MARCH GIVEAWAY!!!!

Starting this month we will be doing monthly giveaways. This month we will be giving away one of our lip balm gift sets.

Our lip balms are handmade and made in small batches, so your always assured a fresh product! We add only the best ingredients to make for a silky, smooth lip balm that your lips will love you for! For those who may be bothered by shea butter (those who have latex allergies) or have had the experience of a gritty lip balm, there's no worries. All our new lip balms are shea butter free.

Our lip balm gift set includes 4 lip balms of your choice. It comes in a cute, little reusable muslin bag, perfect for yourself or to give as a gift.

To enter to win :

For 1 entry visit our shop http://www.simpletraditionsbnb.com/ and leave a comment telling us your favorite item.

For 1 entry follow our blog.

For 2 entries blog about our giveaway. Leave a link to your post in your comments.

For 1 entry leave us a comment with an idea for a lip balm.

Please be sure to leave your contact information, so we can reach you if your the winner!

Giveaway ends midnight, March 31st. A winner will be picked and contacted on April1st. The winner will have 48 hours to respond, otherwise I will pick a new winner.

Time For Change

One of my favorite animals is the orangutan. I love going to a zoo and watching them, especially when there's a new baby. I could sit there all day and just admire them.

I recently read something pertaining to palm oil and orangutans. What I found was shocking. Thousands of orangutans are losing their lives each year for the cultivation of palm oil. As the forest is cleared the orangutans are either shot on site, tortured before being killed or kept as pets.

Since we use palm oil in all of our soap recipes, we decided to do some additional research and found a new supplier that carries sustainable palm oil. From this point forward you can be sure that the products you receive from us are not contributing to these horrific crimes.

To learn more about the extinction of orangutans and what you can do see please visit these websites.

http://www.orangutan.org.au/assets/images/palmoil/BOSPalm_Oil_Report.pdf

I will warn you, that some of the pictures are graphic. I know a couple of them made me cry.

http://www.orangutans-sos.org/

This awesome picture was done by weeping camel. You can find more of his work at

http://www.flickr.com/people/weepingcamel/