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Care Corner: New Stuff for a New Store
By Carrie A. Corson, Non-Foods Manager,
from the August 2005 Newsletter
Thanks
to everyone for the product suggestions you've submitted
for the new store. I've gotten quite a few requests as of this
writing. Here are some things you'll see, and a few things you
won't.
More Burt's Bees products. Great news for
all you Burt's
Bees fans, look for an expanded set which will include more of
Burt's color cosmetics.
Contact Cleaners. At this time the only natural product
for contacts that is available to us is the Clear Conscience All
Purpose Solution, which we currently carry and will continue to
carry.
Replacement razor blades for the Preserve razors and the Preserve
tongue scraper! They are both on the opening order.
Weleda Calendula Toothpaste and more Weleda products in general. Done
deal on the toothpaste. I will have to look at the rest of the
line and see what is available.
Blue Lizard facial sensitive sunscreen (very highly recommended
by dermatologist). Although most sunscreens in the higher
SPF contain some chemical blockers, we try to carry the most
natural product that we can. As far as I can tell Blue Lizard
sunscreens make no claim to being a natural ingredient product
line. We do carry the Alba sunscreen for faces and it has been
very popular.
More variety of organic pet food-I don't see
any organic cat food. We currently carry Newman's Own Organics canned cat
food. We will be adding some organic selections from Petguard
and Newman's Own Organics. We will be sure to include an organic
dry cat food.
Pre de Provence Shea Butter Hand Cream, I love this product
but cannot find it around here. Sorry, this is not a line
that I will be bringing in primarily due to ingredient issues.
SPF 30 Shave & after-shave cream. Sorry, I cannot find
any information about this type of product.
More bulk beauty/personal care products, namely-face wash for
oily skin. Unfortunately the trend is moving away from bulk
personal care products. Very few companies provide a bulk option
and we have nearly exhausted our distributors selection. I have
no source available for bulk facial care products. You may try
using the Nutribiotic non-soap unscented cleanser. It is for
sensitive skin and may be gentle enough for facial use.
Halo birdseed for small birds. Though we
will be carrying some Halo products, we won't be picking up the
birdseed right away. If the product line proves successful, we
may bring birdseed in
at a later date.
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