Merry Christmas from Mary Jean

Posted by Mary on Saturday 24th Dec 2011

After a year of growth and recognition of our products and service, may we take a few moments to thank our customers and wish them a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We will soon be going into a new year, with hope and (at this time of year) faith for a healthy and wealthy year in 2012 with continued growth of our business.

Celebrating our one year in business

Posted by Mary on Monday 09th May 2011

What a quick year it has been, it only feels like it was yesterday that I attended our first event (Taste of Grampian) and we were warmly welcomed by many, on a hot day like it was, our lip balms were really popular.

Continue to read about our first years high points, and how much we are looking forward to our second year in business, as Mary Jean is here to stay for the long term.

As featured on our website - natural organic cosmetic ingredients

Posted by Mary on Thursday 21st Oct 2010

Apricots with their leaves We have had a feature on our website for a while to highlight the benefits of our ingredients used in our handmade soaps and other skincare products.

Well, this blog post is to facilitate you to ask questions and leave you're own thoughts about natural ingredients used in today's cosmetics... what experiences have you found?

Let our readers know by leaving your comments so our readership can further discuss the use and benefits of natural organic ingredients such as Apricots & Olives.

Vitamin rich Avocado calms dry irritable skin

Posted by Mary on Saturday 14th Aug 2010

Avocado helps with irritable skin

Have you got dry itchy skin or suffer from Dermatitis or Eczema?

With Bergamot & Patchouli essential oils for anti-septic and anti-fungal properties make for a potent combination.

Discover why this moisturising soap brings a welcome relief for problem skin, read on.

New EC cosmetic restrictions come into force

Posted by Mary on Wednesday 30th Jun 2010

Laws designed to protect us from harmful chemicals come into effect this month - changes many large international companies tried to prevent from happening.

Mary Jean at 17th annual Portsoy Boat festival

Posted by Mary on Tuesday 29th Jun 2010

Boat in Portsoy harbour

Attending the Portsoy Boat festival this past weekend, we had a good turn out on both days despite the world cup being played on the Sunday.

Very early on Saturday morning we had a light drizzle which thankfully cleared up by noon.

The vital role vitamins play in our daily lifes

Posted by Mary on Sunday 20th Jun 2010

Almost everyone knows that vitamins are good for you but what isn't commonly known is how easily they are absorbed through our skin.

Today I look at Vitamin A, why this vitamin is so important and staying on topic, what key ingredients I use that have plentiful supplies of this vitamin.

In the near future, I will look at two other important vitamins - C & E that our bodies are in need of to function properly.

Skin loving ingredients for facial masks and scrubs

Posted by Mary on Sunday 30th May 2010

Exfoliating your skin is very important to looking younger and more vibrant, one way is to regularly do a facial.

Fresh apricots

I would have no problem in recommending any facial mask or scrub with the following as main ingrediants.

As a side note I have found it is best to use a dry powder mask or scrub as you choose yourself what to mix with powders that is suitable to your skin type.

The family face of Mary Jean

Posted by Mary on Monday 24th May 2010

We are full of joy now that we have a blog as we can write about what is happening not only with our business but life away from Mary Jean - and you can join in too by letting us know what you think... makes things more interesting don't you think?

Twitter is good but short messages lose so much expression and meaning so a blog was definitely on the cards at some point.