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About Me

It is peaceful around here and very rural. In the morning you hear the birds singing and in the evenings, you hear the coqui frogs! There are beautiful orchids and wild ginger (white, yellow, & kahili) flowers growing all over, waiting for you to pick them and take them home.

Life on Mauna Loa!

Okay life on the volcano, Mauna Loa (long mountain) Volcano is definitely a nice lifestyle to live. If you like a slower life with the sounds of birds when you wake up, flowers, lots of green green plants, geckos, around 82 degrees in the day, normally cool at night and lots of stars when the cloud cover recedes – you may like living here.

My Journey to a Simpler Life

My journey in making essential body and bath products began after reading a book on apothecary and soap making from the 1700-1800’s. I was thrilled to learn the many uses of plants for natural healing (internal & external), skin care benefits and natural fragrances. After reflecting on the years of purchasing retail products and trying…

The Dew of Glycerin Soaps

By: Sharon Shambaugh August 20, 2019October 17, 2020

Body Care, Skincarebergamot essential oil, glycerin dew, gylcerin, humectant, hygroscopic, moisturizes, skin moisture, soapLeave a Comment

Glycerin soaps are a humectant / hygroscopic, which means it absorbs and attracts ambient water. For example, if you left a cup of glycerin out in a humid room, it would actually absorb water from the air until it was about 20% water. In soap, glycerin helps moisturize your skin by sealing in moisture.

Photo Journal

By: Sharon Shambaugh August 8, 2019November 15, 2019

Life on Mauna Loaanthuriums, botanicals, hawaii, jungle, Lemongrass, mountain view, orchids, rainforest, tropical, volcanoLeave a Comment

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