Rocky Mountain Soap Blog

Juicy Cherries in Februaries

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:11:38 +0000

Who doesn’t love cherries? Especially in February when the ground is frozen and the air smells like…cold. We are super-excited to announce our feature for February…a Juicy Cherry Organic Sugar Scrub. Our product development wizard, Irene, must have been channeling July in the Okanagan when she whipped up this body scrub. There isn’t a better way to get soft, uber-moisturized skin in the winter than a scrub with all the right oils in it (like coconut and jojoba). What else do you need to know? Get rid of dull, dead skin. Improve circulation. Moisturize to the max. And smell like cherry pie. It’s really all any rationale human being could want, don’t you think?

Protect Your Brains

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:15:41 +0000

In case you were busy admiring the fall colours or breathing in the fresh autumn air…wake up! Danger! Zombies, vampires, and all things evil and ghoulish will be prowling the night this Halloween. Take charge, be prepared, dig a cellar, fortify yourself with Vitamin C, wear a garlic choker and above all protect your braaaaaaiiiinsssss with this specially formulated bar of Zombie Repellant soap. And while you’re fighting the demons of the underworld, why not sport a delightful ‘licorishey’ delicious scent made with a blend of fennel and star anise?

This bar was such a hit last year that we just couldn’t say no to all of you who were asking for us to bring it back. It was a no brainer. (groan, boo, hiss, snort…sorry, couldn’t resist) Click here for scented brain protection.

3 Women of the Desert

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:07:26 +0000

3 women of the desert, to learning much inclined,
Went to see the queen (though all of them were blind)
That each by observation, might satisfy her mind
And find the source of youthful skin that came so hard to find

She is very soft said one, with her hand the queen’s skin felt
She is fragrant as a garden said the other as she smelt
Silly ladies anyone can see, said the final one with glee
She’s found that creamy nectar that’s within reach of you and me

… inspired by ‘The Blind Men and the Elephant’ by Saxe…and body butter.

Vancouverites: Meet Gillian Deacon!

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:54:25 +0000

On April 9 between 1 and 2pm at our Vancouver location (on South Granville between 14th and 15th), Gillian Deacon will be on hand to sign copies of her book ‘There’s Lead in Your Lipstick’ and answer all your questions about chemicals to avoid in body care products. Take advantage of having a real expert at your fingertips!

Gillian Deacon is an award winning broadcaster and best-sellng author, she is a breast cancer survivor and one of Canada’s strongest stewards for the environment. She’s looking forward to answering all your most pressing questions about toxins in everyday body care products.

RSVP to kiri@rockymountainsoap.com that you’re going to join us and Gillian and receive a free bar of your favourite soap!

3057 South Granville

604.731.5701.

Take home Wildwood Soap and Support Megan Imrie

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:12:13 +0000

Now you can enjoy tree sap without getting sticky! Just take home a bar of our Wildwood feature soap for March. Made with the oils from Cedar, Fir, Pine and White Spruce, if you like the smell of the forest then you’ll love this little bar.

What does tree sap soap have to do with Canadian Biathlete Megan Imrie? We’re donating all of the proceeds from the sale of our Wildwood Soap to support her in her dream to reach the podium in Sochi in 2014. Megan trains and lives in Canmore, though she’s originally from Falcon Lake in Manitoba. To learn more about Megan visit her website at www.meganimrie.com.

It’s always fun coming up with descriptions for new bars of soap. Our Shipping Guru Betti described Wildwood as ‘green with black sticks’. We howled. Those ‘black sticks’ are Rosemary leaves and they lend some added benefit of exfoliation, not to mention a lovely herbal finish to our foresty scent. We hope you enjoy!

Swap Your Gloss For FREE

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:43:20 +0000

We really want you to give our new Lip Glosses a try so we’re doing a Lip Gloss Swap in our stores and on-line for February 4th and 5th only.

Here’s all you have to do: Visit any of our retail locations on Feb 4th or 5th and swap your lip balm, lipstick, lip gloss or any other lip product for one of ours for free. No strings attached.

If you’re nowhere near a store, don’t worry we haven’t forgotten about you. For any online orders that happen on Feb 4th and 5th, we’ll include a free Lip Gloss!

NEW! Luscious Lip Glosses

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:41:45 +0000

We are tripping over ourselves excited to be launching our brand new Lip Service Collection!

The line consists of:

3 Tinted Pomegranate Lip Glosses available in Nude, Blush, and Berry.

A Peppermint Lip Gloss that is clear, shiny and goes on tingly and refreshing.

A Cinnamon Lip Plump that uses Cinnamon Bark and Chili Seed to increase blood flow to the lips and give a full, rosy pout. If you like to feel a tingle you’ll love this Gloss.

A Peppermint Lip Scrub to help out dry, flaky lips.

Of course they are 100% natural and made without any artificial colour, synthetic fragrances, phthalates, petrochemicals or PAH’s.

Book Release: There’s Lead in Your Lipstick

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:32:50 +0000

By the time she heads out the front door, the modern woman has spritzed, sudsed, and slathered herself in more than 127 different chemicals, many of them more toxic than beautifying.

So how can you look and feel great while safeguarding your health? Get smart and go green from head to toe with the help of eco-expert Gillian Deacon. In There’s Lead in Your Lipstick, you’ll learn how to read the ingredients to identify and understand the preservatives that are bad for your body and damaging to the earth, including formaldehyde in deodorant, nail polish, soap, shampoo, and shaving cream; coal tar in hair dyes; lead in lipstick; and many more. This is an indispensable handbook of personal-care choices that are sustainable, both for your health and for the earth.

Description from www.penguin.ca

The Witches Brewer

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:48:09 +0000

And to accompany the previous blog: No recipe is complete without a picture of the chef. This is Melinda DeBruyn, our Office Manager, and resident Fang Freak. Yummy soup, Melly.

The Witches Brew

Abby-Lynn Knorr — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:45:10 +0000

Enjoy this excerpt from a classic Halloween scene (illustrated by Mel’s homemade brew).

It’s kinda like making soap…but without the body parts.

Round about the caldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone, Days and nights has thirty-one; Swelter’d venom sleeping got, Boil thou firs i’the charmed pot!

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of frog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

The Witches Spell, Act IV, Scene I. MacBeth (1606) by William Shakespeare.

Happy Halloween from the Rocky crew!