December 14, 2011
What I Wore – Holiday Festivities
We had a big family gathering to celebrate the holidays so what better time to break out my ugly sweater outfit!
The dress is from repurposeful punk on etsy. The rest is just from my stash of random bits and pieces I’ve picked up throughout my travels.
December 5, 2011
Early Shop Closure Announcement!
Early Shop Closure Announcement!
Thank you for all your support!!!
Due to the overwhelming number of orders that have come in the last few weeks, I’ve made the tough decision to close my online shops earlier than expected for the holidays. I’m closing them early to ensure that all the orders that have come in will be shipped before the Christmas shipping deadlines.
I HAVEN’T CLOSED THEM YET!!
They will be closed mid this week, likely on Wednesday evening. If you’ve been planning on placing an order, now is the time to do it!
** UPDATE: Dec 8th – The online shops are now closed for the holidays! **
LOCAL NEWS:
If you’re in the London area, we are at the Met for two more weekends.After the shop closures, I’ll move all unsold stock to the Met so it’s available for any last minute shoppers. The last weekend we will be at the Met is Dec 17th & 18th. The Met is open Saturdays from 10am to 6pm, and Sundays from noon to 5pm.
Thank you again for all your support!
I’m so excited to see so many people embracing natural skin care!
I’ll see everyone in the new year! Be safe and stay soapy!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
December 5, 2011
Great Natural Stocking Stuffers!
Are you looking for great natural stocking stuffers? Everyone deserves some skin loving natural goodies around the holidays (.. actually, all year long in my opinion LOL!), but stocking stuffers is a great place to start and a great way to introduce friends and family to the wonderful world of natural bath, body, and beauty! I have a whole section of my online shop dedicated to natural stocking stuffers and thought today would be a great time to share what you can find there! The holiday shipping deadlines are fast approaching on online orders (Dec 7th for US orders, and Dec 14th for Canadian orders), so whatever time than now to order unique stocking stuffers! 
December 3, 2011
Vacation Notice
I’ll need to catch up on my sleep by Christmas!
As you know, we are right in the middle of the busiest time of year for BB! At the end of every year I take a couple weeks off, and keep product availability limited in Jan so I can relax and recharge before jumping head first into another busy year. That being said, here’s what you need to know about the upcoming shop closings:
All online shops will be closed starting on Dec 20th and will reopen Jan 11th.
All online shops will be closed starting on Dec 20th and will reopen Jan 11th.
Product availability may be more limited than usual while I prepare the new (more eco-friendly) packaging.
It’s best to plan to have enough of your fav products to see you through to February
December 1, 2011
Christmas Crush Bath Bombs
Bath bombs are back in stock at battysbath.com! The current offering is Christmas Crush which smells like berry cherry! A great warm pick me up during the winter months
November 25, 2011
2 Ingredients to Watch for Under Your Christmas Tree!
Today I was reminded of why I started making skin care products – even the “natural” companies, aren’t living up to their promises! In my mailbox today I found a newsletter (more like a newsPAPER!) from one of the biggest commercial companies toting the natural vibe. Now although this big company (that starts with an “L” and ends in an “H“), makes products that are better than a lot of what’s available out there, they are still using two ingredients (in the majority their products) that are on most “dirty dozen” lists of ingredients to avoid.
I previously talked in length about one of those ingredients, parabens, in a previous blog post. A summery of their danger is that they mimic hormones and are readily absorbed into our skin. You’ll find these at the end of the “Big L’s” ingredients lists for many of their products.
The second shameful ingredient that the big L adds to pretty much anything that bubbles, suds, or fizzes, is SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate). I’m sure I’ve mentioned this problem ingredient on many occasions but since I don’t have a blog post summarizing what it is and why you’ll want to avoid it, now is the time! The last thing we all want is to start a new year bathing and soaking in chemicals! Without further a do, here’s what makes SLS so shameful!
What Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) are:
They are forming agents in the most basic terms. They create bubbles, form, and clean. They are some of the most widely used sulfates because they cheap. The almighty dollar strikes again. You’ll find these sulfates in all kinds of bath and body products including bath bombs (the big L is notorious for SLS in their bath bombs), shampoo, body wash, bubble bars (I’ve never seen one made without SLS or SLES), tooth paste, dish soap, bubble bath, shaving cream, etc. SLES is said to be the milder of the two, but its effects seem to be much more long lasting.
Why they should be avoided:
- Concentrations as low as 0.5% can cause irritation.
- Concentrations of 10-30% can cause skin corrosion!
- Rashes, scalp scabs, canker sores, dry skin patches
- Color stripping
- Stripes shine from hair
- Penetrates skin easily and can’t be metabolized by our liver
- Possible endocrine disruptors
- Not just skin and scalp irritants, they are also eye irritants
- Contamination with 1,4 dioxane (cancer causing)
How to spot them on labels:
They will be listed exactly how I’ve listed them in this post (minus the abbreviation):
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Today’s take away:
Read labels! It’s the only way to see through marketing hype to know if you’re getting a natural, safe, skin loving product, or you’re getting something that seems wondering but actually contains cancer causing ingredients! Again, watch out for any ingredient ending in -paraben, and watch out for Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate
December 20, 2010
Happy Holidays!
As many of you know, I’m taking the next 2 weeks off for some much needed R&R. Batty’s Bath wishes everyone a very happy holiday season!
Have fun and be safe!
See you in the new year
December 9, 2010
Small & Medium Gift Baskets from Batty’s Bath & Weezi
A great collaboration between two local handmade ladies – these gift packs are stuffed full of pampering products!
The Medium Packs have $71 worth of goodies for Batty’s Bath & Weezi for only $60!!!
The Small Packs have $40 worth of goodies for Batty’s Bath & Weezi for only $30!!!
Head up to the Weezi Studio (above Prince Albert’s Diner in London), or come out to any of Batty’s Bath December events to snag a gift pack (or two!)… These are a great way to spoil anyone (including yourself!)
December 8, 2010
Large Gift Packs from Batty’s Bath & Weezi!
A great collaboration between two local handmade ladies – these large gift packs are stuffed full of pampering products! There’s $100 worth of goodies for Batty’s Bath & Weezi for only $85!!! Head up to the Weezi Studio (above Prince Albert’s Diner in London), or come out to any of Batty’s Bath December events to snag a gift pack (or two!)… These are a great way to spoil anyone (including yourself!)
