Our elegant gold trimmed gift packaging is new to our line. This month we have included in this gift set a swimming fish, colored in blue. Special oils to fragrance the Shea Butter formula soap with Essence Del Mar reminds one of the ocean. Along with our fish is a very detailed decorator soap, our Sea Star which looks so real with it’s raised bumps on the shell, colored in yellow and fragranced in Lemongrass/Sage. We top this custom gift set off with a multicolored grosgrain ribbon and shell topper, private labeled with “Life’s a Beach.”

Thinking of Mom on Mother’s Day? We have a beautiful heart fragranced in Precious Plum. This handmade soap sits in a pink gift box, with white grosgrain ribbon and shell topper. Mom will know you picked this custom gift for her and her skin will revel in the fact it will not be dry once she gets out of the tub or shower. Using no harsh preservatives in our Shea Butter Formula your skin will feel the difference. It is a wonderful experience to use our handmade soaps and not have your skin feel all dried out.

In June our Dads come to the forefront of the month. Father’s Day is real special just like our Dads. We want him to take a day off and enjoy our hand-painted Aloha Shirt and Surfboard. The Aloha Shirt smells so light and fresh with one of our most sought after fragrances of Orange Mango, the yellow surfboard smells of Lemongrass/Sage. Dad will really enjoy our novelty natural soaps which will put a smile on his face due to your excellent choice in gifts.

We added in two pairs of flip flop sandals. With the celebration of Mom, Dads, and grads we thought it only appropriate to include two pairs of sandals one in Essence del Mar and the other fragranced in Precious Plum. Someone during these special months is going to want a massage. Rich in soybean, safflower, sweet almond, grapeseed and Vitamin E oil, we use no fillers or preservatives and this oil is fragrance free.

Our Seasonal offerings change every quarter. Our customers are extremely pleased with the diversity of our elegant decorative soap line and body products along with the gift packages which are included every season. So come aboard today and just click on through to our online store so you too can use, give, and gift our natural bath and body products.

The above bath and body products will be available through the end of June. Just click on through to our online store and purchase your seasonal set today. Your skin will be glad you did too.

In case you haven’t heard life is grand now!  Oh don’t we love the media.  They are letting us know how our lives are going.  So we are happy now, the recession is going away, hooray.  To celebrate the spring and summer, fashion colors are all bright and Caribbean influenced.

We have fabulous new gift set packaging ideas to show off these beautiful uplifting colors.  We have a new clear box, edged in gold which sets off our stunning bright colored soaps in all kinds of decorative shapes.  We tie the package with grosgrain ribbon; stripped, polka dot, gingham or edged in another color.  Add our signature shell topper and WOW, it is a fabulous look.

Now is the time as every day is to take care of your skin.  Our Shea Butter formula soap still outsells our other soap formulas.  People love this handmade natural soap because when you get out of the shower or bath after using our handmade soaps your skin does not feel dry.  Full of oils and no harsh preservatives, our soaps are top of the line and so good for your skin.

Get that sun screen out right now.  Blue skies are on they way everyday and this means skin damage.  Only you can control what happens to your skin, and how your skin will age.  Make sure you start every morning with a layer of sun screen applied to your skin.  You will be glad you did, and your skin will too.

Valentine’s Day is rooted in pagan partying.  The lover’s holiday traces it roots to Roman Festivals where men stripped naked, grabbed whips and spanked young maidens in hopes of increasing their fertility.

The annual pagan celebration, called Lupercalia, was held every year on February 15 and remained wildly popular well into the fifth century A.D.—at least 150 years after Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

“It is clearly a very popular thing, even in an environment where the [ancient] Christians are trying to close it down,” Lenski said. “So there’s reason to think that the Christians might instead have said, OK, we’ll just call this a Christian festival.”

The church pegged the festival to the legend of St. Valentine.

According to the story, in the third century A.D. Roman Emperor Claudius II, seeking to bolster his army, forbade young men to marry. Valentine, it is said, flouted the ban, performing marriages in secret.

For his defiance, Valentine was executed in A.D. 270—on February 14, the story goes. 

For this Valentine’s Day we can offer your significant other several natural body and bath products.  Our elegant handmade decorator soaps shaped in hearts comes gift packaged in a gold box with a special saying, “Hearts for You.”

Made from our Shea Butter formula full of all kinds of good oils for your skin, it is a gift one would be welcomed to receive.  Add in some elegant bath salts, or massage oil and you can have a beautiful gift set custom made for your Valentine’s Day gift.  It is never too late.  We can still ship in time for Valentine’s Day delivery.  Please visit our online store today, you will be glad your did and your skin will too !

This seasonal offering reflects the winter, Valentine’s Day celebration in February, and St. Patrick’s Day in March. For the winter season our handmade decorator soap shaped in the Southwestern Style of a Concho is made in our Shea Butter Formula, colored in ice blue with the fragrance of Milk and Honey.

Our custom gift box is for Valentine’s Day. We have a beautiful Victorian Heart in White, fragranced in Ginger So Subtle and beautifully set in a pink box, with white grosgrain ribbon and shell topper. Such a simple elegant gift, and so good for your skin.

March is time for St. Patrick’s Day celebration and as you might have more than one guest for your Corn Beef and Cabbage dinner party we offer you two handmade bath size bars shaped in a swirl, made in our Olive Oil Natural Glycerin base soap. We have chosen the oils of Lemongrass Sage to remind people of the arrival of spring which is soon to come.

To saturate your body in rich natural oils we offer you a 2 oz bottle of our massage oil made with Soybean oil, Safflower oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Grape Seed Oil and Vitamin E Oil. Put it directly on your skin or add to your bath. We add no fragrance to these natural oils. Try our Body Lotion fragranced in Cucumber Melon, a 2 oz bottle which is a perfect size to fit inside your purse. For those who want to luxuriate in a warm bath we offer our custom gift packaging 6 oz organza wrapped bag of baths salts in Tropical Tranquility.

Our Seasonal Offerings change every quarter. Our customers are extremely pleased with the diversity of our elegant decorative soap line and body products along with the gift packages which are included every season. So come aboard today and just click on through to our online store so you too can use, give, and gift our natural bath and body products.

The above bath and body products will be available through the end of March. Just click on through to our online store and purchase your seasonal set today. Your skin will be glad you did too.

As a founding member on the board for the Women’s Festival held every March in Santa Barbara, California we are calling everyone to come on out, have some fun, learn something new and the networking opportunities abound.  San Clemente Soaps has been a sponsor every year and we are quite honored to do so.  There are many non-profit organizations involved, young girls looking to be mentored who participate, collegiate students from both the University of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Community college who volunteer their time, and an array of organizations involved to provide the attendees with an educational and inspiring time.

For a further look into what this can mean for you head onto their website at http://womensfestivals.org and see what you can do the first of March to learn something new and expand your personal network.  Register today and enjoy a stunning weekend in the beautiful area of Santa Barbara with a very stimulating crowd. 

Looking to view a peak at the past in the year 2009 you can watch a short video :  http://tiny.cc/2009_WF_video   and from there you can see some still photos too.  Patty De Dominic, as the founder of this Women’s Festival in Santa Barbara which is about ’Bringing All of Our World’s Together”, and celebrating International Women’s Day has done an outstanding job with a great group of all volunteers to make sure everyone young and old takes a bit of something back home with them. 

As well as looking after your skin, we bring you opportunities to expand your mind, have some fun, and open doors which you have never entered.  Be a part of an exciting weekend, bring a friend and come on in.  You will be glad you did. 

Our staff works very hard this time of year but they enjoy making natural soaps, massage oils for the tired and weary and bath salts for those who want to soak their aches and pains away.  Our ability to create custom gifts makes it exciting for our clients as well as our staff.

We never have a boring day.  Sure beats catalogue shopping.  As you head into the New Year do not forget to take care of your skin.  We offer many products which helps to alleviate dry skin, a common problem during the winter months. 

Have a look at our on-line store and try our body lotion, our Natural Body Balm full of wonderful butters and oils with no fillers or alcohol or water and our massage oil which is great for your skin too.  If you can’t find what you need fill out a contact form and send in your request.   Our goal is to try and fill your needs for quality skin care products which are elegant to look at and your skin will relish in their ingredients.   Happy New Year to all.

So let us assist you in getting the exact custom gift packaging and decorator soap you would like to receive.  Please go to the ‘Body Products” section.  After you click this you will see “Customized Gift Process”.  Follow this process, then fill out the contact information section at the bottom of this page.

We will respond right back with pricing for your order along with suggestions if requested.  We will make sure your gift is unique and special.  Most gift sets can be purchased for under $10.00.  You may have a personalized label on your gifts if you like too. 

It is not to late to place your order and have it shipped in time for the Holiday Season.  All of our orders are custom made as we carry no in house inventory.  You will know your recipient will be delighted to have a unique gift handmade especially for them.  Their skin will love it too as we head full on into winter we need to keep our skin moisturized. 

Use our handmade natural soaps, our massage oil soaks into your skin, and our wonderful Natural Body Balm applied daily will help with those rough and dry elbows and feet.  Protect your skin.  It is the largest organ in the body.

Always feel free to contact us with any questions.  We look forward to satisfying your most discriminating gift recepient.  While you are at it, make sure you get some bath and body products for  you too, take care of your skin.