Chamomile Cottage Natural Bath, Spa, & Body Care: January 31, 2010

We are very excited about Spring arriving here in S. Jersey. We are expecting a nice snow storm this weekend, a blizzard, actually.

I love the snow, but hate that people may have to drive in it for work or other reasons. I hope people can stay home where it's safe. In December when we had a large snow storm (we had three feet in less than 24 hrs). Few people were driving on our roads, thank goodness. I hope to walk down the street and around the corner to take my son sledding on the hill behind the school.

So, we are busy making all our Easter and Mothers' Day products for your Gift Set orders. Please order early, our naturally scented Lavender sets are the first to sell out along with Lemongrass. Two incredible scents and we use only plant essential oils that are distilled with water using leaves, bark, flowers, stems, berries, fruit, or roots of a plant.

The distillaiton process yields a very concentrated oil that is the Essence of the plant itself. Many plants such as blueberries, strawberries, grapes, etc, do not have a usable/therapuetic essence. There are MANY natural plant essential oils that can be used for soap, lotions, bath, and skincare and with so many to choose from, blending them is an art form in itself. Because Essential Oils are all natural, they can have a different aroma due to annual growing conditions (amount of water, sun, sea air, etc), mineral content of soil, and methods of the farmer or landscape for wildcrafted plants. Lavender Essential Oil grown in Oregon has a very different aroma than the same species being grown in Provence, France.

Please keep your eyes and ears open for our Easter and Mothers' Day Gift Sets. They will be packaged and photographed in the next couple of weeks and then posted online for you to, "Ooo", and, "Ahh" over and then ORDER for yourself, family, friends, bosses, secretaries, mothers, aunts, grandparents, teachers, coaches, tutors.....

We are also sponsoring a CONTEST. We need your help to name our new Organic Baby Bodycare Product Line. Please email us or post your ideas here.

We are looking for a name that implies the products are for a baby and mother, are organic, natural, healthy, and good. Something like Bella Baby Care, Organics that are as natural as your newborn.

Anyway, you get the idea. Send us all your G-rated thoughts and ideas, PLEASE!!! The winning name gets a special gift - $25.00 in Chamomile Cottage Cash to spend on ANY of our products or in-person classes.

All people submitting ideas will be entered into a drawing for $10.00 in Cottage Cash to be spend on any of our products or in-person classes!