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Japan is the bathing captial of the world, you can quote me on that. 

Almost every store has a humongous bath section and people of all ages, even grimy little boys, look forward to their baths every night.  The whole thing is incredibly relaxing, first a vigorous scrub in a shower and then a soak in the tub in an upright sitting position.

Most of the time, Japanese people soak in plain hot water.  Other times they will throw bath salts in.  Lavender and Yuzu seem to be very popular scents at bath time. 

It is believed that Yuzu will warm you up in winter, yuzu has a wonderful citrus scent and you should know by now I LUV citrus scents.  Since many Japanese don’t heat their homes the same way we do in the US, a body-warming citrus bath is usually welcomed. 

Now you can experience the Pleasure of a Japanese Bath from the comfort of your own home with Shu Uemura’s bath oil.  It’s amazing! the scent, fresh citrus that infuses the air and your skin.   It makes my skin feel so soft but it’s not at all greasy like some other bath oils can be.  It makes the water white at first but it didn’t warm up my body, maybe I’m too cold blooded, (please note the Shu Uemura product does not claim to warm your body, I’m referring to the old school thoughts on Yuzu).  Luckily I like to run the water extremely hot so my body’s plenty warm as it is.

Pleasure of Japanese Bath is available in Yuzu (citrus fruit), Shobu (no idea), Sakura (Cherry Blossom) and Hinoku (no idea) for $40.  Please note that these bath oils have been re-introduced and originally launched over a decade ago! So don’t miss this chance.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2008!

You may be wearing green, but have you done anything green today? 

Support an eco-friendly company that not only produces “green” products but also encourages good habits.  The Clean Logic Body Care team is dedicated to keeping the world Green by reducing waste and reusing products, something we can all do.  The most impressive thing I found out is they have plants througout the office to help absorb the airborne pollutants and negative ions!  Taking care of living things = serious dedication to the environment.  If that wasn’t enough they even carpool to work! 

Clean Logic’s Soap Sponge Product Review

It’s a soap, it’s a sponge, it exfoliates, it creates suds! and a specialty soap dish too!  There are four scents to choose from, Cucumber Melon, Lavender, Warm Vanilla and my favorite, Peach Berry!

The Soap Sponge is a great time saver, no need to pour, launder washcloths or handle slippery soaps.  Soap Sponge is four things in one.  When I first opened the package I was afraid this soap would be too harsh and strip away too much. 

After using it for two weeks my skin was unchanged!  It was gentle soap with a great scent, isn’t that a hard combination to get? The exfoliation of the sponge was just right, gentle enough for everyday use. This would make a great generic gift to keep on hand for those unexpected gift giving obligations.

I’ve always taken my skin for granted, regular cleansing, bit of moisturizing and plenty of water is about all I’ve needed.  I didn’t understand the physical discomfort dry skin causes until my son, boy2001, started getting really dry winter skin.

I gave him more fluids, tried scrubbing him, moisturizing him, nothing worked!

I’ve read that Eczema is the most common inflammatory skin disease in the world and most likely caused by our body’s immune system.  Dealing with his skin has been a struggle but as he gets older it seems more manageable than ever with the help from Aveeno products.

Aveeno Eczema Care Body Wash and Aveeno’s Eczema Moisturizing Cream have given him relief from itching away at his dry skin after just a few uses for not one but almost two full days!

His skin looks better, but more importantly he feels better about himself.  If you have dry skin of any degree Aveeno has different products to offer some relief.

The name ‘Active Naturals’ refers to some of Aveeno’s key ingredients that work together to soothe your skin,  Natural Colloidal Oatmeal, Pure Oat Essence and Ceramides.  The great thing is you can find Aveeno at your neighborhood drugstore for less than $10 each.

  Great Gift Alert for the Old Crow in your life!  Spring Chicken Muscle Rub smells like red hots, scented with peppermint.  Work it deep into tissues to relieve tension from old age or hard work. 

Spring Chicken Muscle Rub is available at Lavender Fields Online which carries gorgeous linens, furniture, lamps and more.  Great inspirations for your home at this online boutique.

 Muscle Rub Ingredients: Canola Oil Gel, Olive Oil, Beeswax, Extract of Calendula, cassia and peppermint essential oils.

Don’t you just love when you find something that you’d totally forgotten about?  It doesn’t happen often but when it does it’s like treasure.  I’m pretty sure I bought this right before we bought this house 3 years ago.  I just found it behind a big storage container thing I use on the top shelf of my bathroom.  I look at the storage thing quite often but the little tin was behind it for some reason.  Anyway, I took a bath with it and I love the scent! 

I have the Sweet Orange Powdered Sugar Bath Soak and it smells so good.  The packaging is super adorable, a spice tin, girl2004 thought I was baking in the bathroom - she is so into cooking it’s not even funny.  We call her baby Giada because her favorite food tv star is Giada DeLaurentis.  I used a lot more powder than the recommended 2 tablespoons it smelled good enough to eat.