Just the Goods Newsletter - Autumn/Winter 2023
Hello!
How are you? I hope you’ve been staying safe and well, and finding ample opportunity to engage in all the community and self care you may need 💗
The quiet, introspective mood I mentioned in the newsletter shared this past summer carries on. We all have so much happening in our lives, while also engaging with the wider world around us. Part of me feels strange sending email about perfume, face masks, and holidays, but I also know -- thanks to the many lovely messages I receive from so many of you -- that Just the Goods helps bring some much needed softness into your everyday being. Thank you for offering these words; I appreciate your kind perspective 💐
With that in mind, please find below some news that may be of interest to you including restock alerts, new product information, and quick details about our annual year-end closure 😊
Year End Closure
Wanting to provide as much notice as possible, please be aware that December 7 will be the last day to submit orders for shipping before we begin our annual two week year-end closure.
✨ Just the Goods will be closed December 16 - January 1.
✨ Orders placed by December 7 will be shipped December 13 or 15.
Orders placed December 8 - 29 will be handmade upon our return, and shipping will resume on January 3, 5, 10 and 12. Thank you so much!
Back in Stock
Ancestral Remembrance Perfume Oil
For many people around the world, October and November are times to celebrate ancestors and their gifts to us. Just the Goods is once more offering this ritual perfume/anointing oil as a means through which to thin the veil at any time of year by deepening reflection, increasing remembrance, amplifying communication, and enhancing our ability to both receive learning and tune into our natural intuition.
Ancestral Remembrance Perfume (7 ml) features:
rose to open the heart to attract compassion, understanding, healing, and love
amber to absorb negative energy and transmutes it into something positive
cedar to honor ancestors and celebrate important life transitions such as births and initiations
frankincense to purify and transforms spirit, and allow for communication with those no longer with us
helichrysum to cleanse energy and call ancestors in
birch to reflect on ideas of rebirth, and can transmit messages to the other side
This perfume, of all I’ve ever created, is my personal favourite… warm, soothing, and complex. I make it every year for myself, plus a little extra for those wanting to replenish their own supply, as well
Find it here: https://justthegoods.net/collections/new/products/limited-edition-ancestral-remembrance-perfume
Winter Heat Bath Salts
Heavy snow, gloppy slush, and blustering cold winds... blah! Winter arrived early in Winnipeg, and maybe you’re also already feeling cold to the bone? If so, I’m happy to re-release a limited quantity of JTG’s Winter Heat bath (or foot bath) as a great way to cozy both your body and mind. These bath salts are blended without essential oils -- all scent is derived from the dehydrated plant ingredients contained within.
Epsom salt draws impurities away from muscles and skin while conditioning bath water
Warming ginger gently stimulates circulation by producing a thermogenic effect to help the body increase in temperature. Since it can increase sweating, it supports epsom salt in clearing muscles and skin
Bright orange uplifts mood to help reduce stress
Find it here: https://justthegoods.net/collections/new/products/just-the-goods-limited-edition-winter-heat-bath-salts
Strawberry Face Mask for All Skin Types
Just the Goods’ strawberry face mask is back! However -- unlike previous years -- instead of releasing some stock in the summer, this time I've saved all of it for when cold weather has taken hold, and reminders of summer are most appreciated 😊
Kaolin is a mild yet effective clay suitable for all skin types selected for its ability to absorb accumulated oil and dirt from pores without over-drying
Pink clay includes a higher concentration of minerals such as iron and calcite to provide a little more draw as well as exfoliating benefits
Organic strawberries, preserved at peak ripeness, are high in vitamin c making them mildly astringent and thus helpful in revitalizing dull skin while slight acidity helps release excess sebum
Find it here: https://justthegoods.net/collections/new/products/limited-edition-vegan-strawberry-face-mask-for-all-skin-types
Yule Bath Salts and Lotion
Is it even winter without Just the Goods’ Winter Solstice / Yule bath salts and lotion? 😉🌲
Winter solstice marks the longest night of the year after which the days slowly become longer. Festivities during this time celebrate the rebirth of the sun and honor the horned/antlered god, a symbol of natural wilderness and the cycle of life -- when the two are paired in harmony, a bountiful spring will arise. Yule is therefore the perfect time to both indulge in much needed rest and spark new ideas with those closest to you to keep you going through the remaining cold months and to be ready to hop into action when the Earth re-emerges from slumber.
The bath salts and lotion to celebrate this season are both fresh, bright, zesty and invigorating like a deep breath of crisp fresh air.
Yule sea salt soak (260 g):
Cedar tips bring confidence, strength, protection, healing, and purification
Rose petals and rose otto cultivate love and friendship, and promote domestic peace/happiness, and lasting relationships, all of which are especially helpful as we spend more time together indoors
White spruce essential oil encourages adaptability, balance, clarity, enlightenment, intuition, and memory
Yule hand/body lotion (118 ml):
Blood orange inspires creativity and imagination as well as courage and strength. Requiring the cool of the night to develop and ripen, they are a perfect metaphor for the way we ourselves can blossom during the winter months
Juniper attracts healthy energies and love. It is also calming and grounding while fostering strength and transformation through learning, harmony and community
Find it here until January: https://justthegoods.net/products/winter-solstice-yule-bath-and-lotion
Cocoa Butter Bath Melts
A selection of Just the Goods’ famous bath melts are back in stock, in limited quantities! This is partially thanks to colder weather making them easier to ship but, more than anything else, it was carving out a little bit of time on the weekends to make as many as I could before things get too busy.
Find them here: https://justthegoods.net/products/vegan-fizzing-bath-melts
New Items by Other Makers
In Just the Goods’ early years I tried to make *everything* and, for a while, I did! Those of you who have been with Just the Goods since the start may recall that shaving soap, toothpaste, shampoo, and body wash were all part of the original rotation. However, as Just the Goods continued to grow and grow, I decided to streamline by prioritizing the range of items available now. For a while I received emails asking me to put my research and testing skills to good use by offering product recommendations, then it dawned on me that it would be a lot easier for folks if I simply carried those products, rather than simply share links 😊
Attitude
Products come and go over the years as makers create and discontinued items, so I’m very excited to share with you Attitude, a fellow EWG VERIFIED maker based in Canada that offers a wonderful range of safe skin care products in sustainable packaging, while still delivering an affordable price point. Just the Goods is very happy to now offer items from their wide range of body gel, two-in-one body wash and shampoos for all ages, and a selection of sun care products, and toothpaste.
All products have been sorted into their relevant shop categories, but to explore everything at once, please visit: https://justthegoods.net/search?q=attitude
Cay Skin
It has taken so long to find the perfect sunscreen for lips that meet EWG’s criteria for safe ingredients while also being vegan… and I finally did this past summer! Black owned. Dermatologist tested. Non-comedogenic. Gluten-free. Silicone-free. Free of Oxybenzone and Octinoxate. Safe for sensitive skin. And, vegan and cruelty-free, as mentioned… It’s Cay! Find it here: https://justthegoods.net/products/cay-isle-lip-balm-spf-30
There’s more!
That’s not all! From vegan plant-based lashes and safe adhesive, to the best tweezers you’ve ever had that will also be the last pair you ever need to buy, these items and more can be found in a new-ish section of the shop I’ve called “Milena’s Favourites” … find it here: https://justthegoods.net/collections/38-ms-favourites
Also, in case you haven’t already spotted it, please find outgoing items in another new-ish section called “last chance / sale” available here: https://justthegoods.net/collections/41-sale
Restocked Items by Other Makers
I’ve long loved Indigenous-owned Mother Earth Essentials, but sometimes it has been a lil’ tough getting a hold of their amazing creations! No longer! I’ve finally re-stocked all your favourites including handmade soap, soy-wax candles, and aromatic misting sprays, which Carrie refers to as liquid smudge 🌿
Find everything here: https://justthegoods.net/search?q=mother+earth+essentials
Keep in Touch!
Don't forget, the best way to keep in touch for the latest Just the Goods news – especially deadline reminders relating to temporary lab closures – is via social media:
Instagram: @just.the.goods
Facebook @justthegoods
Final Note
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As always, thank you for your ongoing support! It is an absolute pleasure to handcraft natural skin and body care products, providing a healthier, small-scale alternative to the corporate "beauty industry". I wouldn't be able to do it without you!
With all my best,
Milena
Just the Goods (Winnipeg, MB)
handmade natural + affordable skincare for everyone
http://www.justthegoods.net