Great new skin care promotion

We have a great new promotion where you can bundle a lotion, wash and scrub of your choosing and save 20%. It’s a great way to try some new scents or stock up on products you already really love. The offer is available online and at our stores and will be running until September 14. What would your bundle be?

NEW – Almond Latte Handmade Soap

Lather up with sweet smelling almond while exfoliating with fair trade ground coffee. There is more to love with the new 600g size of our Latte Handmade Soap.

Staff Favourites – Make it Renewal!

More staff favourites from the front lines. Who better to trust than the people who work with our products everyday and know all of them intimately.

• Shirley from our Head Office says ” The Renewal Lip Balm stick is the best lip balm I have ever used. It beats Burt’s Bees and all other natural lip balms. It has natural shea butter and beeswax to soften and moisturize lips like no other. I would recommend this lip balm to anyone that has extremely dry lips or lives in constant cold climates. Try it once and you will never go back to any other lip balms out there.”

Top Rated – By you!

Thanks to everyone who took part in our recent product review contest. Here are some of the clear winners and best sellers on our web site and some of the nice things you had to say about them.

• Renewal Lip Balm “love the peppermint and lime and this stuff goes smoothly on my lips and stays there.”  – Miss J from West Vancouver

• Arthritis Relief “This is the only product I have ever found that takes away the sting, itchiness and pain from black fly, deer fly and mosquito bites. It is truly a life saver in the summer for us.”  – Diane from Orleans
  

• Sensuality Lotion “Everywhere I go people always say how wonderful I smell. Lotion is light and non greasy, absorbs well and the scent is soft and soothing.”  – Jayne from Saltspring

• Verve Lotion “The verve hand and body lotion is the most charming sensual cream I’ve found in many years… High recommended.”  – Tatyana from Brooklyn

• Headache Relief Roll On “wonderful product, use it right when you are starting to feel symptoms, rest and you won’t have to take anything else.”  – Cristina from Richmond

Receive FREE SHIPPING when you purchase any of our top rated products. Offer valid until August 25.

Aromatherapy Tips for Travellers

Today I’m writing to you loyal Escents blog readers from Portland, Oregon instead of my hometown of Vancouver. With that in mind, I have a few aromatherapy tips for travelling:

• Travel candles are an excellent way to make a hotel room feel more welcoming and personal, and they’re light and don’t take up precious space in your luggage.
• The recirculated air on planes is drying: sensitive skin benefits from a spritz of rose hydrosol after a flight.
• 5ml and 15ml aroma blends are small enough to put in the plastic bag of liquids and gels in your carry-on luggage. Right before boarding, put a dab of willow (or your preferred blend) on your wrists to relax you and make for a more pleasant flight. (If your seat partner is a stranger, you should ask them before using any essential oils during the flight, in case you trigger an allergy or sensitivity.)

Portland is beautiful. What’s your ideal vacation destination?

Scrub Masks

A new tip to try out, from Michelle at the Escents store and spa on commercial drive: let your facial scubs and/or masks dry completely before rinsing them off.

“Our scrub masks are really nice when you let them dry on your skin before rinsing. For instance, the Honey Mask is beautiful when you spread it over your face and let it sit and dry for 5 minutes before rinsing/exfoliating it off (in circular motions with water). By leaving the mask on to dry, you get the benefits of the oils as they penetrate your skin before making use of the exfoliating benefits of the scrub.”

Thanks, Michelle!