NEW NAME

WHOOO HOOO hurray and splashes of sparklies!

I am now officially Janine Marie Joi!!

As of 4:50 p.m. on 4/21/08. YAYYYY!!!!

March 31, 2008

And I know WHY now sea buckthorn works so well on cancerous cells, regenerating skin cells, encouraging hair growth and making the skin glow, just to name a few.

My Persian Lilac is leafing out, as is the Polonia tree, the seabuckthorn trees are leafing out and we have a couple of new babies. Spinach, Holy Basil, Lettuce, Zucchini and watermelon seeds have sprouted. Tomatos are doing well with one tomato on one bush. Horsetail is doing better since we started wetting its feet more. Comfrey is pushing out more and more leaves, the dill plants are thriving, lemon-thyme [I love the smell of lemon anything], parsley, sage, rosemary [Tuscan] and thyme, are all doing well.

LOL did anyone start singing the song?

The grapevines have lots of leaves and we are waiting til the viny part gets longer to get it to hook on the fence. Chaparral, weeping willow teatree tree, willow tree/bush, mini pomegranate bushes, dwarf myrtles and lavender bushes are all doing well. It's SPRING here!
With loads of pollen in the air to prove it. :)
And we have a small yard. Can you imagine if it was large? Oh the Meyer Lemon tree and the new Clementine tangerine trees are BLOOMING all over, and smell SOOOOO sweet.

Gonna plant potatos as soon as I figure out when, moving the herbs to another planter.

I'm trying to decide on whether to dilute the seabuckthorn oils and offer them for sale that way also. Any ideas?

Janine

Feb. 21 08

Well, today ended the third day of school for me. Full time job and full
time school. And I'm not as young as I used to be! Seems I'm tired all the time. lol School is exciting. I'm going to become a licensed Esthetician.

Then you know what I'll be? An Herbal Esthetician. There's not many of
us in the country. :) You know me, I like being the first or one of the first. :)

I've been taking a coaching course online with the creme de la creme of business coaches, Donna Maria Coles Johnson at http://www.indiebeauty.com Tonite it's on getting your blog going, so here I am, trying to get this going again.

Let me know what you would like to talk about.

Janine

NOP certified, first in the Nation

Blue Sage Naturals Announces NOP Certification for Sea Buckthorn Oils

Blue Sage Naturals, first in the US and abroad to offer NOP certified organic Sea Buckthorn [SBT Seed and Berry oils. Highly touted oils for use in formulations for skin care, SBT oils are higher in essential fatty acids, beta-carotenes and tocotrienols than any other oil.

Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) February 6, 2008 -- Natural herbal cosmetics company Blue Sage Naturals today announced it is the leading US supplier of National Organic Program (NOP) NOP Certified Organic CO2 Sea Buckthorn Seed and Berry Oil, juice powder and capsules. Sea Buckthorn, a breakthrough natural skin care ingredient, is a full spectrum plant extract that contains high levels of essential fatty acids and vitamins that are helpful with all kinds of skin conditions, including rosacea, inflammation and eczema.

"SBT seed and berry CO2 oils are added to cosmetics because they soothe dryness and inflammation, and may even speed up healing of scar tissue from cuts, scrapes and burns," said Janine Phariss, president of Blue Sage Naturals. "For several months, we have been anxiously anticipating final NOP certification of the Sea Buckthorn products we have been carrying for years. Now, with NOP certification, our U.S. based customers are assured of the highest quality Sea Buckthorn oil for use in the cosmetics they manufacture."

The addition of the NOP Certificate for the Organic Sea Buckthorn to our line of ingredients means more people will enjoy healthy, organic skin care. It's 100% pure, 100% organic and 100% good.

Trends in natural and organic cosmetics are going the same way as the organic food market, with sales of organic cosmetics increasing at a rapid pace. Consumer concern about harmful chemicals in cosmetics is widely believed to be driving the interest in certified organic cosmetic ingredients. The demand for higher quality cosmetics is helping them to become more widely available, and Blue Sage Naturals plays a critical role by offering manufacturers Sea Buckthorn oils, an effective skin care ingredient that is also NOP Certified Organic.

As the first and only distributor of NOP certified organic CO2 Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil, Blue Sage Naturals is helping its customers respond to their customers' demands with an oil that addresses the skin conditions in the most healthful way possible -- organically. Our NOP Certified Organic products have met stringent federal organic regulations.

Blue Sage Naturals NOP Certified Organic Sea Buckthorn is available in 4 forms:

• Organic Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil (first and only US distributor)
• Organic Sea Buckthorn Berry Oil
• Organic Sea Buckthorn Juice Powder
• Organic Sea Buckthorn Capsules

NOP certified organic Sea Buckthorn is also an ingredient in Blue Sage Naturals' branded line of cosmetics, including soaps, facial serums and skin balms, all made with natural and organic ingredients.

"For years, Blue Sage Naturals has been committed to distributing products that help people take care of their skin naturally," said Phariss. "The addition of the NOP Certificate for the Organic Sea Buckthorn to our line of ingredients means more people will enjoy healthy, organic skin care. It's 100% pure, 100% organic and 100% good."

Blue Sage Naturals

Blue Sage Naturals is the leading distributor of NOP certified organic CO2 sea buckthorn berry and seed oils, and manufacturer of salves used for eczema, inflammation and rosacea. From Seabuckthorn Soap to Sea Buckthorn shampoo that encourages hair growth, Blue Sage Naturals uses quality ingredients with no chemicals other than the tiny quantities needed to preserve lotions and shampoos. More information is available here: http://www.BlueSageNaturals.com/seabuckthorn.php

Branding from the Corporations

The days of branding have changed drastically. What worked before is NOT working now for the corporate companies. Lately Unilever has been promoting one product with negative self imaging for those that use it, while promoting another product, Dove, with great self images.

Most, if not all of the huge conglomerates are faceless entities. They have no  feelings, no heart, no soul.

This is another area where Blue Sage Naturals completely diverges from what 'mainstream' companies do. We, as the company, have feelings, we have faces, we talk with you, we spend time with you, we pray with you. Tell me, what other companies do that?

Blue Sage Naturals is not an invisible entity, we do not broadcast contradictory messages. We are a green company, we are natural.

A question has been posed:
"Will companies have to be branded as well? One corporate mission and value statement that governs all of their brands"?

This begs the question...companies will have to be honest, aboveboard. No longer will large corporations be allowed to get away with being hypocrites, liars and deceivers. People are becoming more educated on ingredients. We are all wanting products and goods that are good for us and those we love.

As each month and year progresses, 'we the people' will force more corporations to be honest in their dealings with us, or we will find one that is. Consumers are much more aware and educated these days regarding ingredients, labels, fire retardants and WE THE PEOPLE are fed up with the lies, scams and detriments to our health, faceless entities foist on us. People are at last thinking for themselves for the most part.

Blue Sage Naturals has always been a 'green' company. We have been herbal and healthy since the beginning, back in 1991. We were green and herbal when being green was NOT cool. Blue Sage Naturals has been formulating and producing products for the health of people, not for the health of their pocketbooks. Blue Sage Naturals is run by people who care. People who take the time on email or phone to listen and answer questions not answered on their website.

Just as the best places to work are those that recognize people are human, whether they are employees or customers, so the best companies to do business with are those that wear their values on their sleeves, that don't compromise, that stand for what is good and helpful.

Blue Sage Naturals is branded as a company that not only is GREEN, it also has heart, soul and cares about their customers. It's not hard for us to make sure all our brand values are consistent. It's who we are. It's our core values.

That's the difference between faceless entities and Blue Sage Naturals.

Core Values.


What do you think?

NOP certification for Blue Sage Naturals Seabuckthorn!

Well folks, once again, Blue Sage Naturals has a FIRST! We are the only company to have NOP certified organic seabuckthorn products. From seabuckthorn seed oil to sea buckthorn berry oil to sea buckthorn juice powder to sbt capsules.

What does it mean and why is this important you ask?

NOP is the National Organic Program that was finalized in 2004. The NOP came into being so we as consumers, would have a definite standard set of rules governing what does and does not make something certified organic.
It takes three years to become NOP certified organic.

While Blue Sage Naturals has always had certified organic seabuckthorn oils, they have only been approved certified organic Outside The United States. Which resulted in the 'OTUS' symbol throughout our website.

Organic manufacturers particularly want to be able to put all organic ingredients in their products. Many manufacturers purchase their CO2 seabuckthorn oils from Blue Sage Naturals. For most of our customers, the fact it is certified organic for Australia, Mexico, Canada and so on, was enough for them.

However, having our oils NOP certified organic means you can now put Blue Sage Naturals seabuckthorn oils in your products and the manufacturers or consumers that may have been a little leery, no longer have to be.

Having NOP certified organic sbt oils means manufacturers can now add it to the label as 'certified organic', instead of it taking up the precious 5% room of other ingredients.

It's a big deal for us because we can now cater to ALL avenues of purchasers of our seabuckthorn oils. It's a great feeling being FIRST!

Blue Sage Naturals brought seabuckthorn SEED oil to the United States. We were the first company selling seabuckthorn oils online. We are now first again in having CO2 sea buckthorn NOP certified organic products!

Blue Sage Naturals set the standard for CO2 extracted Seabuckthorn oils.
Aubrey called for our oil, however they decided to go with a 'lower carotene, less price' sbt berry oil. Only $8 difference folks! Blue Sage Naturals does
not dilute our CO2 seabuckthorn oils sold online. In the future we may
dilute seabuckthorn oils sold in stores with an organic ingestible oil, however we will never dilute them and sell them on the website.

NOP certification. Exciting, renewable, healthy, Certified!

Dec 5, '07 updates

Well, I haven't been too wordy lately. We've been busy.
I took down the forum. It was basically a place where reviews
were posted, no one really talked there. And it was too much for
me, so I kept the reviews and will put them on the page link off
this blog. I think I will put all the reviews on that one page. Unless it
proves too unwieldy for me, which I suspect will happen.

I have made a change to the wholesale policies page. It now includes distributors. I have to work the price sheet for the distributors now.

I will be selling Steves Stuff twice a year in 4 oz jars only. I need to
cut back on what I do, however I can't take off products people have
come to rely on to heal whatever problem they are using it for.

For a limited time, I will have Seabuckthorn Body Lotion available in 8 oz jars. I will see how well it sells. I will have unscented, and perhaps two
other scents. Rose Geranium and Lime. I'll have to see what I come up with.

This blog is a great place for you to leave comments and reviews of products. It's a great place to chat.

I also have IM available, my name is bluesagenaturals on yahoo
messenger. I'm not on there a lot. But you can chat with me when I am.

Til next time,

Janine Marie