Here I sit atop a red rock mountain in Sedona, Arizona. As I look out upon the vast surroundings and vibrant blue skies, I feel a deep appreciation for where my life has led. The natural beauty of this place, and the connection to nature inspires me.
As an entrepreneur, almost every waking moment of each day is spent on bodylish. It is a rare treat to have time away from the obligations of my business. It surprises me to learn, as I sit here soaking in the feeling of complete and utter happiness, that I am actually accomplishing more for the business than a day full of tasks. I am freeing my mind to recharge and think outside the confines of the list to true inspiration and motivation from within.
So, here are my words to you, dear reader. Take a break … go on vacation … and let the inspiration begin.
According to wikipedia, Down to Earth is an English idiom meaning ‘practical and realistic.’ That definition fits our belief. Here at bodylish, our products are not only handmade, they are practical and realistic.
I’ve been hand making daily care products for years now. The main motivation to handmake products was because of the ingredients used in mass produced overly processed products. Yuck. I am happily POO free and super selective about everything I put ON my body. I love the Down to Earth bar, it is chock full of nut butters, and nourishing oils. It leaves your hair and body feeling great. And WOW, the peppermint and rosemary together is inspiring. Everything about it is memorable.
Well, that’s the good news. The bad news is that we sold the last bar yesterday. Yikes. Today is Down to Earth Shampoo Bar making day! Unfortunately, it won’t be ready until March 5.
Right now, we are melting the butters and measuring the oils (olive, castor, coconut, kukui nut, cocoa, jojoba, and sweet almond) and we have prepared the lye. Once the lye cools and all the butters are melted we will combine and mix, mix, mix until it thickens into what soapmakers call a ‘trace’. Then the peppermint and rosemary essential oil blend is added and the soap is poured into a mold and covered to cure for a month.
Alas, we will all have to wait. I’m not saying it will be easy. Once March arrives and the Down to Earth is cut and trimmed, your hair and body will thank you.
It turns out today is lotion making day at bodylish. Our own supply of deliciously soothing freshly handmade face lotion has been dwindling to dangerously low levels, we’re experiencing an ice storm … and it’s JANUARY. Enough said.
Making lotion is an extremely satisfying art, and the licking the bowl equivalent in fresh bodycare is a HUGE bonus. A bonus my body needs. Making fresh lotion is a similar process to making mayonnaise, with the added complexity of warmed oils. For all of you fresh mayonnaise fanatics out there like myself, you’ll understand what I’m talking about … combining oil and water is hard enough, let alone adding the variable of a quickly cooling/hardening oil. But it is exciting … and what an amazing outcome!
Anyway, we deftly combined the waters and oils in the honed bodylish recipe and ended the adventure with a super luxurious face cream. We proceeded to cover ourselves with the cream. Happy, happy day. My skin is thanking me and we now have a fresh batch ofFresh Face Cream in inventory.
Treat your body (especially your sweet face) well!
Today is the big day. It is the relaunch of bodylish.com into a whole new way of doing business. Our little company is growing up fast! We are so proud. In honor of this we have shot our inaugural video, I’ll be making the bodylish favorite … the I (heart) You Bath Bomb. (Aww … how sweet). Jay (my chief technical officer and partner in all things bodylishious) will be behind the camera and I will be front and center.
In some ways I’m nervous about the first video and I wonder what I’m going to say and how it will look … in other ways I don’t think I’m nervous enough. This seems to be my way about the world, I jump in first and figure it out as I go (it’s worked for me for this long). Don’t tell me if it looks silly, I only want the good news.
Because you care enough to be here reading this, and because I am willing to divulge my bodylish life to all of my closest friends (and fans) let’s meet here, at bodylish.com and watch as life unfolds. I promise to share the good and the bad, the fun times and the rough … I plan to provide tips and recipes, resources and links and all things that make life a little better in the living.
Here at bodylish, we believe in savoring every moment. You can start by taking a bath.
kies, I feel a deep appreciation for where my life has led. The natural beauty of this place, and the connection to nature inspires me.
I’ve been hand making daily care products for years now. The main motivation to handmake products was because of the ingredients used in mass produced overly processed products. Yuck. I am happily POO free and super selective about everything I put ON my body. I love the Down to Earth bar, it is chock full of nut butters, and nourishing oils. It leaves your hair and body feeling great. And WOW, the peppermint and rosemary together is inspiring. Everything about it is memorable.
Right now, we are melting the butters and measuring the oils (olive, castor, coconut, kukui nut, cocoa, jojoba, and sweet almond) and we have prepared the lye. Once the lye cools and all the butters are melted we will combine and mix, mix, mix until it thickens into what soapmakers call a ‘trace’. Then the peppermint and rosemary essential oil blend is added and the soap is poured into a mold and covered to cure for a month.
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