This week's Workshop Series...

Good Morning everyone!

Time flies!!!  I am so missing writing the blog everyday but life gets busy and a week is gone before I know it.  I have so much to say, I do not know where to start.  

First things first.  Congratulations to Amina from Cape Town.  She is our lucky Easter egg hunt winner.  She will be receiving her Easter basket full of Caramel and Vanilla scented decadent Easter products shortly.  I hope she loves her fantastic products!!! 

Remember to look out for our Mother’s Day promotion coming soon so you don’t miss out on The Body Bar’s May specials.

Right; this week I hosted another Workshop series and our young lady was fantastic.  As last week, we made Soaps, Body Scrubs, Bath Bombs and Bath Salts, Deodorants and Body Creams.  Now, you need to know that the manual contains the basic formulas of each product but the conception in terms of scent, colour and general appearance is the choice of our young lady.  I like to give my participants the freedom to choose the overall look of their products because it is their participation into the final outcome.  It also initiates a new perspective and opens endless possibilities for them.  Here are the pictures of our young lady's wonderful process:

This is our Young Lady stirring the soap mixture 

Introducing the stick blender for a shorter process

Our indication that the soap is ready to be scented and poured in the mold

Pouring with confidence never fails

The soap is now moulded for 24 hours.

The final soap bars scented with Warm Coconut.  She added some poppy seeds for the bar to deliver a gentle exfoliation.

This is our Chocolate and Vanilla Scented Body Scrub.

This is our Sweet Berry scented Bath Butter Bomb.  It also contains some glitter (which you can't see on the screen) and Chamomile Flowers for decoration.

The final layered Cucumber and Aloe scented Bath Salts

Sweet Berry scented Deodorant Block

This is our Body Cream before packaging

The final Sweet Berry scented Body Cream

What a glorious week.  It was awesome to experience another wonderful lady’s creativity and inquisitiveness into the art of making natural cosmetics.  Thank you so much for your attention and willingness to explore the limitless possibilities of Natural cosmetics.  

Thrilled with her products and new acquired knowledge, our young lady is now equipped and excited to engage this journey on her own.

Useless to say that through this creative process, I also learn whilst I teach and as my mom said to me one day: "There is something new to learn everyday".  I believe her...  In fact there is more than something new to learn, there's loads to learn and that's what makes everyday unique, endlessly inspiring and humbling.

Thank you for visiting The Body Bar today

Have a Delightful day

ox Sarah xo

Bath Bombs and Bath Salts making

Good Morning Everyone,

Last night was The body Bar's Bath Bombs and Bath Salts workshop.  The first session was all about information.  I explained the ins and outs of bath products, their content and their purpose.  I believe that it is not a coincidence that people tend to gravitate around the ocean.  Most people plan their holidays around the ocean and the beach seriously have an appeal that draws people to it.  Recreating the salt water in our baths has been used for many therapies as the minerals in the water are essential for the overall health of our skin.  Bath products may seem unnecessary to the rushed and a must for the body conscious.  Essentially bath products are designed to relax the muscles, sedate the nervous system, reduce muscle pain, detox and purify the skin and replenish our bodies with much needed minerals and nutrients.  

The first products we made were bath butter bombs.  These fantastic bombs are designed to fizz in the bath and release their goodness in the water in which you soak, soak and soak. We added some Shea and Cocoa butters to the bombs for their nourishing and moisturising properties.

Here are the pictures from last night's bath butter bombs making:

Our lovely ladies weighing the ingredients for the bath butter bombs

Weighing the butters for the bombs

After mixing all the ingredients together, we need to pack the mixture into shape.  It looks a lot easier than it actually is.

Still packing the mixture into moulds

Time to remove some of them from the mould

Packing and unpacking the bombs

The final butter bombs scented with a sweet and spicy ambiance fragrance.

Then, we made the bath salts and here are the pictures:

Our lovely lady evenly mixing the dry ingredients together

Adding the additives

Adding the Cucumber and Aloe scent

Mixing all the ingredients into a uniform, even mixture

We separated the mixture and coloured them individually to layer the salts in the container.

Our ladies layering their bath salts into their containers

The final product scented with cucumber and aloe

Now remember, all these products are handmade with love for the very first time by our fantastic ladies and I think they are doing an amazing job.  It is so  exciting to share this with them and see the value they are getting from it.  Just through their sharing, I see that they are inspired and already creating their next formulas in their heads.  They can already see how they and their loved ones can benefit from the products.  We are having loads of fun and sharing loads of laughter which makes me know that they are loving it and enjoying these newly learnt skills.

Thank you for visiting the blog today

Come back tomorrow for our deodorant and cream making update

Have a wonder full day

ox Sarah xo

Bath Salts

Good Morning Everyone,
I trust that you all had a wonderful weekend and that Monday morning brings a smile on your face!!!  I am so inspired at the moment, I can't wait for Monday...  
Today's post will focus on bath salts.  Bath salts are used to mimic the properties of natural mineral baths or hot springs.  These therapies have multiple benefits for the body and are widely sought after for their natural calming properties.  Here are some of the benefits you can expect from bath salts, They:
1.  stimulate the immune system.
2.  increase blood circulation.
3.  help eliminate toxins and waste from the body.
4.  sedate the nervous system and relax muscles.
5.  help purify and tone the skin.
6.  promote the healing of wounds and reduce scar appearance.


Depending on their formula, different properties can be added to bath salts. Bath salts can also be used for foot soaks, which help detox and cleanse the feet.  They can also be used as exfoliants by gently massaging the skin in circular motion.  

 Bath salts

On The Body Bar workshop on bath salts and bath bombs, we will look at how the bath salts work and the importance of each ingredient used within the Bath salts formula.  This specific workshop is designed to give you a clear understanding on both the products made on the workshop.  Everyone participating will make their own salts and receive The Body Bar manual on the topic of the day for reference.  
You also get to keep the products you make.  It is a 2 hour workshop and costs R300.  The first workshop is on the morning of the 7th of April and the second workshop is on the afternoon/evening of the 14th of April.  Hope to see you there as I will be facilitating the workshop.  Both will be held in Westville.


If you want to participate on the workshops, here are my contact details

Landline: +27 31 702 1759
Cellphone: +27 76 545 7970
Email: infusion@iburst.co.za

Thank you for visiting my blog today
See you soon for more information on the workshops
Have an wonderful monday!!!
ox Sarah xo