Setting: Guelph university. Fair November Craft Show, November 2019Testimonial from a customer 2 months later On our ESP bar I had the good fortune of browsing through your vendor table at Fair November at the University of Guelph, and I am so thankful. I cannot express how much this shampoo bar has made a difference for me. I have psoriasis, particularly badly on my scalp. It got to the point where it was cracking and bleeding and nothing was helping. I had tried medications, medicated shampoos, creams, and pretty much anything I could get my hands on and I had only been able to reduce it to…

No Scents Please. Fragrance Free Space. No Scents Makes Sense. We Share the Air.  The signs are popping up everywhere. Public waiting areas and increasingly more work places are demanding that we refrain from using perfumes and "scented" products.  I get it. We are allergic and sensitive and sickened by the toxicity in the air, sharing close quarters with petrochemical and carcinogenic affects all of us. As we make changes to avoid chemicals in our daily lives, we in turn become healthier and more aware of the reactions our body produces. Watery eyes. Headaches. Fatigue.…

“Please don’t open”, I begged the suite door to our adjoining rooms. “Be well, my daughters.”. I was in the claws of a severe food poisoning that night and was sick beyond any nightmare I could have imagined. Day number 3 at our Cuban resort. Thankfully, the door remained silent. In the morning, my husband summoned the doctor for me.   “Where did you get this arsenal?” he exclaimed, as he perused my lineup of bedside aids: liquid minerals, grapefruit, ginger and charcoal. "Yes, I had used the grapefruit seed extract in my water. Yes, I had taken the charcoal.”  After…

If you have found a skin care line that works for you, kudos. Stick with it. It is like having a job you are happy to greet each day. I tried to find the % of people who were happy with their skin. Google was confused with this request, but did acknowledge discussion on ‘one’s skin and happiness’. Our skin is our mirror. No one likes to hear, “You look tired.” If the person is a good friend and they look tired, they know it already. No reminder needed. But heaven forbid, if it is a stranger who notices. The connection between happy, healthy people and their skin It is true one can…

It's that time of year! Make gift giving easy and delicious with REAL Skin Nutrition for your loved ones! Handmade. Always High Quality.  1 For Dry & Itchy $41 The X-Pack - Effective Nutrition for the 'troubled skin'.  ESP Soap, Apple Cider Rinse and the X-cream.   2 For Him $11 esp bar - Men love the head to toe.   3 For Everyone $19 soap stone dish- Green Friendly Handmade for lovers of natural soap.    4 Forever Young - $22- $84 Emu Oil - Give the gift of youth! Our unrefined Australian Emu oil is our youth serum.   5 For Clear Skin - $…

I was shocked, well, not really, when the trouncing of coconut oil hit last week on Marketplace. It was bound to happen. Any billion-dollar industry such as coconut would increase the competitors' angst and ire.   I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Marketplace did the final editing. Even knowing how incredible coconut is, I was fascinated at how easily one might be swayed by the brilliance of an editor’s skill. The coconut lovers who ‘made the cut’ appeared shocked by the evidence against coconut. The editing was cleverly done.  I…

A vegan alternative to our beloved Emu Oil for burns, Aloe Vera has been around our homes for as long as we can remember. This plant contains a soothing gel hidden within its thick green spiky leaves. For any type of burn, we run to the plant and break off a leaf, extracting the cool, soothing goodness. We believe every household should have an aloe plant! Recently, we are noticing quite the explosion of aloe products out there. Gels, juices, supplements, oils, powders for health and digestion. Creams, lotions, masks, hair products... the cosmetic industry is having a field day with this…

Feet tired and sore and odourful after a long day in work boots.Achy bones, feeling sluggish, must persevere.Fingers splintered from stacking logs. Should have worn gloves.Arthritis flaring. Hands swelling. Knuckles screaming.Alligator skin. Itchy, scaly. Wishing I could vaycay in Cuba.Racquetball game. Injured knee. I feel old.Stressful bad boss day. Coworker wearing too much perfume.Teaching elementary. Needing to build up resistance to cold and flu season.Bedraggled. Tired. Not up to par. Need ‘me’ time. Draw me a bath! SVP Whatever your situation is, we all need more time for…