Once a year, you should have a look at all of your personal care and skin care and throw out old stuff – the products that have been sitting around because they obviously haven’t rocked your world. Take it one step further and chuck products that contain petroleum byproducts. There is NO reason why we [...]
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Spring Clean your Bathroom of Petrochemicals
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Earth Day 2011 – Rethinking Renewables (STILL?)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Our real identity is that we are both biological organism and biosphere constantly recycling and evolving” – Deepak Chopra In the past year, the planet has experienced two perilous events connected to our energy industries – the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the partial meltdown at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. It has begged us to [...]
February sale – 50% off Magic Bean Body Lotion
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
For the month of February, Magic Bean (chocolate truffle) Body Lotion is on sale 50% off. Spoil a loved one, spoil yourself. Perfect for massage *wink*. Visit www.organicskin.ca for more details.
Hillside Inside 2011
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re in the region or you’re attending Hillside Inside in Guelph, Ontario this Saturday, please join us for a workshop on Love Potions – making perfumes and aromatherapy – from 1pm to 2pm at Ed Video on Baker St.
Essential oils from the Niagara Region
Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting a lavender farm in the Niagara region of Ontario. Busy Bees Gardens is the first of its kind in an area known for its fruit trees and vineyards. I find this really exciting since I live an hour away. Could this be the beginning of an [...]
Cocoon Apothecary Update (it’s been awhile)
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I last posted on this blog. It’s been a very busy couple of months but I feel like I am back in the swing of things now and am excited to prepare for the holiday season. Lots of exciting products to share with you. We introduced our 100% [...]
The Safe Cosmetics Act 2010 – my final thoughts because I have a show coming up and need to get on with my life
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Safe Cosmetics Act on August 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My last post led me into a debate that has become quite daunting and time-consuming for me ( I would rather write about the benefits of lavender oil). I don’t want to seem like I am against small businesses and crafters obviously – I live and breathe it - I just think that there are a handful of [...]
The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 – My Take on It
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Safe Cosmetics Act 2010 on August 4, 2010 | 10 Comments »
There has been much hoopla recently from small personal care businesses about new legislation being introduced in the United States called The Safe Cosmetics Act. It proposes to regulate the cosmetics industry in a very similar manner to Canada and the European Union. To put it in a nutshell, companies will be required to: register their company and products with the FDA disclose all [...]
why I hate perfume (the common synthetic kind)
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m on a role…next up, the perfume industry. Scent is one of my greatest passions and has been for some time. In my childhood, I was fascinated by the perfumes that adorned my mother’s dresser in the 70′s and 80′s – Oscar de la Renta, Chloe, L’Air du Temps. When I was old enough to buy my own perfume, [...]
Colin Firth Reluctantly Accepts Green Award
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Colin Firth, Environmental Media Association, Green Living Show on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend, I attended the Green Living Show in Toronto where I had the privilege of watching Colin Firth accept an award from the Environmental Media Association (EMA) for his work in creating innovative solutions for a green economy. He accepted this award along with his brother-in-law Nicola Guiggiollo for their partnership in creating the environmental store Eco [...]
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