You Love Me! You Really Love Me!
I’d like to thank all the little people . . . Seriously, I usually don’t even get honorable mention in prize contests, but I think my luck is changing. Last month I entered The Flicker Group Photo Contest sponsored by From Nature With Love. I love their blog because they showcase some great natural products and recipes. The pictures were all so stunning I didn’t think I stood much of a chance.
Long story short, I was among three winners of a lovely gift package, and believe me I’ll be putting the products to good use. My package contained poppy seed oil, rice powder, goat’s milk powder, yellow kaolin clay, organic nilotica shea butter, and pink rose petals. I’ll be posting recipes in the coming days for using these great products. I plan on pre-pooing with the poppy seed oil today. Yea!
Remember Calendula, 2008 Herb of the Year? I’ve been having good luck with it, so I thought I’d point to some great products that include Calendula and revisit the properties of this great herb. Calendula has been used in homeopathy since the 1840s to promote wound healing for ulcers, burns, and lacerations. Calendula does not kill bacteria, but contains it so that the body is able to cure itself. Today, we also use Calendula in skin toners, creams, and bath products. 
Dr. Bronner’s has brought a law suit against some major companies. The crux of the matter is terminology such as natural and organic. What exactly do those terms mean legally? Most people use the terms interchangeably, but they don’t mean the same thing. As people smarten up and start ridding themselves of the chemicals, many companies want in on a piece of the natural products pie, i.e. Chlorox buying Burt’s Bees. Of course I have an opinion, but let’s take a look at what the natural products sphere is saying–
Remember this scene from Seinfeld—
During the September 12, 2007, webinar, 
