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All Things Jill
June 2009 |
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Ingredient of the Month:
A L O E
(Aloe
Barbadensis)
Few plants can claim a 4,000-year history of use for
essentially the same purposes, and few are as easy to grow and use as aloe. For countless people, myself
included, aloe vera was our first encounter with a medicinal herb. Growing up I can remember receiving a
cut or scrape and my mother taking me into the kitchen and cutting a slice off of a thick, spiky plant that
always sat on our windowsill. She'd squeeze the jelly-like interior of the plant onto my boo-boo and,
for whatever reason (I didn't really care at the time, as long as it felt better!), I healed quickly.
Aloe gel is perhaps the most widely recognized herbal remedy
in North America today, used to relieve thermal burn and sunburn, promote wound healing, and moisturize and
soften skin. Everyone who uses it seems convinced that it works, and its millennia of use for the same
conditions support that assumption.
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Ingredient of the Month:
Soothing Aloe
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Notes from the Soaperie:
Summer Skincare
& our
newest
T∙R∙E∙K
Product!
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Product Feature:
T∙R∙E∙K: June Sale!
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Retailer of the Month:
Nurtured By Nature
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Jill's Picks:
Twitter-pated
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Shades of Green:
Greener Gardening
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 Get
your feet ready for summer!
Sole Delight Foot Scrub: $14 |
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A key
ingredient in our
Bottoms Up! Baby Bum Spray,
Bug Joose! and our
After Sunny Spray, Aloe Vera is well respected for its
application as a moisturizing agent. It contains vitamin
B
complex, folic acid, vitamin C and carotene (a precursor
of vitamin A).
Check out the products linked above
for great savings this month,
as part of our Aloe exclusive!
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Summer Skincare... |
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With summer
somewhere in our near future (although who really
knows...it did SNOW here last weekend after all!) it's
time to think about taking care of our skin while
outdoors. Last summer we had many customers
requesting a product with the same fantastic effects as
our very popular Bug Joose! Moisturizing Outdoor Spray,
but in a lotion format.
I am very pleased to announce the latest
addition to our T∙R∙E∙K family - our new Shoo Fly!
Outdoor Lotion (pictured right). With the great benefits
of organic essential oils such as Lemongrass,
Citronella, Pine and Cedarwood, this lotion glides on
skin and absorbs quickly, so that you and your family
can get back to your outdoor activities. We suggest you
reapply it after swimming and after heavy exercise.
Since it's new this month (and there's a
limited supply of it for the summer!) we're offering it
at a fantastic low introductory price of only $10. The
price will be going up on July 15, so get yours before
then!
We've got some great summer gardening
tips below that I hope you enjoy, and while the sun's
shining today, I think I'll sign off & head out for a
rollerblade!
Namaste,
Jill
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Shoo Fly!
Outdoor Lotion
New,
and on sale until June 30. |
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outdoor products before June 30 and receive 10% off!
Click here to order!
Pamper Your Body. Protect the Earth. |
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Retailer of the Month |
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Located in the heart of the Shuswap, Nurtured by Nature
services their community by providing products that
strengthen the attachment between families and our
planet. They believe that caring for our earth begins
with caring for ourselves and our loved ones.
From
natural products such as organic cotton women's wear
(also great for maternity) to plastic free lunch bags
and storage containers, grom pregnancy to preschoolers,
we have all you need to nurture yourself and your family
naturally.
Carrying a
selection of All Things Jill Baby, Mom and TREK products,
Nurtured by Nature is sure to have what any Eco-Parent needs!
To find an All Things Jill
retailer near you, click here |
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I'm
Twitter-pated!
I
have found myself lost in Twitter - a fantastic
networking a socializing tool. Officially, it's a
way to "communicate and stay connected through the
exchange of quick, frequent messages". It's a great way
to connect with people, whether they're friends,
business contacts or just other "Tweeple" online.
Twitter is always asking the question "What are you
doing?" - all you need to do is answer!
If
you're already on Twitter,
follow us for great weekly specials available only
to our Tweeps!
Sources:
www.twitter.com
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 Shades of Green
Greener Gardens
Summer has finally arrived (we think!) and it's time to
spend more time outdoors. Gardens need weeding, lawns
need tending, and blender drinks need, uh, well,
drinking.
This is our first summer in our new home and so we've
been eager to plant things and see what comes up, but
we've been trying to do it in a responsible,
environmentally friendly way.
LAWNS: We've seeded with a low water & low
maintenance grass seed (available at your favorite
garden store). It grows slower, so requires less
cutting, and needs less water both of which are a
definite benefit.
FERTILIZERS:
There are a lot of organic fertilizers made from fish,
manure and other natural ingredients which can be very
effective, so add a little to your lawn in the spring
and fall when you seed.
NATURAL HERBICIDES:
White vinegar sprayed on weeds that inevitably pop up
will help get rid of them, especially dandelions and
Canadian thistle. Consider planting companion
plants together and mixing them up. Suggestions are:
basil with tomatoes, carrots with leaf lettuce, onions
or garlic with roses, Swiss chard with beans, and corn
with cucumbers. Marigolds planted as a border will
discourage both insects and animal pests from stopping
for a snack!
We’ll let you know how we do our first summer in our new
house. So far, so good! Let us know if you have any
secret weapons to keep your garden weed and bug free and
we'll send you a discount coupon to be used towards your
next online purchase! Send us your feedback at
sales@allthingsjill.ca. |
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