with Himalayan, Dead Sea and Atlantic salts in a base which contains Kokum Butter and Black Seed oil - a really luxurious and exotic scrub with a fragrant spicey blend of Essential Oils.
  • Face the Morning with powdered Cardamom, Fair Trade Golden Caster Sugar and Grapefruit Essential Oil in Jojoba and Grapeseed oil base. The majority of testers found this suitable as a facial scrub/masque.
Keep your eyes on Fresholi Bites for an introductory offer!

(must keep my eyes open for a goodly clump of snowdrops to take a pic)