Botanical Skincare by JMS: Beautiful skin is for everyone!

This week we travel to a sweet smelling, calm, & relaxing room filled with all natural skincare products of various proportions & uses. Where can this place be found your might ask? Botanical Skincare on Etsy.com – is just that place/shop! We are so thrilled to have been able to not only do an interview with JoAnna, owner of Bontanical Skincare, but also a review on several of her products! Read on as we explore her products and more!

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JoAnna was so sweet to send us a sample box of her sulfate free herbal shampoo & conditioner, mineral lipsticks, facial scrub, facial cream, eye cream, healing salve, & lotion. Each item came packaged with its own instruction sheet that contained vital information such as directions, ingredients, and explained what each ingredient is used for (for example Titanium Dioxide is used for more UV skin protection). 

·         Sulfate Free Herbal Shampoo & Conditioner – We received JoAnna’s 3oz sample bottles and were super excited to try these little guys out! We absolutely loved them! The light scent of the shampoo/conditioner were perfect, especially for a person who has sensitivity issues to strong fragrances (such as me). We loved how it did not make our blonde hair flat, frizzy, or greasy. Sometimes you have to use a vast amount of shampoo and conditioner to feel squeaky clean, not with these guys! Just a little squirt in your hand and you are good to go.  

 

Special note: If using for children we would also add a detangler spray before brushing their hair. We have noticed that natural hair products usually require a detanlger for the young ones.

·         Mineral Lipstick - We were thrilled to also try two items from JoAnna’s lipstick line, Copper & Merlot Sparkle. Both “flavors” were impressive not only in surviving the Texas heat, in our purse, car, and various outings & easy peasy to put on (gotta hate those lipsticks that are like rubber!)! We rate these 

      little 4 gram testers  A+++. These little balms are long lasting and we can’t wait to place an order to try out some new colors! We do have to confess that we have chosen a favorite - Merlot Sparkle

      has a gorgeous light purple shine that we have been wearing day 

      and night (wearing as we type this hehe)!

·         Extra Emollient Facial Cream – Having used many facial creams over the years this .5oz tester was welcomed. Why? Because we knew it was all natural and we weren’t saturating our skin with anything harmful. The cream had a cool and rejuvenating feel. It did not leave any after affect such as stickiness or grease. Another top notch product from Botanical Skincare!

 

-     Extra Healing Salve - This is the wonder bar right here!! We 

      have become best friends with this little salve over the last month. We will go ahead and say it...our elbows and heals are not silky smooth 24hrs a day....BUT, with this little beauty it reverses weeks of abuse on our skin in a matter of minutes. This may be the last product on our review, but it definitely is not least! We highly recommend you get this for men, women, & children! What are you

      waiting for.. hit up her shop!

Botanical Skincare is BEYOND MAGNIFICENT! We recommend her line to everyone that is looking for quality plant based skin care products. What more could a customer want than products that are friendly and healthy for your body. Read on below for our interview!

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Building Bridges: Tell us a little bit about you, your family, and what you like to do for fun!



JoAnna: I am married and am the mother of 3 girls ranging in age from 17 – 3. I stay very busy because I have kids at nearly each stage of childhood (no baby thank heavens!). I like to socialize with friends and people in the community as much as possible. I am currently enrolled in a program titled Nevada Partnership in Policymaking. It is a program to help parents of children with developmental disabilities or people with developmental disabilities develop advocating skills and to learn about ways to change current policies related to those disabilities. Their website for more information is: nced.info/pip/

I am also working with a team of individuals to help develop a Healing Center which will offer people a safe and healing place to come and work with natural and holistic health providers and other spiritually minded individuals to learn to heal themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually. This healing center will be based somewhere near Taos, New Mexico. We have a Facebook page: Harmony Lodge and if you have any interest or information for this pursuit I would love to hear from you! You can email me at Botanicalskincarebyjms@yahoo.com.

Building Bridges: Why did you choose the name of your business? Is there a special meaning behind it?

JoAnna:  I chose the name Botanical Skincare because I love using natural plant ingredients in my products. I wanted the name to get across the fact that they are plant based.

Building Bridges: When did your shop open & why did you decide to open your shop and why sell on Etsy.com?



JoAnna:  My shop opened in January of 2013. I like that it is a place that encourages handcrafting and small businesses. I like how easy it is to setup a store and that there is not a lot of overhead costs.

Building Bridges: Do you remember your first product that sold, what was it?

JoAnna:  It was probably my goat milk soap.


Building Bridges: Do you have any shop promo discounts, if so when do they end?


JoAnna:  I have a promo for first time buyers to get 30% off their first product purchases that add up to $10.00 or more by using the code “2014First30” at checkout. This program will be ending in November 2014.

I also have product samples available for only $2.00 including shipping. My product sample program has been very successful! My $2.00 sample program will most likely continue until I run out of sample container supplies or at the end of 2014 when I will have another type of sample program in place.


Building Bridges: Do you take custom orders?

JoAnna:   I would love to take some custom orders. Developing new products is one of the most interesting parts of my business for me.


Building Bridges: Why make handmade products?

JoAnna:  I love to create things and I have respect for others that like to create things as well.

Building Bridges: Do you have a product that you prefer to design/create over others?


JoAnna:  I love making lotions and creams the most. My facial skin care products are my crowning achievement! (Exfoliating Facial scrub, Goat milk facial bar, Extra Emollient facial cream & Rejuvenating Eye cream)

Building Bridges: Do you have any advice for other crafters who would like to start selling their creations?


JoAnna:  Don’t let anyone tell you that it is too hard to do. Find a good entrepreneurial mentor.

Building Bridges: Best advice you received when you went into business for yourself?


JoAnna:   Make a business plan. I took a course on business planning from my local SCORE office.

JoAnna Sidwell runs her business out of her home in Sparks, Nevada where she lives with her husband and three daughters. She can be reached by phone at 775-387-0249, Email: Botanicalskincarebyjms@yahoo.com. Etsy.com: BotanicalskincarebyJ. Be sure to check her out on her Facebook page, Etsy Shop, Website, & Pinterest!  

JoAnna, thank you for taking time from your family and shop to talk with us! We also want to thank you so much for sending us a sample box to try and test out! Your products are magnificent!  We truly enjoyed testing out your hair care products, lotions, & lip sticks! We wish you many happy years with your business! We look forward to keeping up with you and watching your line expand!