Happy Tuesday

Tuesday is not usually a very significant day , like Monday is Monday Madness or Misery for some... and Wednesday is Happy Hump Day, and friday is TGIF, and Satuday is WOOHOO it's the weekend day, and Sunday is the Lord's Day, but poor Tuesday and Thursday doesn't get credit for anything, they're just there I suppose. So today I am going to scout out some freebies. Yesterday I didn't get to list any of my own because I had a major shipment of supplies come in. I recieved my Lip balm tubes so I can restock on my lip butter. I got some new flavors in for that too. So some time day I am planning on making lip butter. The new flavors are Orange Cream Vanilla, Strawberry smoothie, Grape Soda, and Juicy Pineapple. I am dying to try the grape soda. I opened the bottle and sniffed it, and it smelled just like a freshly popped can of grape soda...psycologically, it made my nose tingle like soda bubbles do. ha ha So I am dying to try that, AND I am really wanting to try the new natural sweetener I got in for that. I have been using sacchrine, which is what commerical lip balm makers use. It's sweet enough, but anyone who has followed my Soaps 'N Suds blog and chatted with me often, knows that I am about natural ingredients and benefits, and sacchrine isn't natural or healthy. This new sweetener, is extracted from licorice root. Now before you turn your nose if you're like me and don't like licorice, it doesn't taste like licorice and licorice root is not the same. The flavor for black licorice comes from Anise, when you smell that, you will know what it resembles. lol haha... Licorice root is very healthy, great for the skin as an emollient and whatdayaknow.... it has a very naturally sweet flavor. I tasted a bit when I opened it yesterday and IT WAS DEFINATELY SWEEEEEET! Perfect, now to try it. ;)

I got alot of goodies in yesterday. I recieved my packaging for my shower gel, so I can list it on the website, half of the packaging for my ballerina butter. I was upset that I recieved the cosmetic jars and no lids. I can't hardly package with that. One little phone call to the bottling company fixed that problem. ;) .... AND , I got the one thing I have been dying to get out of everything. My ingredients for making foaming bath whip and foaming sugar scrub. OMG! I got it all yesterday and as soon as I checked the invoices and moved everything out of the way , I got busy.

I made the most heavenly Foaming Sugar Scrub Bath Frosting. This stuff is fantastic. Here is a picture I took for the store...

It looks like butter or buttercream frosting, I scented it in cupcake, and I whipped it up nice and fluffly with cocoa butter, shea butter, jojoba oil, vitamin e and Sugar Cane. I did a PH test strip on it and it tests at 5. Now with soap that is ok to use and safe for the skin it should test between 7 - 11 on a ph strip. over 11 it's to harsh and not good for you. This tested at 5, meaning it's perfect for your face. I tried it, and IT WAS FANTABULOUS!! I usually have to moisturize after I wash my face. Now, I've been in skin care for over 10 years now, and all of customers know that I preach a skin care regimen, meaning, wash, tone and moisturize twice a day!! Well.... that's because usually after you wash, the cleanser strips your skin of vital natural moisturizer, and you need to replenish that. This natural sugar scrub frosting I made yesterday was so soft, so silky, yet cleansed my skin and removed all of the make up, but left it smooth and soft, and I didn't have to moisturize at all!! YES, I went all day without moisturizer!! For the first time since I was 14, I didn't moisturize my face. UGH, it was great! The kids tried it and loved it, mom tried it and loved it. This stuff is great. So today if I have to get the stock of the sugar scrub up, and the lip butter. I need to design labels for them, so I will be posting links to others freebie's I find so you don't come here and walk away empty handed.

Check out the Store www.soaps-n-suds.com

The sugar scrubs are listed in the store under body butter, you can check it out here I will be listing new fragrances in the sugar scrub later today. I currenty have Milk Chocolate, Cupcake and Cinnabun listed. I made a cooling peppermint twist last night, that is heavenly. I used natural menthol and peppermint extracts and it's a great vapor body polish or face wash, because it opens your sinus' up if you have a cold. That helped me alot. And Today I should have cotton candy available. It's 4.99 for a 4 oz butter bowl. a little goes along way! Anyhoo, I am off to scout for freebies. ;)

Hugs,
Rachel