And the Winner Is....

The winner of the FREE Gilden Tree All natural beauty products is Gena of Visions of Life: A Journey Towards Health and Wealth.

I want to thank everyone for entering the contest and I especially want to thank Gilden Tree for making this contest possible.

If you have not already visited Gilden Tree's website, please do so. They have some fantasic products that won't harm your skin or Mother Nature!

Last Chance to Win Free All Natural Beauty Products!

Looks like I'm a little behind on blogging. It's been somewhat of a busy week now that hubby has been laid off.

Don't forget tomorrow is the last day you can enter my contest for the FREE Gilden Tree All natural beauty products. Tuesday I will draw a winner and let the winner know from there. Although it might be late this would make a wonderful Mother's Day Gift or birthday gift!

Don't Forget to Enter The Natural Beauty Products Contest

Monday I told you about the contest I'm sponsoring for Gilden Tree where you can win the all natural Nourishing hand cream and cuticle salve from them. If you're interested in winning this free contest visit my post on free natural hand cream and cuticle salve for more details. The contest runs for two weeks, so you still have time to enter! Good Luck.

Spring Ready

Getting Your Feet Ready for Spring: a Crash Course in Natural Foot Care.

There’s still snow on the ground in many places, but the optimists among us are shopping for sandals already!

Are your feet showing the effects of a long, dreary winter, shoved into thick socks and shoes and largely forgotten? Chastise yourself for just one second, resolve to do better next year, then move on and get down to business!

First, gather your supplies.

You’ll need something to soak in, something to scrub with, something to moisturize with and something to seal moisture in. Many products we use to peel, scrub and moisturize use ingredients with dubious, synthetic origins. By using good quality, natural products, you can get the same results without the chemical exposure.

The essential items you’ll need are:

• Epsom Salts or Sea salts to soak in. (Gilden Tree offers an excellent Revitalizing Spa Soak that also includes Shea Butter Balm for moisture.)
  
• Olive Oil, or if you can get it, Jojoba Oil.
  
• A terra cotta Footscrubber, to be used with liquid soap, shower gel or a scrub.
  
• Nourishing Foot Cream - rich, concentrated cream helps soothe and heal dry skin.
  
  If you have the budget, add:
  
  
• Exfoliating Foot Scrub - a creamy scrub that uses fine pumice for exfoliation.
  
• 95% Shea Butter Balm - a remarkable balm to use right over Nourishing Foot Cream on really dry spots like heels and balls of feet. Also good on nails & cuticles.
  
• Hand, Nail & Cuticle Salve - a rich Shea Butter cream that penetrates deeply into nails and cuticles, helping them to be softer and healthier.

Crash Course Plan (Follow every day for at least five days)

1. Soak feet for 15 minutes in a footbath or basin filled with warm water, 2 Tbsp salts and 1 Tbsp olive oil.

2. Use a wet washcloth with a few drops of liquid soap or shower gel to gently cleanse all over feet. If you have Exfoliating Foot Scrub, add 1 tsp to the cloth.

3. Add a few drops of liquid soap to the Footscrubber and gently scrub the bottoms of feet. A tsp of Exfoliating Foot Scrub also works very well with the Footscrubber.

4. Place foot back in footbath and repeat for other foot.

5. Remove first foot, dry gently and massage in about 1 tsp of Nourishing Foot Cream. If you have Shea Butter, massage a tiny, pea-sized amount into very dry places like heels and nails. If you have Hand, Nail & Cuticle Salve, it can be used the same way.

You will be amazed at the difference in your feet after just five days. From then on, just repeat the process once or twice a week and continue to use your Footscrubber and Foot Cream daily.

So, pull out your sexiest sandals and get busy!

Guest Post by Ann of Gilden Tree

Win Free all Natural Hand Cream and Cuticle Salve

I'm sponsoring a free contest for Duo New Nourishing Hand Cream and Hand, Nail & Cuticle Salve by GildenTree.com and you can win it!

The prize package includes a tube of Gilden Tree's Duo New Nourishing Hand Cream and a tube of Hand, Nail & Cuticle Salve, which will come in an organza bag.

This contest will run for 2 weeks starting Monday April 2oth and ending Monday May 4th. If there are any entries before then they will be void. The reason I am posting this contest before then is because I will be offline job hunting and will not have access to the internet.

You can enter the contest by simply leaving a comment on this post and telling me why you want to win this product and how you found my blog. Don't forget to leave a valid email address so I know how to get a hold of you if you're a winner.


If you have a blog or website and you want a second chance at winning, in addition to leaving the comment, blog about it with the links and text anchor The Insane Writer is Sponsoring a free contest for Duo New Nourishing Hand Cream and Hand, Nail & Cuticle Salve by GildenTree.com. Please do not edit the links or the text anchor because I will have to void your entry if you do. Once you've blogged your 2nd entry, leave a comment on this post with the link to your blog's entry post.

If you're a winner I will notify you by Tuesday May 5th. If I don't hear from you within 24 hours I will draw another name for the prize. Good Luck!

By the way this would make a wonderful gift for Mother's Day!