KD-700 Scales Prebuy Sale Until Wed May 13.09

The KD-700 is an upgrade on the popular KD-600 that we previously stocked. NOTE: The above picture is a KD600, I don’t have one for the 700 yet. It is very similar only there is a substantial plastic cover that hinges and lifts up over the key pad and screen area.

A few of it’s best features are that it comes with a nifty plastic cover that hinges up for ease of use and maximum protection from spillage on the LCD display (which is now backlit for easier reading), a very handy feature to help you keep your scale in good working order for a very long time!

It also has a raised plate, something I find invaluable for measuring large items.

Measures 1g – 6000g (up to 6kg) You can switch from grams/kg to oz/lbs easily, making it very easy to get an accurate measurement.

Another feature that I LOVE is that it comes with an inexpensive adaptor, nothing worse than constantly replacing batteries or worse, having your battery die on you in the middle of a batch.

These scales are tough. I’ve been using mine for at least 5+ years now (time flies!). I’ve even dropped it a few times and it’s still ticking.

The only trouble I’ve had is with the front touch pad coming off and losing the plastic covers, both features have been upgraded and fixed with the KD-700.

They also come with a money back guarantee should you have any problem with them.

KD-700 WEIGH SCALE ON PREBUY SALE!

Save 15.00 until Wednesday May 13.09

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

# KD-700 with adapter – 95.00

Regular Price with adapter is 109.99

THIS JUST IN… KD800 MEASURES IN PERCENTAGES AND WEIGHS UP TO 8KG

There is also a KD-800 available that weighs to 8kg and also weighs in percentages. No more trying to convert recipes that are posted in percentages!

I thought that this could be really handy but it is a little more.

If you would like a KD800, you can order below.

KD-800 with adapter -105.00

Regular price will be 125.00

COLOURS AVAILABLE

Both come in silver or black. You can let me know in the comments section which you prefer.

NEW CART

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I’m not really sure why, but if you set your cookies in your browser options/tools using firefox to allow www.skincarenaturals.com it should fix the problem.

I am still tinkering in the background so there may be a glitch here or there.

You can contact me at jan.ferrante (at) gmail.com to place your order if it won’t work for you.

NOTE: I’ve contacted customer service about this issue so hopefully it will not be a problem for anyone soon.

Making First Christmas Soap Batch – Angels Wings

This one has been a long time coming!

I'm hoping to do at least 2 or three Christmas soap batches over this week.

Tomorrow this is what's slated.

I've tweaked it from an emu soap recipe that has always turned out good for me.

I'm out of emu and it doesn't look like I'll be able to get more anytime soon, so I decided to play around with it a little.

ORIGINAL EMU SOAP RECIPE

.5 castor
.5 cocoabutter
5oz coconut oil
6oz olive oil
2oz crisco
2oz emu

5.5 oz water
2.25 oz lye

REVISED EMU WITH ALOE OIL (INFUSED IN SUNFLOWER OIL)

.5oz castor
2 oz cocoabutter
5 oz coconut oil
6 oz olive oil
2 oz shea butter
.5 oz aloe/sunflower oil

5.5 oz water
2.25oz lye

ESSENTIAL OIL SCENT BLEND

Here is the scent blend that I'm going to try.

I've called it Angels Wings because it has a delicate, light and pretty scent, just right for Christmas.

If you add 2 more parts fir needle, to equal 6, it becomes quite a bit more coniferous and traditionally Christmas. Both are nice depending on what you are looking for. 

I love the white grapefruit, it really gives it a nice clean lift.

4 parts fir needle
2 parts white grapefruit
1 part frankincense

And I'm going to try sprucing it up with a bit of red and green mica. I'm not sure exactly how I will add it yet. I may stamp it and give it a light dusting after it's made.

Decisions, decisions.

I'll keep you posted how it turns out.

If anyone tries any variations of the recipe, we'd love to hear from you.

Cranberry Skin Care – thank you!

Since it's the holiday season with Thanksgiving in the US and Canada over and Christmas fast approaching, I found my mind wandering to cranberries in homemade skin care.

I just knew that they had to be good, but how could we take advantage of that goodness?

Here are a few things that I found out.

Cranberries can be used for oily skin.

On outer skin they may work the same way as they do on our inner skin when we drink them to combat urinary tract infections by keeping ecoli bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract walls. So that means that there may be some antibacterial benefit from them, maybe a nice thing to try for acne?

Read more fascinating facts about the benefits of cranberries and cranberry oil for skincare here and grab an easy face mask recipe

http://www.healinglifestyles.com/index.php/nov2005-spaandbeauty-seasonalspa 

Mixed with green tea, it can be an antioxidant power house. Check out this site for a face mask recipe

http://www.grouprecipes.com/79367/cranberry-and-green-tea-facial.html

CRANBERRY LIP GLOSS RECIPE

Here is a link for a cranberry lip gloss recipe using real cranberries. I haven't tried it yet but the possibilities are intriguing. I would like to try it with something besides petroleum jelly, maybe some castor oil or take the time to make some 'faux' petroleum jelly from beeswax first to make it natural, or maybe some vitamin e would do the trick.

http://www.cosmeticsdiary.com/cranberry-lip-gloss.htm 

Another aspect of the cranberry to remember is the exfoliating properties of the cranberry seed. 

PULLING IT TOGETHER

You can use cranberries to make an (almost) complete natural skin care regime. Use the ideas below as a jumping off point for your own creations… 

Deep Clean - I love facial steams to cleanse my face in the morning. Take it a step further by grinding up some berries and doing the two (or three) step. Steam your face as you normally would, try adding a green tea bag for even better effect.

After your steam, apply the pureed cranberry pulp to your face (squeeze the juice out and use it below – we don't waste anything!)

Take care not to get them it your eyes. If you have an older face cloth, wet it with warm water, wring it out and place it over your face. If you find that you have cranberry juice running near your eyes, be sure to blot it well. If you lie back, it will help. The warmness of your skin from the steam and from the moisture and warmth from the cloth will help your skin to better absorb the benefits. After 5 minutes, wipe it off and rinse. Your face should feel sparkling clean.

Exfoliate - Nothing gives a healthy glow and even helps to shrink large pores like exfoliating. Be sure to do this regularly. For a cranberrry exfoliant treat, grind up some oatmeal in a coffee grinder. Combine the juice from the cranberry puree above and/or some of the puree, ¼ cup sugar or your exfoliant of choice (see cranberry fruit fibre or seed powder below) and a ¼ cup of olive oil in a blender. Rub gently, wipe and rinse with warm water. Moisturize – Top it off with your favourite moisturizer (if you make your own, try using fresh squeezed cranberry juice. Of course the shelf life will be short. You may try freezing some in small bottles and handling with care to prolong it. 

NATURAL GOODNESS OF CRANBERRIES 

Vitamin C – helps to build collagen, the good stuff that keeps our skin looking tight and healthy. Also good antioxidant.

Vitamin B3 – has been shown to effectively treat acne and possibly slow skin cancer. 

Vitamin B5 – increases moisture content in skin.

Good stuff! 

One thought. Watch when on the market for cranberry products. I haven't researched it, but I'm assuming that there is a good share of synthetic cranberry type scented items that will not give you the same benefit as bona fide cranberry.

Here are some online sources for 'real' cranberry ingredients.

You can buy Cranberry Fruit Fibre (!!!) that will colour soap and can be used in face masks, as well as cranberry oil and cranberry seeds at From Nature With Love as well as a Cranberry Pumpkin Scrub Kit (I would personally skip the cranberry fragrance oil, but the rest looks fantastic)

For a real treat that will allow you to do tons of great things, you can get cranberry seed powder at Mountain Rose Herbs and Cranberry Seed Oil AND tincture at Essential Wholesale.

If you are in Canada and up for a prebuy for any of these, please leave me a comment, maybe sometime in the future we can set one up, unfortunately, I don't think it will happen before Christmas. Maybe next year :0) 

For some fantastic do it yourself natural skincare ideas for Christmas gift giving, check out my Make It Special guide. I've had nothing but good feedback for it and it really is a unique and special way to make your Christmas gift giving a lot more fun this year – and you can keep the leftovers! 

Cranberry offers a whole range of possibilities for Christmas products and gifts.

I hope everyone is off to a good start!