Sea Salt and Your Skin

Salt.  Simple, pure and natural.  Until recently, I had no idea of the many benefits of sea salt for our skin.  I knew that it was "good" for the skin.  That's what a lot of spas use in their treatments, right?? I just never knew the in depth health benefits that it had.  The best way to receive the benefits of sea salt is just soaking in it! Sea salt is a natural antiseptic.  Once it comes in contact with your skin it forms a barrier against harmful microorganisms. The skin is like a sponge and it draws in the beneficial properties of the sea salt and channels them through your body. A salt bath has the ability to re-balance the body's PH. After strenuous exercise or activity, the body sometimes tends to build up acid in the muscles causing soreness.  A simple bath in sea salt strongly reduces the acid as the salt soaks into the skin. Sea salt has the power to fight off disease and heal skin infections.  So before you go to the store and spend a lot of money on expensive creams or oral medications, try soaking in sea salt! 

Types of Sea Salt

• Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
• Dead Sea Salt
• Celtic Sea Salt
• Sulfur Sea Salt
• Atlantic Sea Salt

The salts listed above are just a few of the many different types of Sea Salt. Heidi's Artisan Soap has added Pink Himalayan and Dead Sea Salts to its product line.  The Pink Himalayan will be scented with Lavender essential oil, while the Dead Sea Salts with will scented with a Eucalyptus Mint essential oil. I am so excited about this product! My soaps are so wonderful for your skin, and the Sea Salts are just another "little bit of luxury" that can be added to your bath time! Just using these salts once a week is sufficient to give you the benefits of the sea salt.  These in combination with my soaps will improve your skin tremendously.  You will definitely notice a difference. :-)

Soleseife Soap

Soleseife Soap is a new product of mine also.  It is a a German soap that is made with a Sea Salt brine. This soap has the same added benefits of a salt bath, but it is in a soap form.  It has also been called a "Brine" soap.  This one is not available until June 12th because it is still curing. I cannot wait for it to be ready! Your skin is your biggest organ, and the research I have been doing on the benefits of Sea Salt for your skin has me very excited.  I hope you will give these two new products a try.  www.heidisartisansoap.com

My Summer Soaps!

Every season I try to have a few soaps that represent that particular time.  Right now, obviously, I am working on my "Summer Soaps".  I have three that I think will represent the season just lovely!

Lemon Delight

This soap is wonderful!  It has the essential oil of Lemongrass.  The smell is very uplifting, and if you love the smell of lemon, you will adore this soap.  I have blended French Green Clay into it.  The clay helps draw out impurities.  It is a natural absorbent and it acts like a sponge as it cleans away dirt and oil.  This is an awesome soap for the sweaty, hot, summer days of being outside.  Having been working in the garden, getting your daily run in, coming home from a hot and sweaty ball game........this soap is what you need to clean away the grime from those long, hot summer days.

Honey Almond Oatmeal

This is one of my newer soaps that I just recently released.  The three ingredients that make this soap so amazing for your skin.....honey, sweet almond oil, and oatmeal. Honey is known as a natural cleanser and it exfoliates your skin and leaves it glowing. Honey is also knows to reduce scarring and is a great moisturizer.  Sweet Almond oil is also an amazing moisturizer for the skin.  It has also been known to have a calming effect on people with skin allergies and inflammation. Lastly, oatmeal.....ahhhhhh, who doesn't love oatmeal? I have ground raw oats into a powder before I add it to the oils.  There is a bit of texture to the soap, but it is NOT abrasive at all. The oatmeal you see on the top is for decoration. I think everyone probably knows that oats are great for the skin one way or another! Egyptians and Arabians had oats in their skincare as far back as 2000 BC to beautify their skin. Greeks and Romans took oat baths for skin healing ailments.  We still do that also I believe. It acts as a natural moisturizer by removing dead skin cells. It contains beta-glucan that forms a fine film on your skin as well as penetrates deep into the skin to help retain moisture.  So after all that how can you go wrong with this bar?! The summer days of bug bites, skin irritations, and just the need to revitalize your skin from the days spent outside....grab this bar! You will love it! I know I do.  Oh...and the smell....wow.  There are no essential oils used to make this smell good.  It is all in the honey and oats....it is really amazing!

Summer Days

Those of you reading this are actually getting a sneak peak at this soap!  I have not yet released it or shown any pictures of it.  It is still in the curing room for another couple weeks, but it will definitely be worth the wait!  The combination of oils that I used worked surprisingly wonderful! The two I used cannot get anymore summery...is that a word? It is now! The ones I used are Lime and Citronella! I cannot keep my nose away from this one. To begin with....Citronella.  I love this smell! I believe everyone knows that is repels insects, but did you know that it also acts as an antiseptic and anti-microbial? It helps skin tone and tightens up pores also! So when you are out enjoying the summer evenings and smelling your citronella candle burning, you can now think of citronella in a different way, it's also good for the skin! Next.....Lime Oil.  I bet you didn't know that Lime Oil was good for your skin.  I didn't until I started doing research on the uses and benefits of it.  It is used as an antiseptic, anti-viral, astringent, and aperitif.  I know, you are asking...what the heck is an aperitif? The smell of lime makes the mouth water. It serves as an appetizer or aperitif. It also activates the secretion of digestive juices before you start eating and increases your hunger and appetite.  I know exactly what that all means.....you just have to smell this soap and you get it! I don't think I have to mention why this is a great summer soap.  Like I said...it will be available in a couple weeks!

I want to wish everyone a wonderful and happy summer.  Use it to re energize after our LONG and dreary winter.  My advice is to purchase my summer soap to help your long summer days start and end with a reminder that summer is finally here!!

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