<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Natural Soapworks News Feed</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm</link><description>The latest news for the The Natural Soapworks online store</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 7 Sep 2010</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 7 Sep 2010</lastBuildDate><docs>http://www.natroma.co.uk/</docs><generator>ColdFusion MX7</generator><item><title>Natroma website launched</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=4</link><description><![CDATA[
		


The Natroma skincare range by The Natural Soapworks&nbsp; was launched on 27th September 2008.We are now delighted to open the Natroma webshop, offering lovely gentle facial products, containing the finest natural ingredients and aromatherapy grade essential oils.More products will be added in the coming weeks!]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=4</guid></item><item><title>2009 New Products! </title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=6</link><description><![CDATA[
		We'd just like to say a big thank you to all of our customers who have road tested the new Natroma range in 2008!&nbsp; Your lovely feedback has been much appreciated, and very inspiring!&nbsp; We're delighted that the new cleansers and moisturisers have proved to be so user-friendly, and it's been great to hear how many of you are now converts to muslin hot-cloth cleansing.&nbsp; Visitors to our studio premises, have also loved our new lotions since they are light but very penetrating.&nbsp; These are already proving to be very popular, and it's nice to hear that everyone appreciates they are concentrated (so you don't need to use so much).&nbsp; For website users, we're very sorry that these haven't been added yet - Christmas was just manic so we ran out of time.&nbsp;&nbsp; We promise they will be added to the website very soon!

Looking forward into 2009, we have quite a few new products to show you and these will be rolled out in the coming months.&nbsp; The first one to look out for will be our new Salt Glow body scrubs.&nbsp; We're sure a favourite will be our Frangipani variety which is just lovely (think light, exotic notes of Monoi de Tahiti and you'll get the idea!).&nbsp; It has a lighter texture than our usual Dead Sea Salt Scrubs, and is enriched with honey, odour retained coconut oil, nilotica shea butter and D-Panthenol so it will smooth the skin until it feels soft and silky.Watch this space!]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 4 Jan 2009</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=6</guid></item><item><title>Valentine's Day Skincare Gifts</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=7</link><description><![CDATA[
		In these tough  financial times, at The Natural Soapworks we appreciate the need to save a few  pennies this Valentines Day.&nbsp; So this year were offering special joint  pampering gifts, created especially for couples &ndash; so you can still treat each  other to a lovely night in without worrying so much about the cost.&nbsp; 
We have a wide choice of gift ideas range from sensuous bath bombs (perfect for sharing!) right up to luxurious hampers packed with all sorts of fragrant skincare goodies.&nbsp; This year our Valentine's soap is our very popular Sensual variety, in a special edition red wrapper.&nbsp; This luxurious soap with it's creamy lather has a rich aroma of ylang ylang, rosewood and sandalwood.&nbsp; So why not  choose one of our luxurious skincare gift sets, and add some wine, soft music,  candles&hellip;..and enjoy! 
The Natural Soapworks  offers a wide range of luxurious goats milk soaps, bathing and skincare  products.&nbsp;&nbsp; We  have several Valentines gift sets, so visit www.naturalsoapworks.co.uk  for details on bathing gift sets or the Natroma Valentine's page for more ideas. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=7</guid></item><item><title>Natroma Blog</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=8</link><description><![CDATA[
		We've finally found the time to launch our new natural skincare blog. 
We've called it the Natroma blog, but it will also cover all things Natural  Soapworks too.&nbsp; We'll be using  this to give updates on our soap and skincare products, natural cosmetic ingredients, events, our charity work and  probably a little general musing too.&nbsp; We hope you'll enjoy these regular natural skincare news bites! ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=8</guid></item><item><title>NEW! Natroma Travel Sizes</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=9</link><description><![CDATA[
		We have great pleasure in introducing a new size option to our range.&nbsp; Our travel sizes are perfect for taking on holiday, as a smaller gift, or if you'd like to try a longer trial period before you commit to a full sized product.Our natural cleansers and moisturisers are presented in lovely slim white, airless pumps and contain 30ml of product.&nbsp; They are small in size but will contain more than enough product for several weeks of use.&nbsp; Our 50ml toner bottle is still presented in violet glass, to protect our organic hydrolat toners, but has a screw cap instead of a spray attachment.&nbsp; It's roughly the size of the travel sized airless pumps, so will take up no space at all in your suitcase.These smaller sizes are light and would be perfect to carry to the gym too!For a limited time, we're pleased to be offering a special discount when you purchase a Travel Trio.&nbsp; These are presented in an organza tote bag, and contain 30ml Facial Cleanser, 30ml Concentrated Moisturiser, 50ml Hydrolat Toner and a muslin cloth.&nbsp; These should retail at &pound;13.75, so enjoy a 10% discount and buy these at &pound;12.50!]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=9</guid></item><item><title>Introducing....Natroma Bathing!</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=10</link><description><![CDATA[
		We're very delighted to introduce a new range to Natroma, with the addition of our new bathing collection!

Natroma Bathing has allowed us to splurge on luxurious natural skincare ingredients to create a really indulgent range of luxurious goat's milk soaps and bathing products.&nbsp; The goat's milk soap, like our Natural Soapworks Favourites, contains a luxurious blend of botanical oils and butters, enriched with real goat's milk soap.&nbsp; But we've made these even more decadant, including organic botanical oils, Fair Trade butters enriched with Monoi de Tahiti.&nbsp; This has created a top pf the range soap with a lather that feels even more moisturising and lushous.&nbsp; We've co-ordinated these soaps to our skincare fragrances, including many of the very expensive essential oils that you do not usually see in handmade soaps, with the choice of Chamomile, Rose and Orange Blossom.&nbsp; Each soap is wrapped in pure muslin cloth, decorated with a co-ordinated organza ribbon, and we'd suggest that these natural wrappings are re-cycled as facial cloths so there's no waste.&nbsp; More of these luxurious soaps will follow during 2009, so watch this space!

We're also very pleased to introduce our Fizzing Bath Melt range.&nbsp; These are lovely little bathing beauties which really do look good enough to eat!&nbsp; We wouldn't recommend it though, since our new cup-cake range is designed to gently fizz in the bath and release lots of Fair Trade Cocoa and Shea butters into the bath water.&nbsp; They feature some lovely new blends of essential oils, and are naturally coloured with petals and other natural ingredients.&nbsp; Available on their own, or in a pretty ribbon decorated ballotin box, these are already proving to be very popular with our Studio customers.&nbsp; More fragrances will be released during the year.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=10</guid></item><item><title>Introducing our new facial exfoliators</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=11</link><description><![CDATA[
		We're pleased to launch a new product in the Natroma skincare range.&nbsp; Our Gentle Exfoliator creams have been carefully formulated with lots of skin-kind natural ingredients to soothe delicate facial skin.&nbsp; Exfoliation is important for the face, helping to remove dead cells and reveal a fresher, radiant complexion.&nbsp; But it's never a good idea to apply harsh or abrasive products since these can irritate delicate facial skin making it sore and uncomfortable.So our exoliator creams really are gentle, and contain tiny jojoba beads.&nbsp; These are perfect spheres, so can be lightly massaged across the skin to exfoliate without any nasty after-effects.&nbsp; We're also chosen our ingredients carefully - gentle jojoba, papaya seed oil, evening primrose and comfrey oils are teamed up with D-Panthenol, Sea Buckthorn and Echium botanical extracts. These are lightly textured creams, which can be easily rinsed off with water.&nbsp; We'd recommend using one of our muslin cloths to completely remove all of the tiny jojoba beads, followed by a spritz of Hydrolat Toner and the application of some Concentrated Moisturiser to finish off your mini facial treatment.There are 2 varieties:&nbsp; one with a light rose fragrance and the other with orange blossom (neroli).&nbsp; Both of these are completely natural and subtle fragrances from a blend of essential oils.&nbsp; Our Gentle Exfoliators are presented in a 50ml airless pumps, and should be used once or twice each week as part of your skincare regime.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=11</guid></item><item><title>Natural skincare in the Autumn</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=12</link><description><![CDATA[
		   


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Sadly the days are shortening, and its definitely becoming chilly at night!&nbsp; So while Autumn may encourage you to enjoy outdoor activities, its important to remember that your skin will retain less moisture as the air becomes cooler and drier.&nbsp; This is why at this time of year, many people experience dryness, fine lines, dull and sallow skin tone, sun and age spots, flaking and irritation as well as the flare-up of some conditions like rosacea.&nbsp; So its a good idea to pamper your skin in the Autumn and make some adjustments to your skincare regime in readiness for Winter.&nbsp; 

On our blog well be publishing a series of articles on Autumn skincare starting with the hands and nails.

Nails and cuticles can become dry and flaky at this time of year, so wed suggest that you invest in products which will replenish lost moisture to keep the skin soft and in good condition. With this in mind we have now launched two new products!&nbsp; Our orange blossom and rose hand creams have a lovely formulation, enriched with jojoba and avocado oils with glycerine, comfrey and evening primrose extracts to nourish and condition the hands without greasiness.&nbsp; Please visit our new Hands and Nails page for more information.

For the nails wed particularly recommend a butter enriched nail balm.&nbsp; Our Nail Silk contains shea and cocoa butters, jojoba and avocado oils to replenish the nail surface and surrounding skin.&nbsp; This is a rich balm which smells heavenly (it contains frankincense and neroli, with a touch of lime) but it sinks in within a few minutes.&nbsp; Many of our customers enjoy massaging their nails and cuticles with Nail Silk, whilst watching the TV each evening.&nbsp; 

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		We've just uploaded some new goats milk soap gift hampers on to The Natural Soapworks website,  which would make perfect Mother's Day gifts. Our new contemporary soap range  will be added to the website in the coming weeks, and we're very pleased with  them!

The botancial mini soaps, will be available in 2 sizes: 25g (these  are the cute mini soaps which have been featured in our natural skincare gift  sets for a while), and 40g (a new larger mini soap). These look fantastic in our  elegant, hamper boxes.We're particularly proud of our new contemporary soap slices, since they look  beautiful but are also handmade using our new goats milk palm-free soap  formulation. We first introduced this soap recipe when we launched 'Orang 2' (our  charity soap, which supports Borneo Orangutan Survival - BOS UK). It will be the  base formulation for our contemporary soap range, so is particularly suitable  for anyone who wants to avoid using products which contain palm oil. This soap  range will introduce several new soap fragrances, and the first six are:  Springtime (a refreshing and uplifting blend with herbal and citrus notes),  Rosebud (delicate, sweet rose notes), Hippy Rosie (rose geranium with  patchouli), Exotic Flowers (rich sensual notes of ylang ylang and jasmine),  Marigold (with lavender and chamomile), and an old favourite,  Lavender.These are being previewed in our Mother's Day hampers  page on the website, and will soon be available as individual soaps. We hope  you like them!]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010</pubDate><guid>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=13</guid></item><item><title>Coping with oily skin</title><link>http://www.natroma.co.uk/news.cfm?artid=14</link><description><![CDATA[
		Just lately we've  had a few customers ask us about which products can help oily skin. Using the  correct cleansing regime is often a major factor in supporting oily skin, so we  hope the following short article will help.

Oily skin can be prone to  acne, often beginning at puberty when the body starts to produce hormones called  androgens. These cause the enlargement and over-stimulation of the sebaceous  glands in some people (particularly young men). The extra oil mixes with dead  skin cells and bacteria on the skin's surface, which in turn blocks the skin  pores &ndash; leading to spots. Unfortunately many commercial acne products work by  drying out the skin, but some products actually make the condition worse since  the skin reacts to the dryness by producing even more oil. A vicious circle  continues since the products are applied as more spots appear, leading to more  dryness then more oil production and even more spots!

Natroma products do  not work in this way. Our cream cleanser contains  natural ingredients, to work in harmony with the skin. There are no  harsh alcohols in the formulation so the cream isnt drying. It  also contains castor oil, which is very moisturizing but absorbs slowly into the  skin. This means the cream can be safely applied so it mixes with  the dirt and impurities on the skin, and can be wiped away easily.  The cleanser also contains gentle white clay to draw out impurities, and  panthenol to gently moisturize the skin.

To use the cleanser its best to  use a single pump of the cream, and gently apply over the face. Massage very  gently onto the skin (do not rub), paying attention to the areas around the nose  and chin which can be more prone to break outs. Rinse out a clean muslin cloth  in hand hot water, and wring out so the cloth is warm and damp. Then use the  cloth to gently remove the cream, and youll lightly exfoliate the skin at the  same time. Do not rub, and try not to damage existing spots since this can  spread infection. Alternately simply rinse the cream off with water (as you  would, if using a soap). Use the cleanser each morning and night and by gently  cleansing (rather than stripping the skin) youll remove excess oil, gently  remove dead skin cells and leave it without any dryness. This will help to break  the vicious circle, and should calm down any breakouts. Weekly deep cleansing  with one of our rhassoul Clay  Masks (wed recommend our Chamomile variety) will also help to draw out skin  impurities.

Remember that our skins condition is largely dependent on a  healthy lifestyle, so also try to:



    
    Eat more fruit and vegetables.
    
    
    Drink more water to hydrate the skin.
    
    
    Take regular exercise.
    
    
    Take about 10 minutes of fresh air and sunshine (avoiding  the midday sun and very strong sunlight) when you can since it stimulates the  production of Vitamin D which is essential for healthy skin.
    
    
    Reduce your caffeine intake (contained within coffee, tea  and fizzy drinks etc).
    
    
    Reduce the amount of refined  (white) sugar and carbohydrate in the diet since this can increase hormone  levels (particularly in young men) making you more prone to spots and  acne.
    

We hope you've found this information  useful!
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