Honey, Honey, Honey

Everything you might not know about honey . . . and more!

Honey is one of nature’s purest ingredients, the sticky goodness is the result of hard many working honeybees.

Honey changes it’s texture and appearance over time, and is sensitive to its environment.  Amazingly some batches of honey appear to be thousands of years old and do not go bad.

Bees have been producing honey for at least 150 million years.

Did you know that honey bees must visit approximately two million flowers to make one pound of honey.  They are extremely hard working bees.

Honey has antiseptic powers, and assists in creating a protective barrier on burns or cuts.  It helps in the skin’s natural processes of healing itself and fighting off infection.  

Our Honey Bee & Oatmeal Soap has super softening powers thanks the honey, which is blended into each fresh batch of soap.  Our Almond Body Scrub Cubes contains honey, adding to its effective scrubbing powers.  We at Natural Garden Soaps add honey to many of our natural skin care products.  Honey is a wonderful ingredient because it is a great moisturizer, and adds a rich texture to our products.

Depending on the source of the nectar, the honey produced can range in color, texture, scent and taste. Every batch of honey is different, thanks to differences in weather and flowers used for production from season to season.

Honeybees are only dangerous when they are defending their colony, when they are buzzing about in the garden they are perfectly harmless.

Once bees settle into a new spot, it can take only 72 hours for them to begin producing honey. They are the ultimate team workers!

Have allergies? Take a teaspoon a day of a honey made from the region where you live, and it will aid in developing resistance to pollen.  Therefore reducing your seasonal allergies.

I love to contribute to community efforts, and I purchase honey harvested locally.

I appreciate all of the hard working honey bees producing honey out there in the world.  Honey is one of nature’s finest gifts, and a remarkable, sticky and truly amazing God given substance.

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Lavender Soap

I love the soft floral scent of Lavender Soap.

I love to indulge in the shower with the heavenly smell of lavender,

it helps me to relax after a long day.

Amazing aromatherapy soap infused with lavender essential for its

wonderful calming effect, and soothing skin care benefits.

This soap gives my skin a gentle exfoliation from the

dried and crushed lavender buds.

Garden Lavender Soap is perfect for any skin types;

dry, sensitive, or normal.

Enriched with skin softening oils of olive, coconut and palm

this mild bubbly soap is a customer favorite as well as mine.

Garden Lavender Soap is available for purchase at:

Natural Garden Soaps

Smiles, Paula


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Top Skincare Products

Top rated Natural Garden Soap’s products by our customers.

There are a number of products that Natural Garden Soaps users LOVE.

These top rated products have multitudes of faithful users who simply

couldn't live without them.

But these are not products that I have chosen.

They are customer's favorites, they fly off the shop shelves in record numbers

and I am told how much they are loved at shows, on our Facebook page,

on my blogs and Twitter.

I love hearing feedback so keep these comments coming.

Shea Butter Lavender Soap

Our heavenly lavender soap is a best seller, if you've ever given it a try

you would understand why.

I added a generous amount of Shea Butter and lavender essential oil

to work magic on your skin balance and soften it.

No matter how dirty your skin is, wash with this soap

and your skin will look simply divine.

Vanilla Grapefruit Shea Butter Body Lotion

This lotion is thick creamy and has a fantastic smell of vanilla grapefruit.

This lotion is infused with healing calendula petals

which are wonderful to treat dry skin.

Plus, this amazing botanical has been known to improve

complexions and heal skin irritations.

This lotion gives any skin type the finest emulsions

with organic shea butter and olive oil to soften up the roughest skin.

Honey Bee & Oatmeal Soap

Whenever anyone is new to Natural Garden Soaps products,

they are instantly drawn to the wonderful honey smell

of the Honey Bee & Oatmeal Soap.

Maybe it's something to do with the organic steel cut oats,

which everyone knows they feel wonderfully exfoliating on the skin.

This soap is suitable for all skin types from babies,

Mom’s, Dad’s and the unruly teenager.

Rosemary Mint Sugar Scrub Cubes

This scrub has a refreshing and uplifting scent of rosemary mint.

Take one cube into the shower, break off a small piece,

and Rub Rub Rub between your hands,

then all over your entire body in a circular motion.

This scrub supremely softens and exfoliates to revive your body.

This rubby scrub gives your skin superior moisture with

no oil residue left on your skin.

Leaves your skin soft and smelling amazing.

My handmade skincare products are available for purchase

on my website and my Etsy shop.

Natural Garden Soaps

Natural Garden Soaps by Paula Parrish on Esty

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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Happy Spring

Springtime is my favorite time of the year,

it is a happy time of the year.

Spring brings rain showers down here in Florida,

and everything outside quickly turns a beautiful lush green.

Spring also brings so many different signs of new life.

If you haven’t heard I have a new soap for spring.

I can't say enough good things about this new soap, Rosemary Mint!

This soap bar has a  clean, bold, and refreshing minty Scent!

The perfect scent for Springtime,

give it a try at www.naturalgardensoaps.com.

Rosemary Mint is my new favorite soap

with a perfect blend of both rosemary and peppermint.

I am sure that you will love it as much as I do!

You will soon be shouting OMG this is fabulous,

I love this handmade soap!

Yes, nature does truly hold the secrets to beautiful skin.

This new soap offers the everlasting botanical effects

of rosemary and peppermint.

Give your skin moisture with organic Shea Butter from Africa,

and promotes tightening of your skin from the french green clay added.

You will LOVE the feeling.

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Organic Facial Care

Organic Facial Toner & Lotion:

For naturally beautiful skin use our Facial Toner and Shea Butter Lotion after you cleanse your face, daily.  Three simple steps cleanse, tone and moisturize your face. Toner which is used after cleansing, helps remove remaining grime, impurities, and prepares your skin for facial lotion absorption.  Our facial lotion is enriched with botanicals, essential oils, and shea butter, to help smooth, brighten and protect your skin.

Revitalizing Facial Toner:

To restore proper pH balance, refine pores and prepare skin for moisturizer, toners are an essential part of your daily skin care ritual.  Specially formulated with witch hazel, a naturally light astringent, rose water, aloe vera gel, essential oils of rose and lavender, all known for its extraordinary moisture retaining properties, they are the basis for beautiful, refreshed and healthy skin at any age.

Shea Butter Facial Lotion:

Organic sweet almond oil in this facial lotion gently nourishes your skin and protects against moisture loss with rich, essential fatty acids. This lotion is made with Organic Shea Butter, Organic Aloe Juice, Organic Sweet Almond Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Soybean Oil, Vitamins A and E; which all have high levels of skin rejuvenating and moisturizing properties. Your skin is protected, left feeling and looking supple plus smooth.  This wonderful Shea Butter Facial Lotion restores moisture so your face looks fantastic.

Give our Organic Facial Toner and Lotion a try at Natural Garden Soaps.

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Chocolate Rose Soap

I have revamped my Chocolate Rose Soap recipe,

and added rich Cocoa.

Cocoa is wonderful for your skin. It is high in antioxidants,

which are know to improve and repair skin cells.

It also greatly increases circulation and blood flow.  Love That!

My chocolate rose soap has always been a great seller,

with a wonderful scent of roses and chocolate.

This soap bar also contains cocoa butter which is a ultimate moisturizer

with a slight smell of chocolate.

I sprinkled into each batch a hand full of my own garden

dried rose petals for exfoliation.

The wonderful rose smell gives anyone's shower added

aromatherapy benefits of increasing feelings of vitality,

and creating a sense of well-being.

Perfect for a gentle start to the day when you simply want a

enjoyable, yummy smelling, and comfortable clean.

Natural Soap Ingredients Include:

Oil of olive, coconut oil, palm oil, pure distilled water, pure rose essential oil,

garden dried rose petals, organic cocoa butter, cocoa, and lots of love.

My Chocolate Rose Soap bar is available for purchase

in my Etsy Shop.

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{shea butter body lotion}

Our Shea Butter Body Lotion has been a big hit.  Since we started selling it Tara and I keep whipping up new batches and filling more bottles.  We have received questions regarding the ingredients in the lotion; therefore I writing this post to inform you about the ingredients.  Why we have includes each item and what the benefits are to your skin.

Shea Butter Body Lotion

83% Organic ~ 99% Natural

Our Shea Butter Body Lotion is a rich, creamy, moisturizing powerhouse!
This product also contains skin-smoothing organic nourshing ingredients.
This formula smooths on your skin and provides a moisturizing barrier
of Shea Butter - without leaving you feeling greasy.

This body lotion is enriched with Organic Shea Butter, Organic Aloe Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Soybean Oil and Vitamin E.
This lotion is available in the wonderful scent of lavender to help promotion relaxation and peace.  Or in Fragrance Free which does not contain any added fragrances or scent.
This lotion is sure to leave your skin feeling soft, smooth and healthy, naturally.

This Shea Butter Body Lotion ~ Not Greasy; Moisturizes Well; Goes On Smoothly; Long Lasting; Softens Skin.

No artificial colors, parabens, synthetic fragrances, or petroleum by products.

Here is a complete detailed list of all the ingredients in our lotion.

Organic Shea Butter is chocked full of naturally occurring Vitamin A, E, and F.  Shea butter is a particularly effective moisturizer because contains so many fatty acids, which are needed to retain skin moisture and elasticity.  It may also help diminish wrinkles by moisturizing the skin, promoting cell renewal, and increasing circulation. Shea butter also contains acid, a substance that helps protect the skin from harmful UV rays. 

Organic Aloe Juice has a well-deserved reputation for soothing and healing sunburns, and its packed nutrients that help strengthen and nourish your skin.  Aloe Vera Juice acts as a natural barrier and shields our skin from dangerous toxins.

Vegetable Glycerin is a compound that comes from vegetable oil, usually palm or coconut. It has strong humectant properties, meaning it is able to retain moisture.  There are many anti-aging benefits when using vegetable glycerin. Its excellent moisturizing properties aid in keeping skin looking young and healthy. Retaining moisture is vital for keeping skin in its best condition. It also draws oxygen into the skin, which is beneficial for anti-aging as well. There are many factors that cause dry skin and accelerate aging, and vegetable glycerin is an effective agent against these elements. 

Organic Soybean Oil helps in restoring the luster and impart glow to the skin. It helps in healing the damage that is done to the skin by pollution or sun exposure.  Soybean oil contains specific antioxidants which helps in maintaining the skin health and gives the skin special glow.  Antioxidant such as vitamin E and Vitamin B complex prevents the development of appearance of wrinkles.

Vitamin E is known as the "skin vitamin." Vitamin E reduces the appearance of age spots. For prevention and treatment, take as a supplement and also apply directly to skin.  Vitamin E is a filter that prevents UV rays from damaging skin. It also can be put on sunburns to heal skin quickly without permanent damage. Vitamin E is an anti-aging moisturizer. Apply to skin daily to reduce and prevent wrinkle.

Phenoxyethanol is an organic chemical compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products such as skin creams and sunscreen.  Phenoxyethanol is non-paraben, non-formaldehyde preservative that we believe to be the gentlest effective preservative available today.

Caprylyl Glycol is a mixture of glycerin, caprylic acid, and capric acid. An emollient ester derived from coconut oil with good lubricating and spreading properties. Helps products to glide on the skin.

Stearic Acid is a naturally derived from soybeans, this waxy solid substance acts an emulsifier and thickener for the lotion.

Emulsifying Wax NF is a plant based emulsifier used to create a bond between oil and water, forming an emulsion.  Vegetable-based and without any petroleum products, this emulsifying wax allows the lotion to stay smooth and creamy in texture without separating. This particular emulsifying wax is NF approved and is the global choice for emulsifying compounds.

Ingredients: 100% Organic Shea Butter, Organic Aloe Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Soybean Oil, Vitamin E, Emulsifying Wax (plant based emulsifier), Phenoxyethanol (organic preservative), Stearic Acid (thickener) and Caprylyl (anti-bacterial preservative).

For a limited time with each order from Natural Garden Soaps you will receive a FREE sample of our Shea Butter Body Lotion.
Give our Shea Butter Body Lotion a try on your skin.

Shop online at

www.naturalgardensoaps.com

or on our Etsy store at

www.etsy.com/shop/paulaparrish
Have you used our Shea Butter Body Lotion?