December Skin Inc….. introduces the spa professional to “Raw Skin Care” now with a new Collection for Hyper-sensitive skin! www.theamritorganic.com
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HOT OFF THE WEB PRESS APRIL2011
One of my favorite natural substances to use is organic essential oils…in fact, I keep my oils in a little red box in my night stand for easy access. Oils are versatile….I’ve used them to flavor tooth powder, make an anti-cellulite serum, and even a deodorizing carpet powder! But the best method for essential oils is in skin care. Sometimes it can be a bit confusing mixing them up by yourself. This is where Amrit Organic comes in. Amrit takes the guess work out of it by providing spa quality essential oil serums for just about every aspect of beauty you can imagine. Amrit caters to spa professionals and those of us concerned with wellness. They have some very impressive qualifications which make them a safe choice for your spa and skin care needs:
- Certified by QAI and OCTO
- Approved by the USDA
- No synthetics, chemicals, toxins, preservatives, or foreign materials
- No parabens or fragrance
Amrit Organics Essential Oil Blends for Beauty
All these facts make Amrit a great option for those of us who don’t like to make our own essential oil mixtures and still want to use a safe and quality blend. In this review I’ll focus on the serums, but remember Amrit also offers spa products for the face, body, and hair. I haven’t tried these but they sound amazing. Lemonage and Raw Skin Care are some of their new products. You can learn more on their Spa Specifics site. Now on to the review!
Golden Nutrient Serum- “Organic Amrit Blend”
The great thing about their serums is that they have a different blend for each skin type and can even mix a blend personalized for you (wow!) The blend I used was customized for normal to oily skin. It contains lavender, lemongrass, and geranium in a base of sunflower, jojoba, olive oil, and vitamin E. These certified organic oils not only smell wonderful but provide the skin with anti-oxidants, hydration, skin brightening, and rejuvenation. This mix is also versatile. You can use it in the bath or as a night serum. I chose the latter and massaged gently into my skin after I cleansed in the evening. After a few weeks use, I noticed my skin was more hydrated and looking better! A little goes a long way (don’t overdo it or you will end up looking like a greased monkey!) It comes in a 3.75 oz. glass jar and sells for $25 (pretty good deal if you ask me because you use only a little each time, it will last!)
They also have four other blends available for your skin care needs:
Beauty Blend- Anti-aging and dry skin
Balance Blend- Anti-stress and reducing muscle pain
Lavender- Cleansing and purifying (for oily skin)
Signature- Sensitive skin, healing, and calming (unscented)
Designer Ayuvedic Oil for Detoxification- Garshan
Amrit’s Ayuvedic Oils (four different varieties are offered) are based on Ayuvedic healing and beautifying principles. They offer oils based on each dosha as well. I used this oil blend ( a mix of certified organic sunflower, olive, jojoba, geranium, juniper, cypress, and lemon oils) in my baths. It especially came in handy after my colonic when I decided to go on a liver cleanse. It really helped me to detox even further. From their site: “Garshan Detox Oil has stimulating action and is rich in aromatic essences. This precious oil can be massaged on the body where ever you want to smooth and eliminate cellulite, massage into the body first, then added to warm bathing water for a regular detoxifying whole body home spa treatment and used before retiring at night for a therapeutic rest and detoxification.” Fantastic and a real bargain at just $16. (Are they REALLY only charging $16??)
It seems like no matter how much lip balm I put on, I always ending up licking it off and my lips still seem dry. I used this serum mostly at night but can be used in the day as well (provides a great base for lipstick.) It’s designed to reverse the aging of lips (you know, wrinkly lip syndrome,) renew cells and keep lips smooth and wrinkle free. It really helped keep my lips moist with 3 simple ingredients: Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Freeze Dried Aloe, and Organic Lavender Oil. It’s in an easy to use roll on.
Also in a roll on, this eye serum smells absolutely amazing. I usually would take a deep whiff before I rolled it gently under my eyes. I am turning the big 3-5 soon and started seeing little lines under my eyes…this serum helped reduce the appearance of them while hydrating my under eye area. I usually used it right before bed as well so the healing oils could penetrate during the night. It contains organic jojoba, aloe, and chamomile (that’s probably why it smells so good. I love the smell of chamomile!)
For another organic oil option, try 100% Pure’s Nourishing Facial Oil, a light, nourishing oil full of protective anti-oxidants to promote youthful skin. Contains grapeseed oil, lavender oil, and alpha lipoic acid. Click here to visit 100% Pure.
So on a scale of 1-10, I definitely would give Amrit Organic a 10. You can’t beat their qualifications (they’re also a member of the Organic Trade Association) or their safe pure ingredients. If you were wondering about essential oils uses before, you are in the dark no longer, because Amrit makes it easy and affordable to holistically treat your skin problems. Not only that, you’ll really enjoy the aromatherapy aspect of their blends. What are some of your favorite ways to use essential oils? Are you also a fan of colon hydrotherapy? I’d love to hear your stories in the comment section below.
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Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!
Spa is the ideal business for the green initiative, and if you still just dabbling or thinking of taking the leap, now is the perfect time. April is Earth Month and the perfect platform to launch your spas earthly efforts.
Try some of these ideas….they work!
- Start with listing what your business does under the realm of sustainability. List what you serve - spa services and spa retail that is green, organic, natural and perfect for the end results of wellness and beauty for the individual and the earth.
- Get the staff involved and present a plan to get tighter and more responsible with recycling. Ask them “How can we show our earth friendly practices”? They will bring up the things you haven’t thought of.
- Separate your services and retail products and design a display with a Counter Sign to talk about what your serving and create a specials, your clients can jump into!
- Create a survey for the clients in a game project, with winners at the end of the month. This will create an editorial buzz you can send to editors in you community.
Now, lets take this to the next step of EARTH FRIENDLY and the understanding why spa is the perfect business for sustainability and natural wellness. Spa has been a large contributor to waste and overhead loss with unnecessary disposables, toxic products and non refillable packaging including using styrofoam cups, plates etc. Compared to when I started in spa, we have become throw-away users consumers with unnecessary profit losses.
Here are some simple ways to change your habits and get serious about your environment.
- Replace all disposable service tools to stainless kitchen tools were you can, like measuring spoons, cups, bowls, trays and containers. Stainless is washable and can take a spray of any disinfectant, as log as you follow the direction. It lasts forever and is clean and shinny looking!
- Replace cardboard containers with glass and recycle the paper and plastic. Your spa will look pristine and you can buy in generic bulk and forget the fancy packaging.
- Replace all paper and styrofoam cups, glasses and dinnerware to glass, ceramic and stainless. Yes spa does dishes, its all about comfort and quality!
- Replace all water bottles with glass pitchers of ice water with any fruit or veggies you like and have lots of glasses available…yes do dishes or invest in a dish washer! Stop serving bottled water!
- Replace and recycle plastic garbage cans with tall baskets or stainless containers and use green environmental garbage bags.
- Review your business community’s recycling program, tag your receptacles in the spa departments for the exact items ( like Paper Only etc.). Guess what, if you get rid of all the disposable items you can, there is less garbage.Except for the staff break room there you can do up to 5 kinds of garbage receptacles…paper, plastic, cans, paper and hazardous materials (see what shows up in this bin).
- Ask your vendors for help by offering bulk where you need it in product refills and if they can’t help, then maybe you need to change what you serve to find the manufacturers that emanate your efforts to health , wellness and green profitability!
The biggest part of all this is changing our habits and managing with consistency… just think of the results. Plus staff becomes more efficiently involved with the spa environment and have less unproductive time in the staff room. be the leader and get the most action!
Here’s to April, it’s never too late to start being greener and making it shine!
Bonnie Canavino, President of the Red Cherry Group has been a green and organic supporter her entire life, starting with her family re-planting thousands of trees from strip land logging for pulp and restocking fish in fresh water lakes from over fishing and pollutants. Her father was a great naturalist and his work carries through her. She has consulted for spas on business and culture since 1982. Want to ask her a question email her at info@redcherrygroup.com
Hot off the Press Review about Amrit Organic…two products: amazing results! Imagine going to the spa for the experience and taking it HOME…Health & Wellness + BEAUTY. Fit Beautiful Magazine…by editor-in-chief Nancy Welker…
“Holiday Home Care Bonanza”…we celebrate CYBER WEEK….and offer you buy and get….go See the Possibilities…
Chicago is the top City where spa owners know how to get involved…ISPA Chicago was wonderful and the warm arms of the Midwest made everyone inspired to tackle taking integrated retail ideas to the max….Red Cherry Group got a big applause for it’s information presentation and organic mission and promise to professional spas! Now join us at Spa Exec for another great brainstorming education event at the Fairmont Hotel Chicago, Wed. Sept. 8th…Next week Already! Call us at 847 823 1727 for you invite!
Amrit Organic is loading up our Spa Goers Shopping Page at www.redcherrygroup.com with Organic Ayurvedic Designer Oils, Essential Organic Necessities… like Amrit Organic Eye & Lip Serum Roll-on and Signature Skin Nutrient Oils including Lavender and Amrit’s own Exclusive Blend! Check us out on Organic Spa Magazine Apps…we love them, they love our Organics!
