Tuesday, May 27, 2014

It's your Face...be Gentle.

The face is the first body part seen. We do so much to our face without noticing the effects of what we do. Always consult your dermatologist if your skin problems are serious. There are 4 different skin types of the face, normal, oily, dry, and combination. Most people with normal skin believe they have combination, but this is a misconception. Normal skin will be dry on the cheeks and oily in the "T zone" and nose. Also, normal skin changes with the seasons. For example, it will be dry in the winter and oily in the summer. Someone that has combination skin will have extreme skin differences on the face, like acne or oil in one area of the face while the other areas are generally dry. Treatment for normal skin is washing with a cleanser designed for the area type you have and applying a  moisturizer. Use moisturizer more frequently on the dry areas of the skin. Treatment for combination skin will vary by the degree of condition on your skin. Always consult your dermatologist regarding serious skin conditions.  
Early Morning after washing with water & lip butter.

When you have dry skin, your skin lacks elasticity and maybe sensitive to the elements. The plus side is you will have fewer break outs :o) Taking care of dry skin is a little bit easier. You want to avoid alcohol on your skin. It will only take away what little moisture your skin has making your skin flaky. Wash your face once a day with a creamy cleanser and warm water. Than pat your skin dry. Try using +Bloomfield Bath's Floral Water Skin Toner. It's alcohol free! The two main ingredients in our toner is floral water and witch hazel. If you wondering if these ingredients are natural, I will tell you yes and they are both made from flowers. Witch Hazel is made from the bark and leaves of  "a shrub with fragrant yellow flowers..." and the floral water is produce after plants are steamed in the process of making essential oils. Floral Water have similar properties of essential oils but are less concentrated. 
 Our toner comes with 30 pads, one side soft the other side for exfoliation. Don't scrub to hard. :o)
Someone with oily skin are more prone to break outs. The pores on their skin are slightly enlarge and the texture of the skin is coarse. Oily skin has a lot of shine after cleansing. Even though the skin is oily, it still needs to be moisturized daily. When doing so, you would want to use a lotion that has little oil in it. You would want to use a gentle non-foaming cleanser to clean your face. Bloomfield Bath has a face cleanser that does not have any harsh chemicals. The main ingredients in our Premium Face Cleanser is purified water and aloe vera. 
A person with sensitive skin can have any of the four previous stated skin types in addition to the sensitive skin. According to Dermatologist Leslie Baumann, MD, there are four different types of sensitive skin all causing inflammation of some type, acne, rosecea, burning/stinging, and contact dermatitis (allergies/irritants). You will want to understand the type of sensitive skin you have when buying anything labeled, "for sensitive skin". Anyone with Sensitive Skin should be very selective about the product use on their face. When using Bloomfield Bath's facial products,or any product made by us, remember we do not use "...artificial coloring, fragrances, parabens, urea, paba, phthalates, paraffin, propylene glycol, mineral oil, petrolatum, animal ingredients or sulfates." And an added bonus, we do not test on animals. When it comes to your face you want to take it easy and not use to much at one time. 
 The Beautiful Face Set comes with our face cleanser, toner & facial cream.

Bloomfield Bath has additional natural facial care products to gently clean, exfoliate and moisturize your face:

  • Vitamin A Serum - use once a week, helps reduce wrinkles, use at night. 
  • Vitamin C Serum - use 1-3 times a week (depends on skin sensitivity), helps reduce the unstable molecules that cause aging, use at night
  • Butter My Lips - Lip Butter - once daily, helps moisturize & soften dry lips, main ingredient is shea butter 
  • Facial Mask - use weekly, helps draws out impurities & exfoliate the skin, keep refrigerated, use at night. 
    • the facial mask is made of Kaolin Clay, brown sugar & fruit exact acids.
    • it is suggested, when using the facial mask use the face cream to moisturize and nothing else but water.  

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Natural Preservatives


Anytime a product has water, preservatives are needed. Preservatives prevent the growth of bacteria, yeast, and fungi. Thus extending the shelf life of any product. +Bloomfield Bath chooses to use only natural preservatives in their products. One of the natural products we use is Honey. Honey is a natural preserve that has been use since ancient times. The Egyptians used honey in many of their medical procedures. Bloomfield Bath uses honey in their 3 different Conditioners, Facial Masks and two of the Signature Scents (Oh My Oats & Honey and Honey Almond). Honey is considered a preservative because the moisture content is low. Many scientist believes that honey creates a sticky barrier against bacteria and other infections.Other natural preservatives we use are Leucidal Liquids, Natapres, Neodefend, and Potassium Sorbate. 



We use Leudical and Natapress in our body butters. Leucidal is a plant base natural preservative. It prevents the growth of other microorganisms by acidifying its environment. Natapres is a natural compound made from multiple plant extracts, like radish root ferment filtrate and the honeysuckle flower extract. It is a great protector against gram negative & gram positive bacteria. 



We use Potassium Sorbate and Neodefends in our lotions and creams. Potassuim Sorbate is a salt of sorbic acid natural found in some fruits. It is great defense against mold but can resist some bacteria and yeast. Potassuim Sorbate has been used for decades to preserve many products, including food. Neodefend is an emulsifying that help keeps our butters and oils from separating in water. It a gluten-free food starch, naturally occurring in corn. It is gentle on the skin and can be used on sensitive skin, giving the ability to hydrate and condition your skin. Bloomfield Bath stands by its mission to use all natural ingredients so that your skin will be exuberant and beautiful. Every element we use will be natural and chemical free. 


Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Buying in "Sets"

If you have tried Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care's products and love love their creams or lotions. Why not try a whole set. Start with a body cleanser, then exfoliate your skin with the polish and finish with the lotion, cream or butter. If your skin feels great with the use of only one product, image how it will feel when you use a complete set? Or you can exfoliate first, then cleanse your skin, followed by your cream. Which ever you decided you will revitalize, renew and rejuvenate your skin the all natural way. You can cleanse your skin with our body cleanser or our homemade soaps. Our cleansers contains a vegetable oil based soap, Castile. The oils we use in our cleansers are Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, and Castor Oil. The soap bars we offer are preservative free!!! You can choose to get our soaps in one of our Signature Scents, buy them by the loaf or sign up for our charity program. The Body Polish main ingredient is sugar. Sugar is great for exfoliation because of its grainy texture. Bloomfield Bath's Polish is a healthy way of getting rid of dead skin cells, revealing your healthy skin underneath. After exfoliating your skin, it is now ready for moisture. The kind of moisture you add will depend on the type of skin you have. For extra dry skin, the body butter would work best. If you have normal skin, the cream or lotion would work great. You will see and feel the difference in your skin when using Bloomfield Bath's complete set.

Beautiful Body Set

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Scents Leads the Way

Scent is one of the most powerful senses. It can trigger wonderful thoughts or enjoyable memories. Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care scents will make your special memories shine. Bloomfield Bath can customize your body polish and butter (or lotion or cream) with the scents of your choice. Our Signature Scents are In your Dreams, On the Island, Candy Store, Coconut Cream, Oh My Oats and Honey, Euphoric, Classy Lady, and Perfect Gentleman. The Signature Oil Blends are Lemongrasser, Lavender Love, and Honey Almond. What is your favorite scent?
Signature Scents



All Natural Ingredients

Bloomfield Bath uses Shea Butter in all of our products. Shea Butter comes from the Tree of Life, our logo, and combines well with many ingredients. It is known to help improve many skin conditions, such as blemishes, eczema, dermatitis, etc. Other natural ingredients we use that are beneficial for your skin are oils like Jojoba, Argan, Caster, Olive, etc., Cocoa Butter, Aloe Vera, vitamins, and natural plants, like sugar cane, and fruits, like mangos. What else does Bloomfield Bath uses in the products you love? We'll here are a few more...

Alcohol - When you hear or see a product has alcohol, you natrually think "dryness". Bloomfield Bath uses vegan all natrual alcohol in their products. What is this "vegan alcohol"? It is called Cetearyl Alcohol and it is made of a mixture of fatty alcohols, cetyl and stearyl, predominatantly found in plants. (Like the coconut oil ) Cetearyl Alcohol contains emollient properties which leaves the skin soft and smooth

Miracle Oil - Have you tried Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care Miracle Oil? It contains 8 of the finest ingredients and can be used anywhere from your scalp and hair to problem areas of the skin. Our miracle oil includes Jojoba Oil, Argan Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Hemp Seed Oil. The Tea Tree Oil, Calendula and Lavender oils are also known to have healing properties. The Miracle Oil also contains Rosemary Essential Oil which aids in memory and hair loss.

Water - Water is vital for all life in this world. The amount of water in the human body ranges between 55% - 75%. The factors that determine how much water is in the human body depends on age, weight, health, and gender.  Water in products will bind with your skin, opening the pores to help keep you hydrated. Hydrating your body helps to enhance and revitalize your body cells, thus giving your skin radiance  Bloomfield Bath uses Purified water in our products. So clean, moisturize and protect your skin with Bloomfield Bath Natural Body Care.

No Phalates - Let's talk about phthalates (pronounced \ˈtha-ˌlāt\). It is use to increase the softness and flexibility of plastics. In other words, it is a plasticizer for plastics. That is plastics for jars, bottles, bags and many other things we use plastic for. Phthalates are predicted to be the cause of human carcinogen and damaging the genotype. Humans absorb Phthalates through food, air and their skin. Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care's blends are Phthalates Free!!!!




All Natrual Body Care

Unrefined Ingredients

Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care uses unrefined ingredients. Unrefined assures that the ingredient is available in its raw form. Refining ingredients usually takes out the odor and deodorizes. When this is done, it also removes some of the beneficial aspects of an ingredient. We at Bloomfield Bath wants you to be able to receive all benefits our ingredients have to offer.



Unrefined

Cocoa Butter

How do you make Cocoa Butter? The cocoa pod houses the seeds, when the seeds are ready for harvest (in about 5 years), the beans are extracted, fermented and allowed to dry out. Once dry the beans are then called cocoa nibs. The cocoa nibs are then grounded and cacao liquor is produced. Non alcoholic kind of liquor. :o) The liquor is passed through a screw press produces pure cocoa butter. Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care cocoa butter is unrefined and organic. Cocoa Butter has vital amino acid which helps in the creation of serotonin. So when placed on your skin it can assist in making you feel good. Cocoa butter on the skin helps in skin protection it contains a large quantity of extremely bio-available minerals which are more efficient in their usual plant form compared to vitamins such as calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, manganese, copper & iron. Try it!!!! www.bloomfieldbath.com/kmknowles



The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life, also known as The Karite Tree, originated from Africa. It produces an edible fruit that contains an almond shaped nut. Fat is extracted from this nut to produce Shea Butter. The process of making Shea Butter is called "Women's Gold." It gives income to thousands of rural African Women. Traditions in making Shea Butter are passed on generation after generation. Shea Butter is exceptionally rich in Vitamins A, D, E, F and K. Many moisturizing and protective properties are exhibit in Shea Butter. Shea Butter soothes skin irritations, helps reduce stretch marks, fine lines and the appearance of scars. Bloomfield Bath-Natural Body Care uses the Karite Tree of Life because the philosophy symbolizes our passion for life and unity.


Promoting Soft, Beautiful, Healthy Body Care



I have been using Bloomfield Bath' s products since it began a couple of years ago. My favorite signature scent is Honey Almond. Since I have been using Bloomfield Bath Natural Body Care, my skin feels better. My skin is soft, smooth, and healthy. I even use Bloomfield Bath' s hair products. The Miracle Oil Hair Cleanser and Conditioner keeps my hair strong and thick. It help protects  my hair against breakage. Bloomfield Bath has all natural products for you, from your hair to your toes. Taking care of your body starts with the outside. When you use natural products it benefits you down to the tiniest skin cell. Be good to your body, it's all you have.