For all you EBayers

We all have to work that bit harder these days to get what we want. And all of us in business have to look for new markets and perhaps cut our margins a bit on the way.

Well, that's good news for all of you EBay addicts. We've put some of our products up for this week, and they're all selling at half price!

But I'm not going to tell you what they are - you'll have to find 'em.

But that should be no problem for you EBay addicts. OK, I'll give you a clue.

You can now search by brand (at least in the Soaps category), and if you don't know by now who Essentially Natural is, then you probably won't be interested in EBay either. :)

Special Offer to beat the budget gloom!

With news of the forthcoming budget this week, we decided to start our Weekly Offers again; and we weren't wrong, were we? How we're all going to manage with a VAT increase from January I don't know. I'm sure the  giant supermarkets will find a way, though, to beat the increase, at least for a while.

So we have three featured products this week, and if you buy any of them you'll get one of our Avocado & Fennel Hand Bars absolutely free!

This soap is excellent for people with skin allergies (including eczema and psoriasis), or for those with sensitive skin.

Based on organic extra virgin olive and palm oils, (the palm from sustainable sources), the soap has added organic marjoram and fennel essential oils with their antiseptic properties. An infusion of fennel seeds (organically grown in our own garden) gives this soap a heavenly anisseedy perfume loved by .

One not to be missed!

Bagsey me first!

OK, I have to admit, my wife Pia is awesome! Last year it was tomatoes and carrots, the year before was chillies and peppers. And that's apart from the wonderful rosemary and lavender and fennel we grow.
And then there's the potatoes...

But this year it's cucumbers. And she wants them to eat!

So, as said, I got in first. Well I had to for our Cucumber & Elderflower and Cucumber & Almond soaps.  but as always I lost.

So I did the only thing I could - let her buy some gherkin seeds. :)

Need a last-minute gift for Dad?

Just a quick note - there's still time to buy your last-minute gift for Dad (Father's Day on Sunday, 20th June here in the UK).

We're featuring three of our products for Dad on our home page, and you can get a free wooden soap dish to keep your soap fresh if you order one of our Organic Lime & Lavender Shaving Soap (Bath Bar size).

If you order by Thursday mid-day BST you should receive Dad's goodies on Saturday. To be sure, though, order today!

Treat yourself or a loved one like Cleopatra!

If ass's milk was good enough for Cleopatra to bathe in, then our Goat's Milk & Rose Petal Soap, made from all natural, ingredients with organic essential oils and milk from organically-reared goats raised in Lancashire is not a bad second best.

We have a '3 for 2' offer on our bath bars at the moment, and if three's too many for you then why not give one to a friend?

The offer ends at midnight BST on 14th June.