Brown Sugar Naturals™

Artisan Cafe - June 16th, 2012

Brown Sugar Naturals will be at The Artisan Cafe on June 16th, 2012. The ARTisan Café is an indoor lifestyle shopping affair featuring handpicked artisans including visual artist, creators of home decor, wine vintners, clothing and jewelry designers, holistic and natural hair experts, and body care herbalists. The one-day event comprises a selection of local farmers and chefs offering organic gourmet healthy-bites for patrons to sample, try and purchase. Everything from handcrafted jewelry and unique home furnishings to original paintings and artwork pepper the display area. Live musicians complete the creative ambiance, allowing shoppers to listen to beauty as they survey it.
Come out and support us and other artisans during the event!!!!

First Fridays at Box Brown Imports

FRIDAY MAY 4TH 5PM - 8PM.

1ST FRIDAYS IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND!!!.
COME ON OVER TO "THE FAMOUS JACKSON WARD 2ND ST" AREA & SHOP @ BOX BROWN IMPORTS.

THEY WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A "PAMPER PARTY" LADIES N GENTS...

FACIALS BY MALIKAH DIVINE
HAND SPA by SOUL PURPOSE
SOAPS by BROWN SUGAR NATURALS

GAMES and MORE!!! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE FUN, SHARE THIS INFO WITH YOUR FRIENDS & BRING A FRIEND WHEN YOU COME.

Product Spotlight: Honey, Milk, & Banana Soap

Your skin will love this soap! Made with real bananas, coconut milk, honey, & brown sugar this soap is good enough to eat. This soap is moisturizing, and helps to improve skin texture and clarity.

Ingredients include:
shea butter - great to use for eczema, scars, blemishes, dry skin
coconut milk -moisturize the skin and relieve dry skin and rashes
cocoa butter - heals and moisturizes skin
organic bananas - helps treat eczema, acne, wrinkles, anti-inflammatory
brown sugar - helps condition and moisturize skin
rhassoul clay - improves skin clarity and texture
cocoa powder - moisturizer for glowing skin

All About Castor Oil

Also known as Palm Christi Oil, there are many uses for castor oil. Castor oil has a long history of traditional medical use dating back to ancient Egypt. Here is a short list of the many uses:

Hair growth - known as a hair growth oil, it helps stimulate hair growth and promotes thicker hair, eyebrows, eyelashes. (avoid using in areas that you do not want hair to regrow)
Healer - promotes healing of wounds and cure ailments. Contains anti-inflammatory properties that help with arthritis, sore muscles, skin infections and other skin problems such as sunburn, abrasions, acne, dry skin, boils, warts, stretch marks, stye, and scars.
Moisturizer - Acts as a humectant by attracting and retaining moisture to skin/scalp.Helps prevent wrinkles and keep the skin looking youthful.

We use castor oil in our hair oil products.

Here are some great recipes that you could use at home.

Facial cleanser (early am):
(you can adjust based on your skin type..more EVOO the drier your skin, normal skin equal amounts of both oils)

Since I have oily skin I use:
3 oz castor oil
1 oz extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

Pour a small amount into palms of hands. Gently rub onto dry skin (do not wet or clean before). Wet a washcloth with hot water and steam the face with the washcloth for a few seconds (40-60sec). Wipe the oil off the face. Do not try to wash with a "soap" cleanser until later in the evening.

Cuticle soother/antifungal nails:
4oz warm castor oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops geranium essential oil
5 drops tea tree essential oil

Add warm castor oil to a dish, add essential oils. Soak fingernails for 5 to 10 minutes. Great to use following a manicure.

Stye Treatment
Add a small drop to stye 2 to 3 times a day

Precautions and warnings
Raw castor oil from the plant may contain deadly poisons, please be sure to buy detoxified castor oil. Most commercial castor oil had been detoxified. Castor oil is normally safe in moderation. Castor oil can induce labor in pregnant and lactating women. People with intestinal blockage, acute inflammatory intestinal disease, appendicitis, or abdominal pain should not take castor oil without their doctor's approval.

Product Spotlight: Oatmeal Soap

Our oatmeal soap is popular among our customers. Our oatmeal soap is packed with skin loving ingredients. We add colloidal oatmeal for a truly skin nourishing experience. Great for dry irritated skin including eczema, psoriasis, sunburn, sores, chicken pox, poison ivy, oak or sumac, shingles, prickly heat, and other skin rashes.It is now unscented due to customers request. Active ingredients include:

Olive oil - was often used in ancient Egypt for skin care, we use it for it's great moisturizing qualities
Coconut oil - is great for dry skin conditions
Shea Butter - moisturizes and protects skin
Colloidal Oatmeal - soothes and calms some "itchy" skin conditions

Visit Brown Sugar Naturals to purchase.

Juneteenth Festival - June 18, 2011

Come and visit Brown Sugar Naturals at the Juneteenth Celebration!

This is an awesome event and a true treat to walk the Torch Lit Walk that begins from the Dock, a port of entry for Africans who were sold into slavery in America. A great place to learn and shop!

Juneteenth 2011, A Freedom Celebration

Richmond, VA ❖ June 18, 3 - 11pm

"Healing Spirit"

@ The Manchester Dock, South Bank of the James River, 3p - 8p

& Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, 8p - 11p

Rain or Shine

Visit http://efsinc.org/ for more info

DIRECTIONS TO THE MANCHESTER DOCK

From I-95 South: Exit at # 73, Maury Street. At the bottom of the ramp turn right. This is an industrial area. Continue just a few blocks up and over the big railroad tracks. Drive through the opening in the floodwall. When you come to the fork in the road, bear left. The road will curve and be intersected by a smaller railroad crossing. As you enter the parking area, bear left. Drive as far in this direction as you can and park.

From I-95 North: Exit at # 73, Maury Street. Follow the directions above.

From I-64 West: Once in Richmond, exit at I-95 South (at the 5th Street and I-95 exits). Exit at # 73, Maury Street. Follow the directions above.

From I-64 East: I-64 merges with I-95 South. Follow it and exit at # 73, Maury Street. Follow the directions above.

Local: Access Southside via the Manchester Bridge; turn left on Maury Street. From the 14th Street (Mayo) Bridge, turn left on E. 3rd Street, cross several blocks and turn left again on Maury Street. Follow the directions above.

All About Patchouli

Patchouli has been around for centuries for its healing properties. Patchouli is a plant native to Asia and is part of the mint family. Patchouli has an earthy strong aroma. This herb has many beneficial uses ranging from cosmetics to medicinal uses. Patchouli is mostly used for it's aroma in a variety of products ranging from perfumes to paper towels. Here at Brown Sugar Naturals, we use patchouli for both the aromatherapy and medicinal uses. We will explore the many different uses of Patchouli.

Medicinal Uses

antidepressant

relaxation

colds

nausea

diarrhea

abdominal pain

venomous snake bites

balance endocrine system

combat fatigue

anxiety

Cosmetic Uses

antiseptic

anti fungal

dandruff relief

dry skin relief

deodorant

athlete's foot

mild acne

eczema

conditioner for locs (dreadlocks)

Other Uses:

insect repellent

spiritual

clairvoyance

physical strength

Cautions:

Do not use Patchouli in large doses since it is a powerful sedative.