Fun Stuff: Long Island Beach House Sea Salt Soap

Fun Stuff:

Have you experienced Scentsational Soaps Long Island Beach House Old Fashioned Soap? It is beautiful in appearance and in scent. Why the name, you may wonder?

Sarah and I, although very much Florida residents now, spent much of our childhood living on Long Island, New York. Have you ever visited? I was able to go back for a two week vacation. It all came flooding back, just how wonderful Long Island summers are. I can see why Sarah would create a soap to take her back to the rural North Fork, the part of the island we lived. The roads are lined with plush trees, and beautiful homes, with purple, white, or hot pink hydrangeas in the yards. All the farm stands are open with delicious fresh picked fruits, veggies, and delightful flowers. Long Island’s wine country is on the North Fork, the vineyards are a must to tour and enjoy samplings of their award-winning wines. The downtown local shops are fun to browse and buy your unique finds and gifts. Of course if you love a good sale, well there is outlet shopping too. There is even a water park, an aquarium, and a petting farm. A lot of history is on Long Island as well, famous people were born there, like Walt Whitman. Sarah and I went on many school field trips to historical spots, like the quaint Southold Indian Museum. Are you fascinated by light houses? Montauk Lighthouse at the end of the island is a must. Our favorite part of Long Island… the beaches, whether it’s the bay, the sound, or the ocean, that is where true relaxation is home, in our humble opinion anyway.  The fresh seaside air! Pack up your sunblock, water, beach chair, and your favorite book and chill. Before walking back up to the beach house, find that perfect shell or smooth stone to take home. 

Yes, the fresh clean scent of Long Island Beach House Old Fashioned Soap will take you back to the resort or beach house, where you just loved everything and didn’t want to leave, and you kept the complimentary soap to remember your stay. You know you did! Keep this scentsational soap for yourself or buy for your guest bath, either way you definitely want to have this one today.

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Soothe Summer Dry Skin

Hope you are having a scentsational summer! 

You’ve been to the beach, been swimming in the pool, boating on the lake, fishing, having fun at friends barbque, worked in the yard, mowing the lawn. So have you been applying your sun block?

Forgot, and now have the itching and peeling that comes with your sunburn.  Maybe you were good all summer and applied your sunblock but still experiencing ‘summer dry skin’ from chlorine, salt water, more frequent hot showers to keep fresh from all that yard work,etc. There is relief! 

Scentsational Soaps/ HoneyBee Naturals Soap Propolis Soap and Propolis- Cool Mint- Face/ Body Butter! We want you to soothe and moisturize your skin, so when you buy both and put in code ‘summer soothe’ you will receive 10% off the set*. This scentsational promotion is only for the month of August, so you’ll want to order your set fast!

Propolis Soap

Propolis- Cool Mint- Face/Body Butter

 *one set per order, one time use per customer

Scentsational Summer Soles

Are you showing off your new cute sandals, are your feet equally as neat?


My name is GiGi, and I am Sarah’s sister. I have been a cosmetologist for over 15 years, specializing in facials, manicures, and pedicures. I am now working on a couple of other projects while being a happy stay at home mom. Sarah asked me, in my professional opinion, which Scentsational products would make for the perfect pedicure.

Scentsational Summer Soles:                                       

Step One: Ready your foot bath with warm to hot water. Take a scoop of- Scentsational Whipped Soap-and mix it around in the water, then another small scoop and rub on your legs and feet, then rinse. Already feeling silky smooth? I would highly recommend Scentsational Soaps Cardamom Vanilla, the aroma therapy will mentally take you to relaxing on the beach of an exotic island. Soak for 10 minutes.

Step Two: Apply- Propolis Healing Salve- to cuticles. Then file toe nails in one direction. Gently push back cuticles. Use a pumi bar and scrub rough heals.

Choose your favorite- Scentsational Sugar Scrub- using a gentle circular motion to apply to legs and feet, don’t forget around those toes. Then rinse in foot bath, remove from bath, and pat dry. You may feel they are so smooth you won’t need an additional moisturizer, but we don’t want to skip the massage.

Step Three: First, attention to your heals once again, apply –Propolis Healing Salve- to help heal any dry cracks. Now the luxurious Body Butter! Choose your favorite Scentsational scent, I love the reminiscent of Florida mixture of honey and orange in the Honey Natural line- Honey Orange Blossom Spice Body Butter-. Massage that onto our legs and feet.

Follow with a bright summer polish color, not to forget base and top coats for longer wear.

And that my friends is your recipe for a Scentsational home pedicure! Have your best friend over, you give her one and she yours, now that’s even better. Enjoy!

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Honey Orange Blossom Spice Spa Gift Set

Top 5 Tips for Using and Storing Handmade Soaps

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Cardboard Shoe Box

Congratulations on your purchase or gift of handmade natural soap!

If not properly used and stored, your wonderful new soap could quickly dissolve in the shower or slowly deteriorate on the shelf. Here are our Top 5 Tips to enjoy your soap to the very last bubble:

1. Store soaps not in use in a covered container that allows air circulation, and in a cool, dry location. Shoe boxes work great for this. If you prefer to store your soaps in plastic, be sure to add ventilation to the container to allow the soaps to breathe. Handmade natural soaps are high in natural glycerin and vegetable oils; non-ventilated storage may result in a “weepy” or rancid soap bar. Keep your stored soaps out of direct sunlight, as natural ingredient colors may fade. Storage life varies, depending upon the formulation of the soap. In general, assuming proper storage, your handcrafted soap should last from 1 to 2 years. 

HoneyBee Naturals Essential Oil Soaps

2. If storing several soaps, it’s best to store similar scents together. Sample categories include: lavender, citrus, mint, spice, tea tree, rosemary, eucalyptus, fruit and floral. The essential oils in handcrafted soaps vary in dominance and mellow over time at different rates. Storing a peppermint (dominant) scent with a citrus (mild) scent may result in the citrus scent taking on a peppermint aroma. Even under the best conditions, citrus scents tend to mellow more quickly than other scents.

3. Cut the soap bar in half and use half at a time, storing the unused portion as noted above. Create a “buffet” of half-bar soaps and enjoy a variety of scents during the week!

      Wooden Soap   Savers

4. Use a soap dish that offers drainage (e.g. slotted) so the soap can dry between uses. Slotted soap dishes come in many different sizes, shapes and materials. A Google search will offer options such as wooden, ceramic and plastic. Another option is a flexible plastic suction cup soap saver – they’re inexpensive and work well both in the shower and at the sink. Wooden soap dishes can be used in the shower, if there is a high shelf available out of direct contact with water – and if there is adequate ventilation to allow drying between uses. We do not recommend using a ceramic soap dish in the shower, as it may fall and break.

Sisal Soap Saver Bags

                                                                                                                                                                         

5. Use a soap saver pouch. Place your bar of soap in the pouch and pull the drawstring closed. Wet the soap and pouch and lather up. When done hang up the pouch, soap and all, to allow it and your soap to dry between uses. Soap saver pouches come in several different materials, such as cotton yarn, ramie and plastic mesh. In addition to lengthening the life of your soap, a soap saver pouch will add a gentle exfoliating scrub. Soap savers are great for using up soap slivers – gather slivers together in the pouch and use until gone.

With proper storage and in-use care, you’ll get the most of your handmade natural soap!

Buy Scentsational Soaps products below: 

HoneyBee Soaps: http://scentsationalsoapsskincare.com/HoneyBee-Soaps-Essential-Oil-C167665.aspx?sid=7036

Wooden Soap Saver: http://scentsationalsoapsskincare.com/wooden-soap-saver-P257865.aspx

Sisal Soap Saver Bags: http://scentsationalsoapsskincare.com/Soap-Saver-Bags-P213633.aspx

Skincare Benefits of Coconut Oil

Skincare Benefits of Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil has a small molecular structure which allows it to be easily absorbed into your skin, giving it a soft, smooth texture. It is an ideal ointment for the relief of dry, rough and wrinkled skin. Eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis sufferers often see great improvements with coconut oil based soaps and coconut skincare products. Coconut oil has antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties, so it is perfect for protecting and enhancing the skin’s natural life. It has wonderful antioxidant properties that protect the skin from free radical damage, has the ability to nourish and heal your skin. I love using coconut oil in my handmade soap because of all of these reasons, plus coconut oil gives my soap a big fluffy lather, which is simply luxurious cleansing experience.

Here are some other great tips on how to use coconut oil for everyday skincare.

Age Spots

Applying coconut oil directly to the age spot to help it fade in color. Love It!

Body Scrub

Mix coconut oil and sugar together, then rub all over your body in a circular motion. Rinse off and your skin will be super soft. You can add in a few drops of your favorite essential oil, for a wonderful smell.

Bruises

Applied directly to the bruise, coconut oil enhances the healing process, plus reduce swelling and redness.

Bug Bites

When applied directly to a nasty bug bite, coconut oil can stop the itching and burning sensation as well as quicken the healing process. Safe for the little ones. ;o)

Cradle Cap

To deal with dry skin on your baby’s scalp? Coconut oil will not only nourish your baby’s skin, it also helps get rid of cradle cap. Just rub about a pea size of coconut oil onto their scalp daily. Wha-La!

Dandruff

Coconut oil soaks into the scalp moisturizing dry skin and relieves symptoms of dandruff. It also helps to control oil secretion from the scalp, another leading cause of dandruff. Simply rub a small amount into your scalp.

Diaper Rash

Coconut oil is very comforting on a rashy bum with no unwanted harsh chemicals.

Eye Cream

Apply under the eyes to reduce puffiness, bags and wrinkles. Use on the lids in the evening.

Hair Conditioner

If your locks are looking more like straw than silk, massage coconut oil into dry to help strengthen and add luster. Use as a leave-in hair conditioner by applying a pea size amount of coconut oil to your ends and then running your fingers through your hair. Beauticians who are familiar with coconut swear by it. I do this at least once a week, you will love the results as much as I do.

Natural Lip Balm

Just rub a little into your lips and it not only acts as a softening agent but it also has an SPF of about 4 for a tad bit of sun protection.

Makeup Remover

This is one of my favorites. Simply, dab a small amount of coconut oil on your eyes to remove eye makeup. You will be amazed at how well it works!

Pre-Shave Treatment

Coconut oil will prepare your skin for the possible damage caused by shaving.

Prevent Breakouts

If you have acne-prone skin or get the occasional breakout, coconut oil can help. Coconut oil has antibacterial properties, so it will help to prevent spots. If you have a breakout, use a bit of oil on it as a spot treatment.

Stretch Mark Cream

Coconut oil is great at nourishing damaged skin. It may not be the magic stretch mark cure but it will definitely help.

Wrinkle Prevention and Reducer

Rubbing coconut oil on wrinkles and sagging skin helps strengthen the connective tissues to bring back that youthful look!

I would love to hear from you, so if you have any coconut oil skincare tips or a comment please post it below.

Thank you, Sarah

Scentsational Soaps in our local newspaper

How exciting! We had the privilege of having our local newspaper come into our home and watch Chad and I make a batch of our Strawberry Honey cold processed soap. Two sweet young ladies came to our house, one the reporter/writer and the other the photographer. We made them both a nice cup of Strawberry Tea to sip on while they watched Chad and I make our all natural and organic soap. They enjoyed the delicious tasting Strawberry Blend Tea. mmmmmm...good.

We use a Strawberry Blend Tea from the Stanford Inn in Bartow. We make this soap for the Stanford Inn and Tea Room gift shop. It is a "specialtea" blend soap made just for their gift shop. They serve this tea in their tea room as Strawberry-Orange Blend Tea. Since Florida is famous for our Strawberries and Oranges. This is a tea infused soap and we make a tea infused honey using the strawberry blend tea to go into the soap as well. We also finely grade the dried tea and is used in the soap blend as well. It is a popular seller and enjoyed by many! Try our Strawberry Honey Soap today!

Please read the story here, Enjoy!: http://www.lakewalesnews.com/sunnews/lakewales/lakewalesbiz/3601903-489/sunnewspapersfamilyhobbycreatessolutionforskindisorders.html.csp

Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Try Organic Soap

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Organic soap is made out of 100% natural ingredients that don’t cause harm to your skin. This has become the preferred soap for more and more people because over the years, ingredients in generic soap have been revealed to have bad side effects.

Regular mass-produced soap often have harmful ingredients such as sodium lauryl sulfate, which is a heavy-duty industrial cleaner used for floors.

They also include alcohol products which dry the skin, and fragrances that cause allergies and other skin reactions.

On the other hand, organic soap is safe and pure, made completely from plant, fruit, and vegetable extracts. These ingredients have been harvested on a purely organic method, which means that farmers did not make use of any chemicals or artificial pesticides and other means to speed up their growth and production.

These pesticides, in the long run, harm the soil and the plants, instead of helping to make them fertile for future growth. They also end up in our water systems and pollute the air.

Additionally, it also means that the production of organic soap did not harm farmers, plants, or fight natural growth processes in order to harvest. Organic soap is produced completely environmentally friendly.

Top 5 reasons why organic soap is something you must try

1. It is not tested on animals. By living healthy and switching to organically produced soap, you are also helping to save an animal’s life.
2. Ingredients used are all-natural and safe, and are also great for sensitive skin. Commercially produced soaps are loaded with artificial ingredients, preservatives and additives that lead to breakouts, acne, allergies, and other skin conditions.
3. You will be able to easily feel the difference once you start using organic soap. You will never want to go back to using commercially produced soap again, because your skin will instantly feel healthy, smooth, and moisturized.
4. You will greatly reduce the toxins you are putting into your body when you are using organic soap. The chemicals found in regular soap have serious side effects, such as cancer, brain damage, and damage to the nervous system. They may not be felt right away, but over a longer period of time these can build up inside your system and cause serious disease later on in life.
5. Organic soap is pumped with natural moisturizers that leave your skin feeling light, refreshed, and moisturized, even on humid days.

Organic soap is safe and friendly for everyone, so it’s something you should consider when doing the groceries for your family next time.

However, you shouldn’t pick just about any soap products in the aisles. It’s important to review labels carefully, because many brands can label themselves as organic when in fact they mix the ingredients with other chemical products. Some of the common ingredients in organic soap are the following:

• Aloe
• Oats
• Peppermint
• Sea salt
• Goat’s milk
• Olive oil
• Essential oils
• Sunflower seeds
• Shea butter