What's this?

After much thought, research, formulation, and yes, even dreaming, I am finally ready to present to you my latest and greatest concoction: 

What is it? It's a sugar scrub! But, don't I already HAVE a sugar scrub in my shop? Why yes, yes I do. This one is different though. Lots different. This one is 100% from scratch, this one is an oil-based formula, and this one is an emulsifying scrub. Emulsifying meaning that when water hits it, it combines with the water and transforms into a lotiony substance which leaves a light layer of moisturizing oils on your skin. It's just dreamy. You can get out of the shower and don't need to use a separate product to moisturize- there's already a barrier on your skin! With cocoa and shea butters, coconut, rice bran, grape seed, and olive oils, and a blend of cane sugar and evaporated cane juice, this stuff packs a wallop and is just amazing when used to polish those trouble spots like elbows and heels.

Look for the scrub to make its debut in the Etsy shop soon, along with this new scent: Uprising. Here's a pic of Uprising in scrub form:

 

It's the same basic recipe as the white scrub you saw above, but with rose hip powder and neem leaf powder added for their various benefits to the skin. Uprising, the scent, is an all-essential oils blend, consisting of pretty much everything out there- no, just kidding, but seriously there's a lot of different essential oils in this blend. Predominant scents in this blend are cedar and lavender, with lemongrass, fir, vetiver, rosemary, and white thyme playing backup. It's a "feel good" blend which I find gives me the kick in the behind I need to get moving on these cold winter mornings- it's like sunshine in a jar. Obviously due to the high essential oil content, I can't recommend anything containing this scent for pregnant women or children, but it's a definite "must have" for anyone who suffers from the winter doldrums.

I just soaped this scent today, using the cold process method, and hope to be able to have those soaps in the shop in 4-6 weeks' time, but... we'll see what the soapy fates have in mind for that, heh. In the meantime, I'll be adding the scent to my usual vegan-friendly, detergent-free glycerine soap base, in various shapes- it's just lovely on a loofah soap :)

OK so there's that, a new product and a new scent... next up on my to-do list is bath fizzies, finally. I'm not sure what my problem is, I've been meaning to get these added to the shop for literally months now, but I just haven't gotten to it. Again, I don't know why- they're tons of fun to make and to use! So keep your eyes peeled, I should be adding them to the shop before the month is out. Till then...