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Hi !
I just register, I'm happy to be here.
I'm from guadeloupe in carribean sea, and please apologize if you notice some errors in my posts, as my primary language is french.
I enjoy really making my own cosmetics, and hope I will learn a lot here.

Have a nice day
Bambi

Hello and welcome!  :hi: :hi:

Love your nick name.  :buttrf:

Hello and welcome !!!

Ohh Guadeloupe - that sounds divine. I would love to be there right now. Turquoise Seas and Sandy Beaches, instead of sleet and hoodies.....

Hope you enjoy it round here and looking forward to seeing pictures of your goodies !  :buttrf:

Hya  and welcome. Hope you enjoy it here. You will find the more the post the more you will be able to explore.

Look forward to chatting with you

Hello Bambi,

Take a good look round - you'll find lots of information.

Hi Bambi,

A very warm welcome to the forum.  It is lovely to have you here  :buttrf:


Ooh... yes *sigh*  We must make a rule that you shouldn't tell us just how turquoise the sea is or how warm the sun is or anything remotely sandy beach related because it would make us all very  :jealous:   :mwaha:

I do hope you enjoy it here and I really look forward to chatting with you around the boards  :)  :buttrf:

Hi there Bambi! Welcome, you will love it here... how long have you been making your own products and do you do it for yourself or for sale too?

And did someone mention we love photos (hint, hint!). 

Bonjour Bambi, et bien venu sur Fresholi. Ici vous trouverez beaucoup de renseinments, les bonnes ideas, et les gens plus agreables. Quelle genre de produits cosmetiques faites-vous? Francais n'est pas ma langue maternelle! - excusez mes erreurs aussi :)

 Smartarse  :mwaha:  only joking  ;)

Hello and welcome, you'll find load of info here so i hope you enjoy have fun.  Don't forget the photo's  ;)

Do we allow members from Guadeloupe ??? We really shouldn't you know, they'll show lovely pics of warm beaches while I'm stuck in the snow :(
Just jesting Bambi, welcome to our lovely forum, pull up a chair and ENJOY!  ;D

Hi Bambi

Lovely to meet you.  It sounds gorgeous where you are.  This is a lovely forum full of welcoming people and also very helpful, always someone with a great answer to any of your questions.  Have fun  :buttrf:

Hello Bambi and welcome I will be really interested to hear if you have any exciting ingredients that you use for your products that are maybe locally produced or are particularly special to where you live

Hello Bambi & welcome to the forum.   :)

Hello and welcome.  I am sure that you will have lots of fun here.

Hello Bambi. It's nice to meet you :)

Hi Bambi, welcome. You'll love it here  :buttrf:

Hi Bambi and welcome. In case you missed it, we love pics. What do you make?

Eire

Ohhh !!! thank you for your warm welcome.
Ok .. I promise to not speak about beach, sea, and coconut tree... humm until summer  :mwaha:
I make home made products for almost one year, for myself, my family and my friends for now.
I'm an energetic practician, I mean I work in reflexology, relaxant massage, reiki, etc.. and I use essential oils for several years.
Since I use my own products, I really feel better. And over all ... I'm very proud.. like a child sometimes  :mwaha:
I made yet creams, body milk, those incredible light butter (specially my "after eight" one which makes me crazy !!!!), deodorant, cream to wash the teeth
(I do not remember the name in english), a serum for my complicated hair, an anti mosquitos-cream and her lotion, some extracts, well I let my imagination fly.
I discover we have many flowers and smells here, I'm trying to make my own items.
I read a lot the experiences of others, to try to not make big mistakes.
I do not have many experience in home made, but if I can help it would be with pleasure.
today I was at my parents home, and I stole some rose hips and petals   ;D in the garden... I will try to do something with water and glycerine.

Welll I would be able to talk and talk... but it is late and I have to go to bed. Tommorrow at 5 am it will be the australian tennis woman finale, and I hope I will be able to wake up on time !

See you soon and again many thanks !
Bambi

Oh... beaches, sea and coconut trees.... bliss... some people here have snow on the ground again today! Maybe it's good to hear about sun and lovely long warm days - or maybe not  :mwaha:

Cream for the teeth is toothpaste ... not heard of people making their own before though. 

 :hi: Welcome aboard Bambi! Sounds like you've lots of experience. Nice to meet you  :buttrf:

Oooh, your products sound really great Bambi!

Tell us more about your after eight cream - sounds gorgeous!!!

Hi Bambi and welcome.You'll have lots of fun and find lots of great advise here,Samantha

Bambi, they all sound wonderful, especially the after eight. Let us know how you get on with the rosehips that you acquired. :mwaha: We nnneeeeeedddddd pics!

Honey, tooth soap has been around for some years now. Doubt it could be done under EU regs as it's classed as inside the body, but I could be wrong.

Eire

Tooth soap? Ewwww.  I couldn't do that, no way.   :ddrrool: << not drooling!

I tried it and it is surprisingly good. Gets rid of most of the tartar build-up and stops my gums from bleeding. You need to use well cured soap though that hasn't been fragranced with FOs (they taste nasty). I have some soap which is about a year old and has been unfragranced and it works great. This soap is so mild it barely stings the eyes nowadays and tastes kind of sweet. Fresh soap tastes sharp and soapy.

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Hi Bambi (love your name)and welcome
 :buttrf:

Bambi, I am loving your avatar  :buttrf:  Aww......   (:hug:)

Hi Helen,
Thank you ! and Amy for your kind words on my book.
I followed your advice in a new cream, and it is perfect !
I received this morning some cosmetic items and I could resist... I used silk extract, green tea and other things, and I used also my first rose extract.
I'm very proud ! It's green, because I used the leaves and the wood. But it smells good. I add a picture
I really have great fun you know.  :buttrf:

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I'm awaiting to receive my jasmin wax.

The "after eight" cream is just a whipping cream made with light cocoa butter + shea butter + macerated oil I made with plant from here which smells mint lightely + some micro pieces of dark cocoa butter + some mint EO
I do not have pictures but I will do next time. It looks like a white cream with some pepites of cocoa and a divine mint mixed smell  :mwaha:
Due  to the heat, I put the cream on fridge, and when i use it, it is fresh ! It seems to be good for blood circulation , due to the oil which have many properties. Plectrantus-amboinicus is its scientific name. Surely you know it ?

Hi bambi!
Gosh you do sound knowledgeable! There's lots of expertise here... and the occasional newbie picking their brains (like me  :mwaha:)
Love the sound of your after 8 cream, is the cocoa butter the chocolate side?

Hi Walnutgrove,
Thank you !
But I dit not understand what you mean by "is the cocoa butter the chocolate side?" Sorry but I'm not english native, and I have some lack sometime  ;D

Ooh missed this.  That cream looks delicious and sounds like it has an amazing combination of ingredient.  Mmmm   :buttrf: :buttrf: :buttrf: :buttrf:

sadly this is a tropical plant and I have not heard of it before. Looked it up on line, it sounds lovely. I imagine over here we could substitute mint or a mix of oregano and mint. May have a go when my garden herbs wake up in the summer.

Hello Bambi - Sorry for the delay in saying welcome  :)

Same here Bambi - welcome

 :)

Sorry bambi- in the UK there's an after 8 mint that is a thin chocolate with a minty fondant center. I just assumed that's what you ment- hence the "chocolate part"! I know better than to just assume these things  ::)
sorry for the confusion  :buttrf:

Hi WalnutGrove,
Do not worry, I see what you meant.
Well it could be an idea ? why not ? I will think about it to have a real "after 8" cream  :)
Thank you !

Thank you Lulu and Lynne

Wow!!  Oh yes, you must post us a pic  :buttrf:  You going to make snow angels?   :buttrf:

Gosh that sounds exciting. Yes, pics please.  :buttrf:

Bambi - please do post about your rabbits on this board (http://www.forum.fresholi.co.uk/index.php/board,19.0.html) as I'm sure people would be interested.

Bambi - I'm going to move some posts as a new thread.