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| Care Jelly works a treat on Chicken Pox |
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| 20 Feb 2010
By Rossi @ HNaturals |
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Well, that was quite a nice surpise.....a lady came in the shop yesterday, having previously bought a small jar of the Care Jelly for her son, along with some baby bath. She was very positive about the improvement in her son's skin since starting to use the baby bath, but the poor little boy had broken out in chicken pox shortly after their first visit to the shop, I promise you it's not related  , and she was very surprised to notice how quickly the spots went away when the care jelly was applied on them and didn't seem to itch or bother her boy like she was expecting. There was no need for Calamine lotion, nor for Periton, which is often recommended to calm down the itchiness assossiated with the chicken pox rash.
Needless to say, I was trilled to bits to hear such positive feedback. Customers have previously reported huge improvement and even disappearance of eczema patches, but the product being effective on chicken pox was news to me. Manuka is such a fascinating plant, with extremely powerful anti-fungal, anti-bacterial & anti-viral properties.
So if you've used the Care Jelly for something unusual and found it really helpful, please do let us know. |
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| It's happening .... |
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| 23 Dec 2009
By Rossi @ HNaturals |
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How exciting!!! 2 days till Christmas Day and the New Year just around the corner! I'm sure most of you have done the gift wrapping, organised the Christmas meal and are now eagerly awaiting a much deserved break.
The past year has been brilliant for us here, the brand has grown tremendously thanks to your support and kind recommendations to close friends and family, as well as the support of UK retailers expanding their natural ranges to include the Handmade Naturals brand. Our new distributor in Lithuania is also doing a fantastic job at marketing our brand in their country and wiping all existing stock every few weeks  .
Last week we opened our shop in Alsager, South Cheshire, and that has been welcomed with great interest by the local community. I promise to take some time over the next few days to upload some photos of the shop, as we are clearly very proud of it, but if you do live locally, do pop in and say hi. The address is 68F Chapel Mews, Crewe road, Alsager. If you don't know the area very well, do send me an email or call for driving & parking directions.
Tomorrow is our last working day before the holidays, so I am taking the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas & a very Happy New Year! |
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| Last minute preparations ... |
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| 16 Dec 2009
By Rossi @ HNaturals |
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It has been a hectic week, moving all the bottles and jars of skin care to the shop over the weekend, and gradually all making supplies in the week. There has been plenty of wall painting, mopping and dusting and arranging stuff around the shop. I've added some additional products to the range, like aromatherpary candles and a few skin care accessories. And I must say, it is looking really nice and smells wonderful. We did give a sneak preview to some passers-by at lunch time today, while Kev had the front door off the hinges to fit the new draft/rain excluder, and from their reaction, I suspect we will have a few busy days until we close for our Christmas & New Year break. If Julie gets a moment away from the post wrapping duties tomorrow, we'll both have to have a play with the till so we know what we are doing on the big day. And wish us luck - we open the doors on Friday!
If you live in the area, do pop round - 68F Chapel Mews, Crewe Road, Alsager! |
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| The Shop is starting to shape up! |
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| 10 Dec 2009
By Rossi @ HNaturals |
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The past couple of weeks have been a very exciting time for all of us here, all working hard to coordinate and ensure the shop opening goes as smoothly as possible. I've been working flat out on the making front, to make sure not only all the Christmas orders are swiftly dispatched but there is enough stock to display in the shop as well. Julie has been doing a grand job on the packaging front, swiftly wrapping all the post so you don't have to wait too long to receive your products. Alan has been running the B&Q to get bits and bobs so that Bob the Builder (actually called Kev and being Julie's half) can get on with restoring the unit. After 2 weeks of hard work on Kev's part, we now have an 'almost' finished (decoration wise) shop area & counter, a workshop that is also shaping up, and most importantly .... a sign outside! ...credit to our sign maker, http://www.evansign.co.uk ! We are hoping to have the renovation works completed by the end of tomorrow, and Alan will be assembling the display cases, ready for the move at the weekend.
Getting in touch with me over the next week may prove a little tricky, as BT have done their usual trick promising a working line by the 8th so we place an order, and then changing the phone installation date for the 17th. Much shouting & complaining managed to get the date moved to Monday, the 14th, but I am somehow doubtful, so until I hear the all familiar dial tone on the phone I can't really take anything for granted. As soon as we have a number, I will update the contact details on the website, but unti then email would be the best way to get in touch. I would be able to check emails from home, in the morning and evening, so not ideal but it is still something.... |
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| We've got some really exciting news...... |
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| 30 Nov 2009
By Rossi @ HNaturals |
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I know it's been such a long time since I've posted news on the blog, but the only time I've had to visit the blog appears to be just to clear the messages posted by annoying spammers. Clearly they think that posting silly links to websites selling pills and all other non-sense will go un-noticed. Sadly, there isn't much one can do to prevent sad individuals from manually posting such posts, so I was spending time to clear such posts instead of telling you what's happening at our end.
My feelings of guilt have finally taken over and I feel the time has come the share all the excitement with all of you who venture over here, either before or after sending your lovely orders.
The first bit of news are the internal changes we've had here. Handmade Naturals was finally registered as a company, after being in the planning department for a few years. I'm still the main person behind the whole operation, hand making and packaging the products you all love and making sure all the ingredients and external stock are available and you all get sent the products you order via the website. My husband, Alan, joined the company, mainly as the brains required to do all the accounting involved in running the business, especially the VAT returns since our registration back in August. My second 'right hand', Neli, who was helping a couple of days each week with the post wrapping and packaging some of the products like face masks and toners, left us in October to have her second baby, due in a couple of weeks time. Back in October, Julie joined the company as my new 'right hand' and she is doing a fantastic job at making sure you receive your products beautifully labelled and packed.
There are also some news about our distributors. The lovely Nicola at Organ-Nics in Rye, Sussex www.organ-nics.co.uk , has been stocking our products for a few months now. We were joined by Bio Eco from Lithuania, www.bioeco.lt, who virtually wiped all available stock placing two huge orders within a couple of weeks. Kate from Refresh Therapies opened her new shop in the Staffordshire town of Leek, after selling our products at Leek market for over a year, clearly with huge success. Natural Cosmo, our Spanish distributor, www.naturalcosmo.com, are also enjoying great sales in their shop in Sitges, near Barcelona.
Last week, we celebrated two birthdays – my little boy turned 7, and I turned a secret number, to my relief still beginning with 3 ;-) But as they say, you are only as old as you feel.
But the most important news of all, I think, is the imminent opening of our shop! It took nearly a month to agree the lease and it feels like it has taken an eternity to get to this point, but today we’ve had the keys. Our builder has been in today and managed to clear the unit of all the junk left behind from the previous occupiers, leaving it a blank canvas for my imagination and desires. Needless to say, there is so much to sort out, from purchasing equipment, ordering floor & wall coverings, to obtaining all sorts of quotations for insurance and utility supplies. Although I wish there were more than 24 hours in a day to fit all the jobs in, sadly, there aren’t, so some delay in getting your orders is a possibility. I say delay, but you can rest assured it will never be longer than the 2-3 days turn-around time promised on the website. We are hoping to open the shop on the 12th of December, but I shall keep you updated on the progress and if you live nearby, do come and see us. It would be lovely to put some faces next to the names. Watch this space for more info |
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