Remove the stress from your customers with personal care and skin care products.

Stress: Just the mention of the word makes us, well…stressed. It is a part of our everyday lives and we are always looking for ways to relax and unwind. Anything that promises even a hint of relief from stress gets our attention. Your customers are the same. The hustle and bustle of shopping for the perfect gift is often tiring and drains shoppers of energy. Providing products that rejuvenate and refresh your customers is a smart way to keep them returning with friends for more.

There are many personal care and skin care products that will enhance your selection of lovely flowers and unique gifts. Creamy body butters, indulgent bath and shower products, scented lotions, and gentle body oils can be added to gift baskets and flower arrangements for a truly special touch that will set your products ahead of the rest. These items will enrich the mind and body of your customers—leaving you basking in the glow.

Many women often gather together for a night of spa indulgence but do not know where to find such wonderful personal care and skin care products to lavish on themselves at home. The joy of discovering these products is contagious and spreads like excited wildfire among the throngs of women searching for stress-free treats. Adding relaxing aromatherapy oils, scented soaps, or calming foot and hand care products will boost your shop’s popularity among your customers as women look for a way to unwind and men eagerly scan for special gifts to pamper their beloved.

Men are often overlooked when personal care and skin care products are mentioned. However, it is the panic-stricken husband who has remembered his wedding anniversary at the last moment that is the most eager to go the extra mile for a gift that will leave his wife feeling spoiled. Guarantee his return to your shop when celebrating future holidays by directing his attention to the nearby gift baskets of romantic bath products as his last-minute arrangement is prepared. He is sure to appreciate and remember your courteous assistance when shopping for the next overlooked occasion.

So, in addition to providing great flowers and gifts, why not incorporate some fragrant, calming personal care and skin care products that will attract customers and provide a great incentive to shop with you? Adding body butter, aromatherapy oil or a beautiful slice of glycerin soap to a gift basket or fresh-cut bouquet is that extra touch that few retailers provide, but all customers appreciate. Let FG Market introduce you to some vendors of wholesale skin care and personal care products that will help you show your customers you are willing to go that extra mile to help de-stress their lives.

If reading about all these luxurious, relaxing products takes your stress away, just imagine how your customers will feel when they have the opportunity to choose from beautiful and unique spa-like products when they shop with you. And imagine the smiles on their faces when, in a panic, they need a first-rate gift and you say, “Relax! I’ve got you covered.”

Contributor: Jill Evans

To look younger and feel younger is what your customers desire. You can fulfill that desire by offering quality skin care products. FGmarket provides an extensive selection of wholesale skin care suppliers making it easy for you to find the products that fit the needs of your customers. In fact, skin care and personal care products make wonderful gift items and add-on items for baskets and floral arrangements.

Personal Care products like the ones from these FGmarket vendors are compatible with a variety of other product lines yet impressive enough to sell all on their own. …click here to read Bits and Pieces Of Skin Care Heaven…

Chic Afrique Herbals is a company committed to restoring cosmetic ingredients and recipes from Africa for beautiful skin. They use shea nut butter in many of their skin care products which is an all natural ingredient known for its’ emollient-rich properties.

Their body butters include: African Shea Butter, Exotic Body Butter, Watoto Calming Butter, and Okuma Body Butter, which is a combination of shea, mango and cocoa butters. Their hydrating body milks come in a variety of fruit and flower essences, are light and airy, and great for every skin type. They also carry luscious body soufflés, which are whipped moisturizers in fragrances like mango and honey and vanilla. For a refreshing product, try their body polishes (scrubs) in Sea Salt, Honey or Grape.

Chic Afrique Herbals is one of the premier skin care product suppliers at FGmarket.

Nothing says relaxation like a warm bath with a bar of handmade goat’s milk soap. Country Scents Milk Soap Company specializes in making pure soaps from goat’s milk and olive oil. Your customers can indulge their senses every day with soaps made from nature’s goodness in a variety of fragrances like Almond Cream and Apricot Kernal Oil. Or try their Banana Rhapsody shampoo soap bar made with organic bananas. They also carry gift sets like Never Enough Thyme Gardeners Gift (a natural burlap bag with two gardener’s soaps and hand butter), Soap & Rack (a bar of goats milk soap on a handcrafted solid mahogany soap deck). Green Soap Gift (luxurious goat milk soap wrapped in handmade banana fiber paper, packaging is totally recyclable and so is the soap!). Luxury skin care products can be found in every one of their soaps.

Abrione ® / VB CosmeticsAbrione ® / VB Cosmetics is a creator of body and skin care products designed to exfoliate, moisturize and renew tired skin. Fig Caramel Bath & Shower Gel is the closest thing to bathing in honey, while luxurious and nourishing Liquid Velvet Body Lotion smooths like velvet over tired, thirsty skin. Their Positive Vibrations Massage Cream instantly relaxes the moment it touches skin. Abrione’s uniquely formulated professional natural skin care products are designed to help deliver anti-oxidants, anti-aging, hydrating, nourishing and rejuvenating results for your skin. This FGmarket personal care product supplier is dedicated to using only the highest quality ingredients in their skin care products.

Lavender-n-Things offers skin care and spa products from the Big Island of Hawaii like their Lavender By the Sea Bath Salts, Shower Gel and Room Spray.

Their Mocha Coffee Butter Cream, Kona Coffee Massage Bar Soap and Mocha Lip Gloss are must-haves. These skin and personal care products will have your customers dreaming of the islands and swaying to the breeze! They offer more than a way to delight your skin. Their Lavender gourmet teas and lavender seasonings are a special treat for your inside as well as your outside.

Did you know that a man shaves more that 20,000 times in his lifetime and that men’s personal care products are one of the fastest growing markets? FGmarket has great personal care product vendors with outstanding mens care products. The vendors spotlighted in this FGmarket newsletter will set you on the fast track to one of the hottest growing markets.

Walking through a local mall or drug store, you will notice all the specific mens personal care products: fragrances, shaving products, and lotions. Why not incorporate these types of products into your product mix. Remember, it is one of the fastest growing product bases in the U.S. today…don’t you want to share in the billion dollar personal care products commerce?

MENS FRAGRANCES FROM ROMANE FRAGRANCES
Sexy…that is what Romane Fragrances’ exudes. The fragrances are wonderful and appeal to all types of men and their personalities. Since women often buy fragrances for the men in their lives, you’ll find that the names and scents will be pleasing to both women and men. For the revolutionary gentleman, how about the fragrance Anarchy, or a fragrance called Wilderness or Outlaw for the adventurous guy? These fragrances contain a unique mix of natural scents. Romane Fragrance is dedicated to helping retailers develop strategically planned fragrance areas in their stores. Retailers using the Romane fragrance concepts are seeing an increase (33% on average) in sales.

PORTERS LOTION: MEN’S SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
Maybe your shop has more of a nostalgic feel. If so, you must check out Porters Lotion, in business since 1915. This line of men’s skin care products is suited for the more rugged type, but any man will enjoy their products. The original lotion was made to treat the dry skin of workers at a local cement plant. The lotion is still one of the company’s most popular products today. Customers will love the Hired Hand After Shave; a wonderfully refreshing bay-lemongrass splash-it-on-skin toner. Gift sets are popular with customers and Porters’ Bitter Root Mountain collection is a marvelous gift set. It’s the perfect set for men to carry while camping or mountain bike riding. Porters’ line of goods will help you shave out a slice of the billion dollar mens skin care product market.

1600 FOR MEN EXCLUSIVE FINE TOILETRIES
1600 For Men…Perfect for the man of the house. If you are thinking 1600 is that the same address as the White House…yes it is. This personal care product line uses the address numbers and Presidential Seal to sell fine cologne, moisturizing body wash and fabulous personal care product kits for “on the go” men. This line of mens personal care products was created to please the senses on every level. For example, the Power Shave Basket is the perfect gift for those active men who enjoy the luxuries of life. Cool, crisp and masculine defines the unique signature style of 1600 For Men. Your customers will definitely give their seal of approval for these personal care products for men.

GROOMING KIT FOR MEN FROM TULIP BOUTIQUE
Tulip Boutique has 1600 For Men, as mentioned above, and also a line under the name, Grooming Kit For Men. Consumers are drawn to the concept of kits, and as a result personal care kits equate to sales. The Grooming Kit For Men product line takes the indecision out of the shopping equation by grouping proven personal care products into kits. Tulip Boutique also provides personal care products for individual sale. One of the great many personal care products for men is the Classic-Man foot and body powder. The clean fresh scent of this line appeals to most men. Your male customers will appreciate the straightforward appearance…clean and uncomplicated, just the way they enjoy things.

FOR A CLOSER SHAVE ESSENCIA AROMATICS LLC
Essencia Aromatics LLC personal care products philosophy is to craft skin care products using the most beneficial, natural ingredients available. They offer beneficial skin care products with all natural plant-based ingredients, designed especially with men in mind. Essencia has a silky, emollient-rich formula called Lavender Mint Shaving Syrup, which softens the beard for a closer shave.
The Gentleman’s Essentials Collection is another example of personal care products made specifically for men’s skin. From lotion to bar soap, even lip balm, all the essentials of men’s personal care products are contained in this collection. Your customers will indulge in these “essential” luxuries!
Amazingly, men are spending hundreds of dollars on personal care supplies each year. Shaving lotions, moisturizers, body washes and soaps are all million-dollar product lines. Why not add these to your shop? Men’s skin care is proving to be a long-lasting and profitable business. Men’s personal care products are also a continuous use product; which translates into frequent sales, not just occasional. If you are carrying personal products for women, then adding men’s personal products is a natural progression for increasing sales.
Take a moment to look at the personal products vendors in FGmarket’s directory, and you’ll see why personal products are huge sellers. Can’t you just smell the success of selling men’s personal skin care products?

Contributor: Leigh Morrisett

The market for personal care products – especially products for skin care – continues to grow. And it’s easy to see why. The skin is the largest organ on the human body. After a hard day of battling the environment, whether indoors or outdoors, our skin can really take a beating. It needs protection, repair, and rejuvenation. At the same time, consumers are seeking ways to de-stress and nurture themselves. Taking care of one’s skin is an affordable luxury that’s readily accessible and easy to personalize, bringing a sense of balance to our busy lives. It can be done at home in the peace and quiet of one’s own nest, it feels good, and it makes us look better. A vast array of luxury skin care products is available to nourish every need, desire, and whim and to help harmonize the body, mind and spirit.

The big trend in skin care is toward the use of all-natural ingredients derived from vegetable, mineral, or animal sources. In soaps, for example, the move is away from the detergent-based products found on mass-marketers’ shelves, many of which contain petroleum products as well as artificial dyes and perfumes. Most of the commercially manufactured bar soaps on the market actually dry the skin, whereas handcrafted soaps use only natural ingredients that have a happy rapport with the body. Companies like Essencia and Arcadia Aromatics make their soaps and body lotions with essential oils and botanical essences, long known for their healthful benefits. Lavender, for example, has been revered for centuries for its cleansing, soothing, and healing properties. Its name even comes from the Latin root, lavare, which means “to wash”. Other botanical ingredients generate different feelings and effects. Rosemary can be stimulating and energizing. Comfrey and tea tree promote the healing of wounds or irritations of the skin. Geranium is balancing and uplifting.
Riding the wave of interest in aromatherapy, many companies are creating lines of skin care products based on the wisdom of this ancient science. Bath Bloomers, for example, has produced a series of lotions, creams, and bath salts in nine unique fragrance blends, designed to elicit a particular therapeutic response. Fields of Ambrosia offers an aromatherapy line of body care products based on their own special formulations of essential oils, herbs, and spices.
Shea butter is an important component of many handmade soaps, balms and body lotions and it is the basis of several product lines from Kiss Me In The Garden and SandPea Herbal Soaps, as well as other manufacturers/suppliers. Shea butter is extracted from the nuts of the West African Shea Tree (Vitelaria paradoxa). The tree is called ‘Karite’ by the locals, meaning “Tree of Life.”

With so many practical applications, shea butter is really quite the magical stuff! It is extremely high in vitamins and has a molecular structure that allows it to be readily absorbed by skin. In addition, shea butter also has the following healthful benefits:

• protects from ultraviolet exposure
• promotes cell regeneration and capillary circulation
• helps in healing small wounds, skin crack, & ulcers
• has anti-aging effects
• promotes a healthy scalp
• can cure eczema

And besides… shea butter is used in making chocolate, so you know it’s got to be good!
Another essential component commonly used in luxury body care products is jojoba oil (pronounced ‘ho-HO-bah’), a pure liquid ester (not a true oil) extracted from the seeds of the native North American perennial woody shrub (Simmodsia chinensis). Because, jojoba “oil” is a natural mimic of the oil secreted by human skin, it can be used to protect and lubricate skin and hair. It is also soothing, it stops numerous skin problems, and it protects against premature aging and wrinkling of the skin due to exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Jojoba is just one of the choices in the wide range of skin and hair care products offered by Bath and Body by Tracy.
Botanical ingredients aren’t the only beneficial additives used in body care products. Natural mineral salts have their own healing effect on the skin as well. Awakening Mineral Therapies and Botanical Skin Works each have a line of products fortified with mineral deposits from the Dead Sea. Its water is rich in minerals like bromides, calcium, magnesium and potassium that serve to hydrate the skin, remove toxins, improve cell metabolism, and act as anti-allergens. Valuable earth elements like these are found in a wide range of goods from soaps to bath salts to mud packs.
Another organic product, goat’s milk, is the basis of the body care products offered by Meadow Creek Farm and Nature’s Best Soaps, among others. Goat’s milk has the same pH level as the skin, allowing it to be easily absorbed. And it also contains alpha-hydroxyl acids that have rejuvenating and skin softening properties, as well.
More than ever, today’s pet owners feel their furry companions are just like children, caring for and pampering them equally as well as they do themselves. Luxury spending on dogs and cats is at an all time high and fortunately, companies like Junie Moonies Natural Soap Company and Herbal Offerings carry products that have been developed just for them. These soaps, shampoos, flea repellants, and aromatherapy candles are products you won’t find in an ordinary pet store.
If you thought that ‘exfoliating’ was something that happens to elm trees in the fall, guess again! Removing layers of dead skin cells through mild abrasion is what exfoliation is all about, and there are all sorts of body-scrubbing products that will help you do just that. One such product, the Spa Cloth, is specially-constructed to scrub as is cleanses, providing the user with luxurious spa-like results. Gilden Tree offers a terra cotta Body Buffer for a uniquely stimulating skin scrubbing experience.

Many handcrafted soaps are made with inclusions, such as oatmeal or tapioca pearls, that will gently exfoliate the skin. MD Crafters markets a body scrub made with ‘muscovado’ sugar – unrefined cane sugar – that’s just gritty enough to leave the skin feeling tingly all over after a good rubdown. Unrefined sugar still contains all its healthy, natural components – water, minerals and vitamins – that are readily-absorbed by the skin and that get stripped away in the processing of ordinary white crystals that come out of the sugar bowl.
Much of the pleasure of enjoying a handmade soap comes not only from its fragrance or its feel on the skin, but also from its appearance. Luxury soaps such as those offered by Savonerie resemble gourmet desserts, swirled with color or textured with ground espresso beans. With names like ‘Crème Brulee’ and ‘Bourbon Vanilla,’ these soaps and massage bars look almost good enough to eat. Visual appeal is a strong factor in the popularity of boutique soap products like these, generating healthy sales as well as healthy skin.
Attractive packaging can certainly help stimulate gift sales of skin care products too. Roger & Gallet does a very stylish presentation of their scented soaps line. They are wrapped in tissue paper, packaged in trios, and enclosed in artfully embellished boxes. Another company, Encantos (means ‘enchantments’ in English) offers their super creamy, natural soaps packaged in a variety of custom-wrapping styles, including beautiful floral patterns and series of flower photographs.

Most retailers find that upscale body care products are very popular sellers. When given as gifts, specialty handcrafted soaps, at-home spa treatments and other body nurturing items are welcomed by recipients who may not purchase such items regularly for themselves, but enjoy the chance to relax, pamper themselves, and indulge guilt-free in a bit of luxury. Decorative baskets overflowing with combinations of soaps, scrubs, lotions, aromatherapy products, washcloths, etc. are great gifts any time of the year and for any occasion. They can be personalized for a man, woman, baby, college student, gardener, or anyone, and they are great for corporate clients, volunteers and other groups, just to name a few. Attractively-displayed and conveniently-positioned near the cash register, skin and body care products can successfully generate impulse purchases and add-on sales opportunities. Several companies, such as Camille Beckman for example, provide self-contained, customized display units that make it easy to sell their products.
This discussion just barely scratches the surface of what is available in today’s skin care market. From homespun to tres chic, you’ll find a myriad of wonderful choices among the vendors and manufacturers listed on the FGmarket Personal Products pages. Check them out for yourself by taking an interactive tour anytime, 24-hours a day.