Stress-Away Seaweed Bath with Essential Oils

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[Guest guest]

Curious what the Borax and baking soda is doing?

 

kath

 

 

On 12/10/06, < wrote:

>

> Hi Killian,

>

> I have a proposition for you. If you run with it, we can discuss my

> (small) cut

> later.

>

> The spa/leisure business is huge and growing and there is a steady trade

> in

> body lotions, rubs and bath/shower products.

>

> IMO, although bath-oils and bathsalts are in every pharmacy and body-shop

> in the country, there is a niche market out there for a well-marketed

> herbal /

> relaxing bathsalts that allow home users a flexible approach to add

> specific

> essential oils to a basic bath salts that ALSO contain POWDERED

> SEAWEED.

>

> Seaweed bathsalts exist but IMO they have not enough seaweed in them to

> get the best silky-soapy effect such as you may have experienced in the

> professional seaweed bath-houses.

>

> A recipe for the basic product (let us call it " STRESS-AWAY SEAWEED

> BATH " would be:

> Epsom salts ......60g

> Sea salt .............60g

> Baking soda .....100g

> Borax ............... 50g

> Kelp Powder ... 100g

> Total ................ 370g

>

> If you are interested, perhaps Tom could make a small test-run for

> distribution to close friends (say, 10 MALE and 10 FEMALE) for initial

> trial

> and feedback.

>

> To do the feedback analysis well, we would need a structured questionnaire

>

> which your friends would agree to fill in completely (we can discuss this

> later) after using the salts three times each.

>

> If the initial feedback is good, we could run a Phase 2

> pilot/acceptability trial

> (via friends and business contacts) for more solid feedback. The

> questionnaire on the Phase 2 trial could include this question:

> " Would you be willing to buy and use bathsalts like this? "

> " How much would you be willing to pay per bath for an equivalent product? "

>

> An added sellinhg feature would be to stock and sell essential oils,

> selected

> from: Balsam Peru Oil, Bergamot Oil, Bourbon Geranium Oil, Cedarwood

> Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Citronella Oil, Clary Sage Oil, Clove Leaf Oil,

> Eucalyptus Blue Malle Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Ginger Oil, Grapefruit Oil,

> Jasmin

> Absolute, Lavender Bulgaria Oil, Lavender Oil 40/42 (France), Lemon Peel

> Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Lime Oil, May Chang Oil, Menthol, Nutmeg Oil,

> Orange Oil, Patchouli Oil, Peppermint Oil, Rose Geranium Oil, Rosemary

> Oil, Rosewood Oil, Sage Dalmation Oil, Spearmint Oil, Sweet Basil Oil,

> Tangerine Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Vetiver Oil, Ylang Ylang Oil. These should be

>

> very high quality (close to 100% pure), and contain no additives. Most are

>

> steam distilled except for the citrus oils which are cold-pressed.

>

> Best regards,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Curious what the Borax and baking soda is doing?

 

kath

 

 

 

On 12/10/06, < wrote:

>

> Hi Killian,

>

> I have a proposition for you. If you run with it, we can discuss my

> (small) cut

> later.

>

> The spa/leisure business is huge and growing and there is a steady trade

> in

> body lotions, rubs and bath/shower products.

>

> IMO, although bath-oils and bathsalts are in every pharmacy and body-shop

> in the country, there is a niche market out there for a well-marketed

> herbal /

> relaxing bathsalts that allow home users a flexible approach to add

> specific

> essential oils to a basic bath salts that ALSO contain POWDERED

> SEAWEED.

>

> Seaweed bathsalts exist but IMO they have not enough seaweed in them to

> get the best silky-soapy effect such as you may have experienced in the

> professional seaweed bath-houses.

>

> A recipe for the basic product (let us call it " STRESS-AWAY SEAWEED

> BATH " would be:

> Epsom salts ......60g

> Sea salt .............60g

> Baking soda .....100g

> Borax ............... 50g

> Kelp Powder ... 100g

> Total ................ 370g

>

> If you are interested, perhaps Tom could make a small test-run for

> distribution to close friends (say, 10 MALE and 10 FEMALE) for initial

> trial

> and feedback.

>

> To do the feedback analysis well, we would need a structured questionnaire

>

> which your friends would agree to fill in completely (we can discuss this

> later) after using the salts three times each.

>

> If the initial feedback is good, we could run a Phase 2

> pilot/acceptability trial

> (via friends and business contacts) for more solid feedback. The

> questionnaire on the Phase 2 trial could include this question:

> " Would you be willing to buy and use bathsalts like this? "

> " How much would you be willing to pay per bath for an equivalent product? "

>

> An added sellinhg feature would be to stock and sell essential oils,

> selected

> from: Balsam Peru Oil, Bergamot Oil, Bourbon Geranium Oil, Cedarwood

> Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Citronella Oil, Clary Sage Oil, Clove Leaf Oil,

> Eucalyptus Blue Malle Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Ginger Oil, Grapefruit Oil,

> Jasmin

> Absolute, Lavender Bulgaria Oil, Lavender Oil 40/42 (France), Lemon Peel

> Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Lime Oil, May Chang Oil, Menthol, Nutmeg Oil,

> Orange Oil, Patchouli Oil, Peppermint Oil, Rose Geranium Oil, Rosemary

> Oil, Rosewood Oil, Sage Dalmation Oil, Spearmint Oil, Sweet Basil Oil,

> Tangerine Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Vetiver Oil, Ylang Ylang Oil. These should be

>

> very high quality (close to 100% pure), and contain no additives. Most are

>

> steam distilled except for the citrus oils which are cold-pressed.

>

> Best regards,

>

>

>