Hiya! Thanks for bloggin' along with "SweetSavours
& Me"! I'm really excited to get things going and I'm thankful you've
decided to join me. Since this is the
beginning of what I'm believing to be a fun and successful social media
connection, I thought I'd give you a little "SweetSavours & Me"
history. I'll start with answering the one question I'm often asked. "How did you
or why did you begin to make lotion?"
The quick answer is "I had to." Quick yes,
but not so simple. It took some time and a lot effort to
get to where I am. Growing up, most of my time was spent thinking about pointing
my toes and rehearsing for an upcoming ballet performance. I never thought I would be in a
situation where I was fighting for my life and then having to bypass my doctor to find a
solution for yet, another medical problem. In
2006, I got extremely ill with Valley Fever and almost died. I was in and out of the
hospital for about 18 months and my doctors worked hard to save my life. When I
was finally discharged, I went home loaded with 17 extremely strong medications. I survived the Valley Fever, but I was left with horribly damaged skin.
Have you ever had skin so dry it flaked from your body?
Has it ever been so scaly and itchy that after scratching, you were left with
bleeding skin? That was how the medications I had taken affected my skin,to the point of cracking, bleeding and flaking. Of course my doctors tried to medicate that
situation and when there was no relief with those attempts it was suggested that I take a more
"natural" approach. Hum. That was a good
idea but when simple Ivory soap didn't help and the $50+ price of store bought
lotion was out of my budget, I thought I'd hit a wall. I took some time, thought things out and decided to learn to
make my own remedies.
Melt & pour soap was the first step on my path to making body care products and the soap I made soothed the itchiness of my skin. Combining coconut
oil and Shea butter in the soap I made was the inspiration for me wanting to learn to make lotion. When I used the lotion I made my skin really began to heal. My skin was moisturized and softened, the cracks healed and the dry flakes disappeared. Then I took the "big
girl" step and earned my certification as a natural body care
maker. Not only did I learn how to make
lotion and other products, I learned how to research the ingredients and develop
the formulas for the other products I made.
The more I used what I made, the better my skin felt and looked. When my friends and family members recognized the difference of my skin they started to
use my products. Then they began to pay me for what they were getting. This is when the idea of SweetSavours
Natural Body Care Apothecary began.
My goal is to have my small business grow.
My goal is to have my small business grow.
That's a bit of the SweetSavours' background. I've enjoyed sharing a little with you today and I will be sharing more. I really am looking forward to hearing from YOU and having you blog along with "SweetSavours & Me!"
I hope you have a "sweet" day and that you "savour" each moment.
Sherri
I hope you have a "sweet" day and that you "savour" each moment.
