fresh from your kitchen: honey brown sugar lip scrub

We're getting into that time of year where cold, dry weather starts to do a number on our skin. Your lips actually have some of the thinnest skin on your entire body, which is one of the reasons they are prone to getting dry and flaky in the winter. This simple recipe can help to smooth and nourish chapped lips and will keep for a few months in a small container for repeated use.

ingredients:
1 T brown sugar
1 T oil (try olive, grape seed or sunflower)
1 t honey
A few drops of baking flavoring if you desire (like vanilla, peppermint, orange or almond extract)

directions:
~mix ingredients together in a small bowl with a spoon
~scoop into a small container for future use
~apply to your lips with finger tips or a soft toothbrush with gentle, circular motions
~rinse
~follow with a natural butter and oil based lip balm like sweet lips or hot lips

Viola, smooth, moisturized lips! Remember to apply lip balm regularly to help keep them that way.

Green Skin Care Blog brings simple spa delights to your home with Fresh From Your Kitchen: DIY skin care recipes & treatments you can create with a trip to the grocer or health food store. Direct from the creator of The Grapeseed Company's personal stash of fresh beauty creations and concoctions.  

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personalized gift idea from the self scent bar

A friend and I were talking this weekend and she said to me, "I know exactly what I'm getting my hard to gift people this year!" Being that I have a few of those on my list too, I was eager to hear what it was she was planning on giving them... I asked, "What's your great idea?!"
She replied, "I'm going to make custom lotions and soaps at your store with the person's name on the label and favorite fragrance!"

What an awesome and thoughtful gift! I went into the store the next morning and decided I'd take her idea and make each of my nieces and nephews their own signature hand & body wash.

 I gave each one a fun adjective in their personalized product name and blended a custom scent for each of their soaps based on flavors they love like vanilla, coconut, raspberry and lemon.

I finished each bottle off with a fun mesh sponge. What a neat, custom gift, and so easy to do at the self scent bar in our Santa Barbara store or our virtual scent bar online!

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new releases: whipped body butters & gift sets

whipped grapeseed & shea body butters $14

An unbelievably rich and hydrating experience, our whipped body butters drench your skin in 100% natural ingredients packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Acai, grapeseed and shea butters help the driest, chapped skin feel soothed & happy. Enjoy the beautifully complimentary wine inspired scents created with pure botanical essential oils. 

body butter trio $36

A sheer fabric gift bag filled with our three newest releases: spa'vignon blanc, rosevine & chardonnay whipped body butters. Enjoy the beautifully complimentary wine inspired scents created with pure botanical essential oils:
rosevine true, natural rose- just like the air at a rose lined vineyard
summer crisp chardonnay clean citrus notes; blossoms of beragmot & litsea
spa'vignon blanc unscented

wine bar & butter gift set $22

Little luxuries, it's the perfect gift at a great price. A sheer fabric bag is stuffed with deliciously rich whipped grapeseed & shea body butter and a wine bar organic soap.
available in: summer crisp chardonnay and spa'vignon blanc