Beer Bar Shampoo-- New

Currently curing is a Beer Bar Shampoo! This bar, made with all the great oils Lora's soap is known for, plus beer, honey, and glycerin will make a great shampoo. B vitamins, the proteins found in malt and hops are said to repair damaged hair and boost overall body. Meanwhile, the maltose and sucrose sugars in beer tighten the hair’s cuticles for enhanced shine. This bar should be available in the online store by Thanksgiving.

Lora's Beauty Home Page

Lora's Beauty has a new look. The online store was added to the home page. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Lora's Beauty

Ambiguity

I had a beautiful bike ride into work today. The weather was great; crisp and clear. The sun was rising and the sky was a mix of black, blue, and pink. I really must bring my camera in on my rides before the weather turns bad. I particularly want to get a picture of the Fremont Bridge when there's fog out. The bridge, complete with it's reflection in the water, forms what looks like a giant eye watching the city. Really beautiful.

So where's the ambiguity? I realized then, on my bike ride, that this was the best my day was going to get. Should I feel bummed that I reached the high point of my day at 7:00 am or should I be thankful that the high point was so excellent?

Lora's Skin and Saddle Sore Salve Samples

Planning on going to the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show this weekend? Check out the Rad Finishes display to sample and/or purchase Lora's Skin and Saddle Sore Salve!

New Products Available!

Now available in the online store the Raspberry Aloe Vera soap that's been curing. The oil from raspberry seeds is rich in Vitamin E, Omega-3 fatty acids and has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 25-50. Combined with the skin benefits of aloe vera, to aid in skin healing, reduce the signs of aging, and to moisturize. This soap makes a great beauty bar.


Also available in the online store is a Facial Sunscreen Cream. A wonderful light sunscreen great for face and body. SPF 30 with all natural ingredients including aloe vera, olive oil, shea butter and 15% zinc oxide. This sunscreen is free of suspect chemicals like parabens, oxybenzone, PABA and retinyl palmitate. Nothing prevents wrinkles and the signs of aging more than protection from the sun! Comes in 4oz container.

More new products for bath, skin and hair:

New Soap:

A raspberry aloe vera soap is currently curing. A beautiful bar complete with the health benefits of raspberries; the oil from raspberry seeds is rich in Vitamin E, Omega-3 fatty acids and has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 25-50. Combined with the skin benefits of aloe vera, to aid in skin healing, reduce the signs of aging, and to moisturize, this will be a great beauty bar. Look for the bar in the online store around Halloween! 

Facial Cream with Sunscreen:

Lora's working on a new face cream that will contain sunscreen.  This cream will contain all the quality natural ingredients you've come to expect from Lora's Beauty and sunscreen to protect you from the sun's harmful rays.  Lora's cream will not contain vitamin A and its derivatives, retinol and retinyl palmitate, which may speed up the cancer that sunscreen is used to prevent.  Look for this new product in the online store around the middle of October!

Hair Conditioner:

Fulfilling a request from a customer, Lora's Beauty is branching into more hair products.  A new hair conditioner will be added to the online store by November.  This conditioner will contain olive oil,  aloe vera gel,  floral water,  glycerine, and henna in a shower safe bottle.  Natural henna is the best hair conditioner of all.  It will make your hair heavy, thick and silky.

photo by YimHafiz / Hafiz Issadeen

Loras Skin and Saddle Sore Salve

Spend a lot of time in a saddle bicycling, motorcycling, horseback riding? Then you’re probably familiar with saddle sores and rashes. Those awful little boils (somewhat like a large pimple) on your most sensitive area.

While yes, it helps to make sure you’ve got a good saddle and nice riding shorts or pants, let’s face it, if you spend enough time in a saddle and go enough distance, you’re likely to get saddle sores.

Bag Balm has been a popular choice among riders to help prevent and cure sores, however did you know that the active ingredient in Bag Balm, 8-Hydroxyquinoline Sulphate, may contribute to cancer risks and has unknown effects on the skin when left on for extended periods of time, according to the Environmental Working Group? As more and more research becomes available, sulphates are being singled out as a cancer risk, especially breast cancer, even when applied to the skin.

Lora’s Skin and Saddle Sore Salve is made from completely natural ingredients and no sulfates! Olive oil, avocado oil, vitamin E oil, and beeswax make for a very healing, soothing, and safe salve. For best results, lather some on your saddle before hitting the saddle! After your ride, take a warm shower, and reapply Lora’s Skin and Saddle Sore Salve.