SweetSavours Natural Body Care Apothecary and Me, Sherri

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. SweetSavours Natural Body Care Apothecary is a small shop where I formulate, hand make and sell good quality, cost conscious natural body care products.  This blog is one of the avenues I'll be using to get the SweetSavours Natural Body Care Apothecary name out and into the social media arena. 

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