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Magic Senses Body Butter Collection is Back in Stock

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May 202011

Our Shea Body Butter is back in stock! Hand whipped to perfection! It’s made with 20% naturally refined shea butter and will leave your skin moisturized and smooth. It comes in 2 jar sizes: 2 oz and 4 oz.

Prices:
$8 for the 2 oz jar
$11 for the 4 oz jar

The fragrances we have so far are: Sweet Pea, Citrus Linen (NEW!!), Plumeria and Peony. More fragrances to come! If you’d rather have it Unfragranced, just contact us.

We make it when you order!

Here are two more pictures from today’s photo shoot:

The Benefits of Vegetable Glycerin Soap – A Doctor’s Perspective

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Feb 072010

At Magic Senses, it’s easy for us to sing the praises of vegetable glycerin soap, but for readers looking for the cold, hard facts – there’s nothing like hearing the opinions and recommendations of a medical professional. With the help of two certified doctors, we hope to shed light on the top reasons to add vegetable glycerin soap to your daily skincare regimen.

Dr. Raphael Darvish, founder of Skinpeccable (Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Center), shared with us his top five reasons for using glycerin soap. “Vegetable glycerin is beneficial for softening the skin, helpful for retaining moisture, and is non-irritating and hypoallergenic.” He also mentions that vegetable glycerin contains no animal products and provides a natural alternative for skin care. This characteristic of vegetable glycerin soap not only provides an effective choice for people with sensitive skin, but also satisfies the personal beliefs of vegans, who refrain from using products that contain animal by-products.

Since vegetable glycerin soap helps retain moisture and soften the skin, it possesses the ability to alleviate common issues, such as dry skin problems.Dr. Cynthia Bailey, a practicing dermatologist and skin care expert in Sonoma County, California, recommends glycerin soap to her patients. Due to its mild cleansing action, Dr. Bailey notes that glycerin soaps also correspond with a healthy winter skin care routine.

The majority of commercial soaps on the market contain harsh chemicals that rob your skin of its natural protective oils. Washing your hands in hot water and coming in contact with other sources of irritation also contribute to your susceptibility to the unforgiving elements of colder weather. In the end, you’re left with itchy, chapped skin plagued with dryness. These harsh chemicals come in many disguises.

For instance, hand sanitizers become increasingly popular during flu season, but what many don’t realize is they typically contain at least 60% alcohol – affecting your hand’s natural oils and drying out your skin. To cut down on irritation and excessive dryness of the hands, Dr. Bailey suggests using gentle, non-drying cleansers, such as bar soaps made out of glycerin.

From infants to sensitive skin users, anyone can benefit from using vegetable glycerin soap as part of their skincare routine. Whether you’re looking for a product that gently cleanses the skin, encourages soft and supple skin, provides non-irritating sanitization, or accommodates skin conditions (such as eczema and psoriasis) – consider using doctor-approved vegetable glycerin soap to meet your skincare needs.

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Dr. Raphael Darvish founded Skinpeccable in 2004 to provide the highest quality dermatology care in a setting that is relaxing and comfortable. A graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Darvish completed his post-graduate residency training at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. Having worked with the latest advancements in cosmetic lasers, Dr. Darvish has rapidly become a pioneer in the world of cosmetic dermatology and laser medicine.

Dr. Cynthia Bailey opened her general and surgical dermatology practice doors in 1991 with an emphasis on skin cancer and wholesome skin care. Prior to opening her private practice, Dr. Bailey was on the full time clinical teaching faculty at University of California San Diego Medical School. While there, she also conducted laboratory research on the effect of sunlight on skin.

Using Glycerin Soap for Skin Conditions

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Jan 292010

We all want skin with a clear complexion and healthy glow. We oftentimes buy expensive products to eliminate blemishes and keep skin full of moisture. Unfortunately, the majority of soaps found at your local grocery store contain chemicals and additives that adversely affect the texture and appearance of your skin. Nowadays, an increasing number of people are discovering the benefits of glycerin soaps that not only pamper sensitive skin, but also treat common skin conditions.

Many commercial soaps dry out the skin and can even cause unnecessary irritation. With glycerin soap, you can take advantage of its humectant properties, which work to attract moisture. Due to the power of vegetable-based oils, glycerin soaps offers natural benefits that hydrate the skin and keep it supple. Handcrafted glycerin soap also helps treat medical issues, such as eczema, acne, and psoriasis.

Eczema

Traditional soaps generally contain alcohol, lye, petroleum, and other unforgiving chemicals that worsen skin conditions, like eczema. To treat eczema, choose glycerin soap and goat milk soap, which actually encourages skin to heal. Keeping skin moisturized is an effective approach towards easing the symptoms of eczema, which include itchy, dry, thickened skin that usually attacks the face, hands, neck, and legs. Containing gentle pieces of oatmeal, our Milk and Honey handcrafted soap not only looks soothingly attractive, but also smells divine.

Psoriasis

Psoriasis causes skin to exfoliate at a faster rate, where new skin appears before older cells are shed. The condition creates thick patches of itchy and scaly skin on the hands, elbows, back, feet and scalp. While there is no cure for this skin condition, treatments can help control symptoms. For example, replace regular bath soaps with non-irritating glycerin soaps made with natural ingredients. Choose glycerin soaps that contain oatmeal to soothe inflammation. Magic Senses offers a spectacular Oatmeal Collection that provides the relaxing scents of lavender, almond and sandalwood – perfect for treating not only the physical symptoms of a skin condition, but also the anxiety.

Acne

Glycerin soap also serves as an effective natural acne treatment, as it gently cleanses without drying out the skin or aggravating existing blemishes. With nothing but natural ingredients, Magic Senses helps you tame unbalanced skin and reclaim a healthy clear complexion in a variety of well-known and exotic fragrances, including Freesia, Honeysuckle Dew, and Spiced Apple.

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Important health disclaimer: The information presented on this site is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace advice from your physician or any information found on any product label or packaging. If you have a skin disease, you should always consult with your doctor before using our or any products on your skin.

Celebrate with Mardi Gras Soap

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Jan 132010

Magic Senses is throwing a party and you’re invited to the celebration. Please accept an invitation to a delightful explosion of color and fragrance that captures the energy of its namesake. We’re talking about our Mardi Gras handcrafted glycerin soap, which oozes with an undeniable bliss you cannot refuse to acknowledge.

Inside the luxuriating clear base, you will find colorful specks of purple, pink and yellow confetti that when coupled with an almost candy-like, fruity scent is sure to send you into a festive mood. The intriguing natural fragrance that you smell is the exotic Japanese citrus scent called ‘yuzu’ – not known in the United States.

The yuzu fruit carries an aroma similar to a grapefruit, but with a less citrus twang. Our Mardi Gras soap perfectly delivers the sweetness of yuzu – a plant originating in East Asia. With a tart flavor, yuzu fruit adds a taste comparable to Mandarin oranges in Asian cuisine, and is used in the creation of marmalade, cakes, egg pudding, syrups, spicy sauces, and wine.

If you’re wondering why we would incorporate the yuzu fruit into our exquisite line of natural bath and beauty products, consider its popularity in Japan. The fruit is known for its strong scent, which makes effective fragranced skin oil.

The Japanese also include yuzu fragrances with their traditional bathing custom associated with Toji – the winter solstice. In a bath full of hot water, they allow the whole fruits to float, which creates an inviting atmosphere. Some people will cut the fruit in half to enhance the effect of the citrus juices in the bathwater. To enjoy this experience, you don’t have to prepare a yuzu bath (‘yuzuyu’), as you can create your own relaxing setting and moisturizing skin treatment with our Mardi Gras soap.

Magic Senses Mini Gift Sets

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Dec 152009

When you just can’t settle on a single one-of-a-kind handcrafted glycerin soap, Magic Senses offers mini gift sets comprised of two different fragrances and unique designs. Offering a chance to explore a range of our themed Soap Collections, choose a mini gift set for yourself or send as a present for that special friend or family member – especially during the upcoming holidays. Packaged in festive decorative boxes and made with love, we offer the following exclusive gift sets:

Mini Aqua Gift Set

If the soothing shade of blue is your favorite color, then two of our most popular Fresh and Clean Soaps should tickle your fancy: Rain and Oceans. For a naturally fresh, clean scent, Rain glycerin soap moisturizes the body with no added chemicals – leaving behind a subtle scent. Beads of white and blue appear within a lovely translucent blue-green base.

Mini Oatmeal Gift Set

Featured in the 2009 Holiday Issue of the San Joaquin Magazine, our Lavender Oatmeal and Oatmeal Almond soaps represent duel-purpose selections that lightly blanket the body with natural fragrances and provide satisfying exfoliation. For example, the soft nut-colored clear base of our Oatmeal Almond glycerin soap allows you to easily examine the robust supply of oats.

Mini Lavender Gift Set

Lavender essential oil not only provides one of the most relaxing natural fragrances, but also aids in the quest for a more calming and stress-relieving bathing experience. Our Mini Lavender Gift Set comes with a bar of Lavender Oatmeal and Lavender – an eye-catching selection in a fresh clear base decorated with green leafy waves and violet swirls.

Mini Hippie Gift Set

Take a trip back to one of the most sensual decades of our times with a burst of 60′s love delivered in our Mini Hippie Mini Gift Set. The colorful presentation of a bar of Peace of Patchouli offers a bright orange base containing an artistic tie-dye peace symbol. Using the classic clean fragrance of Sandalwood, embrace the sedative properties of the second handcrafted glycerin soap selection in this gift set – captured in a solid white base with dark brown swirls of seduction.

Mini Holiday Gift Set

The Mini Holiday Gift Set includes our refreshingly spicy Orange Clove and the ancient Roman scent of pine-like myrrh, which fills a room with a distinct herbal fragrance. The solid beige base with attractive yellow swirls of Myrrh helps create an inviting scene for both bathrooms and guest bedrooms.

Time to Relax Mini Gift Set

After a hard day of work or to satisfy your need to unwind, the Time to Relax Mini Gift Set creates a tranquil escape with our Chamomile Sage and Mystique glycerin soaps. Also known as our Sandalwood Amber Oatmeal Soap, Mystique provides a soothing fragrance, while Chamomile Sage contains a well-known calming herb (chamomile) in the world of natural healing.

For holidays, birthdays, or ‘just because’, Magic Senses mini gift sets allow you or a special someone to experience the beauty of our one-of-a-kind glycerin soaps – handcrafted with natural ingredients and packaged with love.

Body Butter Benefits

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Dec 072009

What is Body Butter?

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Body butter is a type of skin moisturizer used by many for extremely dry skin, particularly in the winter. It is usually much heavier than creams and lotions as it is made with a lot less water. Most body butters use a seed or nut oil as their base ingredient to produce the most hydrating formula possible and because it is made with nutrient-rich ingredients, it protects as well as hydrates the skin.

To make body butter, the seed or nut of choice is ground up to release its oil. The oil is then extracted from the pulp and mixed with other ingredients to produce the fragrant body butter.

Benefits

There are many different benefits to using body butter, when compared to creams and lotions. Natural body butter is made using only natural ingredients, which are better for your skin and your body in general. They contain a higher level of emollients, which are absorbed into the skin and keep it moisturized. Body butter forms a protective layer over the skin, helping reduce the effects of the sun and hot and cold air. Many find that their skin is much softer and less prone to cracking or becoming inflamed when they use body butter.

Shea body butter, created from Shea nuts, has high levels of vitamins A, E and F. These vitamins help to keep the skin moisturized and clear, plus they help to protect and rejuvenate the skin. Shea body butter can reduce fine lines and wrinkles and is beneficial for many skin complaints, including sun damaged skin and some skin conditions, such as eczema.

Shea nut oil smells great on it’s own, but it is also very versatile. Other fragrances can easily be added to shea butter without being overwhelming. With a range to choose from, why not indulge your skin with a treat of one of the Magic Senses’ shea body butters?

Benefits of Oatmeal Soap

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Nov 302009

With our Oatmeal Soap Collection, Magic Senses has combined the beauty of handcrafted glycerin soaps with the versatility of oatmeal – an ingredient providing a few moments of luxurious exfoliation that cleanses, moisturizes, and safeguards the skin. With attractive styles perfect for decorating your bathroom or filling holiday gift baskets, our Oatmeal Soap Collection is much more than a designer soap. Some of the benefits of oatmeal soap include:

Gentle Exfoliation: There’s a reason oatmeal is a common ingredient found in facial masks. Oatmeal supplies the skin with health benefits catering to any skin type – from oily to flaky and dry. With gentle precision, oatmeal doesn’t irritate sensitive skin and when paired with non-irritating glycerin and natural fragrances – you’ll see why many consumers have fallen in love with our Oatmeal Soap Collection.

Stimulating Cleansing Experience: Use Magic Senses oatmeal soap to cleanse your face and body with textured pampering that delivers the benefits of aromatherapy with natural fragrances, such as lavender, sandalwood, and amber.

Skin Protection: Create a rich lather with your oatmeal soap to deliver nourishment to the skin that lasts long after you’ve left your bath or shower. The soothing protection of oatmeal found in Magic Senses soap also helps counteract unforgiving weather conditions.

Skin Irritation Relief: Whether you’ve spent too much time in the sun, or experience seasonal rashes, oatmeal soap provides relief for people who suffer skin irritations. To best treat sensitive skin and irritation, choose skin care products that combine oatmeal and glycerin, such as our exquisitely handcrafted soap. Almost resembling a romantic sunrise on a beach, our Milk and Honey glycerin soap provides a pure bathing experience with a touch of “sweetness”.

We’re quite pleased to offer our Oatmeal Soap Collection at Magic Senses, which has already caught the eye of consumers and publications, such as the San Joaquin Magazine Holiday Issue 2009. To take advantage of the soothing, relaxing, and healing qualities of handcrafted glycerin oatmeal soap, why don’t you browse our captivating selections that include:

Lavender Oatmeal – Lightly scented with the fragrance of calming lavender, take in the visually inviting supply of oats contained within a nut-colored clear base.
Oatmeal Almond – Steal away a few uplifting moments with our Oatmeal Almond glycerin soap – filled with oats and the light scent of sweet almond.
Mystique – Supplying the body with an invigorating blend of sandalwood and amber fragrances, our Mystique glycerin soap also goes by the name of Sandalwood Amber Oatmeal Soap.

Why Use All Natural Soap?

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Oct 232009

While many of us pay close attention to what we put in our bodies, we are not as vigilent about what we are using on it. Our skin is the biggest organ of our body, and although it provides a protective barrier to the outside environment, what we use on our skin can both damage it and also be absorbed into our systems.

Say NO to petroleum based soap

Many soaps are petroleum based, which can clog the pores in your skin. Coupled with the many chemicals added to the soap for color and fragrance, the natural moisture of your skin can be depleted. As the moisture is removed, the ability of your skin to renew itself decreases, which in turn can lead to further skin damage and premature aging. This doesn’t just apply to the skin of your face, but to that of your whole body.

Choose Glycerin soap

With all natural soaps, you know exactly what is being used to create the soap. Instead of a petroleum base, nourishing oils or glycerin make soaps moisturising and help your skin renew and replenish itself. Glycerin is actually a by-product of the soap making process, yet many producers actually remove it to use in their creams and lotions. By using glycerin to make soap, moisture will be attracted to and trapped in your skin, making it look smoother and healthier and feeling softer to the touch.

Oils

The addition of natural oils can have many benefits, besides just providing an attractive fragrance. Oils from nuts such as almonds and shea are excellent for dry and sensitive skin, as they soften and protect the skin. Eucalyptus and tea tree oil have many medicinal benefits including being anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiseptic. These types of oil are great for problem skin types. Lavender can actually calm the nervous system and help with insomnia. All of these examples are naturally occurring and can easily be used to create soap, instead of using a chemical alternative.

So, before you go out and buy your next bar of soap … isn’t it worth considering purchasing an all natural one instead? Your whole body will thank you for it.

“Believe in You” Glycerin Soap

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Sep 012009

This year we decided to join forces with SheFinds.com and Count Me In in their efforts to promote economic independence and the growth of women owned businesses. 25% of the proceeds will be donated to this cause.

We created a Special Edition design to be added to our Cheerful Butterfly Soap Collection. Made with vegetable glycerin base with little colorful flowers throughout, “Believe in You” Glycerin Soap smells like beautiful Sweet Pea.

Each soap is handcrafted with love here, in California, and weighs approx. 4.7 oz. It comes in a clear plastic box with a gold stretch loop bow, ready to be given as a gift!

Price: $6.50

Help us make a difference! Get yours today! And get one for your best friend, too!

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New, Improved Formula For Our Handmade Body Lotions

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Jun 132008

I am thrilled to announce that we have a new, improved formula for our handmade Body Lotion! It contains a mixture of cocoa butter, coconut oil, grapeseed oil and extracts specifically chosen for their healing and skin soothing properties. It also contains Vitamin E which is known to help nourishing the cells, preventing blood clots, and slowing down cellular aging.

It is is moisturizing and creamy and a little bit will go a long way!

The fragrances that we carry at this moment are: 50/50 (orange-vanilla) , Gardenia, Grapefruit, Honeysuckle Dew, Lemon Drops, Mango Papaya, Oceans, Peppermint, Pikake, Plumeria, Seaside and Tea Rose. The fragrances are generaly mild but if you are very sensitive or are allergic to fragrances, we offer it unfragranced.

The price is: $10.50. Our products are not tested on animals, only on friends and family.

Give it a try!

Older Entries

Magic Senses Body Butter Collection is Back in Stock

The Benefits of Vegetable Glycerin Soap – A Doctor’s Perspective

Using Glycerin Soap for Skin Conditions

Celebrate with Mardi Gras Soap

Magic Senses Mini Gift Sets

Body Butter Benefits

What is Body Butter?

Benefits

Benefits of Oatmeal Soap

Why Use All Natural Soap?

“Believe in You” Glycerin Soap

New, Improved Formula For Our Handmade Body Lotions

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