How To Build Your Own Customized Terressentials Organic Body Care Gift Sampler

Would you like to introduce a variety of Terressentials certified organic products to a friend or loved one? We are now offering you a fun, creative way to build your own Organic Body Care Gift Sampler! Simply place an order for any combination of FOUR of our yummy two ounce BODY CARE care trial size products — Body Lotions, Body Washes, Anointing Oils or Hand Soaps (EXCLUDING Hair Wash trials) — aromatic or fragrance-free (Body Lotion, Gentle Gel or Cocoa Butter Rich Body Oil). Then, and this is VERY important, type “Silver Sampler” or "Red Sampler" in the comments box on your shopping cart's order page. When we receive your order and see your Gift Box Sampler request in the comment box, we will lovingly package your four organic body care trial size selections into your choice of either the silver or red Gift Box (see photo above), add a decorative gold seal and finish with a pretty gold cord tie with bow. Voila! Your personalized certified organic gift of health and well-being — what could be better!

Holiday Shipping Specials!!!

Let's face it, the holiday season can be a bit stressful. Yes, we love giving and receiving gifts, eating good food, spending time with our family and friends, but . . . well, you know, getting ready for the big events can wear a person down and deplete the wallet. We at Terressentials are happy to offer some holiday treats to our fabulous and cherished customers! We hope they'll lift your spirits and help carry you beyond the stress to the joy and peace of the holiday season.

Starting on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 28th), online customers who spend $90 or more on Terressentials products will receive FREE SHIPPING!! The Free Shipping offer applies to online orders only, to be shipped within the contiguous United States, and the offer will end at midnight on Cyber Monday (December 2^nd)! Be sure to see our website for details, since we're sticklers for detail, and there are sure to be certain specific requirements to qualify for the deal.

So, maybe you're too busy partying, or elbowing aside other Black Friday shoppers at the Mall, or recovering from either of the above, and you can't place your order in time to qualify for the Free Shipping deal. No worries! You can still get FREE CHOCOLATE! (And what's better than that?!) Our famous annual Terressentials Free Gourmet Organic Chocolate Holiday Special that applies to qualifying online orders starts on Tuesday, December 3^rd, and ends . . . well, when the chocolate runs out! We're still working out the details for this special, so be sure to check the website to find out how to qualify.

 We're so grateful to all who have appreciated our products and supported our organic mission! We thank you for searching out the organic ingredients that are really natural instead of polluting synthetic industrial chemicals. We thank you for voting with your dollars for true, Certified Organic products instead of falsely-labeled “organic” or “natural” products full of harmful substances. We wish you good health and happiness, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with you in years to come!

Give More Than Just a Gift

Thanks JD Hancock!

The season of giving has finally arrived and there's not much that feels better than giving to others. Consider for a moment that feeling that arises when you make someone else happy...brilliant! Gift giving is a wonderful way to express love and gratitude, but we all know non-material gifts can be just as powerful and memorable.

While buying gifts at big box stores is often very tempting because of big bargains and deep discounts, please pause for a minute to look at the bigger picture. The folks who made the goods that you are buying at big chain stores are likely underpaid, under-appreciated, overworked, and subjected to unsafe, unhealthy working conditions. On top of that, the materials used to make those products probably came from suppliers who are apathetic towards environmentally conscious land management and production. How else could you get those low, low prices?

There is an alternative! Terressentials offers products that are fair trade and fair made and made primarily from sustainable materials. Fair trade means that profits go directly to the artisans at living wages that have been agreed upon. Fair trade supports cooperatives and communities, and teaches people skills that enrich their lives. By shopping for fair trade goods you are giving more than just a gift to a loved one, you are providing positive opportunities for individuals in impoverished countries to have stable incomes at livable wages and improved working conditions. You are allowing a mother a chance to better nourish her family and educate her children! In addition, many of the materials used to make our Fair Trade goods are recycled or re-purposed.

The only thing that feels better than gift giving is the inner satisfaction earned from guilt-free gift giving! Shop for fair trade and fair made at Terressentials this holiday season and give a gift with a world of potential.

Gift Samplers at Terressentials

 Wouldn't it be so nice to go into one store and choose the perfect gift for those special, hard to buy for people on your shopping list. Here at Terressentials we have just that perfect gift! Our one stop shopping check list will help you purchase a gift for those special people who have helped you in so many ways throughout the year:

                  □ Teacher                                      □ Secret Santa

                  □ Bus Driver                                  □ Co-workers

                  □ Newspaper Carrier                    □ Neighbors

New for the holidays are our Organic Body Care Gift Samplers in a beautiful purple or black gift box embellished with a gold accent bow, finished with an gold embossed seal, ready to give! How easy and convenient is that? The gift box contains two trial size products, one Flower Therapy Body Lotion and one Body Wash or Body Oil trial size product, in combinations of our four flavors Left Coast Lemon, Lavender Garden, Cool Mint or Sultry Spice. For those with sensitive skin, we also offer a Fragrance-free Body Lotion Sampler paired up with a trial size of Rich Cocoa Butter Body Oil. Just think how much time this Organic Gift Sampler will save you, not to mention how reasonably priced these wonderful gift boxes are. You will want to purchase extra for those unexpected gifts that you may need. Be sure to browse through our store for other exciting, unique gifts too.

Now that you have all the special gifts checked off your list, there's still one very special person left to buy for... YOU! We have that covered too... C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E!

We have an exceptionally delicious variety of the best organic and fair trade chocolates to choose from. After all, you simply have to keep your strength up and stress down during this busy season. The most challenging part of this shopping experience will be deciding which chocolates to choose! My personal solution... pick up an assortment for you and a few extra for gift giving. Wow, was that easy and fun or what?!

Best Wishes and Happy Holiday Baking,

Cathy

How to Look Smooth and Fabulous!

Burr! With winter right around the corner, it's' getting cold outside. Unfortunately, this is the season for very dry, damaged skin. But no worries, Terressentials has you covered! We offer a super deep-moisturizing Fragrance-free Organic Moisture Cream for your face, hands, elbows, knees and dry, cracked heels!

Terressentials Fragrance-free Moisture Cream is certified organic shea butter to sooth your extra dry, irritated skin, and a little of this goes a long way. We carry a 4 oz size and a smaller 2 oz travel size to take along with you on that important outdoor winter “sport”...shopping!

Also try our delicious organic Lip Protectors in four wonderful mouth watering flavors: White Chocolate, Orange, Key Lime and Mint. Our Lip Protectors are made of organic, truly natural ingredients to protect your chapped lips from the elements.

Now, we've got you covered from top to bottom for whatever the winter winds may try to do to your skin. You'll be prepared to go out and face the winter (and shopping at Terressentials of course!) looking smooth and fabulous!

Christmas in November

I do believe winter's icy fingers are tickling the backs of our necks and sending a chill down our backs threatening that which is yet to come...cold, snow and ice. I found my line of attack while unpacking and tagging inventory for Terressentials last week. This time of year always feels like an early Christmas to me. The UPS man takes on the role of Santa Claus delivering the packages from all over the world to our door. With anticipation we open each package!

One of my favorites this year was a stunning felted shawl handmade by women in Nepal. Light wisps of colorful felt are applied to recycled silk sari material making each shawl a piece of art. It was amazing to look through the felt and see the exquisite designs of the silk sari peeking from beneath, like a lesson to the people to always look beneath the surface to see true beauty. I instantly fell in love with a charcoal grey one with silky creamy brown paisleys showing through, but there is a veritable rainbow of colors to choose from. I pulled the soft grey shawl out of the package. Wrapped it around me. Wonderful! It was long enough to go around twice! Ample enough to keep winter's icy fingers at bay!

I imagined the felted sari scarf making its way from Nepal to Frederick, MD. I wondered about the women who made it and silently thanked them for their effort and creativity. As the Tibetan proverb goes, “imagination cures the chaos in the heart.” I was thankful that we at Terressentials are able to share these wonderful and exotic handmade and fair trade treasures with all of our friends in Frederick and beyond. Stop in to our Patrick Street store soon and see the fabulous finds that will brighten your home, warm your body and lighten your spirit.

Jammin' Spice Real Soap for Hands

The holiday season is fast approaching! If you're like me, you're still in denial about it (as in, “wait, wasn't it summer just yesterday?!”) but on the verge of accepting, and even welcoming, the inevitable. With Thanksgiving only a few weeks away, I'm starting to recall the holiday traditions – the sights, sounds, smells and tastes – that make this time of year special. And so, it's time to break out the Terressentials Organic Jammin' Spice hand soap! Like the other flavors of Terressentials Organic Real Soap for Hands, the Jammin' Spice cleans with organic coconut oil castile soap and is, of course, free of synthetic detergents,dyes, perfumes and preservatives. What makes the Spice my holiday favorite is the organic cinnamon leaf and organic cloves – the comforting scents of a warm, cozy winter kitchen, which also add a cheery and festive air to the guest bathroom (especially when accompanied by your special holiday-themed hand towels)!

The 8-oz hand soap comes with a convenient pump dispenser, and the economical 16-oz refill bottle will keep you well supplied throughout the holiday season. If you'd like to try the full range of hand soap “flavors,” pick up the Real Soap for Hands Sampler, which contains 2-oz trial sizes of the Jammin' Spice, Lovin' Lavender, Zingin' Citrus, and Chillin' Mint soaps. The Hand Soap Sampler makes a great holiday gift, as do the Hair Wash, Body Wash, Body Oil, and Skin/Facial Care Samplers.

Embrace the holiday season, with Jammin' Spice Real Soap for Hands and all the other wonderful, certified organic scents in Terressentials body care products! You'll be doing good for your body, your spirit, and the earth.