Happy Valentine's Day

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In honor of Valentine's Day and Spring I added three new items to my shop.  Pink Sunset Goat's Milk Soap, Kilauea Volcano Soap, and Violets perfume.  To read more about them click on my Etsy Shop Link to the right. 

We have been very busy here in the Green Springs working on new creations for spring and summer.  Look for more Body Whips and Sweet Scrubs to be listed soon.  I am also working on a Neem Bar that works great on cracked heels.  My heels have been nice and smooth since I started using it last summer and all my testers have also had success healing their cracked or dry heels.

Every Valentine's Day I pamper my hubby.  Yesterday he twisted his ankle really bad and is limping,  so I have a massage planned for him using my infused arnica oil followed by this footbath:
Soothing Foot Bath
1/2 cup Epsom Salts
mix the following flowers and store in a glass container.  Place a handful of these herbs in a basin with epsom salt and warm water.  Enjoy!

1/4 Cup Calendula Flowers
1/4 Cup Rose Petals
1/4 cup Lavender Flowers
1/4 cup Comfrey Leaf

Follow with a foot scrub.  I like to use my Minty Sweet Sugar Scrub.   End with a foot massage.

Back By Popular Demand

Rose Complexion Bar is back in stock. This organic bar is a labor of love. It starts with 100% Goat Milk from Nubian Goats (see post below). Nubian goat milk has high milk fat producing a super rich bar. Goat's milk is high in lactic acid which naturally exfoliates your skin. The organic oils used in this soap are infused with herbs and the most fragrant rose petals saved just for this soap. The oils are solar infused for six weeks and smell heavenly. Just before pouring the cold processed soap I add a generous amount of rose absolute, rose geranium, and palmarosa essential oils. The bar is then cured for about a month producing a gentle, long lasting bar. I love to use this decadent bar all over my body, try it your skin will feel the difference!

GREEN SPRINGS - LIVING UP TO OUR NAME

Twenty five years ago we moved our family from Cleveland, Ohio to the mountains of Southern Oregon to a small community called the Green Springs. Back then it consisted of loggers, hippies, and back to the landers. For the most part everyone got along because we were all somewhat isolated and depended on our neighbors. We purchased 10 acres and began living our dream. We built a small cabin with logs killed by beetle infestation, grew our own fruits and vegetables and tried to walk gently on the land. I learned how to garden, spin, weave and make soaps, lotions and potions, and was commitment to eating organic and out of necessity we reduced, reused and recycled.

Fast forward to the present. My goal is help others go organic and eco-friendly , and make every attempt to save the world for my five grandchildren, and future generations. I now market my fabulous skin care products and call my business Green Springs Bodyworks. My products and packaging are eco-friendly and most of the ingredients are organic. What I do not grow or wild-craft, I try to purchase locally. I trade a local vendor face cream for his wonderful organic olive oil. Our butters are purchased from a sustainable women's co-operatives. We offer a $1.00 refund for recycled containers and I usually go home from the markets I sell at with a big bag of returned bottles and jars. Last April I decided to spread the word further on the Web. My products can be purchased on Etsy, Artfire, and here on the blog.

Unfortunately the bigger Siberian Husky pictured died right after Christmas. Here is a recent picture of Suka our newest member of the sled dog team. Tenaya, his big sister is three and loves her newly adopted companion.

Purchased on Etsy for my Valentine's Day Ambush

I purchased this on Etsy for my Valentine.
Scentual Soundtracks: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6371978 offers decadent
sensual ingredients in her skin care products.
Money is tight so my plan is to ambush my husband and give him a candlelight dinner and his very first spa treatment. More about that in another post.

I choose this Facial Mask because of it's wonderful chocolate scent and it looks just like chocolate! The skin pampering ingredients are: rhassoul clay, powdered coconut, powdered chocolate, ground flaxseed, and jojoba oil. It comes in a beautiful eco-friendly cobalt blue glass jar. All you do is take out a level teaspoon of the mask and put it in a small container. Measure 2-3 tsp. of liquid, I plan to use whipping cream, but the possibilities are endless. Buttermilk, yogurt, olive or jojoba oil, honey, milk, green tea, or water, are all good choices. Add liquid, stir and microwave 10-15 seconds. I don't have a microwave so I just put the mixture in a double boiler over water and simmer gently for a few minutes. Apply to face or body and leave on for 5 to 15 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water,
then tone and moisturize. It leaves you skin feeling silky soft and clean. I just love it and want to share with my hubby and you!

Check back next week for my full ambush spa plan!

KISS YOUR SHAVING CREAM GOODBYE

~VEGAN HANDCRAFTED COLD PROCESSED ROSE CLAY SOAP 5-6oz~

Great gift for Valentines Day. Priced $1.00 off!

No need to still be shaving with commercial shaving creams. Try our organic, eco-friendly alternative! The rose kaolin clay in the soap gives a nice slip so shaving is a breeze. All our products are colored naturally and scented with pure essential oils.

Hurry over to www.greensprings0.etsy.com and pick one up for your Valentine or yourself!

Organic Washcloths by Ecogeneration

These three organic handknit washcloths by ecogeneration http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18809058
are perfect to use with our organic Frankincense Clean and Glow.
Nothing feels better on your skin than organic cotton. Ecogeneration's motto is: reduce, recycle, and reuse.

OCM (oil cleansing method is used in many spas). I first experienced it in a day spa and became hooked! The organic oils can actually unclog pores and is less drying than other cleansers.

Here is how it works, shake well to blend the oils, (I like to apply it in the bath or shower since it is so relaxing and the steam makes it work even better). Apply a small amount to your face and neck in a circular motion, cover your face with a warm wash cloth (organic if possible) and let it revitalize your face for a minute or two. If you have time, apply the warm wash cloth a second or third time, wring out the cloth and remove any remaining oils in a circular motion. Your skin will feel deep-down clean. Follow with a toner or one of our HYDROSOLS.

Clean and Glow comes in a cobalt blue glass bottle and contains herbal infused organic olive oil, organic jojoba oil, organic caster oil, vitamin E, pure essential oil, organic roobios tea extract, and organic black willowbark extract. This formula is rich in powerful antioxidants, and vitamin and mineral rich oils. YOUR SKIN WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE!

ECO ETSY

We are now proud members of the fabulous Team Eco Etsy check out their blog here: http://ecoetsy.blogspot.com
And remember "another world is possible".

Green Springs is Featured in ETSY Storque Article

We are featured in the ETSY Storque article "Shop Local Oregon":
http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/gift-ideas-shop-local-oregon-with-thisisalliknow-2980/
This article features sellers from the Pacific Northwest, we are pictured under Green Springs Bodyworks. Check it out! Well I better get some z's my eyes are closing and it is way past my bedtime.

These tubes are 100% recycled plastic

We use 100% recycled plastic for our lip balm tubes. Purchase any item over $15.00 at:
www.greensprings0.etsy.com and get a free Citrus Bliss Organic Lip Balm. Offer ends at midnight Dec. 24 2008.
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!

Organic Soap Sale

Hurry over to www.greensprings0.etsy.com for this fabulous deal on organic soaps for your holiday gift giving. Scented naturally or with pure essential oils, no artificial colors or fragrances.
YOUR SKIN WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE!

Our Holiday Gift to You

Hurry over to www.greensprings0.etsy.com for your free organic lip balm with every order over $15.00.
I can also fill a first class priority envelope with up to 8 soaps for only $5.00 shipping.

Green Springs Home Spa Recipe

Fall is a great time to treat yourself to a herbal bath. Herbal baths ease the stresses of daily life, heals, refreshes and purifies the body. Gather up fragrant rose petals, fresh is best but dried is fine, hollyhock, calendula or marigold, hibiscus, basil, rue, lavender, St. John's wort, yarrow, lemon balm, and sage are all excellent choices. Collect your plants with intention and prayer.

Add the herbs to a large pot containing 1 to 2 gallons of hot water. Use 1 -2 quarts of fresh herbs, or 1-2 cups of dried herbs. Crush the herbs with both hands into the water as you offer your prayers or thanks to the plants. Once the water has cooled a bit place your feet in the water to soak.

Next draw a warm bath, light some incense and candles and spray the room with our AROMATIC INTENTIONS. Enter the tub and slowly pour the herbal bath water over yourself. Pour any remaining liquid over your head. Rest, meditate, and be with yourself in this healing way.

Finish by massaging your body using our creamy ORGANIC GOAT'S MILK SOAP, your skin will feel silky soft.