SERENDIPITY BODY PRODUCTS

customer appreciation open house

Come celebrate our 5th anniversary with us on November 7th, 4-10pm. Sip wine, nibble on some appetizers and try out our products and scents. Feel free to bring a friend. Please RSVP by November 5th.

Our new Anti-Viral Essential Oil Blend will be available the week of October 15th. Stay healthy my friends!

Meet the Maker!

Upcoming shows

November 2: Everything Handmade, Fort Saskatchewan
November 7: Customer Appreciation (details above), Edmonton
November 16 & 17: Country Craft Fair, St. Albert
December 7 & 8: Christmas Market, Blackfalds

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What's with Alcohol in my skincare products?

Essential Oil Safety

We all know alcohol is bad for us but what about for our skin? Isn’t it drying?

It all depends upon the alcohol. Alcohol is a molecule that contains carbon atoms and an oxygen and hydrogen atom (a hydroxyl group), and their names end in ‘ol’. The one we know best, ethanol (or ethyl alcohol), is a product of fermentation and is drying. Denatured alcohol (where something is added to ethanol to make it undrinkable) is also drying and is used in window cleaner, camp stove fuel, paint removal, etc. Isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol or rubbing alcohol) is created using petroleum-based ingredients... Continue reading

Essential oil safety is probably the most talked about subject in aromatherapy. And probably the most confusing too. Although essential oils have been used for hundreds of years, there’s not a lot of scientific evidence to refer to. Since essential oils cannot be trademarked, big companies don’t want to invest in it and small companies can’t afford it. Which leaves whatever information you can find online, in books, in classes or from suppliers. And it’s difficult to tell if the author is an expert or an amateur. Sometimes even the experts don’t agree, but it’s usually to do with the amount of caution they’re comfortable with. Now I’m certainly not claiming to be an expert, but here are some guidelines... Continue reading