Busy day

Besides spending a great day with my son and hitting up the Discovery museum, today was extremely productive with creating new body products. I'm tired, but I can't stop devising new recipes in my head and researching.

So here's the list with some pics of today's creations

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These are small bath cakes in the Serenity blend (Rose Otto, Bergamot, and Ylang Ylang) with Pink French clay for natural color. After you draw a warm bath, drops these in and they will dissolve in the water and create a skin detoxifying and moisturizing bath with essential oils that can aid with insomnia, stress, indigestion, slow heartbeat, increase libido, adding luster and hydration to the skin, and balancing emotions. They pair well with the Serenity Scrub and soon to be available Serenity Lotion bars. (contains local eggs from Tabernacle, NJ)

These Large bath cakes have a similar recipe to the previous bath treats, however the color is brought to you by turmeric, the eggs and essential oils of Pink Grapefruit, Sweet Orange,and Lemon. These oils can aid in weight loss and the reduction of cellulite and stretch marks in addition to helping with digestion, rheumatism, uplifting the spirit, and antibacterial properties.

Note a with other citrus oils, please avoid direct exposure to sunlight where the oil has been on the skin as it may be photosensitive.
(contains local eggs from Tabernacle, NJ)

This lip conditioner's are made from Beeswax, Shea Butter, Unrefined Avocado Oil, Honey, and essential oil of Vanilla. Although the flavoring is mild, the moisturizing effect is great.

The last item made was a new recipe for Shea Vanilla and Jasmine Body Butter with Unrefined Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Vitamin E. and essential oils of Vanilla and Jasmine. Darkness had set in to pics will be taken in the morning. We'll have to see how this cures, and then test it. I've already used it on my hands, and they feel soft and moisturized. My fingers are crossed that this turns out good since there was quite a bit of Organic Unrefined Shea Butter used, and it ain't cheap! Not to mention the blending process was quite tedious and time consuming.

I'm so excited about the wide variety that's will be available. I'm hoping that people fall in love with these products as much as I have.

Eco Darling update

Spring is in the air. Soon we'll all be bearing some more skin so make sure it's looking good! Book your own Eco Darling Soiree so you can experience these luxurious yet eco friendly products yourself.

New packages have arrived containing materials to make new body products. We received some "new to me" high quality oils and essential oils, and now all of our butters are Organic. We also acquired some local unrefined beeswax from a Beekeeper in Bucks County, PA that I have to refine myself. I'm actually excited about this. Creating these products is such a Zen experience and using them is too.

What a fulfilling yet expensive hobby this has become. Although last week sales were made, I'm hoping there are more to come. Every cent of the profits are going right back into the purchase of more materials. Soon we hope to have enough to acquire our own personalized jars and for now. I'd personally like to stay as paperless as possible so I've been emailing ingredient labels, detailed instructions, and other tidbits of info.

As far as new products, there will be some new additions to the list. The Body Butter will be made available again in different scents and with a longer shelf life due to the power antioxidants. Lip balm is in the works also. I'm going to start experimenting with day facial moisturizers since the Cold Creme is certainly a night time product. Despite the fact that I personally use the Rosewater Jojoba Cold Creme every morning with great results. My skin is glowing, and I hardly wear that much make up anymore. There will be some fragrant free products for those of you who prefer unscented. The plan is to make small batches of products until they run out to keep everything fresh. The shelf life of some of our products such as the Rosewater Jojoba Cold Creme and Uplifting Body Butter will have a 3 - 6 month shelf life unless you keep it in the fridge.

We're so happy to have gotten several great comments on our facebook page. Keep it coming! If you have any questions or requests, you can always post on the page or email me directly at teganink@mac.com.

Good day!

Tuesdays have been nice for some alone time lately. My son's "pa paw" picks him up around 8:30am so I have lots of time to do things like make new products. Today I started the process of making some bath fizzies I decided to call Bath "not" Bombs. I have two scents curing right now, Lavender/Orange and Rosemary/Eucalyptus. They both great for relaxing and skin softening. You can use the Lavender/ Orange ones with the kiddies too. The Rosemary/Eucalyptus ones are great for when you have aching joints or muscles or need some help breathing easy from a cold or virus. Hopefully cold season will be over soon, though. It was great to make this new product since I'd been waiting on one of the ingredients to come in for about a week. Of course I also got to indulge on some coffee by myself, which was a nice way to start the day.

Some kind of virus wreaked havoc on our household for the past week and a half. My son and I only have a lingering cough, but my hubby is still experiencing migraines. Poor guy. I hope tomorrow is a new day, and he's healed. We have a date night to enjoy.

I'm so excited about Eco Darling. I have one party booked already, and another one in the making. I also sold some products today and got some good reviews on the facebook page. Check it out if you get the chance.

More lotion bars!!!

Creating all of these body products is so therapeutic for me. I love making things, and it's way better than cooking since I can't eat the products. Although some of them smell or look good enough to eat.

The first set of Lotion bars in the Tranquility scent are made from cocoa butter, coconut oil, and beeswax so they're delicious smelling. They go on so smoothly. The cocoa scent is the dominant scent, but the Tranquility blend is still there. It will work it's magic on your skin.

The next couple of batches were made tonight. To feature the scent more, Olive Oil, Grapeseed Oil, and Shea were used along with the beeswax. These feature the scents more yet the oils and butters still rejuvenate your skin. I can't wait to actually test them tomorrow when they're fully set.

For now, we're going to wrap them in parchment paper for the least amount of waste, but we will be selling tins if you need one to store it in. These bar must be stored in cooler places since they melt at body temperature. Storing them in a tin or jar is ideal. Just in case they become a little too warm and melt, you'll still be able to use every bit of it if you store it in a container.

I'm so excited to get these out there so you all can enjoy them too. They will compliment the body scrubs available. I assure you that you'll feel great inside and out after you use them. These products will nourish you body and mind. If you have any questions on the beneficial properties of the ingredients including the essential oils, please feel free to leave questions in the comment section.

New! Eco Darling: Healing Herbal Bath Salts. Testers Needed!

Finally all of the ingredients of the bath salts are here. Therefore I mixed up two lovely kinds today. It will be ready tomorrow. I'm happy to announce that I need four testers. The first four people to comment on this blog can be the tester's under certain conditions. Please read before commenting.

Here are the following requirements:
1. You must own a bath tub, be able to soak in it, and love to take baths.
2.You must be able to pick it up tomorrow at Body Graphics in Pennsauken, NJ from 12:30 - 9:30pm or Wednesday at my house (only if you've been here before.)
3. You use them within a week on yourself in your tub.
4. Write a testimony to be used on the upcoming website. Your first name will only be used. It must be done within the week also.
5. You must not have sensitive skin, especially allergies to essential oils or herbs.

If you can agree to these conditions, then comment and let me know when and where you can come and get your free sample. There will be two samples of each Bath soak, and the you will be able to pick the scent in order of which you reply. So the last one won't have a choice!!

Good luck!!

Here come the complaints. No need to read on unless you want to feast your eyes on whining. Perhaps you'll hear the tiniest violin playing in the back ground. If you're lucky I'll end with something other than complaints.

This is the story of my life. My son and husband are sick, and my husband has been working the graveyard shift for the past two nights. All night I was mommy nurse with a spider monkey attached to my back or arm. Through broken sleep, I've given medication, been puked and snotted on, been a full service butler.

I'm so tired, and overworked. I haven't had two days off in a row for some time. I'm not sure when that will ever happen again. On one of my day off, Friday, I drew from 7 pm to 12:30am. Then woke up at 5am due to sick toddler and drew from 6 am - 12pm. Despite the hours of drawing on my "time off", I'm still not caught up with all of my homework. I have tomorrow off, but now all of our fun day plans are null and voided due to T's illness. We missed a birthday party yesterday morning we were really looking forward to. Not to mention, I still have hours of home work to do. I have some pretty exciting stuff to work on, yet it can be grueling. Not to mention it's exhausting. This week if I make a grand total of hours worked including "homework" and answering email, I'm sure it'll add up to around 60 hrs.

Without my fun this week, I would have sunk. On Monday, my hubby let me out to get a manicire, pedicure, and a massage. On Tuesday before work I mixed a bunch of different scents of the Eco Darling Scrub, and I experimented with developing a body butter. It was so creamy when I finsihed yet it hardened thus why it's called body butter. I love it, but I hope to try to tweak it so it's either a body lotion bar or a creamy lotion. On Thursday after work, I took a pole fitness class. This was exceptionally fun yet I got a great work out and was sore for two days. heck, I was sore leaving the place. I was the only person in the class yet the cost was still the same price of a group class. Those are my wins of the week. Well besides I got to work on some pretty fun pieces. I can't wait to finish them. Hopefully I 'll be able to get some fancy and professional healed pics too. (Hint hint!)

Many thanks to my client yesterday who drove 5 hours to get tattooed by me. I really appreciated that he could reciprocate, and take the trip. I've been up to New England countless times over the past 2 and a half years. It's quite difficult to escape right now whether it's due to inclement weather or health. Now that my husband is employed again, and our schedules our hectic, it's almost impossible.

Anyway here is one piece that I worked on this week that made me especially happy.

Eco Darling: Home Spa Body Care

I've been working on an all natural body care line for some time now. One of my favorite past times is going to the spa r using body products, but I can't afford the outlandish prices anymore. Not to mention I'd rather know exactly what's going into my body care products. If I can't read what the ingredient is, I'm weary. Most of the products are Organic and local as much as possible. I'm concocting everything from scratch form the highest quality ingredients, and I assure you that you'll be familiar with all of the ingredients. I'm trying to be as green as possible so now catalogs will be available. There will be a fb page and website asap.

After consensual human testing and tweaking, the scrubs are ready to be released!!

The 16 oz scrubs are bottled in glass jars. They have a base of EVOO, Organic Cane Sugar, Olive Oil, Grapeseed Oil, and Jojoba Oil with my own personal blends of essential oils.

There are four scents:

-Uplifting: Fruity mix of citrus essential oils, Lime, Grapefruit Orange, Lemon with a tinge of lavender.
-Ascension: heavenly floral scent with geranium, jasmine, and a small hint of Frankincense
-Tranquility: calming blend of exotic citrus oils Tangerine, Bergamot, Neroli and a hint of Ylang ylang
-Serenity: slightly floral and seductive essential oils such as bergamot, Rose Otto, and Ylang Ylang

All scrubs are $15 for the 16 oz bottles plus 3.99 shipping and handling anywhere in the US. Pick ups are available in Philadelphia and Pennsauken, NJ. Paypal or cash is accepted.

There is also a recycling program. If you live in the area and can drop off your used jar and cap, I will clean and refill your jar and give $3.00 off the regular price for your refill. If you live too far and want to send it back in the same packaging (box and wrap), then I will waive shipping and handling fees when you buy the scrub at full price.

I also have massage oil blends that I can make for you with the complimentary scents. Also I'm working on lotions, but prices for those aren't available yet. Let me know if anything interests you. There are more products in the makings so keep checking for updates.

There are many healing properties to the essential oils, and I can send you info on them.

Another thing I'm working on is the name for my body care and home spa line. I could use your help. Eco Darling is the best I could think of. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, and there will be a give away to anyone who comes up with the name I use.

Once everything is in order, I will be hosting Eco Darling Home Spa Parties so that you can test your products in put orders in. Let me know if you're interested in coming. Dates TBA.

Feel free to PM or email me with any questions or suggestions.

Thanks,
T
teganink@me.com