It’s cold, dry and this January weather is making my skin suffer. It’s a perfect time to stock up on handmade soap, lotions, lip balm, etc.
Over the next weeks, I am going to profile several handmade bath and body studio owners from Artfire. There will be giveaways too. And by the way, handmade bath and body items make wonderful Valentine’s gifts for your significant other.
Teresa, from Smoky Mountain Scents is profiled today. Teresa is giving away a bar of Mayan Gold Soap to one lucky winner! Teresa says ”Mayan Gold is a luxurious fragrance is a mix of rare woods, spices and amber. It is considered an oriental fragrance with a very unique note: chocolate! Mayan Gold had gold mica glitter added to give it an elegant golden color. Glycerin is a natural moisturizer of skin and also animal and environmentally friendly!” To win, all you need to do is leave a comment containing your email address, after this post. We will randomly choose a lucky winner on Friday, January 23rd and contact them via the email address provided in the comment post. Good luck!
ArtFire shop name: Smokey Mountain Scents
Location: Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Where else can we find you and your work?
Twitter : SmokeyMtnScents
http://www.smokeymountainscents.blogspot.com
www.flickr.com/photos/smokeymountainscents
Where did you start and how did you learn to make the products you are creating today?
One day while digging through old family heirlooms, I found a family bible with an old tattered recipe for “Soap”. I was so intrigued by it that I started surfing the net and purchased tons of books on soap making and natural bath and body products and the rest, as they say, is history.
What are your favorite scents?
oh, that changes pretty much weekly- there are so many wonderful scents that is hard to choose, but right now I would have to say its Pineapple Orchid.
What are your favorite products to make?
Soap- I LOVE making soap-any soap-cp (cold-process), hp (hot process), m&p (melt & pour), salt bars, complexions bars, shampoo bars. … I love making soap.
What one product should EVERYONE have on hand during the cold, dry winter months?
I would have to say there are two you should always have on hand in the dry winter months, because they work together so much better. Salt or Sugar Scrubs to exfoliate the dry skin so its easier for your Homemade Lotion to absorb into the skin to add the moisture.
What inspires you?
Dessert
What was your biggest handmade oops?
I’ve had too many of them to count. Once while trying a hot process method of soaping in a crock-pot- I thought it would take a lot longer to start bubbling, so I went about doing my other chores. About an hour later I walk back into the kitchen to check on my soap to find that it had creep out of the crockpot all over my counters , down my cabinets and in to the floor. Needless to say, I had really a really clean kitchen after that.
Why are handmade bath and body products better? Better than commercial?
Because we only put natural ingredients in our products. We don’t remove the good stuff-case in point-glycerin – a natural by-product of soap that is removed from commerical “soap” to make other things. In homemade soap the glycerin stays in the soap to help moisturize the skin. We rely on certain oil compositions to improve lather instead of adding a chemical.
How do you spend time when you are NOT creating?
When I’m not creating I’m a homeschooling mom of 2. My hobbies are gardening and reading.
Do you have a newsletter for potential customers to join? Where can they sign up?
Yes, I just started it and would love to have people sign up. You can find it on my blog smokeymountainscents.blogspot.com
Thanks Teresa! Stay tuned over the next weeks as I will be profiling more artisan handmade bath and body sellers from ArtFire, including giveaways from the studio owners.
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Nothing is better than good handmade soaps.
Thanks for the nice and clean giveaway.
I love handmade soaps! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I love handmade and gourmet soaps! They make getting ready for work so much better!
I’d love to try her soaps!
These products sound wonderful. Thanks for letting me know about them.
Perfect for a pick-me-up!
would love to win. thanks for the giveaway
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Thanks for the contest!
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Mayan Gold Soap sounds wonderful! I have year round extra dry skin, so it is much worse in the winter. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
Sounds good to me!
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these look fabulous! thanks the the giveaway!
ty for the prize
their products look amazing! i absolute love handmade soap!
I love her handmade soaps–they look scrumptious, and aren’t fattening. Thanks for the giveaway.
Mint soap! Sounds wonderful for the morning shower! Thanks!
Mayan Gold Soap sounds like a product I would love to try.
My wife is a bath person. She would love this soap.
Your soaps sound wonderful. They are beautiful creations.
Your soaps are so beautiful. I would hate to use them, but I have such dry skin, so I know I would have to indulge. Thanks for a great giveaway.
Very creative
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The Mayan Gold Soap sounds nice.
Chocolate is my favorite.
Nice prizes, THANKS for the sweepstae.
Your soap looks great. I would like to try it as I have sensitive skin.
I would love to try this–thanks!
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I woulove this
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The Mango Papya sounds great
Cinnamon Vanilla Soap
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Would love to try the CLOVE GLYCERINE SOAP. Thanks for the contest!!
The soap sounds so good! Thanks!
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I love these handmade soaps my mom just got me some cool ones for christmas!
enter me thanks
Thanks!
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Neat website. Please enter me thank you.
the bath salts are great,please enter me
great prize
This looks fantastic. Please count me in!
So many great scents to choose from at her site! I will be getting a few bars to try out!
I would love to try the Mayan Gold Soap !
What a great contest! I enjoyed visiting your site.
I would love to try these wonderful soaps.
Thank you for this great contest! All soaps look great.
I really love handmade soap and I would love to try the EUCALYPTUS PEPPERMINT GOATS MILK SOAP.It sounds soothing and relaxing,
Nice website and great selection.Please enter me and thanks for the giveaway
The variety of items you have here astound me. Keep up the good work.
The LUXURIOUS VANILLA AND CINNAMON COCOA BUTTER LOTION sounds wonderful.