Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Happy Earth Day!

Almost everyone has heard of Earth Day but for those of you who haven’t, Earth Day is held each year on April 22 to promote awareness of environmental issues. Its like Earth Hour, recently celebrated on Mar 29 for 1 hour, but this time for one whole day.
bluebasins bath & body wants you to help celebrate Earth Day this year and every day with you becoming a green body. If we collectively become green bodies, together we will create a green earth.

What is a green body you ask?

You can make your body green by making small changes to the way you live, such as using natural bath & body or household products that are great for your skin and good for the earth.

10 Great Ways to become a Green Body:

10. Improve our air quality by leaving your car at home.
9. Save energy by turning the lights off when not in use.
8. Put a composter in your backyard or use your green bin to reduce household waste.
7. Turn off your car's engine if stopped for more than 10 seconds.
6. Set your thermostat above room temperature in the summer and below room temperature in the winter.
5. Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.
4. Don't Dump It - Blue Box It. Use recyclable bins at home and while out as well.
3. Conserve water. Turn water off when lathering body in the shower.
2. Use pesticide free garden care products.
1. Use bluebasins bath & body’s natural skin care products.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Be fashionable with your skin with bluebasins bath & body’s 100% natural skin care line

We buy all these expensive tops, skirts, pants, shoes and makeup, yet most of us forget the most important thing to be fashionable with…our skin!

It’s the one item we wear everyday and should be the first thing we treat well yet most people do not take great care of it. Our skin, the largest organ of our bodies, should be treated as though it is important and treating your skin should include cleansers that remove dirt but do not strip away the natural oils; moisturizers that moisturize the skin yet allow it to breathe; and exfoliates that remove dead skin cells while leaving the skin polished and naturally radiant.T

he best way to treat your skin is the way nature intended, naturally. The philosophy behind bluebasins is that you should be able to pronounce the ingredients in products you put on your skin. “Take a look at your average skin care product,” says Makeda Paul, owner of bluebasins. “It can be very difficult to correctly pronounce all the ingredient names listed? And, if you can’t pronounce it, how would you know what it does or how it affects your skin.”

Most people who shop for products for their skin grab the closest item off the shelf without looking at the bottle or even reading the ingredients. What they may not realize is that whatever you put on your skin is eventually absorbed into it and wouldn’t you rather absorb something natural, created by nature. This is why bluebasins was created – to give consumers a choice, a choice to be fashionable with their skin naturally without sacrificing quality.

bluebasins bath & body’s natural skin care line offers a wide array of products, created by hand and with all-natural ingredients. Products include handmade soaps, facial masks, body scrubs, bath melts, body butters and more. “Because the products are not mass produced, we are able to incorporate the best natural ingredients including Sweet Almond Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, as well as a variety of healing essential oils, herbal powders and salts”, adds Paul. By blending these natural ingredients together, wonderful synergies of products are created that are great for the mind, body and soul.

Your skin is yours for life, so be fashionable with it. bluebasins helps women look after their skin to make it as healthy and naturally radiant as possible. They show consumers an alternative natural way to take care of their skin. For more information, visit their website at http://www.bluebasins.com/.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

bluebasins bath & body...Who We Are!

At bluebasins bath & body, we create 100% natural, bath and body products. Our products are created using the best herbs, flowers, extracts, essential oils, exotic nut oils and butters. Special attention is paid to the details whereby all of our products are created from scratch and handmade in small quantities, therefore maintaining a high standard. Pride is taken in knowing all of the ingredients in our products.

bluebasins bath & body began many years ago with my great-grandmother who was the herbalist in a small Caribbean town in Trinidad & Tobago. She used her knowledge of herbs, essential oils and flowers to help her clients. This knowledge has passed down through the matriarchs of my family including her daughter and granddaughter, my grandmother, mother and is now bestowed upon me.


Today we incorporate my great-grandmothers knowledge (now known as Herbalism and Aromatherapy) with the knowledge we have acquired today, creating a synergy between both old and new for the making of fantastic products.


We hope you enjoy them as much as we have enjoyed creating them.