The following links will direct you to other informational sites where you can read more about the impact of this proposed bill. It is important to educate yourself on all facets of this proposed legislation as it has many intricacies that should be addressed as being unfriendly to small and micro businesses. The following includes links to a printable copy of the bill as well as other links to locate your elected officials and track the proposed bills progress. Read the stories of small businesses across the United States who oppose this bill and explain how it will affect the cosmetics industry. From the teenager making 100 lip balms a year to the micro business making $10,000/year to the small business making over $1,000,000/year, this proposed bill has far-reaching consequences. Allison B. Kontur www.BathBodySupply.com
My parents taught me anything was possible if I was willing to work hard to achieve my dreams. They sacrificed to make sure I had the best education available because they wanted me to succeed where they felt they had failed. Some call this the pursuit of The American Dream.
When I decided to start a cosmetics business, I used that expensive education and did my homework. I studied the law to ensure that our company was in compliance with current cosmetics laws as defined by the FDA.
Now, a non-profit group is using alarmist tactics in a rush to enforce drastic changes to the current cosmetic laws. As a result, The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 (H.R. 5786) was introduced this week by Democrat Representatives Scharkowsky (Illinois), Markey (Massachusetts) and Baldwin (Wisconsin). (This draft has not yet been voted on.)
This bill threatens not only MY American Dream, but the dreams of many small and micro-business owners across the United States. The draft bill proposes stifling fees to register our businesses as well as a requirement to test for minute trace contaminants in each and every product we manufacture for sale. Furthermore, this bill proposes to level the playing field by requiring all manufactures to disclose private information to the FDA including (but not limited to) the following: - gross receipt of sales
- names as well as addresses of any and all suppliers of ingredients
- "Trade Secrets" or recipes/formulations
The draft bill discloses that all information submitted to the FDA shall be deemed public information and nonconfidential with the exception of the concentration of cosmetic ingredients used in a finished cosmetic.
Smell No Evil, Ltd and all of its subsidiaries are in favor of safe cosmetics. This legislation is not only far over-reaching, it does not protect consumers as written. We urge you to take the time to READ the bill for yourselves. Educate yourselves on the implications this bill has, not only for your business but for the consumers of the products you create.
Smell No Evil, Ltd. opposes the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 on the following grounds: - It is poorly written and confusing.
- It creates a financial burden on small business with no exemptions.
- It over regulates an already safe industry.
- It homogenizes the industry by stifling creativity
- It creates further job loss and loss of local revenue in already tough economic times.
The premise of the American Dream is that ANYONE can have a fair chance to pursue their dream if they work hard to make it happen. This legislation is particularly unfair to small business because it proposes astronomical fees to compete in an arena we already compete in for "free". Without exemptions for small businesses, they will be eliminated based on an inability to "pay to compete".
We refuse to allow alarmists and scaremongers to turn our personal American Dream into a nightmare without a fight. Won't you read the bill and make your own determination regarding its fate? If you agree, as we do, that it is far-overreaching and dangerous to the cause of Safe Cosmetics please sign the following petition to oppose the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010.
Allison B. Kontur, President
Smell No Evil, Ltd.www.BathBodySupply.comwww.SmellNoEvil.net
Are you a "one-person" show, juggling formulating, paperwork, marketing and all of the other components of your business?Do you wish you could expand your business, but worry about being able to fulfill orders while performing all of the other functions of your day to day business?
Have you ever thought about paying someone to package and label all of your personal care products for you?
Wish you had time to focus on marketing and selling your products instead of filling bottles and delivering orders?If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, we want to hear from you! Click on the link below and answer 10 quick queries!
Survey: http://alimarlabs.surveyconsole.com
Allison B. Konturwww.BathBodySupply.com
What you will need :
10 oz Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
4 oz Citric Acid
2 oz Colloidal Oatmeal NF5 ml (1 tsp) Fragrance Oil
1/2 oz Witch Hazel Distillate
1/2 oz Oat Straw, Tincture (Organic)
Fine Mist Sprayer & Bottle
Liquid Colorant, Mica or Herbal Powder
Soap Mold, Plastic Ornament Ball, Meatballer or Silicone Mini Muffin Pan
Phase 1: Sift Baking Soda, Colloidal oatmeal and Citric Acid together to get all the lumps out. Be sure and wear gloves, as the Citric Acid may burn and/or dry out your hands. (Work in a well-ventilated area.)
Phase 2: Add mica and/or herbal powder and mix it in. You'll notice that it seems to all disappear. When your finished bath fizzie hits the water, those additives come out in full force. If you are using liquid colorant, add one drop at a time to avoid setting off the fizz and mix thoroughly between drops until the intensity you desire is achieved.
Phase 3: Adding fragrance or essential oils should also be done by the drop. Once your scenting material is well blended, then it is time for the tricky part.
Phase 4: Combine the Witch Hazel and Oat Straw Extract in the bottle with fine mist sprayer and shake well to combine. Give the mixture a couple of sprays of Witch Hazel/Oat Straw. Be careful of adding too much. Once you add too much, there is no going back as it will set off the fizz. Spritz about 3 or 4 times and stir and spritz and stir, being careful not to over spritz before you stir.
Phase 5: When done, the mixture will stick to itself a bit when you pinch it between two fingers. Be very careful to not over-wet the mixture. Witch Hazel is good about not setting off the fizz, but if you give it too much it will destroy the batch. (Adding more of the powdered ingredients won't fix it.)
Carefully, but firmly press the mixture into the mold/ornament/meatballer. Leave the bath bombs in the molds for about 5 or 10 minutes, then flip the mold over and tap it out. They will be fragile at this stage, so work carefully.
Phase 6: Set the fizzies out in a dry place (or in an enclosed room containing a dehumidifier) until you need to wrap them or use them. Let them sit over night before attempting to wrap them up or package them for sale. When storing fizzies, be sure to put them in a very dry place. Some people put them in an oven with very low heat to dry them out well before packaging them. This is a good idea if you live in a very humid area.
FYI: Colloidal Oatmeal and Oat Straw Tincture are used extensively in "soothing" skincare products and are the basis for the well-known "Aveeno" line of products. The latin name for Oat Straw is Avena sativa.
Allison B Kontur
www.BathBodySupply.com
You Will Need:
8 oz Suspension Gel Soap0.50 oz Organic Coffee, ground
5 ml (1 tsp) Seaweed, Tincture (Organic)
1.25 ml (1/4 tsp) Teak & Sandalwood Fragrance Oil
Phase 1: Combine Suspension Gel Soap, Seaweed Tincture and Fragrance Oil in a glass mixing container. Combine thoroughly before folding in ground coffee.
Phase 2: Pour into your choice of container and label.FYI: You can control the abrasiveness of your ground coffee by selecting coarse grind for a scrubbier product or espresso grind for a lightly abrasive product.
Note: Lots of fragrances compliment coffee. To enhance the coffee scent, trying adding chocolate, vanilla or hazelnut fragrances. To compliment the coffee scent try using woodsy notes like teak, sandalwood, rosewood, patchouli, tobacco or vetiver. To tone down the coffee scent, try using peppermint, spearmint, rosemary or eucalyptus.
Allison B. Konturwww.BathBodySupply.com
The following links will direct you to other informational sites where you can read more about the impact of this proposed bill. It is important to educate yourself on all facets of this proposed legislation as it has many intricacies that should be addressed as being unfriendly to small and micro businesses. 
