When was the last time you opened up one of your body care or face care products and took a whiff and loved the scent? Loved the packaging? Love everything about it except for the effectiveness? Most of you are nodding and saying...this morning. But wait...there is another component. How many of you know

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Consumers like yourself are becoming more and more educated on the importance of ingredients in your products. If you look at most skin care products, the very first ingredient is water, distilled water or something of the sort.

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Today is National Salt Day! We wanted to share with you our love for salt and why it plays such an important role in our business. Keep reading to find out the different type of salts, their benefits and our special we are running in honor of today.

We are big fans of SALT and using our best Bubba from Forest Gump voice, we like coarse salt, medium salt, fine salt, Himalayan salt, Lava salt, Salt from the Dead Sea and honorary Epsom salt (which everyone knows its really not a salt). We love it all and we use these very salts in our lovely products. Let's get started on the common benefits:

• Detoxifies the skin and feet
• Increases blood circulation
• Kills germs and bacteria
• Aids in the prevention of ingrown toenails
• Soften and remove calluses and rough skin
• Makes for a great exfoliator
• Decreases inflammation

We want you to reap all of these bennies and more, which is why we incorporate SALT in our Foot polishes, Foot soaks and Foot Salts. Find out more on why we chose to use Salt vs. Sugar in our polishes. The use of SALT as a healing force dates way back and our love affair with SALT just keeps getting better. Are you using salt in your beauty care regimen?

In honor of National Salt Day, we are running a special of 25% off all Salt-based products. Use code: RELAX25. Expires 5/18 @ 11:59pm EST. Our products are perfect for home use or tote to your local nail salon. Simple give our products to your local pedicurist or nail salon to be used in placed of their products. All of London's Pedisoaks foot care products are truly natural with natural preservatives, natural fragrance and natural coloring. Check out our website to read some reviews of our most popular items.

Again Happy National Salt Day! How do you plan on using salt today?

Occasionally, we are asked by our customers, why should they pay for our products when they can get other items so much cheaper. We try to inform them of the many differences and figured it would be an excellent way to educate others. To us, the answers are fairly simple. Let's get started... Here are a few practical reasons why our products cost more than our competitors.

1. THE FIRST IS MOST IMPORTANT. The first ingredient has the highest potency. If you look in the ingredients section of many skincare, body care or feet care products the first ingredient typically says water. It comes in different forms such as aqua, distilled water, ionized water, etc. If water is listed first, you are buying mainly water. When it comes to moisturizers having water as the main ingredient is concerning, because it tricks you skin into thinking it moisturized only to be absorbed leaving your skin feeling dry. Our first ingredients is never water, which is why our butters, salves and serums nourish and hydrate your skin.
2. SMALL YET STRONG. We are a small business and due this simple factor our bulk purchases are much smaller than the big players in the beauty field. The more you buy the cheaper the ingredient, which can result in lower prices.
3. MADE FRESH IN AMERICA. We are an American-based business manufacturing in America. We do not outsource our products in order to get our goods at a drastically cheaper price. We are handcrafted, handpoured and made with love in the state of Maryland. When you buy beauty products off the shelves do you know when the product was made and if so, how long ago? We make our product in small batches to provide a freshness & quality.
4. TRULY NATURAL INGREDIENTS. If you have ever taken a moment to check out the ingredient list, you probably get a headache from not being able to pronounce most of the chemicals, parabens, artificial fragrances and coloring. Our ingredients are truly sourced from nature. We grind down most of our products ourselves. We infuse our own oils. We use natural preservatives such as Vitamin E, Leucidal liquid and Rosemary Leaf Extract. We leave all the other nonsense out of our products making them toxin-free, paraben free, artificial coloring free, synthetic fragrance free.
5. REAL & EFFECTIVE RESULTS. We all love instant results. We want results fast and quick, because we have been trained to want that in our society. But, our products give real long lasting results. With that said, we use very beneficial ingredients like Cupuacu butter, Tamanu Oil, Aloe Vera Oil, Dead Sea Clay, Calendula Oil, Matcha Green Tea, Jojoba Oil and Cranberry Seed Oil. These are powerhouse ingredients that nourish and transform the skin.

Hopefully, this gives you an amazing insight not only in our brand, but for other natural beauty brands. Before we let you go, there are a few beauty brands with products we truly love. We wanted to share our favorites.

One Love Organics

Ella + Mia

Groomed Skin* (This brand is launching Spring 2017. We were fortunate enough to get a sneak peak trial. Yaaaay!)

Moody Sisters

Foxie Bombs

Be sure to support a small business today! We love to hear from you. Do you have a question you want us to answer? Simply let us know below.

We were asked why not sugar... The response is very simple. We are sweet enough.

No seriously, sugar granules are typically...

• smaller
• more uniform
• typically rounded
• less abrasive
• dissolves easily
• contain natural glycolic acid
• moisturizing

This results in a gentle and softer exfoliation. Dry skin areas such as elbows, knees and feet need a more intense exfoliation to remove dead skin and rough patches. Salt is perfect for such an exfoliation!

Salt granules are typically...

• sharper edges
• more abrasize
• therapeutic qualities
• increases circulation
• detoxifying
• muscle relaxatants
• tighten skin

They both have their pros and cons but when its comes to feet and rough spots like elbows and knees... Salt has it!

We love salt! Dead Sea salt, Pink Himalayan salt and Lava salt are our top three favorites! So why do we chose salt for our scrubs? Salt is an excellent exfoliator, they detoxifier, purifier, natural antiseptic and stimulates blood circulation.

 This is the very reason why our crowd pleasing Pink Power polish and Blackened Peppermint polish are both made with Dead Sea salt. Since salt can be drying we infused our scrub with powerful moisturizers such as avocado butter, jojoba oil and coconut oil.

Don't believe us? Try it out for yourself! Your feet will thank you!

Love Your Feet Today.

SKIN BENEFITS OF BLACK PEPPERCORN

• Antibacterial
• Promotes blood circulation
  
• Removes toxins
  
• Rich in Vitamin C
• An excellent antioxidant
  
• Exfoliates the skin

BEAUTY HACKS WITH BLACK PEPPERCORN

1. SMOOTH OPERATOR: Add freshly ground black peppercorn to you favorite body wash to exfoliate your skin. Plus, it aids in minimizing cellulite.
   
2. OIL INFUSION: Create a black peppercorn oil infusion that can be used for a multitude of purposes such as a hair growth stimulator or cellulite treatment. What you need is a mason jar, jojoba or almond oil and crushed black peppercorn. Mix the black peppercorn with the oil and pour into the mason jar. Fill the jar up to the very top. Allow the jar to sit for at least three weeks. After three weeks, drain the peppercorn from the oil. Store your oil in a container and use it as your feel necessary.  Please be sure to do an allergy test prior to applying any natural products on large surfaces.
   
3. ANTI-AGING MAGIC: You are probably expecting some amazing recipe with black peppercorn or black pepper essential oil. But, actually this spice is so powerful all you have to do is add black pepper to your diet and watch the wrinkles melt away. Be sure to use fresh ground black peppercorn and remember the ground peppercorns are only good for 3 months. Using it as a seasoning or dressing are super easy. Good ole fashion salt & pepper on most proteins is always a winner. Adding black peppercorn and lemon juice to any salad will add a nice zing.
   

Calendula is a powerhouse in the medicinal plant family that we incorporate in our product line. Owning an all-natural beauty product company, we use ingredients such as this for their amazing benefits and qualities. You can find this amazing ingredient in several of our products. For those that may not know, here are some of the wonderful benefits from this magnificent plant.

BENEFITS OF CALENDULA

• Anti-inflammatory
• Antioxidant rich
• Accelerates the healing process
• Increase blood flow in skin cells
• Smooths & soothes skin conditions
• Anti-bacterial, antimicrobial and antiseptic
• Anti-spasmodic properties

CHAPPED LIPS MOISTURIZING OIL

ANTI-AGING FACIAL MIST

BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA

• Antibacterial
• Antioxidant rich
• Accelerates the healing process
• Reduces dental plaque
• Detoxifies
• Anti-aging properties
• Abundant in natural vitamins

ALL-NATURAL MOUTHWASH

OVERNIGHT FACE MASQUE

OVERNIGHT HAIR MASQUE

FRIZZ TAMER

ENHANCE ALREADY-OWNED BEAUTY PRODUCTS

SHAVING GEL

MAKEUP PRIMER

ACNE ZAPPER

HAIR MASQUE

• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons raw, organic honey
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil

LIP TREATMENT

Guest Blogger: AE Trinh

EXFOILIATOR

TEETH WHITENER

• 1 teaspoons (5 mL) of 3% hydrogen peroxide (this is safe for oral use)
• 2 teaspoons (8 mL) of baking soda
• Toothpaste as needed to thicken and add flavor

CLARIFYING SHAMPOO