Plastic Free July 2017 Bath Set Giveaway Contest

Have you signed up for the Plastic Free July challenge yet? It's all about refusing single use plastic. You can make it simple by refusing straws, plastic cups, and plastic bags. You can make it more challenging by refusing all single use plastic. Sign up for one day, or one week, or the rest of the month. It is okay if you didn't sign up at the very beginning of July. Aquarian Bath would like to make it easier for you to go plastic-free not only in July, but also year round. Therefore we are offering a coupon code this month and also sponsoring this giveaway, for one winner. You can use the coupon code "PFJ2017" at AquarianBath.com for 10% off through the end of the month. 

This plastic free bath set by Aquarian Bath includes the following items: 

Black Licorice Tooth Powder (paste alternative)

Lemon Vanilla Shampoo Bar  (vegan, palm oil free, works well with most hard water)

Lavender Rose Geranium Soap (vegan, palm oil free)

Coconut Lip Balm (vegan)

Tea Tree Deodorant Balm sample (vegan)

Zero Waste Soap Saver (Organic cotton and hemp)

The more you promote Plastic Free July by tweeting or blogging, the more entries you can earn to win this price. Enter to win this plastic free bath set using the rafflecopter widget embedded below. This giveaway is open to those 18 and up; see widget for additional terms. 

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Plastic Free July Giveaway: Win 2 Vanilla Lavender Shampoo Bars from Aquarian Bath

Aquarian Bath is giving away 2 Vanilla Lavender Shampoo bars to one winner in honor of Plastic Free July.  You can use the easy rafflecopter form below to enter.  Enter through the end of the month. The winner will be announced August 1st. Can't wait to try one of our bars? Use the coupon code "plasticfreejuly" at AquarianBath.com through the end of the month for 15% off your purchase.

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Plastic Free Holiday Giveaway

Beth Terry at My Plastic Free Life is hosting a holiday giveaway for the EcoEtsy team. Head over to Beth's blog for a change to win 3 Aquarian Bath shampoo bars, or another plastic free prize. Some of the other prizes include items such as 3 catnip pillows from Organic Kitty Land, and bath tea from Shanti Aromatherapy. You can enter the giveaway by posting something you are trying to do to reduce plastic from your holiday season. 

'Wood' you like to win this Giveaway? Prizes from The Wooden Bee and Aquarian Bath

One of my favorite Etsy sites is The Wooden Bee. This shop is run by our friend Bee of Volusia County whose family is in the construction business. Bee and her husband reclaim the best quality wood pieces that would otherwise end up in the landfill for making her unique home decor pieces. Some of the popular items in her shop include her wine cork supplies for craft making and her wine cork trivet kits.  The Wooden Bee blog will give you a lot of great ideas about crafts that you can do with used wine corks.  Our daughter made cute cork reindeer with Bee's wine corks a couple of years ago. 

Popular item from The Wooden Bee: Wine Corks and Trivet making kit

Bee has offered one of her wall hangers and 2 champagne cork key chains, as a prize to one of our blog followers for this giveaway.  The set is shown in the first image and the image below.

And just for fun we are also including one of our woody soaps for the winner of Bee's prize.  The winner of the wall hanger and key chains will also receive one of our Patchouli Cedarwood hard hand soaps. 

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Teasel Root: Fresh or Dry? Preparations Methods, Lyme Disease and Herbal Giveaway

Teasel is a perennial plant is native to Europe, which now grows in the United States in some areas including invasively in Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Oregon.  I have found it growing in Tennessee.  Teasel provides food for Gold Finches who feed on the dried seed heads. This plant is used medicinally for treating Lyme disease, as well debility in the joints and sinews not caused by Lyme Disease.  Related Asian species are also used. One place that Teasel does not grow is Florida.  Our weather is just too hot.  

Dipsacus fullonum distribution via USDA

The currently accepted bontanical name is Dipsacus fullonum. It's former botanical name was Dipsacus sylvestris, which can be confusing if you are reading older herbal books. Sometimes it is also referred to as Dipsacus fullonum var. sylvestris. The latin species name fullonum is derived from the functionality of the seed heads which can be used for fulling or cleaning and thickening of wool.  Here is Susun Weed visiting a Teasel patch.

  

Teasel for Lyme Disease

Teasel was of favorite plant of one of my herbalist friends who died last year,  Lady Barbara Hall.  Up until last year whenever I someone asked me about herbs for Lyme Disease, I always had an easy answer. This was to simply refer them to Barbara.  Barbara Hall was a professional gardener, dancer, teacher, writer and herbalist. I learned a lot from her and she was always so helpful to people who were trying to identify plants. I was honored to be one of the gardener-herbalists who inherited of part of her seed collection which she left to us as 'parting gifts' when she died last year after a long struggle with cancer. As a gardener in New York Lady B contracted multiple cases of Lyme Disease, which she recovered from using Teasel root tincture, which is a remedy described in Matthew Wood's The Book of Herbal Wisdom. Now that Barbara has passed and I have friends struggling with Lyme, I would like to share her experience. Lady B describes her experience with Teasel Root Tincture in this 9 minute youtube video below.

  


Teasel Root Fresh or Dry?

Lady B and Matthew both describe using fresh Teasel root for making a tincture; Lady B rather emphatically only recommended the use of tincture from fresh roots.  I wasn't sure why there was emphasis on fresh root, because Chinese herbalists use two other species of Dipsacus in dried form: D. asper and D. japonica. 

The Asian Dipsacus species, D. asper and D. japonica, are both known as "Xu Duan," which translates to "restore what is broken." D. asper from Si Chuan provence is considered the strongest.  The Chinese name for both of these herbs is Xu Duan, but with the added "Chuan Xu Duan" it is an indication that the herb is the better quality from Si Chuan province.  Xu Duan is considered a Yang Tonic in Chinese medicine which acts on the Liver and Kidneys as they are defined within Traditional Chinese Medicine. The big heavy roots are considered the best and are harvested in Autumn. The first stage of processing of the root begins with drying them over low heat for 10 minutes, then putting them in a dark high temperature room until they turn greenish black. After that, the roots may be soaked in either salt water solution or rice vinegar, and then dry fried.  The salt water fried herbs (Yan Chao) are known as "Yan Xu Duan."  These root are used in decoction 10-20 grams at a time for treatment of bone fractures, and strengthening the tendons and ligaments. It is commonly used as a treatment for sore lower back and knees.  The raw Xu Duan (dry but not treated with salt or vinegar) or Rice Vinegar friend Xu Duan is used to promote blood circulation and for relieving pain or swelling in the lower back or limbs at the same dosage in decoction.  It is also used externally as a liniment for pain relief of this type.  

The drying method for the Asian species can be rather involved, and I had gotten the impression that maybe the use of dried D. fullonum root was frowned on for tincture making in for use in treatment of Lyme disease by the Lady B and Matthew Wood.  So I checked in with Matthew Wood, registered herbalist, on his opinion on the use of tinctures made from dry Teasel root.  Wood provided this informative response:  

"In general I tincture roots, leaves, flowers, and barks fresh, unless there is some reason not too.  This is why I recommend teasel root tinctured fresh.  I do not know if there is a difference if teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is tinctured from the dry, but I would think not.  If it is still bitter it should still work.  For the beginner, buying dried teasel root is probably advisable because it takes experience to figure out when to pick the root.  Although teasel is a biennial, it is an 'unruly' one, springing up from the 'first year' basal rosette form to the 'second year' stalk almost any time of the year.  It is best harvested right before it shoots up.  That is when the root is big and sumptuous.  It quickly gets very small and I imagine, looses properties to the fast growing stalk.  Also, it might take twenty small roots to equal a big one in size and medicinal value.  The second year is usually avoided when picking biennial roots.  Teasel shrinks in the 'second year,' burdock (also a biennial) rots through the center of the root." 

Mary from Cresent Moon Herbals uses dried Asian Dipsacus asper root exclusively to make her Teasel root tinctures.   Mary has a long list of positive feedback on her Teasel tinctures in her online store, some of which include indication of the user experiencing herx reactions, an indication that the tincture is effective in killing off pathogenic spirochetes which cause Lyme dissease.  I asked Mary if there was a reason why she preferred making tincture with dry D. asper, "I guess it is just a matter of preference. I have had extremely good results with my product. I've been selling it for over 10 years now and just feel that it is a stronger, more effective product. Every herbalist has their own belief, this is just mine...Dry is more convenient for me because I go thru so much of it. And, like I said, my customers have had great success with the product so I feel no need to modify it." 

When I asked Mountain Rose about what stage of harvest their Teasel root is harvested they indicated that they harvest at all stages, but they try to get their harvesters try to collect roots at the early stages when the root is large. "The Teasel Root is harvested in all stages of its growth.  It is of course the best if we can get the roots in its first stage however the harvesters do harvest in each of its stages." 

Tincturing Teasel Root

If you are able to find fresh Teasel root, you can follow Lady B's great "how to" article on tincturing fresh Teasel root on her blog here.

Living in Florida, I don't have access to fresh Teasel root, therefore I made up a batch of dried Teasel root tincture using Dipsacus fullonum roots from Mountain Rose Herbs.  
I like to make up tinctures using a straightforward method described in my favorite beginners herbal which is Common Herbs for Natural Health by Juliette de Bairacli Levy.  I ground 2 oz of teasel root to a fine powder using a Vitamix.  A coffee grinder or mortar and pestel would work well also.  I added this powdered root to a glass jar together with 4 cups of plain (unflavored) 100 proof grain alcohol.  Plain 100 proof brandy or vodka would also work.  I then covered the jar with a tight lid and shook up the tincture close to daily over about 6 weeks. Juliette suggests that 2 weeks is sufficient for tincturing dried powdered herbs when the tincture is made in a warm place or in the sun and shook many times per day.   I strained this tincture through a coffee filter, bottled some for friends, and put some away in my dark herb cabinet where it can be stored indefinitely for future use.  The taste is very bitter, a good sign.

Dosing for Lyme Disease

In the Barbara's video she refers to her website, Lady Barbara's Garden for more information on Teasel and dosing with tincture made from fresh Teasel tincture. I am not sure what the ongoing status is for her website, therefore I have archived a copy to the web on google drive which can be accessed here.  Please visit one of those pages for more information on dosing. Mary from Cresent Moon Herbals, like Lady B and Matthew Wood recommend very small dosages of her tincture made from dry root, building up to higher dosages with time.

Teasel Root Giveaway from Mountain Rose Herbs

Big thanks to Mountain Rose for sponsoring our Teasel blog post.  Mountain Rose is offering 4 oz of dried Teasel root, D. fullonum to one winner residing in the US.  You can enter to win using the rafflecopter widget below.

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Have you used tincture from fresh or dry Dipsacus root?  We would love to know your results and what species you used.  Please feel welcome to leave a comment below.  

Information on preparation methods for Asian Dipsacus species is from my Pharmacopoeia
class notes from Dr. Li Jin, OMD 2001 at NIAOM.  

Herbal Giveaway: Signed Copy of Matthew Wood's Book of Herbal Wisdom

Last month I picked up a new copy of one of my favorite herbals which is herbalist Matthew Wood's The Book of Herbal Wisdom.  Within three days of receiving the new book, I found my other copy, which I had put away safely on one of my hard to reach book shelves.  I think this copy must be meant for someone else, so I am giving it away on our blog.  It was signed by the author, and was only used once by me to review the chapter on Teasel, the medicinal plant which is pictured below.  The root of Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, syn. D. sylvestris, has been used successfully by Matthew Wood and other herbalists to resolve cases of Lyme Disease.  I will share a DIY Lyme extract recipe that I made in a later blog post. 

Some of the other medicinal plants discussed in this book include some of my favorites: Calendula, Yarrow, Chamomile, Burdock, Goldenrod.  Over 40 plants are discussed in detail.  I enjoy this book so much because Matthew discusses examples of using these herbs successfully with different clients.  I have used his suggested allergy formula from this book with much success.  

If you are a US resident over age 18, and yo would like to win this book, you may enter below using the rafflecopter widget. 

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Thompson and Morgan Seed Packs Giveaway: Greens, Herbs and Flowers

Spring garden planting has already started here in Central Florida.  Our pole beans are already sprouting along with a few other herbs and vegetables.  For most people in the US there is still plenty of time to prepare for planting.  We would love to help one of our blog followers to get a garden going with this set of 17 seed packages from Thompson and Morgan.  These seeds were packed for sale before the end of 2013, so the viability will be slightly less compared to the seeds that they are selling this year.  Thompson and Morgan provided these seed packs and many more for free distribution to our friends at the Garden Hoard seed company, who in turn shared some of them with us.  

The seed packs included in this giveaway are as follows:

Lemon Balm

Marigold

Spring Onion

Lettuce Mazur

Sweet Green Basil

Bails Classico

Rosemary

Crisp Mint Lettuce

Cilantro Calypso

Lobelia Monsoon

Mixed Salad leaves

Arugala

Alyssum Golden Queen

Dill

Spinach Medania

Parsley Giant of Italy

Niche Mixed Salad

Depending on your climate, some of these plants may be better suited for a fall garden.  Right now our Lettuce is already bolting.  We plant our greens in September and October.

Bolting Yugoslavian Heirloom Red Lettuce with Lacinato Kale Feb 28, 2014

If you would like a chance to win this seed collection, you are over 18, and you live in the USA, then you are welcome to enter to win this giveaway using the raffle copter form below.

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Gardeners should also hop over to Florida Backyard Gardening who is hosting a giveaway for us which includes Aquarian Bath's Gardener's Scrubby Soap, which recently received a make over, and a garden themed Hot or Cold therapy Neck Pillow.

Time to Learn Sprouting! Introduction to Sprouting

Our Clover and Radish Sprouts

We have started sprouting at home fairly recently in response to the increasing fallout from Fukushima. This fallout will be a ongoing problem, as "hot" radioactive particles distributed by the rain will remain in your soil, gradually accumulating.  Eating lower on the food chain is one appropriate response to mitigating the effects of the fallout on your food supply, as the dangerous particles will bio-accumulate towards the top of the food chain (animals and dairy).  Growing your own food inside in a controlled environment is a better solution, because you can greatly reduce your exposure levels internally by maintaining a clean environment from which to grow your food.  Sprouts are a good option, because they can be grown quickly indoors.  We recently purchased about 75 pounds of Organic seeds for sprouting.  Organic foods are more important than ever, as it has been shown that plants growing with lots of Organic compost materials take up less radioactive particles including Cesium-137.  Further, indoor growing of organic foods presents the safest possible food production method, in terms of exposure to radioactivity through your food supply.

Radiation readings from http://www.radiationnetwork.com for today 10/21/13

Green Pea Sprouts soaking day 1.  We didn't care for these so much, but they kept an extra long time in the fridge. 

The first step for sprouting seeds is to soak the seeds for 8-12 hours in clean water.  After soaking, the seeds are strained and left in a jar or tray and kept dark over the next 2-3 days.  During these days, the seeds are soaked 2-3 times daily for about a minute, and then the water is strained off again.  There are different types of containers to use. The simplest way to sprout is in jars with a cheese cloth and rubber band lid.  For small seeds you just cover the bottom of the jar, or for big seeds you fill the jar about 1/8th to 1/4th full.  You can also buy specialty sprouting lids that screw onto mason jars.  Moonlight Micro-Farm sells stainless steel lids that work with the 'O' ring of a regular mason jar.  There are also specialized sprouting trays that are stackable.  If you are using a jar, tilt the jar on its side at a 45 degree angle after the rinse.  On the last day of sprouting put the seeds in a sunny window or under growing lights so that the small leaves produce chlorophyll and turn green.  The last step is to rinse the sprouts in cold water.  Then eat or store in the refrigerator in a jar or bag.  We prefer clear glass jars.  The sprouts will keep the best if they are rinsed once a day.  You should eat them within 3-5 days.   

If you have fruit flies in your home, you need to keep them under control and out of your sprouts.  This is can be done easily by keeping a soapy jar of vinegar next to your sprouting area.  

These are Mung bean sprouts which took about 4 days to grow.  Mung beans from India are a good bet in terms of avoiding fallout, considering they are produced in the Southern Hemisphere.  

Our last batch of Mung Bean sprouts

The youtube video below will show you how to sprout garbanzo beans for a raw hummus.  I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it is on my to do list for this week.  

So far our family's favorite type of sprout is green lentils.  Others that one or more of our family members have enjoyed include clover, adzuki bean, mung bean, broccoli, and garbanzo.  If you are new to sprouting and would like to get started sprouting, I recommend you check out this beginner's sprouting kit from Moonlight MicroFarm in South Florida. 

The kind folks at Moonlight Microfarm sell sprouts at their local farmer's market and also sell a nice variety of heirloom vegetable seeds.

Glass Soap Dish Giveaway from BPR Designs

Turquoise and White Soap Dish

I have been a long time admirer of the handmade Glass Soap Dishes from BPR Designs.  They are all fused glass dishes made by Beth Reiman of Portland, Oregon.  There are so many beautiful colors to choose from, with many of them inspired by the colors of her garden.  If you don't see something that just fits your bathroom color scheme, Beth also does custom work.  Beth has generously offered the turqouise and white soap dish pictured above as a giveaway for this blog post.  If you are 18 or older and live in the US, you can enter to win the soap dish.  Enter to win using the Rafflecopter form at the bottom of this blog post.  Good luck!

Cranberry and Pink Soap dish

Violet and Periwinkle Glass Soap Dish

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Wool Dryer Ball Giveaway from Bog Berry Dryer Balls

Aquarian Bath is pleased to host a giveaway from one of our favorite handmade shops Bog Berry Dryer Balls.  Two winners will receive a set of 6 dryer balls in the color set of their choice.  These needle and wet felted dryer balls come packed in a cotton bag.  The balls are handmade in Pennsylvania by Brooke who is an herbalist and mom.

I love the soft colors available in her line of dryer balls.  She even has undyed dryer balls.  We use Bog Berry Dryer Balls here to soften up laundry after it has nearly dried completely on the line.  You can add essential oils to the dryer balls to freshen up the laundry, or just use the balls alone.  They help reduce static and wrinkles in the laundry and are a great alternative to unhealthy chemically fragrance laden dryer sheets.  For more tips on natural laundering please visit our blog post from earlier this year. 

You can enter this giveaway sweepstakes below using the Rafflecopter form.  If the form is not visible to you right away, try reloading your browser, or try from a different web browser.  This giveaway is open to US residents age 18 and over.  Winners will be contacted by email and will have 2 weeks to provide their address to claim their prize.  You may enter now through 08/23/2013 at 12 a.m.

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Win 200 business cards from 24 Hour Print

It's time for another business card giveaway.  Thanks so much to 24 Hour print for offering 200 business cards to one winner at our blog.  The prize details are as follows:

200 Business Cards for one (1) Winner
2×3.5 Standard Business Card Size
Quantity: 200
Colors: 4/4 Color Both Sides
Paper Options: 14 pt. UV Coating on Front or 14 pt. UV Coating on both sides
Ready To Ship In: 3 Business Days
Free US shipping only

You can enter to win this prize using the rafflecopter widget below. If you have trouble seeing the widget, try reloading your page or viewing the blog post in a different browser.  Aquarian Bath will receive a thanks you set of cards also for hosting this giveaway. Thanks again 24 Hour Print!


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Garden Start Up Giveaway - 40 seed packs

I recently hosted a seed swap here in Daytona Beach.  I have lots of seeds left over from the swap and I have put together 2 packages of 20 seed packs each to giveaway.  Twenty seed packs will go out to 2 winners.  The packs include a mix of flowers, vegetables and herbs.  Some of these seeds are from plants that I have grown including Seminole pumpkin and Lemongrass.  Others are from my friend the Wooden Bee of the Backyard Florida Gardening Blog.  Others are from seed or garden companies who donated seed packs that were too old to sell.  These companies include Green Winters of Ormond Beach Florida, Garden Hoard of Livonia, Michigan, and Moonlight Microfarm of South Florida.  Finally there are a bunch of wonderful seeds that were generously donated for the swap by WinterSown.org.  There are still a bunch of seeds here for the community garden, so I am hoping to find good homes for these seeds.  The 20 seed packs are:

Seminole Pumpkin
China Aster
Gloriosa Daisy
Thai Basil
Mini Red Turks Turban Squash
Rose Mallow
Lewis Flax
Mixed Lettuce blend
Bibb Lettuce
Marmande French Heirloom Tomato
Aurum Cherry Tomato
White Scallop Squash
Southern Giant Curled Mustard
Lemongrass
White Milan Turnip
Matt's Wild Cherry Tomato
Summer Carnival Holly Hock
Belemcanda chinensis (She Gan) Lily AKA Blackberry Lily
Rio Grande Tomato
Marigold

 You can enter to win using the raffle copter widget below.  If you don't see the form right away, try clicking to reload your page.  This contest is open to adults with US shipping addresses.


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Win a set of business cards from Print Runner

Would you like to win a set of business cards from Print Runner? I'm happy to be able to offer a set of 250 standard 2 by 3 1/2 color business cards from Print Runner to one of my blog followers. The cards are color on both sizes with 14 pt UV coating. More details: no proof, no rounded corners, ready to ship in 3 business days. You can enter the giveaway using the rafflecopter widget below.


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Thank you to PrintRunner for providing us this giveaway, I will receive a set of business cards for hosting this.

Shampoo Bar Giveaway

Brenna at EtsyFix.com is hosting a giveaway for one of my shampoo bars. You can enter to win in one shampoo bar choice by commenting and clicking at her A Little Etsy Love Blog. Don't you love the collage she made for the giveaway with my product photos?

If you haven't heard I have a not of new Vegan Aloe shampoo bars for 2012. The newest 'flavor' is the Lemongrass-Lavender Aloe Shampoo Bar.



I hope you find something you like!

XO,
Cory
http://aquarianbath.com

Brochure Giveaway Contest

It's time for another giveaway from UPrinting.com! One lucky winner and myself will receive 50 custom Brochures. These will be
8.5" x 11" 100lb Paper Gloss; With Folding (Half Fold, Trifold/Letterfold, Z-Fold, Roll Fold, or Accordion Fold) on a 2 Business Day Turnaround; Outside and Inside printing. For more information on brochure printing or other printing services, you may visit UPrinting.com or check out their facebook page.


This contest will run from February 20th - February 26th. Limited to US residents 18 years old and above only.

To enter you can visit my new shop on PoppySwap.com and leave a comment here about your favorite item.

You can receive 1 extra entry for the following activities:
*share this post on Twitter, Facebook or your blog
*Join the AquarianBath facebook page or subscribe to this blog. Or let me know if you are already following.

Remember to leave your email contact info when you comment.

Win a $60 Gift Certificate to CSN Stores

May 31: update. This contest is now closed. Congratulations Jennai! You will be contacted by CSN Stores shortly.

I'm excited to offer my readers a chance to win a $60 Gift card from CSN Stores this week. CSN stores features products from over 200 stores with a wide range of items including kitchenware, garden items, home decor, baby gear, as well as everyday needs such as ecofriendly LED lighting or school and office needs.

Here are a few of the items from CNS Stores that I liked:

This Magnetic Spice Rack looks like a great item for the chef or herbalist who can always use more convenient herbal storage space. I would love to fill them up with Holy Basils and Mints from the garden.


Here is a fun item for the gardener or nature lover, an audio field guide to song birds of the Eastern Region. I have lived on the East Coast for seven years now, and I know I still have bird calls to identify.


Who doesn't love new bath towels? These are made with bamboo and cotton.


There are many more fun and useful items to be found if you take a moment to browse.

How to enter: let me count the ways, one entry per activity.....
1. There are lots of cool items to choose from, leave a comment with a link to one of your favorites or something you think I would like.
2. Post a link about this contest on your blog in a new blog post on or before May 29th
3. Tweet about this contest on twitter including @aquarianbath in the post.
4. Become a follower to this blog or a fan on facebook.
5. Leave a comment with a review of one of your favorite items from AquarianBath.com, or leave a comment about something you would like to try from AquarianBath.

This contest is open to US and Canadian residents. The winner will receive a $60 gift card which can be used toward products at CSN Stores, shipping is excluded, however many items have free shipping available. This contest ends May 30th and the winner will be chosen at random from the entries. Please be sure to leave your contact information in case you win.

Win a Pumpkin Poppy Seed Soap on the Florida Etsy Blog

Like my soaps? Been meaning to try one? Here is your chance to get one for free. The Florida Etsy Street Team is hosting a giveaway of one of my Pumpkin Poppy Seed Soaps, which are 100% veggie, made with home grown pumpkin puree and essential oils of Ginger, Sweet Orange, and Patchouli. Good luck!

Win a Valentine's Gift Set from Unique Women in Business

Twelve members of the Unique Women in Business group are giving away 12 great items to one lucky entrant in our Valentine's Day Giveaway. You can enter to win these items until February 14th at the UWIB blog. Participating shops include Aquarian Bath, Polished Two, Japip, Robin Maria Pedrero, Momma Goddess, Design Knit Fun, Wabi Brook Studio, Lindentree Photography, And More Bags, JMJ Creations, Art by MSR, and Lilly Pea Designs. Happy Valentine's Day and good luck!