New! Natural Deodorants

Southern Essentials has 2 new products on the market – Lemongrass/ Tea Tree/ Litsea Cubeba Deodorant and Anti Bacterial Blend Deodorant.

These natural deodorants are formulated to help you to stay feeling fresh without the use of any harmful chemicals. I’ve personally tested both and they really work!

Southern Essentials’ Vegetable Based Formula Contains:

• No Animal Products and is Not tested on Animals
• No Petroleum Products
• No Preservatives
• No Alcohol
• No Aluminum
• No Artificial Colors
• No Artificial Fragrances
• No Fillers
• No Dyes
• No Parabens

Here are a few tips that will help you adjust to using a natural deodorant versus an antiperspirant

• Apply deodorant to underarms then smooth with fingers to coat entire underarm

• During the day if you experience extra perspiration-wipe off with a tissue

• For an extra strength deodorant you can add an additional drop of essential oil of your choice

Ingredients for Lemongrass/ Tea Tree/ Litsea Cubeba Deodorant: ( Organic ) Extra Virgin Coconut Oil , Cocoa Butter , Beeswax , Fractionated Coconut Oil , Arrowroot Powder , Zinc Oxide , Avocado Oil , Diatomaceous Earth ( Food Grade ), Shea Butter , Shelf Stable Probiotic Blend , Lemongrass Essential Oil , Tea Tree Essential Oil , Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil

Ingredients for Anti Bacterial Deodorant : ( Organic ) Extra Virgin Coconut Oil , Cocoa Butter , Beeswax , Fractionated Coconut Oil , Arrowroot Powder , Zinc Oxide , Avocado Oil , Diatomaceous Earth ( Food Grade ), Shea Butter , Shelf Stable Probiotic Blend , Clove (Bud), Lemon (organic), Cinnamon (Bark), Eucalyptus (Globulus), Ravensara (organic), Rosemary (organic), Tea Tree (AAA) Australian essential oils

Recipe to Detoxify Your Armpits – The use of this recipe will help your body adjust to using natural deodorant

1 tbsp bentonite Clay
1 tbsp cider vinegar
Mix together and add a few drops of water if needed to produce a smooth consistency. Smooth under you arms and let stand for 5 – 10 minutes. Rinse underarms. If you experience irritation discontinue use. This is a natural cleanser and is great to use in the morning before you shower. This will give you an extra fresh feeling that will last most of the day.

Market News

Eggs Update- Sadly, Kevin from BeeBerry Farms had thin his flock and will no longer have enough eggs to offer the co-op. He only has enough for his family. It was becoming very hard to sustain his flock and wants to concentrate on other farm activities. Going forward he will only be providing organically grown berries – blueberries, strawberries and blackberries. Look for these on the market when they are in season.

Rocky Acres has increased the amount of eggs available. They also have new layers and are offering small and medium eggs in addition to their large eggs they offer weekly. Rocky Acres provides fresh brown eggs produced by pastured Golden Comet hens fed a supplemental feed made only from non gmo corn, sunflower seed, millet, and other grain products when available. No soybean meal. Hens are housed in an open air barn with outside access to grass.

Recycle NGE Boxes – Don’t forget to bring your boxes to pick up if you would like NGE to reuse/recycle your box. There’s a large gray plastic bin by the roll up door at the warehouse for you to deposit your box. Please make sure all your boxes are folded flat.

Wilderness Family Naturals Group Buy- Our group buy order has still not shipped. Since WFN is shipping from Minnesota they will not ship until temperatures are at least close to freezing. This is to ensure nothing cracks or is damaged before it gets to us. Once I receive the tracking information I will contact those who have ordered and give an update.

HELP! We need Volunteers!!

We need volunteers next week!

THANK YOU Marie, Diana, Pam, Tanya, Chuck, and Stephanie for helping on Tuesday! You guys are truly a blessing! We couldn’t have a co-op without volunteers and we appreciate you all so much!

If you are interested in volunteering, I have created a volunteer sign up on Signup Genius. I am asking for volunteers to sign up for 1 hour shifts from 2p to 6:45 pm. No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised. Here is the link to the sign up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44AEA623A7FA7-volunteer

The link is also posted on the About page on our website.

Thank you in advance for your support!