All Natural Soaps
<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=190 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Hand Cut Bars $4</B></div> <div> <B>Shaped Bars $4</B></div> <div> <B>Felted Soaps $5</B></div> <div> <B>Family Style $20</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4987d5f0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Lovers' & Spearmint Bars</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="52f785b0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Felted Soaps</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="31431640.jpg" border=0 width="49" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Shaped Soaps </B></div> <div> <B>You may place an order or contact us at</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:mamaselena@charter.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mamaselena@charter.net"><U><B>mamaselena@charter.net</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mama Selena's Herbals</B></FONT><B> </B><B>|</B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mama Selenas Herbals"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Order!"><U>Order!</U></A> | <B>All Natural Soaps</B> | <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dye Sew!"><U>Dye & Sew!</U></A> | <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Herbals"><U>Herbals</U></A> | <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Herbal Pillows"><U>Herbal Pillows</U></A> | <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Baby Sling Carriers"><U>Baby Sling Carriers</U></A> | <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="barter list"><U>barter list</U></A> | <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Journal"><U>Family Journal</U></A> | <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parenting"><U>Parenting</U></A> | <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book!"><U>Guest Book!</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>All Natural Soaps</I></div> <div> Our Soaps are lovingly made in small batches out of all vegetable and all natural ingredients. We do not use synthetic dyes, colors or fragrances! Only the good stuff here! We use a variety of vegetable oils such as hemp, olive, coconut and almond and sometimes others! All of our soaps are crafted with shea and/or cocoa butter. We also use all natural herbal colorants, which means no artificial stuff, even though you might have a lovely blue, green, purple or pink soap! And now we are cutting our bars larger! So, if you have ordered before December, 2002, this will be a nice surprise for you! More soap!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Our current soap selections~don't forget to check out our</FONT> <A HREF="#specialty_soaps" TITLE="All Natural Soaps"><U>Specialty Soaps </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >below for creatively molded and felted soaps~our new washcloth and soap in one! See also beow for our new </FONT><A HREF="#soap_family_style" TITLE="All Natural Soaps"><U>Family Style Soaps</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >! We will always accomodate special request blends for you with a minimum of 4 bars ordered! </FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Lavender~ </div> <div> We always have some sort of lavender soap, lightly colored with alkanet for a soft lavender shade or deeply colored for a deep purple passion!</div> <div> 3 available <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >this batch is a lovely lavender shade-with the added luxury of hemp oil! Whooo hooo! </FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Mellow Mint~ </div> <div> A lovely blend of spearmint and German chamomile essential oils with a touch of organic blue cornmeal to gently exfoliate. (MY Mama's favorite). Usually in a small hexagon molded shape (as the German chamomile is extremely expensive-but Mama is worth it!).<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> </div> <div> 1<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > hexagon available at this time </FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Natural Baby Soap~</div> <div> Only touched by the gentle scent and soothing properties of Calendula oil ~ just like a soft kiss upon your babies sweet skin! Cocoa butter to give a lively dose of soothing moisture! </div> <div> 0<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > available at this time</FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Patchouli Swirl~<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660099" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Made up with patchouli essential oil and a lovely swirl of Moroccan red clay-a beautiful terra cotta swirl and we ALL love patchouli, right? </div> <div> The latest batch also has the addition of calendula infused oil for a little added love! </div> <div> 1<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > available at this time</FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Tea Tree and Peppermint~</div> <div> MMMM! Wake up everyone! Mint and Tea tree are a nice energenic treat!</div> <div> 4 available at this time</div> <bR> <div> ~Lovers'~</div> <div> A sensual blend of Patchouli and Ylang Ylang, colored an earthy green, this scent is sure to please!</div> <div> 4<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > bars available at this time</FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Spearmint~</div> <div> it's just that! Yummy pure spearmint essential oil with a sprinkling of spearmint leaves, a lovely and refreshing bar!</div> <div> 0<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > available at this time</FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~Sweet Herbal Hemp~</div> <div> ooooooh, the luscious skin soothing properties of hemp oil, shea butter and cocoa butter combined with the sweet and fresh scent of clary sage! This truly is a luxury bar! And what could be better than hemp oil for a truely herbal experience?</div> <div> 3<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > available at this time</FONT></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="soap_family_style"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Soap Family Style!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Great news! We are now offering our new Family Style Soaps! A you slice it 2 pound log of soap especially made for YOU! Why buy 6 individual bars when you can get MORE soap for less money??? Here's the math:</div> <bR> <div> Family Style soap comes in a two pound loaf for only $20! This is a great savings! There are MORE than 6 full Mama Selena size bars in ONE LOAF! If you slice your bars thinner than 1 inch (which is what we do here!) you would get even MORE bars! What a deal, eh? That means you are saving at LEAST $4! Which is a savings of over 15% over buying bars! AND, you can cut your own bars. If you like big ol blocks of soap, you can have them! If you like smaller bars for each sink in the house-you can have them! Need soap for the gym? Slice off a one time use sliver! Great for laundry soaps! need homemade gifts for family? there are so many advantages to buying family style!</div> <bR> <div> You may order family style soaps in any of our current scents, or instock loaves will be shown below. Please allow one to two weeks for soap crafting on items that are not currently in stock.</div> <div> <I><B>PICTURES COMING SOON!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="specialty_soaps"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Specialty Soaps</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our New Felted Soaps!</B></div> <bR> <div> What is a felted soap, you might ask? Why, it is a 100% natural soap paired with 100% wool a 100% natural exfoliant and 100% natural washcloth all in one, so, you get 100% CLEAN!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="53e584b0.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="5394b4b0.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="53a4b4b0.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="5404b4b0.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Felted soaps are our own soaps felted with multicolored NZ Corriedale wool<B> </B>roving to give you the luxury of gentle exfoliation and pure herbal soap in one!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="53796960.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>More pictures and WILD colors coming soon!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Those with wool allergies should not use these, as they are made from pure wool.;) </div> <bR> <div> <B>Shaped Soaps!</B></div> <bR> <div> Here you will find lovely shapes such as Celtic Heart, Venus of Willendorf, The Nile Goddess, a beautiful snail and the most exquisite pregnant woman! </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="31431640.jpg" border=0 width="49" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="30d4b640.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="31641640.jpg" border=0 width="65" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="20067640.jpg" border=0 width="103" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="53573640.jpg" border=0 width="115" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Shapes shown above are; Nile Goddess, Pregnant Mama, Venus of Willendorf, Celtic Heart & Sea Snail.</div> <bR> <div> All shaped soaps are only $4 each</div> <bR> <div> Currently we have 2 Lavender Celtic Hearts, 1 Lovers' Celtic Heart and 1 deep lavender swirled Pregnant Mama instock. </div> <bR> <div> We will also do special blends for you with a minimum of 3 bars ordered, however, shaped bars take longer curing as they are not oven processed. 3 week curing time is the norm for special ordered shaped soaps.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Here's a helpful hint! if you have a problem slicing bars evenly, go to your local hardware store and buy a mitre box for about $5</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d02d320.jpg" border=0 width="45" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="18d51320.jpg" border=0 width="81" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="18c32320.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="18945320.jpg" border=0 width="69" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1882d320.jpg" border=0 width="45" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1cd61320.jpg" border=0 width="97" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1cf32320.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> We can also custom make batches for you! Tell us your favorites scents and we will create a special blend all for you! Or tell us your fragrant dreams! </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05c4e4b0.jpg" border=0 width="78" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="05d644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="111524b0.jpg" border=0 width="82" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1125e4b0.jpg" border=0 width="94" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1e3534b0.jpg" border=0 width="83" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARE YOU PREGNANT?</B></div> <bR> <div> In the past, I have listed the following oils as unsafe during pregnancy, they will still remain up and I will not recommend the following oils for pregnant women, however, after some research and consultation with others knowledgeable in the field of aromatherapy, I have revised this section to include a few links.</div> <bR> <div> For a different spin on aromatherapy contraindications, check this out ~ Nature's Gift, an essential oil provider, has this to say: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.naturesgift.com/warnings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.naturesgift.com/warnings.htm"><U>http://www.naturesgift.com/warnings.htm</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Either way you choose to believe, please use caution and common sense and above all, trust your instinct. </div> <bR> <div> "The main contraindication of essential oils use during pregnancy is the heightened chance of causing skin irritation. It is quite common in late pregnancy for the skin to become very itchy and sometimes inflamed. In such circumstances essential oils in massage or the bath might make the condition worse. " --Martin Watt</div> <bR> <div> <B>Oils which are potentially toxic during pregnancy</B> or have emmenagogue properties (i.e. stimulate the uterine muscles), are contra-indicated. The following oils should be avoided altogether: Ajowan, Angelica, Anise, Star Aniseed, Basil, Bay Laurel, Birch, Calamintha, Cedarwood (All types), Celery Seed, Cinnamon Leaf, Citronella, <B>Clary sage is perfectly safe in a normal pregnancy, but should perhaps be avoided by anyone with a history of early miscarriages (see </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/eosafety.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/eosafety"><U><B>AGORA article by Martin Watt</B></U></A></FONT><B>), </B>Clove, Cumin, Fennel (Sweet), Hyssop, Juniper, Labdanum, Lovage, Marjoram, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Parsley, Sassafras, Snakeroot, Spanish Sage, Tarragon, & Thyme (White).</div> <bR> <div> And others are also not suggested, but these are the basics. The best thing to do while your looking at buying handmade toiletries while pregnant is to get yourself a good book and do some research. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>