My New Favorite Holiday Scent

Gingerbread Spice, which, right now, is only available in the Holiday Crush Set.

I may have to add it to the catalog, at least temporarily, after the holidays.

Yummmmmm.

A Bitty Feature Caused A Find

Christa, of cblogs chose one one of our soaps on Etsy to feature as a stocking stuffer under $5. I am honored. Again. I just get tickled every time one of our products get chosen to be featured, especially by someone who has never heard of me or Product Body.

You should check out Christa's shop on Etsy. I just bought something from there. She makes beautiful designed paper / custom illustrations. Love.

Thank you, Christa!

Cubano's Got A Brand New Pair Of Shoes

Ooooooh boy. Our little ol' Cubano has become so popular that we were out of it for a few days before our most recent batch was fully cured. We've decided to add coconut milk to a few of our soaps. Why, you ask? Because coconuts are amazing and the oil and the milk heal the skin and the body and the fruit and scent intoxicate and heal my soul.

In addition to the visual change, we've also added real coconut milk to our formula to make the soap a luxury bar.

Old look. Old formula.

New look

Our Cubano with coconut milk.

They are more exotic looking, fatter and weigh in at over 5 ounces.

Would love your feedback if you try them.

:) xo

Holiday Gift Sets Are Now Available

Go See!

New Gifts Sets

Our holiday Gift Sets are coming. They are a little late this year due to all the delicious fragrances we have been concocting in the back. Please stay tuned... We will offer two sweet boxes of treats for you or for a friend or loved one.

Come back here for updates or go to Product Body to see the newest arrivals in a few days....

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Gothique- Oui Oui!

photo credit: Gothique

I am so happy today. Product Body received a really nice review from Grey at Gothique blog which I visit all the time. Grey reviews all sorts of cosmetics like mineral make-up, soaps, scrubs, perfume oils.... anything that strikes her fancy, really.

Please check out her review over there.

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The Cure For Black Friday

What will be cured on Black Friday?

Coconut Milk Shea Butter Raspberry Linzer Cookie Soap. that's what!

That's a mouthful, huh? Yes, Black Friday is the curing date for these honeys. These are my new version of Raspberry Linzer Cookie soaps.

Click for an "in your face" raspberry linzer experience.

I definitely like them better than the first batch I made. But then, we all have to learn how soap behaves with their fragrance oils first before we can work out their relationship.

first batch

The newest version also has coconut milk for a little added decadence. I am glad they are still curing. I have my sweet babies for another week or so. I can still sneak out of bed and smell them when everyone is sleeping. Shhh.

smells like the real deal

Also...

Our Limited Edition Pumpkin Brulee Soap (A yummy fragrance from one of our suppliers has gone out of business and the oils will never be carried here again.) Get this while you can starting on Black Friday. It smells wonderful, but there is a limited supply.

Pumpkin Brulee soap with copper and gold mica

These bars are fatter and heavier than usual. Keep that in mind. As stock runs out of our current inventory, you will see we will be replacing it with larger bars weighing in at 5 + oz and 1 1/8 inches wide instead of one inch wide. Doesn't sound like much of a difference, but when you look and the difference in a bar of soap, it is dreamy bigger. (Brad built me a log splitter and soap cutter. Yes!) Prices will rise, but not by much.

We have lowered some prices this year and lowered shipping on our Product Body website even though shipping has gone up and wild. Have you noticed how crazy shipping has become? Ouch! I wish we could offer free shipping all the time for you guys :(

We have great new soapie things on the horizon, but I will wait until they come to fruition before mentioning them. I had quite a mess of a soap week this past 10 days or so. Lost about 100 bars worth of product. ((head bows in shame)) I think it is due to growing pains... increasing soap production and not getting with the program fast enough.

I'll take that. Like I said to my friend, Lysa... That's a luxury problem I can't really complain about.

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Raspberry Linzer Cookie Scent... Oooo

I had a wonderful note on my wall on Facebook last week from a fellow bath and body colleague who tried some Crush On You and Creme Fresh. She brightened my day with her note:

"OMGEEE~! I got my order today, Joanna-that Rasperry L Cookie Scrub is THE BEST Cookie smell I have EVER smelled!!!! WOW, my mouth is freaking out and my brain is Peeved it can't have cookies :) Also the Creme Fresh is now the moisturizer I NEED for my face. I'm Dying! Thanks soooo much :)"

I just had to share because I that scent is so "to die for" and I don't know if people are really believing that this is truly the real deal. It smells like THE COOKIE. A lot of fragrance oils say they smell like stuff and you get it and it's like, "huh? This smells nothing like blah blah blah." But this is the real McCoy. It is now a permanent part of our collection. I can't stop sniffing it. That's why.

My friend, Kim Pilla, made the actual cookies you see in this photo. I did not get to taste them, sadly.
Perhaps the next batch she makes she won't create them the size of her FACE. Then she might have some extras! ;)

The Soap Box Co.

I have been wanting our soaps to be sold at The Soap Box Company online shop for about a year, but between my sickness, closing the shop, moving the studio and five thousand other reasons, it just didn't happen when I originally started the process.

Jennifer, the owner, is wonderful and was very open to the soaps that I thought she might like. We chose the soaps together and now, after months of back and forth, they are on her unique easy to navigate online bath and body shopping site!

I am over the moon happy about it because I have such admiration for the soapers and perfumers that sell with her.

So check us out over there and support our wholesalers! :)

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December's Scrub Of The Month Scent

Vanilla Mint Cream
creamy vanilla with mint, sticky fig and sugar
Mmmmm.

Limited edition and only available to scrub of the month subscribers.

Oh, I found this which was marked as a famous holiday quote:

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit
in jars and open a jar of it every month.
-- Harlan Miller

Well, you can. Scrub of The Month Club :) Find out about it if you don't know what it is.

November Scrub Of The Month Is Coming

Just reminding anyone who might be thinking of signing up that the last day of the month is the final day for signing up for the Scrub Of The Month Subscription that would include November in the following 3 months (November, December, January). November's scent is:

Smash Ball Sweets

(chocolate dipped orange...to die for!)

Thank you. This has been a reminder from your friendly Product Body announcer. ;)

Crush On You Scrub Of The Month Subscription...

Get me there NOW!

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More Changes!

Oh we are full of them lately, you just aren't going to keep up with us...

No, we aren't trying to make you crazy, we are trying to make it better for everyone. We loved the pump bottle and we know you do too, but, the cost is just too high and they are more difficult for us to fill, leaving us to only offer you a very limited amount of scents, sooooooo.... we are going back to the jars. The pumps will be used for unscented only until our supply is depleted.

Other changes which I think you will LOVE: We will be adding more soaps and more fragrances very soon. If you haven't signed up for our newsletter, do so to get our up to the minute updates.

I will also post them here if you don't want any email from me.

Soaps currently available:

Black Pumpkin
Poison Apple
Ruby Red Rock Star
Sexy Laundry Day
Coco Java
Cubano
Smash Ball Sweets

On the curing rack:
Linzer cookies: Halloween
Spicy Chai Latte: November 5
New design! Ruby Red Rock Star November 18
Mar Bar: November 22

Have a great day!

Mama Bomb - POW!

I know I had the devastating news about discontinuing the whipped shea butter but I have good news on this fine morning....

We have begun to make Mama Bomb at the soap studio and it is wonderful. What? You didn't think I'd take a jar right off the top for my very own self? Pishaw! I put it on yesterday and this morning I am smoother than baby's skin.

Look at these butters:

Doesn't looking at it make you feel saved? Ahh, perhaps I look at it and start dreaming of being teeny tiny and climbing around the cocoa butter and then diving into the shea butter and then sliding right into the smoothitude of the macadamia nut butter. Oh heaven in a jar.

So whether you want to protect your skin this winter or you have a bun in the oven, Mama Bomb might help you rub out that tight, dry, itchy skin. Feel it nourish you. You know you want it.

(it's also good as a lip conditioner right before bed)

Catch it here

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Some Changes

As companies grow, I notice that some expand their offerings and some trim the fat and hone in on a few products. Because we are a company that believes in making things fresh and keeping our customers happy, we have decided to trim the fat and hone in on what we believe are our best products so we can make them better every time we create a new batch. We will polish our skills every day. That way we won't spread ourselves too thin.

I believe we had spread ourselves too thin. We weren't making junk, but we were too busy making too much and I am ready to zone in and focus.

These are being discontinued immediately:

• Coconut Milk Bath Soak
• Whipped Shea Butter
• Salt Snow

I understand if you all want to come after me with lit torches for discontinuing the Whipped Shea Butter, but I won't make it anymore. Our Creme Fresh is lovely and our Mama Bomb is very nourishing. I hope you can understand.

I am sorry :(

I do hope you enjoy our soaps. I will be adding more and more every month. Also, keep your eyes peeled for salt bars soon.....

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Reducing Waste

As customers, you may have received a box from us that had an amazon.com swoop on the side or a Brambleberry box. We purchase shipping boxes so that we have the proper sized boxes to ship your orders in, however, our studio is half filled with boxes from all of the supplies that we order to make the products you order. It seems irresponsible to buy boxes and then recycle all the others and not reuse some that would work just fine, right?

So instead of buying boxes and recycling ALL the ones that come into our studio, we have made the decision that if an order fits perfectly into a box that is in-house, whether it has been shipped before or not, and it is in good, sturdy condition, we will use it. Or should I say, reuse it.

We have always tried to be environmentally responsible. We recycle, reuse when we can and we use sustainably grown organic palm oil in our soaps so that the orangutans aren't massacred. Please read this article if you haven't already, on the palm oil issue, especially if you soap with it.

If you get your order in a box from amazon.com, you were chosen to be a part of our reusing/recycling efforts. Be proud with us! And no, we don't use anything from amazon.com in our products, but my husband reviews things for them and loves books.

Just In Time For Halloween

Our Poison Apple soap made it into this Darkly Delicious & Yummily Macabre Halloween Treats Etsy Treasury. We love the spookies and Halloween is our favorite holiday.

Boo!

Lounge Perfume Oil

Lounge is our newest perfume oil that smells like a warm and comforting combination of worn in leather, amber, sandalwood and vetiver, an essential oil that smells woody and smoky. When I smell it on my skin and close my eyes, I feel like I'm in a warmly lit lounge with large leather chairs, antique furniture, giant crystal chandeliers, paintings, candles and creaky wood floors.

Thank you for waiting. It was worth it.

Lounge is finally available at our Etsy shop in our 2 ml glass shortie vials and in either of our sample perfume sets: Set of two 1 ml vials and set of four 1ml vials.

our 2 ml shorties


Set of two 1 ml vials


set of four 1ml vials

Lounge will be available in 4ml glass bottles shortly once the label design is complete. The reason I didn't wait was because my customers (YOU) were chomping at the bit so I give you a taste while you wait.


always vegan

October Scent Reveal

If you aren't aware of the Scrub Of The Month (SOTM) subscription, I'll briefly describe it, but go here if you want more fun details. We've designed 12 unique, limited edition Crush On You scrubs (our most popular non-soap product) in limited edition packaging that we're selling to our customers on a subscription only-basis. We are releasing the scents one at a time, each one only being announced once the previous month's scrub has shipped.

Because we just started and our September shipping date was the 15th of September, we have our new scent reveal. The Scrub Of The Month October scent is

BLAZE

pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, amber, black pepper

I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

September's scent was Caramel Apple and my teeth hurt just making it.

You may join the subscription at any time!

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Lounge Is Coming

Lounge is a new sensational perfume oil that I've formulated. I created it for men and women specifically because I believe there just isn't enough offered at Product Body that appeals to men. Lounge smells like a warm and comforting combination of real, worn in leather, amber, sandalwood and black vetiver. When I smell it on my skin and close my eyes, I feel like I'm in a warmly lit lounge with large leather chairs, antique furniture, giant crystal chandeliers, paintings, candles and creaky wood floors.

The perfume oil will only be available first in our 1 ml and 2 ml glass vials in our Etsy shop as sort of our "soft opening" until we will have it available on our Product Body website and Etsy shop in our 4 ml size with a fully designed label shortly after that.

Stay tuned... next weekend, Lounge arrives.

Update: due to sickness, Lounge will be delayed in its appearance until next weekend. Our apologies.

New Perfume Oil Bottles

For now, we are just trying these awesome new perfume bottles out with our new fragrance, Poison Apple. (Update: After many email pleas, we have decided to offer these in all of the scents we offer... See? We do listen!!) They are adorable standing short at 2 ml, twice the size of our mini vials. They are different because they have a phenolic screw-on top, they don't leak and they are way better than the tiny vials. Why? ... you ask? Because, I don't know about you, but every time I try to open one of those vials, I feel like the whole thing might separate and fly out of my hand. Could be I am just a clutz. I've been known to walk into street signs and the occasional wall. That aside, because that is really not the point here, the glass vials have those flexible stoppers and those get me in trouble. It's like they don't like me.

These shortie bottles are now available on Etsy (we like to start there), we are selling 2 ml glass jars of Poison Apple perfume oil in my etsy shop for only $5. If people show interest, we'll start to sell other perfumes in these bottles. (now we do in the etsy shop)

ps: The Poison Apple fragrance does not last all day. But it is heaven and totally worth five bucks to wear it. It will make you want to wear black and paint your nails dark red.

See how cute?

VEGAN, and cruelty free of course!