April Showers? 🚿 We've got soap for that!
Hello favorite people!
Spring is springing up all over! Trees are leafing, flowers are blossoming and the weeds have overtaken everything already. It’s that happy, hopeful time of year when grey turns to green and it all feels fresh and new.
There’s no better time to head outside and take in the miracle of nature. Spending even a few minutes focused on the beauty of the world around us is the antidote to the horrors of the news on our screens. Our stressed, overwhelmed nervous systems need a break from all the noise and panic. The remedy is just outside the window, sitting right under our noses, beckoning us with gorgeous smells and lovely flowers.
Spring reminds us that we are intimately connected to nature in all its wisdom and beauty, constantly changing, always growing, imperfectly imperfect.
LAST CALL FOR SPRING SOAP
Catch the newest spring seasonal scents before they're gone! Candied Ginger, Gardenia, Honey Apricot, and Lemon Clean are all in stock waiting to add a little flower power to your April showers (and sinks and baths). Fresh and pretty, they're on the menu for just another month, fading away as we splash into summer. If one of those tickled your fancy, hoard a few now. (Also, teensy reminder that Mom's love soap! hint hint.)
LET'S START APRIL OFF WITH A SALE!
What's a fabulous shower without amazing soap?! As incentive to stock up on the loveliest handmade soap for your April showers, today I'm offering 20% off site wide - meaning every single thing on the website. It's available April 1st thru midnight Sat April 4th. You will need to type the discount code SPRINGFLING in the coupon box on the checkout page to make the adjustment in your cart.
Big news!! Pumice Soap is back in stock! It’s been a little while since it’s been available, so if this is one you like in your rotation, now is the time to grab it.
You might think this is a “guy” soap or something not for you . . . WRONG!
It’s an amazingly soft scrubber for the kitchen (know any foodies?), for gardeners, crafters, outdoorsy folks, anybody who works with their hands (which includes guys who get grimy) and even for softening winter-boot rough heels and feet. That covers pretty much everybody.
This bar has a bucket load of pumice sand in it, which feels sandy, but not sand-papery. It definitely exfoliates but with a really soft touch. And the lather is rich and creamy - an added bonus I did not expect. It cleans better than those terrible lava or pine tar soaps without stripping your skin and causing cracks. The scent is natural and lovely too, a fresh blend of soft herbs and earthy spice. (100% natural)
Fresh new batches of Healing Salve and Shea Butter Balm tins are back in stock and ready for slathering! (2 oz tins, $6 ea)
The HEALING SALVE is a concentrated moisturizer and miracle cure for working hands and dry skin spots virtually any part of your body. I recently received a wonderful note from a woman who has been using it on her face during the dry winter months and it’s been magic, people are telling her she’s glowing.
Pure olive oil and almond oil is infused with a blend of the highest quality herbs known their healing and soothing properties, then blended with beeswax and vitamin E. It has a light, clean and pretty scent of lavender and orange essential oil.
SHEA BUTTER BALM contains 25% Nilotica Shea Butter and 25% Virgin Coconut Cream Oil, both 100% organic and super luscious. Nilotica Shea Butter comes from Northern Uganda, rather than West Africa, and is far superior in texture, nutritive value and aroma, plus it’s creamier and softer too. Nilotica shea butter is a highly nourishing ingredient that is remarkably effective in healing dry and cracked skin, eczema, psoriasis and sun damaged skin. And it is a noteworthy anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling and easing muscular aches and pains.
Virgin Coconut Cream Oil is obtained from freshly harvested coconut meat that has been grated and then expeller pressed to produce the coconut milk. It is a light, creamy and penetrating oil, which is anti-fungal and has a high Vitamin E content too.
Sweet Almond Oil is also an ingredient, beneficial for eczema, psoriasis and itchy, dry and inflamed skin conditions, plus it’s rich in essential fatty acids and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E.; and pure 100% natural, beeswax. It’s unscented, but has a lovely, warm, buttery aroma. Bottom line: this moisturizing balm is the perfect thing for dry skin anywhere, from lips to heels.
MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING SOON!
Plan ahead for Mom! Sunday, May 11 is Mother's Day this year, a special day of appreciation and gratitude for everything your Mom does for you. There's always brunch and flowers, of course, but maybe sneak in a small gift of something she can pamper herself with for longer than just that day. Might I humbly suggest beautiful handmade soap? I've got so many gift ideas - collections of soaps, sprays and accessories too, many of them in pretty gift bags, or boxed up with ribbons, all ready to go. I can ship directly to all the Moms in your life, with a handwritten message on a pretty card too - just type your message on the checkout page.
SUMMER ON THE WAY
Scheduling note: the first of May is when I announce my summer seasonal line-up. I'm working on some brilliant, fresh summery soaps for warmer weather. Make a note to check your inbox for all the news at the start of next month.
Thank you for supporting small biz, handmade and heart felt!