Who wouldn’t want a better world for people and the environment? Luckily there is a great new venture that can help you make a difference in the world all while making earth-friendly, non-toxic bath and body products to make you even more gorgeous.
photo credit: Herban Crafts
DIY beauty kits + social good = Herban Crafts.
Herban Crafts is the new business idea from two fabulous handmade artisans in their own right: Karen Lee and Mary Kearns. These lovely women were kind enough to send me one of their Make Your Own Organic Mint Cocoa Lip Balm kits to try. I have to say I was impressed.
Top 10 Reasons I Love Herban Crafts DIY Bath and Body Kits:
1. Environmentally Responsible. These kits’ environmental impact has been considered from the packaging to the ingredients to the day-to-day operations.
2. Beyond Recyclable Materials. All of the packaging materials are recyclable, compostable, reusable, and biodegradable. I love that the cello bags are made from renewable wood pulp sustainably harvested from FSC managed forests and designed go in the backyard compost. Even the jute handles are compostable!
3. Socially Responsible. Herban Crafts is a for-profit business with revenues that can help support the social mission: help address the problem of unemployment, a contributing factor to homelessness, by offering a hands-on job and social skills training program for unemployed women living in transitional housing.
4. Natural Ingredients. Every kit contains the highest quality, ethically sourced, cruelty free, organic, fair trade, and natural ingredients. All of this means a healthier product for you and for the environment.
5. Easy DIY Beauty. These kits make it easy for anyone to learn how to make your own natural and non-toxic bath and beauty products, even me. I don’t have a lot of DIY beauty experience and have never made lip balm before, but feel confident I could after trying this kit.
6. Women Owned Business. I am a strong believe in supporting women owned businesses for many reasons not the least of which is that they statistically grow at a rate two times faster than all businesses. Herban Crafts can provide much-needed economic growth in areas where real good can be accomplished.
7. Create and Share. Each kit comes with everything you need to make what you need for yourself with enough to share. Even if you don’t choose to share your first batch, you will have the tools and recipe to create as much as you like any time you like!
8. Learning Project. Not only are these kits a great craft activity which results in a useful product, they also teach you how to continue making it after you’re done. In an era where DIY and self-reliance are not only trendy, but cost-effective, why wouldn’t you want to keep creating bath and body products?
9. Crowdfunding. This is a chance for us as a society to say that we believe in the idea and mission of a business and help it come to fruition. Karen and Mary are crowd-sourcing funding for this venture via StartSomeGood until June 30th. This is the chance for you to be a part of the startup of a company with heart, a company with an environmental and socially conscious mission. I hope you will visit their campaign page and consider supporting Herban Crafts.
10. Video. I love when a great promotional video helps me understand a campaign, a business, better. Herban Craft’s introductory video offers a wonderful look at why it is a venture worth supporting.
Enter to Win A Kit Of Your Own
Herban Crafts is generously offering one Make Your Own Organic Mint Cocoa Lip Balm kit worth $35 to one lucky Almost All The Truth reader!
Find Herban Crafts
http://herbancrafts.com
http://facebook.com/herbancrafts
http://twitter.com/herbancrafts
I love natural things ~ this would be fun to try out!
Sounds like a fun way to get my daughter to give up her favorite lipglosses!
My niece would love this!
This sounds great!
You had me at environmentally responsible!
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This is perfect! I was going to make my own lip balm but this would be even better — love that it’s an all-natural kit!
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I would love to make these with my niece. We both like Eco health and beauty items.
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I want to win because I love everything about this–it’s socially conscious, organic, and I also just love lip balms!
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Because I’m slowing switching over to non toxic health and beauty products
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My DD would LOVE this! She is always wanting to make things
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I love making my own beauty products and want to do more with my daughter. I think she’ll love this.
I like crafts and I like natural products. This is the perfect combo.
There is nothing like made in natural product. It is more safer
and affordable. We found natural product around us, it is safe and no
chemicals.
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I’m always applying lip balm or chapstick, and mint is one of my favorite flavors. I think it would be neat to make my own!
I have been hearing a lot of buzz about Herban Crafts for the last few weeks. There site looks scrumptious. Many things I would like to try out with my little boy. Lipbalm kit topped the list!
My daughter is dying to try the Lipbalm kit! She’s so crafty, and we’ve seen them online but we haven’t had the opportunity to grab a set yet. Great giveaway!
I’m super impressed by the eco-friendly packaging. It’s become a pet peeve of mine when something advertised as eco-friendly, organic and natural is full of plastic. Kudos, Herban Crafts! I hope a lot of companies learn from your many examples.
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i want to win because it sounds yummy!
I’m just getting started with making my own body care products, and this would be a great way to try the lip care stuff.
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Great kit! I love their concept and every aspect of their business from social responsibility to completely using recyclable goods. I have to try one of these out for myself. Thank you for sharing Brenna!
I’d love to try this b/c my lips are so dry. I’m always looking for something to solve that problem!
I want to win because my 16 year old daughter and I have been wanting to learn to make more stuff on our own, such as soap, laundrey soap, facial products, home cleaners, etc….This would be awesome too! Not to mention we are lip balm addicts!
I haven’t made something like this in a long time.
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Would love to win this so I can learn how to make natural lip balm, love natural products.
BC its NATURAL and I really want to try it!!!
I love this idea! I really would love to win it!
This is so cool! Great giveaway.
I’m trying to transition to all natural beauty products so this would be a huge help!
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looking forward to doing a new craft with my girls!
This would be a great activity to do with my daughter!
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looks like fun
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I would love to win because I have been wanting to make my own lip balm for over a year! I even ordered the Glory Bee catalog in hopes of buying all the supplies. However with Hubby in school and two kiddos its something I have not been able to buy. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I’d like to win this for my daughter!
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i would love to win this to make my friends/ family personalized gifts, plus i think it would be fun to do
We love crafts!
Because I’m one of those people who can’t finish their lip balms, usually it just dissapear into the eternal abyss of my handbag or it break off and fall to the ground. Maybe by making one I will also learn on how to treasure lip balm like I should.
This would be a great activity when my granddaughters stay over.
i’d love to win because i’ve always wanted to try this!! great family fun project
I would love to make this with my daughter!
My daughter go through lip balm like a mad woman. This would be such a great project for her!!
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My best friend’s daughter’s birthday is coming up and she would LOVE this so much!!
this looks like so much fun
This would be fun to do with my daughter.
im a lip balm addict :)
This looks so cool! I would love to win this!
I think this would be the most fun project ever! I love this!!
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I want to win because I think this would be something super fun for my daughter and I to do together!
I would love to make this with my little sister she actually has eczema so she can only use natural stuff this would be great for her!
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