Custom Orders for the Holidays!

We had such a great show at Art Market last weekend, that we have to place another order for supplies this week! 

If you missed Art Market, or if we had sold out of your most wanted item there (cause we did sell out of a lot of stuff there).. Or if you just have a custom order you would like to place for gift Giving needs...
Email chadewell@gmail.com.

We are placing an order for supplies on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7.
Placing the order on Wednesday will allow us to get the supplies, and have your order made and ready for delivery to you by the following week. 

We will still have a few things left over, and on hand. However, if there is something specific you need, or want, and want to be sure that we can have it for you, this is your chance! 
Email chadewell@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, December 7.

Help us "Clean the World" this December!

Every day, thousands and thousands of hotels, and consumers alike, discard millions of pounds of bars and bottled soap and shampoo.  These products often end up in already overflowing landfills and contaminate fragile groundwater systems, while impoverished people around the world die every day from acute respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases, simply because they have no means to wash their hands!

The death toll is staggering. Each year more than five million lives are lost to these diseases with the majority of deaths being among children less than five years old. Studies have shown that simple hand washing substantially reduces the spread of these diseases. Unfortunately, the essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable for millions of people worldwide.

In an effort to prevent these needless deaths from occurring, Clean the World distributes recycled soap products, along with appropriate educational materials, to impoverished countries worldwide, and as well as domestic homeless shelters.

Join us in the month of December for our first annual:

"Clean the World - 

Soap Drive"!

We will have a number of different drop off locations around the valley that you can swing by and drop off donations.  We are not asking for $, but if you would like to donate directly, you can visit their website at www.CleanTheWorld.org.

For every pound of soap we receive in donations in December, we will match it! 

Check back here soon for drop off locations, and more information!

People are talking....

..and we're thrilled!
Just updated our visitor map today!

Art Market - Dec. 1-3

Shop Local this Holiday season!!

Stock up on all your Christmas gift giving needs at Art Market!  This Thursday (Dec. 1) - Saturday (Dec. 3rd).

Lots of great unique handmade gifts from local artists.
Follow this link to view bios of the Artists, and previews of their work they will have at the show!
Art Market - Utah

Art Market
December 1-3, 2011
@ Sugarhouse Garden Center
Just East of Sugarhouse Park on 2011 South

Christmas 2011 Scents!!

Christmas is our favorite time of the year for scents!  There are so many awesome smells that come around this time of year!  We're excited to tell you what we've come up with for you, and all your gift recipients, this Holiday Season!

The *NEW* 2011 Christmas Scents are:

Spiced Chestnut - A warm and spicy blend of Roasted Chestnuts,  Spiced Berries, Nutmeg, Clove, Vanilla, and Brown Sugar.

 

Figgy Pudding - A festive and delicious blend of Figs, Currants, and Apples, warmed with a rich scent of Brandy Extract.

 Fir Needle - It's those memories of walking through rows and rows of freshly cut evergreen trees on a cold winter day that inspired this popular scent.  Reminiscent and Refreshing.

Sparkling Plum - A zesty hint of citrus with soft sandalwood, and winter orchid.  This one is definitely the crowd pleaser, everyone will want this one!

Pear Glace - Smells like a juicy Bartlett Pear. 

Your skin is your biggest organ - shouldn't you know what you feed it everyday?

Did you know?
1100 chemicals that are banned in Europe are still allowed in lotions, diaper rash creams, lipsticks, aftershaves and other personal care products in the US.

Buy, Save, Give & Grow Community Market

Join us as we partner with The Local Giving Tree at their first Buy, Save, Give & Grow Community Market on November 19th from 11-5 pm.

Local artisans and businesses, including your truly, will sell their goods at Centered City Yoga's ground floor studio in the 9th & 9th district of Salt Lake City.

Additionally, 10% of the proceeds from the market will be donated to Inbody Outreach, a Utah nonprofit that provides free yoga to more than 50 at-risk populations in Utah.

Spread the word and we will see you in November!

GIVE & GROW

"Give & Grow" in your neighborhood, literally! Every time you buy a deal, we donate a portion of the sale to Utah schools and nonprofits. Now that's Keeping it Local!

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Introducing - New 'Breakaway' Soaps!

Long gone are the days of bagged soap with pretty little ribbons and tags.
Check out this new idea!

Breakaway soaps are easy to store, last longer, provides easier gift giving, and in our opinion- look 100x better!

Break off a cube and use as the perfect size guest soap, mix and match a couple different scents and colors to add excitement to your sink, OR pop the whole thing out and use as a massage bar in the shower!

Find them in all our new fall scents at Art Market this weekend!  And as always, we love your feedback!!

Fall Art Market - Friday and Saturday!

Art Market Utah!

Friday and Saturday (October 7-8)

At the Sugarhouse Garden Center, just north of Sugarhouse Park on 2100 South!

2 new lip balms for fall!

Check out the newest additions of our Lip Balm family!

Blood Orange - 

One word - Amazing! They are beautiful to look at, and yummy to eat.  Some blood oranges have hints of red inside and others mostly red flesh. Blood oranges do have a different odor and taste versus Valencia or Navel oranges, but the aroma is still fresh, uplifting and certainly a benefit to anyone suffering from the winter doldrums.

  
Chai Tea Latte -

We are nearing the holidays, which I love. People are always happy, and smells of fall and winter foods are so warm and comforting.  I especially love the drinks that come out during this time of year.. Egg Nog, Orange Wassail, Peppermint Cocoa and my personal favorite Chai Lattes.

This Lip Balm is the perfect essential oil blends of Black Pepper, Coriander, Cinnamon, Clove, Anise and Vanilla.   

Anise? In Chai?! No way! Black pepper. Can’t be. Too savory. Coriander? Ok, I guess. Before this project I thought of Chai containing Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, and Ginger. Alas, we do not have nutmeg or ginger essential oils.  But you'll be surprised at how much this is similar to your local coffee shops' Chai.

For all the Spice, and Chai lovers, you MUST give this a try!

Last Market of the Season!

Tonight is the last night to come see us at the Millcreek Community Market!

Wear your "Flamingo Pink"!    Millcreek Community Market, in conjunction with the grand opening of The Old Flamingo, a hip new consignment shop in Millcreek's art district, is helping to raise money for the Tracy Aviary with a "Flock with the Flamingos" Fundraiser and Parade tonight from 4-8pm.  Local Artists have also re-purposed pink flamingos that will be available at a silent auction as part of the fundraiser.

 

3474 S. 2300 E.

local organic produce, art, bread, live jazz, fine art and flamingos up for auction. 

See you there!

Mark Your Calendars!

Come check out our NEW FALL SCENTS, 

exclusively at Art Market!

Apricot & Fig

Spiced Plum

Apples & Acorns

White Tea & Ginger

Sea Kelp & Agave

We will also have all time favorites:

Love Spell 

Midnight Pomegranate

Oatmeal, Milk & Honey

*NEW Lip Balm Flavor:

Blood Orange

 

Fall is coming!

Can you believe there are only a couple weeks of Summer left?
It feels like we were in the kitchen making Spring and Summer stuff like 2 weeks ago.  oui vey!


BUT, season change is exciting, and so is rolling out new stuff!

So, we want to ask you, what are some of your FAVORITE fall scents?  I know, it seems kind of early, but we need to get soapin' to be sure to have all of this ready for you in the coming weeks!

Please comment below, and we will be sure to check it regularly!  All requests will be accepted, and we'll have a vote for the favorites!

We love to hear what people are saying about us!

Aruetha Callison, Image, Branding & Aliveness Coach Extraordinaire, gave us a shout out on her blog www.BestImageCoach.com!

Click here to read the article.

Auretha is such an authentically sweet person with a wealth of knowledge, intuition, tips and advice on style, fashion, beauty secrets, natural wellness and overall happiness.

Be sure to follow her blog (above), follow her on Twitter here, and add her on facebook here.

Thanks Auretha!  

Murray City Fire Department - JDRF Fundraiser

With the help of our friend Alisa at JDRF,  our other friend JJ and a few of the other Murray City Fire Department guys will be walking in the Juvenile Diabetes walk on August 20th. They are going to do the whole 5k in full turn out gear with masks and oxygen if they raise $500 (which is pretty amazing)!

To help raise the money, they are selling shirts that they have made up for the occasion! The shirts are $10 with the full profits going to JDRF. If you would like to buy a shirt in support of Juvenile Diabetes, please email me at chadewell@gmail.com, and let me know how many and what size. We would really love your support and would love to see you on August 20th wearing your shirt!

Millcreek Community Farmers Market

Millcreek Farmers Market is every Thursday night through September!  Be sure to swing by and check out locally grown produce, art, fresh baked bread from The Red Bicycle Bread Company, Organic Chocolate from The Chocolate Conspiracy, and eat dinner from The Currier (SO GOOD!), Kids arts and crafts, and SO much more.  Yesterday they had a lady spinning pottery, and another lady blowing glass beads for everyone to watch.  Live music, and a fun atmosphere!  Come by, say hi, and try out out our soaps, lotions and sugar scrubs!

Millcreek Community Farmers Market

washedUp soaps has been accepted into the Millcreek Community Farmers Market!
Believe me folks, this is where you are going to want to be Thursday nights through September.

Opening night is this Thursday July 7, at 4:00 pm.  Don't eat at home, ride your bikes and come enjoy dinner at the market with organic food from The Torta Truck and delicious food from The Curryer Cart. And Big Mirror will delight market patrons with americana, rock and blues.

The market has something for everyone, offering produce, herbs, honey, artisan bread, fresh caught salmon, salsa, preserves, pesto, organic chocolate, gourmet popcorn and granola....yum! Every week enjoy organic gardening workshops provided by our neighbors, Holladay Community Gardens, and children's gardening education with expert local gardner, Wendy Phelps. They've got art in booths, in the studios, and even in a vintage airstream with The Creative Capsule, offering kid's arts and crafts each week (free for opening night), pottery demos, glass bead making demos in Urbanscrap Glass Studio, you can even make your own glass pendant. Invite your friends and neighbors, and help us spread the word!

Historic Baldwin Radio Factory & Millcreek Artspace

3474 S. 2300 E.

Salt Lake City, UT

4:00 pm - Dusk Thursday nights

'Like' the Opening Night - Facebook Event for more information:

Millcreek Community Farmers Market Facebook Page 

 

Tom & Lucy's Art Shoppe - May 19-21

Be sure to swing by Tom & Lucy's Art Shoppe, in Lehi - May 19-21!
We will be there with our new, and most popular, selection of soaps, lotions, body butters, sugar scrubs and more!

 

Ivory Ridge Country Club

32 East Club View Lane

Lehi,UT 84043

The Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics

Beauty is only skin deep, but the products we use to attain it contain chemicals that may penetrate far deeper. The average adult uses nine personal care products a day, with roughly 120 chemicals spread among them, many of which are incompletely tested for toxicity.
Below we've listed 12 chemicals that are best avoided. A single exposure to any of them is unlikely to cause harm, but daily exposure over a lifetime may add up. When shopping, be prepared to spend some time reading labels; even brands that advertise themselves as "natural" or "botanical" have been known to include some of these.

1. Antibacterials 

Overuse of antibacterials can prevent them from effectively fighting disease-causing germs like E. coli and Salmonella enterica. Triclosan, widely used in soaps, toothpastes and deodorants, has been detected in breast milk, and one recent study found that it interferes with testosterone activity in cells. Numerous studies have found that washing with regular soap and warm water is just as effective at killing germs.

2. Coal Tar 

Coal tar is a known human carcinogen used as an active ingredient in dandruff shampoos and anti-itch creams. Coal-tar-based dyes such as FD&C Blue 1, used in toothpastes, and FD&C Green 3, used in mouthwash, have been found to be carcinogenic in animal studies when injected under skin.

3. Diethanolamine (DEA) 

DEA is a possible hormone disruptor, has shown limited evidence of carcinogenicity and depletes the body of choline needed for fetal brain development. DEA can also show up as a contaminant in products containing related chemicals, such as cocamide DEA.

4. 1,4-Dioxane 

1,4-Dioxane is a known animal carcinogen and a possible human carcinogen that can appear as a contaminant in products containing sodium laureth sulfate and ingredients that include the terms "PEG," "-xynol," "ceteareth," "oleth" and most other ethoxylated "eth" ingredients. The FDA monitors products for the contaminant but has not yet recommended an exposure limit. Manufacturers can remove dioxane through a process called vacuum stripping, but a small amount usually remains. A 2007 survey by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found that most children's bath products contain 10 parts per million or less, but an earlier 2001 survey by the FDA found levels in excess of 85 parts per million.

5. Formaldehyde 
Formaldehyde has a long list of adverse health effects, including immune-system toxicity, respiratory irritation and cancer in humans. Yet it still turns up in baby bath soap, nail polish, eyelash adhesive and hair dyes as a contaminant or break-down product of diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea and quaternium compounds.

6. Fragrance

The catchall term "fragrance" may mask phthalates, which act as endocrine disruptors and may cause obesity and reproductive and developmental harm. Although this may be one of the least offensive contaminates to come in contact with your skin, you can avoid phthalates by selecting essential-oil fragrances instead.

7. Lead and Mercury
Neurotoxic lead may appear in products as a naturally occurring contaminant of hydrated silica, one of the ingredients in toothpaste, and lead acetate is found in some brands of men's hair dye. Brain-damaging mercury, found in the preservative thimerosol, is used in some mascaras.

8. Nanoparticles
Tiny nanoparticles, which may penetrate the skin and damage brain cells, are appearing in an increasing number of cosmetics and sunscreens. Most problematic are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles, used in sunscreens to make them transparent. When possible, look for sunscreens containing particles of these ingredients larger than 100 nanometers. You'll most likely need to call companies to confirm sizes, but a few manufacturers have started advertising their lack of nanoparticle-sized ingredients on labels.

9. Parabens
(methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, butyl-, isobutyl-) Parabens, which have weak estrogenic effects, are common preservatives that appear in a wide array of toiletries. A study found that butyl paraben damaged sperm formation in the testes of mice, and a relative, sodium methylparaben, is banned in cosmetics by the E.U. Parabens break down in the body into p-hydroxybenzoic acid, which has estrogenic activity in human breast-cancer cell cultures.

10. Petroleum Distillates
Possible human carcinogens, petroleum distillates are prohibited or restricted for use in cosmetics in the E.U. but are found in several U.S. brands of mascara, foot-odor powder and other products. Look out for the terms "petroleum" or "liquid paraffin."

11. P-Phenylenediamine
Commonly found in hair dyes, this chemical can damage the nervous system, cause lung irritation and cause severe allergic reactions. It's also listed as 1,4-Benzenediamine; p-Phenyldiamine and 4-Phenylenediamine.

12. Hydroquinone
Found in skin lighteners and facial moisturizers, hydroquinone is neurotoxic and allergenic, and there's limited evidence that it may cause cancer in lab animals. It may also appear as an impurity not listed on ingredients labels.

What You Can Do

-Complain to your drugstore when you see unhealthy ingredients in their consumer products. They may be unaware.
-Visit www.safecosmetics.org/companies to find companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, a pledge to remove chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems.
-Take action in support of your right to buy safe personal care products at www.safecosmetics.org/action.

Resources:
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: www.safecosmetics.org
Skin Deep: www.cosmeticdatabase.com
National Library of Medicine's Household Products Database: www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov 
http://www.thegreenguide.com/personal-care/dirty-dozen/1

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Spring Art Market 2011

Wow, that was a whirlwind!
HUGE thank you to everyone who came and supported Art Market last weekend.
We had a blast, and we hope you did too!  It was really great to hear feedback from all of you about all of our new stuff (sugar scrubs and body butters)!
We can not tell you enough how truly appreciative we are for everyone's support!

Dont forget, if you missed Art Market, and would like to see what we've been up to, visit Tom and Lucys Art Shoppe in May!  More details to come.