2 new deodorants have arrived thanks to customer requests :)
Keep those requests coming because you never know when your request will be "whipped up" in the studio :)
Saturday, July 31
Friday, July 30
Don't believe the hype! Trust the Facts: Opposing the SCA
Have you seen the video called "The Story of Cosmetics"? If so, you may be one of the many who are running around scared now about how "unsafe" all your bath & beauty products are. When I watched this video I couldn't believe all the lies in it! Not only does Annie not include any actually science to back up what she says, she lies about the labeling requirements of companies. She completely fails to mention that it's actually illegal to not comply with labeling requirements AND it's also illegal to create unsafe products. Why would she leave that information out? She makes the industry (and by industry I include ALL makers of B&B products - commercial & handmade), sounds like there's an intention to hurt people - which is totally untrue, not to mention unfair. Please watch the video below! It points out some of the major flaws with Annie's video and also makes the motives (more on this below) behind the video very clear!
If you read blogs or websites like mine about bath & beauty, you may have already heard about the "Safe Cosmetics Act". The name in and of itself sounds like something we'd all like to support right? Unfortunately the name of the bill is very miss leading. Thankfully they are people stepping up to the plate against it such as Lee Doren (who made the video above), The Indie Beauty Network, The Handcrafted SoapMakers Guild, and OpposeSCA.com. More good news is that the bill hasn't been voted on yet and there's still time to have changes made. If you live in the US please find out who your representative is and let them know that you don't agree with how the bill is currently drafted. Check out the OpposeSCA.com website for templates of letters.
So if the good news is that the bill can still be changed, what's the bad news? The bad news is that if this bill is passed it will wipe out every small, indie, and handmade bath & beauty company currently operating in the US! And if us Canadians have learned anything from the past, it's that Canada often follows suit with the US. What does that mean? That means that every Canadian small, indie, and handmade bath & beauty company will eventually be effected if Canada also passes similar legislation. Even if it only passes in the US, my business will be substantially effected as most of my online sales are to the US, and if the FDA will have to crack down on national products, don't you think they will be also closely monitoring imports?
If you want to read the full draft of the bill you can do so here.
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If you read blogs or websites like mine about bath & beauty, you may have already heard about the "Safe Cosmetics Act". The name in and of itself sounds like something we'd all like to support right? Unfortunately the name of the bill is very miss leading. Thankfully they are people stepping up to the plate against it such as Lee Doren (who made the video above), The Indie Beauty Network, The Handcrafted SoapMakers Guild, and OpposeSCA.com. More good news is that the bill hasn't been voted on yet and there's still time to have changes made. If you live in the US please find out who your representative is and let them know that you don't agree with how the bill is currently drafted. Check out the OpposeSCA.com website for templates of letters.
So if the good news is that the bill can still be changed, what's the bad news? The bad news is that if this bill is passed it will wipe out every small, indie, and handmade bath & beauty company currently operating in the US! And if us Canadians have learned anything from the past, it's that Canada often follows suit with the US. What does that mean? That means that every Canadian small, indie, and handmade bath & beauty company will eventually be effected if Canada also passes similar legislation. Even if it only passes in the US, my business will be substantially effected as most of my online sales are to the US, and if the FDA will have to crack down on national products, don't you think they will be also closely monitoring imports?
If you want to read the full draft of the bill you can do so here.
Some of the particular views we share about the harm that the "Safe Cosmetics Act" will result in are listed below. Hal has talked about these points below in great detail in this post and I urge you to read it for more information.
If the bill passes we can all expect:
Less Natural Ingredients
Less Product Choice
Less Clear Ingredient Listings
Less Affordable Products
Less Money For Your Local Community
(i.e. the end of local indie & handmade companies)
Below you'll find reasons WHY many are opposed to this bill. First you'll find the simple, summarized version first stated by Bramble Berry & The Soap Guild, and secondly, you'll find the more in depth version that can also be found on the petition site.
Bramble Berry is opposed to the bill for the following reasons:
1. It is unnecessary. The cosmetic industry is a safe industry with a wide variety of choice on the marketplace for consumers.It is already illegal to manufacture unsafe cosmetics and is already illegal to not fully label ingredients or contact information on products.
2. This bill would, handicap small manufacturing business. In a time of economic uncertainty and distress for millions of Americans, this is untenable. For some families, the income from the Farmer's Market may be what they are living on now.
3. The reporting requirements are 'big brother.' They ask for your annual sales, number of employees and even the names and addresses of your vendors.
4. 'Detectable' trace elements must be included on labels. Since almost everything is detectable, labeling will be confusing to end consumers (even more than it is already). So, "Water" on a label would look like "Aqua, Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Zinc" (and if you live in my town, you'd also have to include caffeine, oral contraceptives and antibiotics in your water labeling requirement).
5. Ingredients that are considered carcinogenic when ingested (eaten) will be unable to be used in skin care products. Ingredients that are 'found to induce birth defect's when ingested or inhaled will be banned as well. You will be able to eat apples but not put them in skin care products. That's because apples contain small amounts of cyanide. Lucky for us our body can detoxify cyanide in small amounts. But under this law, you still wouldn't be able to put apples into your products even though you can safely eat apples.
6. Safety Statements, ingredient listing and registration information must be listed for each and every cosmetic, soap, lotion and potion must be made up. With a small scale manufacturer who is making a few of this and a few of that, this is a paperwork nightmare. It does not allow for easy changing of recipes when formulating and trying new recipes.
7. There is no full exemption for small businesses. Small businesses often launched because of the notion that cosmetics could be made with a larger proportion of more desirable ingredients than have typically been used by traditional cosmetics manufacturers
I fully believe that the backers of the bill are well-meaning and trust that this bill will have more changes before it is voted on. But it's up to us to explain what changes need to be made to protect small business. Don't just take my word and interpretation of the bill as gospel, read the bill for yourself here and start the education and change process today.
While we are unquestionably in favor of safe cosmetics, this bill contains a number of unnecessary provisions that would decimate our nation's small scale cosmetics manufacturers without any benefit at all to consumers.
This bill treats a company making 100 bottles of lotion each year the same way it treats a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company making 100 bottles of lotion each second. It is grossly unfair, unduly burdensome, intrusive and unnecessary in a number of aways, among them the following:
Point 1.
HR 5786 is unnecessary. Small cosmetics companies have a history of producing safe cosmetics pursuant to current laws that require companies to clearly identify the products they sell, provide all manufacturer contact information and truthfully label products with ingredients.
Point 2.
HR 5786 contains onerous registration requirements. HR 5786 contains intrusive and unnecessary requirements that would force small companies to disclose to the federal government information that the government does not need, which is unduly burdensome for small companies to provide and which does nothing to protect consumers from unsafe cosmetics. Specifically, in addition to having to register their company name and location, small companies would also have to file with the federal government product descriptions, product ingredients, trace ingredient in products, gross sales numbers, the name and contact information of the suppliers of the ingredients used in their cosmetics and their number of employees.
Point 3.
HR 5786 contains unnecessary labeling requirements. Current cosmetics laws already require small companies to list ingredients on labels. HR 5786 expands labeling requirements to include trace elements found inside those ingredients. For example, a product containing water (or any other natural ingredient), would have to contain a label listing the water and also every other trace element inside that water. (Water contains a number of chemicals, including nickel, lead, copper, silver and dozens more -- depending on the water source.) Requiring small companies to include such a list on each label is onerous and unnecessary.
Point 4.
HR 5786 requires small companies to conduct unnecessary scientific testing. Under the bill as drafted, small companies would be required to test all of the products they make, and be in a position to produce data to the federal government about the ingredients, components of ingredients, and also, components that may be produced when known ingredients are combined. Those are impossible (and unnecessary) standards.
Point 5.
HR 5786 is anti-American. At a time when our Congressional representatives should be seeking to revitalize the American economy, especially where manufacturing is concerned, HR 5786 would eliminate it in cites and towns in every state across this nation.
Point 6.
HR 5786 specifically allows all 50 states to pass stricter requirements. Even with the sweeping nature of HR 5786, it specifically states that each state can pass additional laws as it sees fit. This provision is Congressional permission for each state to pass whatever laws it wants, creating a patchwork quilt of laws that no small company can comply with. If Texas adds labeling or manufacturing requirements that are different from HR 5786, and also different from other states, then no company will be able to sell so much as a quarter-ounce tube of lip balm without first checking to make sure they are not in violation of 51 separate cosmetics laws. No small company can do that (and most large ones can't either).
Point 7.
HR 5786 does not contain an exemption for small business owners. Many laws in this country exempt small companies because compliance would put them out of business without any real benefit to society. The same is true in this case. HR 5786 treats the smallest company making 50 products a day the same way it treats our nation's multi-million dollar companies. While there is an exemption from the annual payment of fees, the testing and paperwork requirements in this bill place burdens on very small businesses that are unfair, overreaching, unnecessary, offensive and intrusive.
America's Small Businesses
Our nation's small cosmetics companies are in large part launched by men and women who want to create alternatives to products that can be purchased at "Big Box" stores. They use a high proportion of naturally occurring ingredients when compared to larger companies, and they are not producing cosmetics on a large scale at all. And that's why their customers love their products, and that's why Congress must make sure that it passes no law that puts them out of business without any benefit to consumers. This is one such law.
Summary
Small companies are the backbone of our nation's economy. In fact, today, they are sustaining it almost single-handedly. As unemployment figures continue to rise, small companies are hiring employees, contractors, vendors and other small scale service providers to help their businesses grow.
Consumer Choice
At farmer's markets, locally owned spas and boutiques and in the retail stores that small cosmetics manufacturers are opening everywhere, consumers are able to choose to buy a wide and appealing variety of cosmetics to suit their personal needs. They can choose from products made by big companies and they can choose from products made by smaller companies. That choice will be removed if HR 5786 becomes law. if that happens, consumers will be left with a small selection of products sold only by our nation's largest retail chains.
America is filled with talented innovators and entrepreneurs who don't need a big bank loan or a huge line of credit to manage a profitable business.
Small cosmetics companies can continue to do their share to carry this nation, but not if HR 5786 passes.
It is the duty of our Congressional representatives to pass laws that are carefully tailored to deal with specific problems that need to be addressed on a national scale. HR 5786 is not carefully tailored to help anyone.
If HR 5786 as drafted becomes law, it will close multiple thousands of small companies immediately and in one fell swoop.
It is the position of the HSMG that H.R. 5786, The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010
*Is poorly written and confusing.
*Places too much of a financial burden on small business.
*Over regulates an already safe industry.
*Destroys the creativity and flexibility of small handcrafted soap manufacturers.
*Creates further job loss and loss of local revenue in already tough economic times.
Therefore, the HSMG is against H.R. 5786 The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 as written.
Bramble Berry is opposed to the bill for the following reasons:
1. It is unnecessary. The cosmetic industry is a safe industry with a wide variety of choice on the marketplace for consumers.It is already illegal to manufacture unsafe cosmetics and is already illegal to not fully label ingredients or contact information on products.
2. This bill would, handicap small manufacturing business. In a time of economic uncertainty and distress for millions of Americans, this is untenable. For some families, the income from the Farmer's Market may be what they are living on now.
3. The reporting requirements are 'big brother.' They ask for your annual sales, number of employees and even the names and addresses of your vendors.
4. 'Detectable' trace elements must be included on labels. Since almost everything is detectable, labeling will be confusing to end consumers (even more than it is already). So, "Water" on a label would look like "Aqua, Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Zinc" (and if you live in my town, you'd also have to include caffeine, oral contraceptives and antibiotics in your water labeling requirement).
5. Ingredients that are considered carcinogenic when ingested (eaten) will be unable to be used in skin care products. Ingredients that are 'found to induce birth defect's when ingested or inhaled will be banned as well. You will be able to eat apples but not put them in skin care products. That's because apples contain small amounts of cyanide. Lucky for us our body can detoxify cyanide in small amounts. But under this law, you still wouldn't be able to put apples into your products even though you can safely eat apples.
6. Safety Statements, ingredient listing and registration information must be listed for each and every cosmetic, soap, lotion and potion must be made up. With a small scale manufacturer who is making a few of this and a few of that, this is a paperwork nightmare. It does not allow for easy changing of recipes when formulating and trying new recipes.
7. There is no full exemption for small businesses. Small businesses often launched because of the notion that cosmetics could be made with a larger proportion of more desirable ingredients than have typically been used by traditional cosmetics manufacturers
I fully believe that the backers of the bill are well-meaning and trust that this bill will have more changes before it is voted on. But it's up to us to explain what changes need to be made to protect small business. Don't just take my word and interpretation of the bill as gospel, read the bill for yourself here and start the education and change process today.
While we are unquestionably in favor of safe cosmetics, this bill contains a number of unnecessary provisions that would decimate our nation's small scale cosmetics manufacturers without any benefit at all to consumers.
This bill treats a company making 100 bottles of lotion each year the same way it treats a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company making 100 bottles of lotion each second. It is grossly unfair, unduly burdensome, intrusive and unnecessary in a number of aways, among them the following:
Point 1.
HR 5786 is unnecessary. Small cosmetics companies have a history of producing safe cosmetics pursuant to current laws that require companies to clearly identify the products they sell, provide all manufacturer contact information and truthfully label products with ingredients.
Point 2.
HR 5786 contains onerous registration requirements. HR 5786 contains intrusive and unnecessary requirements that would force small companies to disclose to the federal government information that the government does not need, which is unduly burdensome for small companies to provide and which does nothing to protect consumers from unsafe cosmetics. Specifically, in addition to having to register their company name and location, small companies would also have to file with the federal government product descriptions, product ingredients, trace ingredient in products, gross sales numbers, the name and contact information of the suppliers of the ingredients used in their cosmetics and their number of employees.
Point 3.
HR 5786 contains unnecessary labeling requirements. Current cosmetics laws already require small companies to list ingredients on labels. HR 5786 expands labeling requirements to include trace elements found inside those ingredients. For example, a product containing water (or any other natural ingredient), would have to contain a label listing the water and also every other trace element inside that water. (Water contains a number of chemicals, including nickel, lead, copper, silver and dozens more -- depending on the water source.) Requiring small companies to include such a list on each label is onerous and unnecessary.
Point 4.
HR 5786 requires small companies to conduct unnecessary scientific testing. Under the bill as drafted, small companies would be required to test all of the products they make, and be in a position to produce data to the federal government about the ingredients, components of ingredients, and also, components that may be produced when known ingredients are combined. Those are impossible (and unnecessary) standards.
Point 5.
HR 5786 is anti-American. At a time when our Congressional representatives should be seeking to revitalize the American economy, especially where manufacturing is concerned, HR 5786 would eliminate it in cites and towns in every state across this nation.
Point 6.
HR 5786 specifically allows all 50 states to pass stricter requirements. Even with the sweeping nature of HR 5786, it specifically states that each state can pass additional laws as it sees fit. This provision is Congressional permission for each state to pass whatever laws it wants, creating a patchwork quilt of laws that no small company can comply with. If Texas adds labeling or manufacturing requirements that are different from HR 5786, and also different from other states, then no company will be able to sell so much as a quarter-ounce tube of lip balm without first checking to make sure they are not in violation of 51 separate cosmetics laws. No small company can do that (and most large ones can't either).
Point 7.
HR 5786 does not contain an exemption for small business owners. Many laws in this country exempt small companies because compliance would put them out of business without any real benefit to society. The same is true in this case. HR 5786 treats the smallest company making 50 products a day the same way it treats our nation's multi-million dollar companies. While there is an exemption from the annual payment of fees, the testing and paperwork requirements in this bill place burdens on very small businesses that are unfair, overreaching, unnecessary, offensive and intrusive.
America's Small Businesses
Our nation's small cosmetics companies are in large part launched by men and women who want to create alternatives to products that can be purchased at "Big Box" stores. They use a high proportion of naturally occurring ingredients when compared to larger companies, and they are not producing cosmetics on a large scale at all. And that's why their customers love their products, and that's why Congress must make sure that it passes no law that puts them out of business without any benefit to consumers. This is one such law.
Summary
Small companies are the backbone of our nation's economy. In fact, today, they are sustaining it almost single-handedly. As unemployment figures continue to rise, small companies are hiring employees, contractors, vendors and other small scale service providers to help their businesses grow.
Consumer Choice
At farmer's markets, locally owned spas and boutiques and in the retail stores that small cosmetics manufacturers are opening everywhere, consumers are able to choose to buy a wide and appealing variety of cosmetics to suit their personal needs. They can choose from products made by big companies and they can choose from products made by smaller companies. That choice will be removed if HR 5786 becomes law. if that happens, consumers will be left with a small selection of products sold only by our nation's largest retail chains.
America is filled with talented innovators and entrepreneurs who don't need a big bank loan or a huge line of credit to manage a profitable business.
Small cosmetics companies can continue to do their share to carry this nation, but not if HR 5786 passes.
It is the duty of our Congressional representatives to pass laws that are carefully tailored to deal with specific problems that need to be addressed on a national scale. HR 5786 is not carefully tailored to help anyone.
If HR 5786 as drafted becomes law, it will close multiple thousands of small companies immediately and in one fell swoop.
As you can guest, the blogoshere has exploded with posts about the Safe Cosmetics Act. I've listed some of my favorites, and most talked about below:
Thursday, July 29
Midnight Sky Soap
I was recently inspired by the beautiful stars that this city girl only gets to see when I visit the country. This soap is the result of that inspiration including the fresh crisp night air. To represent the smells of summer air I made a blend of papaya, ginger and lime, and to represent the beautiful sky I created shimmery gold stars embedded in a deep purple sparkly bar of soap! Ah, isn't inspiration grand? :)
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Tuesday, July 27
New Release: Soapy Scrub Bars!
Straight from the Batty studio is my brand new creation: Soapy Scrub Bars!!
The first scent to be released is delicious French Crumb Cake!
This handmade bar of skin loving glycerin soap is also a powerful exfoliating scrub bar! Packed with natural apricot shells, you'll be soaping up and scrubbing down at the same time! The glycerin soap in this bar draws moisture out of the air to benefit your skin. It also gets your skin perfectly clean without upsetting the delicate natural pH balance necessary for soft, healthy skin. And, since there are no heavy animal oils in any of Batty’s soaps, they rinse clean away and leave no soapy film behind. You'll also fall in love with the pure and natural apricot shells that deep-clean, renew and detoxify all skin types.
Monday, July 26
Sunday, July 25
New Release: Green Apple Shea Butter Soap
This skin loving green apple shea butter soap smells like a delightful mix of fruity floral and crisp green apple. It will have you thinking you just took a trip to a thriving apple orchard.
"Pick" your own green apple soap bar in my Etsy shop!
Saturday, July 24
Beauty from the Inside Out: Tomato Sauce
It's one thing to pamper your body on the outside with skin-loving handmade bath & body products, but what about the inside? Natural beauty just doesn't come from the products we put on our skin, but it also comes from our state of mind (being healthy mentally and content - I'll touch on this more in future posts) and from the foods we feed our bodies.
Today's power food is Tomato Sauce!
You're probably thinking, "you mean my super budget friendly would-put-a-college-student-to-shame cheap pasta and sauce is good for me!?".. Yup, that's what I'm saying! Although now that you're "grown up", you may want to opt for the whole wheat pasta, but keep that tomato sauce coming because it's full of lycopene. Lycopene is an antioxidant that helps skin protect itself from the suns rays. One of word of advice though, stick with the low-sodium brands.
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Friday, July 23
Lucky Soapy Fortune Cookies
If you love the crisp Asian fortune cookies you get with your take out, you're going to love this soap! It's shaped like a fortune cookie and comes with a fortune and take out box of its own! Inside the handmade custom Batty's Bath take out box, you'll find a custom fortune with unique words of wisdom.
Go grab your own Fortune Cookie Soap before they sell out :)
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Thursday, July 22
Beauty from the Inside Out: Flaxseed
It's one thing to pamper your body on the outside with skin-loving handmade bath & body products, but what about the inside? Natural beauty just doesn't come from the products we put on our skin, but it also comes from our state of mind (being healthy mentally and content - I'll touch on this more in future posts) and from the foods we feed our bodies.
Today's power food is Flaxseed!
For person who don't like fish or are vegans, flaxseed is a great source of omega fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids help your skin repair itself, is responsible for moisture content, and will help build flexible cell membranes.
So where can you get your dose of flaxseed?
There's lots of cereals that now contain flaxseed plus you can buy it pre-ground and add it to just about anything! You'll want to go for the ground version because your body can't digest whole flaxseeds. You can also get additional doses of omega fatty acids from canola oil, salmon, soybean oil, and walnuts.
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Wednesday, July 21
Sweet Honey Shea Butter Soap with Oatmeal
Another new release!
Batty's Sweet Honey Shea Butter Soap smells like the heavenly scent of honey! Smooth, rich and creamy, this is a perfect blend of vanilla, milk and honey. This bar is topped off with a sprinkled with skin loving oatmeal.
Everyone one loves "comfort food", but I love "comfort soap" and bet you will too ;)
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Tuesday, July 20
What Your Skin is Up to While You Sleep
Did you know that your skin is up to some pretty interesting things while you sleep? It's true! The saying "beauty sleep" does hold some weight because we all know we don't look so "hot" when we're run down due to lack of sleep. Want to know why? Let me explain...
Your Skin Responds Better to Treatments While You Sleep...
Your skin will readily take in active ingredients from facial products, such as my patchouli facial cream, while you sleep. One of the reasons for this is because the products and your skin don't have to compete with sunlight, make up, and pollution. Secondly, your body temperature is higher when you go to bed because of activity and food intake so products will absorb deeper into your skin - and if you're trying to get rid of a nasty breakout, this is exactly what you want!
But...
When I need it, I always put on a facial product to "clean up & repair" my face while I sleep but I can honestly say that I don't ALWAYS need to do this. There are those few days a week when my skin is looking A-OK and without any problems. On these days I "let my skin breath". Yes, what your mother told you is true.. your skin needs to breath! At least once a week give your skin a break while you sleep and let it do it's thing - repair itself, detox that dirt, and balance oil production. Every once and a while it can do this on it's only without our help ;)
Monday, July 19
It's photo day!
Its photo day!, originally uploaded by She's Batty.
Check out the set up :) I use the tripod when I don't have my man bear around to hold the double light.
The business cards in the picture are of:
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Sunday, July 18
Batty's Bath was Featured on Etsy's Blog!
RESULTS FOR LAST 7 DAYSHooray! battysbath has one item featured in The Storque!Published July 16 2010 in SpotlightArticle by marymaryItem Views 572Item Hearts 32Read the Storque Article
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Beauty Products on a Budget
I've heard that we're heading out of the recession but I know we're still feeling the pinch. The other day in the studio I got to thinking how much money is wasted on beauty products. I know I've been there and done that and am now ready to admit it! haha. I'd like to think that I've "lived and learned" when it comes to wasting money on beauty products and now want to help you avoid this shameful deed as well! Here's Batty's List of TO DO's to make sure you're not wasting your money:
Switch to Handmade Products.
If there's nothing else you do after reading this post, at least switch to a company that actually cares about you and doesn't just see you as another number. I've supported handmade sellers for a long time now and have yet to come across one that treated me as anything else than amazing! I love knowing that the products were made with the outmost care from sellers that knows their products will end up in the hands of someone special. Handmade sellers also know that their products and customer service has to be of the highest standard if they want to keep food on their tables. Big corporate companies don't think this way - they aren't worried about losing a customer or two.. or three.. or five hundred! Getting the best quality, stellar customer service, and a connection with the person behind the product is well worth the time it takes to search out handmade sellers that are excelling in their individual fields.
Do Check For Quality
When sourcing out beauty products don't be fooled by an expensive price tag. Many products with virtually identical formulas are being marketed as "high end" by one company, and as a drugstore brand by the next. Before deciding on a product that seems excessively pricey make sure your money is paying for a quality product and not a flashy marketing campaign.
Avoid "Pyramid Scheme" Type Companies
There's no better way to waste your money then to purchase a generic product from multi-level marketers. If there's a lot of people to pay in the chain, you can bet that most of your money is going to that and not stellar ingredients.
Avoid Listening to Fear Mongers
The latest "blacklisted" item or ingredient changes more than the weather! Don't buy into the latest marketing scares to get you to avoid using perfectly safe and effective products (and consequently steer you towards a specific brand or trend). From time to time there is something to back up a reason to question an ingredient's effectiveness, but generally speaking, there's no reason to believe that long-used (tested and proven to be safe) ingredients that are blacklisted by radicals are actually as bad as they make them out to be. In Canada and the US (among other countries) there are strict regulations that keep the public safe from dangerous ingredients so don't buy into the hype without solid scientific evidence to back it up.
Know Which Products Don't Work
There are some products that will just never work.. at least there hasn't been any that have proven to actually work yet. If you come across any beauty products claims to fix the following, avoid them: split ends, cellulite, and hair growth (increasing or slowing).
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Saturday, July 17
Calling All Lip Balm Lovers!
Have you seen the new flavors of lip loving lip balm I've released lately? I now have 15 different lip licking flavors!! Some of the newest releases are:
Friday, July 16
Video Update for July
An update about what I've been up to lately (craft shows, production stuff, etc), what's coming up in my little world of handmade soap (including craft shows), and all the great locals here in London, Ontario!
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Batty's Blog
http://battysbath.blogspot.com
Batty's Bath Fan Page
http://www.facebook.com/battysbath
Batty's Bath
http://www.battysbath.com
beStuffies
http://bestuffies.etsy.com
http://www.bestuffies.com
Weezi
http://weezi.etsy.com
http://www.weezi.com
Scissor Kitty
http://www.scissorkitty.com
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Batty's Blog
http://battysbath.blogspot.com
Batty's Bath Fan Page
http://www.facebook.com/battysbath
Batty's Bath
http://www.battysbath.com
beStuffies
http://bestuffies.etsy.com
http://www.bestuffies.com
Weezi
http://weezi.etsy.com
http://www.weezi.com
Scissor Kitty
http://www.scissorkitty.com
Thursday, July 15
Etsy Wide Christmas In July Sale Starts TODAY!
From July 15th - 25th the Etsy wide Christmas in July sale is going on! There's over 750 sellers participating in this event and Batty's Bath is one of them! If you're a mailing list subscriber you've already been informed about some special secret deals for you so be sure to check your email!
During the Christmas in July Sale, Batty's Bath is offering a free soap bar with the purchase of 5 other bars! This is a great deal because everyone can think of at least 5 people on their holiday gift list that would love handmade soap and for all your hard work ;) of hunting down the best handmade soap, I'll reward you with a bar for yourself! Taking advantage of this deal is super easy! Simply purchase 6 bars of soap and you'll be refunded via paypal for your 6th bar of soap!
Head over to Batty's Bath on Etsy to start stocking up on skin loving handmade soap now! :)
Happy shopping!
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Wednesday, July 14
Canterbury Folk Festival Pictures
The Canterbury Folk Festival was a huge success for us! Thank you so much to Roberta for having us! We can't wait until next year!
I've posted a lot of pictures from the festival on flickr so be sure to check them out. There isn't any pictures from the third day (Sunday) because I was too sick to attend - thankfully Drew & my parents covered for me! I have the best fiance & parents in the world!!!
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Tuesday, July 13
Uplift Your Spirit with Spice!
Cinnamon Bark Oil has a warm, spicy scent that is somewhere between clove and cinnamon. Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil is highly respected as having antiseptic properties. From a spiritual perspective, it is believed to have a warming, uplifting characteristic.
Even though it's nice and warm outside, some times you need a little something extra to spice up your shower too! ;)
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Monday, July 12
Crafty Open House - This Saturday at Batty's Place!
This Saturday I'm opening up our place for the 2nd crafty open house!
The first one went so well we had to do it again and this time we've invited our friends from beStuffies and Elizabeth MD Jewelry Designs to join us!
Date: Saturday July 17, 2010
Time: 12pm - 7pm
Location: Jamie's (aka Batty's) Place - 56 Palmer St, London, ON
Stop by between noon and 7pm to:
* "sniff" around and get some handmade pampering bath & body products for yourself or someone you love from Batty's Bath
* adopt your own one of a kind, handmade plush monster from beStuffies or satisfy your sweet craving with their plush raspberry dark chocolate truffle stuffies
* pick out some new one of a kind "bling" from the Elizabeth MD Jewelry Designs - You're one of a kind, so why shouldn't your jewelry be? There's something here for everyone.
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Sunday, July 11
This one's for the boys - even guys need to come clean some time!
When it's time to pamper your man, let Batty's Bath
do all the work so you can rep all the rewards ;)
Go all out with the Man Musk Gift Set or make your
own gift set with some of the ideas below!
(body wash)
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Saturday, July 10
Beehive Tuesday!!
Ever wondered what you might look like with a fabulous Bee Hive hair do or Victory Rolls? Come to the Weezi Studio & Morgan from Scissor Kitty will back comb you up one!
Tuesday July 13th Noon until 5pm
-no wash - no cut -
Lots of backcombing and just "a little bit" of spray!
Takes about half an hour.
$15 for a Bee Hive
$20 for Victory Rolls
Special Guest Batty's Bath will join Weezi & Scissor Kitty to keep the pretty pampering coming!!
Weezi Studio is located at 204 Albert St, London, ON.
Above Prince Albert's on Richmond.
Check out the Facebook Event Page! :)
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Friday, July 9
Can you guess what these are for?
I'll release the secret at the canterbury folk festival this weekend in ingersoll :)
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