Thought about Going into Business?

There are those who are just born to be in business for themselves. And out of those, some are easily able to jump right into being entrepreneurs. Then there are those who struggle since they are not even sure of what to do first or when or can’t even come up with an idea for business.

During the early stages of Therapy in Transition, I had ventured out in the direction of making my own skin care products—organic and natural skin cream made right in my own kitchen. The final product turned out to be great and people raved about it and swore they wouldn’t use anything else. But nowhere on our site do you see these products being sold. Why? This just wasn’t my gig. Yes, I enjoyed making the cream. But my passion was in my coaching and energy/body work. Dividing my time and energy was taking its toll—and fast!

But that doesn’t mean I didn’t learn something from the whole experience or that I am not able to apply the “beauty” element to my coaching.

The Big Lesson

We can learn more in business by paying attention to what isn’t working or what didn’t work. Review the entire experience and apply the gift of knowing what you would do differently in a similar future situation. The Big Lesson for me was learning to get clear on what my focus is and how by being unclear I was actually detracting and reducing the quality of both my projects. I followed my heart and chose to stay committed to the area where I knew I would flourish while working in a field that is in alignment with my soul and life journey.

A Gift for You

As I mentioned, making the cream was easy and it works amazingly. (I still make it for myself and my family. As my gift to you, please accept the following recipe to make a batch yourself. And if you feel so inclined, you too could easily take this and begin to sell the product to family and friends.

Making your own beauty products can not only help you reduce your cosmetic expenditure, but it can also help you start your own small business, provided you enjoy making homemade products!

Body butters are one of the easiest cosmetics to make at home. The required raw material does not cost much, which means you can make a decent enough profit even if you sell your product at a price as low as two three dollars per ounce.

Whipped Body Cream

The first step is to collect the following ingredients:

• Organic Shea Butter : 4 oz.
• Organic Almond Oil: 2/3 cup
• Organic Coconut Oil: 1/3 cup
• Organic Lanolin Oil: 1 tsp
• Organic Beeswax: 1 oz.
• Organic Rosewater (You can make this, too!): 2/3 cup
• Organic Aloe Vera Gel: ½ cup
• Organic Vitamin E: 2 capsules
• Your favorite essential oil (or a blend of more than one): 10–15 drops

The second step is to gather the utensils you will need:

• Small cooking pot
• Blender
• Empty and clean jars to hold cream
• Wooden spoon (preferably new)

Next it is time to get started actually making the cream. Take the first five ingredients listed and put them in the small cooking pot. Heat over low heat until they have melted; stir regularly to make sure the ingredients are blended well.

Remove the mixture from heat and let it begin to cool. Cool just enough so the mixture begins to harden around the edge of the pot. Pour this mixture into the blender, taking care to scrap the sides to get the pieces that started to set already.

With this mixture in the blender, add in the next three ingredients listed. Blended using the “whip” setting on the blender until the mixture begins to take the texture of cream. By this time the mixture should have cooled again slightly. The last step is to ad in the essential oil.

Continue whipping the mixture until it is of an acceptable consistency. Remember when you pour it in your jars that it will continue to set and harden. The whipped cream is ready to use when you are. The Vitamin E acts a natural preservative, but it is recommended to keep the cream in a dry, cool location where the temperature doesn’t visit extremes.

Until next time, embrace your inner wisdom.

Namaste,
Karen