ooh a new topic!

After a long bike ride, run, spinning class or any workout that taxes your lower body and legs here is the trick to being able to not feel like you have cement legs.
Lie on the floor with your legs up a wall or tree or whatever (with your butt against the wall/tree thing) and rub them from the ankle to the thigh (like wringing out a towel)and stay lying there for about 3 min. Then take a hotish bath with a cup of epsom salts if you have them and soak for at least 10 minutes. Tomorrow u will be able to walk. I am serious!

Soon I will work out how to hotlink the thing I talk about to places to buy the stuff.

I promised I know!

but the Valentine's day prep work has been killer and I have been training a new co-op student this week too! It has been hard to get to the 'puter to write to you.
I have some great emails queries from you all my new ellenoire blog peeps! I will be answering them all this week I promise.
I have some lovely chocolate massage bars and oils for you and your fave valentine/ massagee. I hope I see you in the shop today!

Noelle's skin care in a nutshell

I get asked often what I use on my skin. This has a two part answer. Tonight, I will give you part one.
The most important thing to note? Listen to your skin. One set of products is unlikely to fit your skin needs all year round.
What I use may not fit your skin, but rest assured I will help you find the right thing for you. Just ask.
I wash with two things. Soap and liquid soap. Organic, Unscented mostly or at least I don't ever let anything with artificial fragrance touch my face (or my body most of the time) Today I washed with Virginia's unscented glycerin soap (I have a large and varied stash of naturally scented soap in my house and I pick which one I want/ need)in the shower and smeared the Ellenoire Unscented Body Butter everywhere ...from head to toe. Tonight I will use the Ellenoire organic foamy soap and some Ellenoire wildcrafted Shea Butter. I use toner less often than I should, but my skin is wonky from chemo. I recommend that everyone use a toner at least once a day, best at bedtime. When I use a toner I use the ellenoire custom blended toner( we will help u pick one right for you)with witch hazel and rosewater on real cotton on just washed and still wet skin.
In summer I use the Suki line of moisturizers and brightening creams to moisturize.
I exfoliate at least twice a week. Mostly with the ellenoire sugar scrub with no added scent.
Did this make sense? It's late. I'll talk about skin nutrition sometime soon.
Keep asking questions...