Did you know?

Do you see the Black Soot at the top of your candle jar? Do you know what that is? Do you realize that you and your family breathe in that yucky stuff? Most people don't realize that that black soot on their jar actually gets inhaled into their lungs when they burn paraffin candles.

Here's some information on the dangers of paraffin candles and what you can do to continue enjoying scented candles without the dangers:

Paraffin is the final residue left from refining crude oil. It has become the leading wax for use in cosmetics, food and candle manufacturing because it’s cheap and readily available. And the oil industries make a healthy profit from its use.

Paraffin wax is a non-renewable resource. Once all the crude oil is gone, we will not have any more. Paraffin burns more quickly and hotter than most waxes creating more concern for fire hazards than necessary. Because it is oil-based, paraffin wax spills do not cleanup easily.

Soot

Soot from paraffin candles can cover your walls and has resulted in millions of dollars worth of insurance claims in North America. The results from tests with scented paraffin candles seem to be even more dismal.
Paraffin candles cannot be scented with natural essential oils because the petrochemical rich wax will break them down. This has lead the candle industry to create petroleum-based fragrances that are more compatible. When these fragrances are added to the mix, a lot more soot and chemicals are released.

Soot, in high levels, can be seen rising from the offending candle. But, even a visually clean burning candle could still emit significant quantities of lead.

Lead

In 1974, the US candle manufacturing industry voluntarily ceased the production of candles with lead wicks. However, with the lack of an official ban, they are still found on store shelves. On average, 30% of candles contain lead. Burning lead wick candles can result in airborne concentrations of lead above EPA recommended thresholds.

Metal core wicks are used to decrease production time - they stand up on their own while the candle is poured. Zinc wicks are a better choice, but still emit undesirable chemicals. Even burning candles in metal containers can increase the amount of airborne pollutants.

More Chemicals

Chemicals normally found in paraffin candles:

Acrolein, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde exceeding EPA safety thresholds, dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, didecyl phthalate, toluene, styrene, benzene, styrene, toluene, ethyl benzene, naphthalene, benzaldehyde, benzene,ethanol, and 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) and acetone.

With the craze for gel candles you can add in mineral oil, terpene-type chemicals, modified hydrocarbons & viscosity increasing chemicals.

Yuk! Look at all those chemicals you are breathing in!

What should you do now?

Switch to Alternative Candles like our Mia Bella's Cleaner-Burning Gourmet Candles made of a proprietary blend of vegetable wax and palm wax.

Vegetable Wax
* Wax derived from the leaves of plants
* It is a renewable resource
* Has a lower melting point than paraffin
* Cleans easily with soap and water
* Produces virtually no soot
* Veggie blend candles are a cleaner burning alternative to most other candles.
*They produce no harmful carcinogens.
*Veggie wax candles burn up to 50% longer than most other candles.
* Burn evenly from top to bottom so there is no wasted wax!
* An incredibly realistic scent; an apple smells like an apple.

Palm Wax: Palm oil comes from the inside of coconuts so it can be extracted without harming the trees. Palm wax is also fully biodegradable, but as with soy candles, look for GMO-free.

Our Eco-Friendly candles burn cleaner, more even, and have the best smelling scents than any other candle and you can feel better about the air you and your family breath when you burn these candles. Our candles also only use double-cotton wicks that contain NO lead or zinc.

To start shopping now for your new healthier candles: Click Here

Interested in starting your own business from home and educating your friends and family about the dangers of paraffin candles? Learn More Here

"Hope" Candle for a Cure

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Our company Scent-Sations, Inc has created a brand new candle called "Hope" the Candle for a Cure. Scent-Sations, Inc will be donating $6.00 from our wholesale cost to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. How incredible is that?! I'm so excited to be a part of such a wonderful company! Together we can all make a difference!

These new candles are ready to be ordered: http://scentfulsuccess.scent-team.com/shop/show_cat.php?catid=L10.LIMITED

You can also contact me as well to place your order for our new "Hope" candle.

Almost everyone has been affected by Breast Cancer either by someone you know who has had it or you personally had it. Anything we can do to help fight Breast Cancer is a step towards curing it for good!

If anyone is interested in doing a fundraiser with our new "Hope" candle for a cure please contact me today!



Another New addition to the Family:

Mia Bella's New Terraskin Gift Bag!

We are so excited because these "paper" bags are made without trees! They are made from crushed stones and Resin. Here are a few facts about it:

- Environmentally Friendly
- Tree-less Paper
- No Water Used
- Less Ink Needed
- Degrades Back to Mother Earth

Do You Want to Work the Rest of Your Life?

Most people say No when they answer that question, but yet; they still do work the rest of their lives, even though they don't have to.

1. Are you living paycheck to paycheck? Almost half of workers live paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet. Forty-two percent of workers believe an additional $500 per paycheck would allow them to live comfortably. Yet, 21 percent of workers who earn at least $100,000 also claim to live paycheck to paycheck.

My husband and I were living paycheck to paycheck and even though I was only in my 20's I realized that I didn't want to live the rest of my life like that.

So, I joined a Network Marketing company and started to make extra money. I then had new team members joining me and I got my first taste of Residual Income!

This is the ability to get paid month after month on the work that you do one time. This means I can be relaxing on the beach and still be getting paid! Sound nice?!

2. Are you trading time for money? Most people today spend long hours working a J.O.B (just over broke) to make ends meet. It is often normal for both husband and wife to work full time to complete this task. Spending long hours at work often puts a burden on families trying to find time for children, spouses, extended family, friends, rest & relaxation. All this can create a very stressful existence.


But still, you stay there. Why? You're comfortable there...scared of change.


3. Are you at risk of being laid off? It's a fact today that companies are downsizing, dropping benefits and sometimes even closing the doors. Jobs are not as secure as they have been in the past.

Even if your J.O.B is safe......Albert Einstein is known for saying that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. This statement rings so true in this situation. It's easy to become complacent and just settle for a life less than what we had wanted for ourselves. However, getting up and working long hours, only to come home, grab a bite to eat, and watch a bit of TV so that we can fall into bed and start over again in the morning is not a life. It is an existence!



4. Will you have enough money to retire?

5. Do you really want to work until you are 65? I'm glad I realized at such a young age that I don't want to work the rest of my life for someone else, making them rich, instead of myself. What most people would love to have is time freedom and the ability to earn an income that will secure their futures and allow them to enjoy their family and friends. Do you want more time and freedom?

If the answer is yes, here is what you need to do:

1. Create residual (ongoing) income – This is the ability to get paid over and over for the work that you do one time. It's also called "royalty pay." Residual income is desirable in Network Marketing, because this is what allows you to put forth a lot of effort in the beginning, and reap the rewards of that for months and years to come! And, by building an organization of people working toward a common goal, you can ensure a strong residual pay-out that will last for years. This is why it is important that you understand this pay advantage, and invest your effort, energy and time in other people.


2. Growth & Duplication – You must get paid not only for the work that you do, but also for the work that other people do. J. Paul Getty said…. “I’d rather one percent of the efforts of 100 men than 100 percent of the efforts of one man.”

Have you heard the "Penny a Day" story? This is a good illustration to get you thinking about the power of this geometric growth.

Let's say you start on the 1st day of the month with 1 penny in your bank account. Now, you are going to double it every day for the rest of the month.


Any guess about how much you will have in your account on day 30, or, day 31?

Well, here you go -



Day 1 - 1 cent
Day 2 - 2 cents
Day 3 - 4 cents
Day 7 - 64 cents (hmmmm)
Day 14 - $81.92 (getting a little more interesting)
Day 21 - $10,485.76 (getting A LOT more interesting!)
Day 30 - $5,368,708 (I'm definitely interested!)

and you can do the math on Day 31!!

See the power of geometric growth and duplication?

Duplicating yourself means teaching someone else to do what you do. When the two of you each teach another person, you duplicate it again, only twice. And so on, and so on, and so on!

I knew I did not want to continue living paycheck to paycheck and the Network Marketing/MLM industry was my answer.

Because all opportunities are not a fit for everyone, it is important to do your own do diligence to see if the opportunity and the company is a fit for you......

It might Prevent you from having to Work The Rest Of Your Life!

Are you Ready?

Learn More here: http://www.thebarefootentrepreneurs.com

Copy Cats

We are looking for Copy Cats!! Yes, that's right we said Copy Cats!!

We have a duplicatable system in place with our home business opportunity and all we need are Copy Cats to follow that system!

Are you interested in being a Copy Cat?? You can be on your road to creating $1,000 a month, $2,000 a month just by following our system!

You know what??!

You will also be on your road to creating Residual Income so you can be relaxing on the beach while earning $10,000 a month and more!!

How fun does that sound!

Are you a stay-at-home mom looking for a way to earn extra money while the kids are at school? Are you a retiree that doesn't have quite enough money to enjoy retirement? Are you a entrepreneur looking for a better way to create your residual income?

Young or old! Male or Female! Anyone from any walk of life can start being a Copy Cat with our Barefoot Entrepreneurs Team and begin creating the life you dream of!

For more information on our Business Opportunity: www.thebarefootentrepreneurs.com

While you are surfing around our website request a Business Opportunity Packet so you can see why and how this business can get you on the road to financial freedom!

Can't wait to help you "Copy Cat" succeed!!

Time to Design Your Life!

Here is an excerpt from the book 'Twelve Pillars' by Jim Rohn and Chris Widener that I would like to share with everyone:





"So many people waste their short lives here and then spend their final days weighted down with regret. There is no more time to go back and redo their lives. There is nothing left but a wish for more time - a wish that will never be fulfilled.





We all have two choices as we live: We can make a living or we can design a life. There are many who spend their lives making a living. They go off to work each day with no vision for what their lives could become. And before they know it, their lives are over. And some are so fearful that the dreams they do have will forever go unfulfilled because they never have the courage to take a risk that would enable them to reach their goals and live their dreams"





I love this part of the book because it is SO TRUE! I see people everyday going back and forth to work doing the same boring thing that they can't stand to do but yet they never CHANGE IT! I feel so lucky to be young and to have the opportunity to create a residual income for my husband and I so we can retire before the ages of 30 and live a full and happy life free to do whatever we want. Our goals are to show as many people as we can how they too can live the life that they dream of and re-ignite that passion they might have once had for a dream or goal they wanted to achieve.





What are you doing? Are you Making a Living or Designing Your Life? The time is now to choose.





Check out our brand new website I just finished creating and see if our opportunity is the route you want to take to start Designing Your Life:





http://www.thebarefootentrepreneurs.com/


Maybe you already are on the road to designing your life but you hid a road block...contact me for help. I would love to share my network marketing experiences with you to help you get moving again!

Feel free to sign up for our 'Profit on the Beach' email subscription to learn more about the world of network marketing and our business opportunity.

Professional Referral Exchange

I went to my first Professional Referral Exchange meeting today at lunch. Since I was a guest and it was my first time there I got FREE lunch at Lombardo's. I was nervous, as I usually am meeting new people, but the minute I walked in the door the President of the group walked over to me smiling and introduced herself to me. I immediately felt very welcomed! After that the person that invited me to the meeting came over and said hello and introduced me to a few other people as well. People that didn't know me came up and introduced themselves as well. It was such a friendly group! After that we sat down, placed our orders for lunch, and then the guests had to do a 30 second commercial for everyone. I stood up and told everyone who I was, the company I was with, and what I did with our home business. I was super nervous so even 30 seconds seemed too long! Then they had a nice little presentation by one of the other members and then we received our lunches. While they were serving us lunch they started passing a bucket around, which is what they collect the referrals in, and each member stood up and gave their 30 second commercial to the group telling them who they are and what would be a good referral for them. So...it came around to me again and I did another 30 second commercial and got to say what I didn't remember to say the first time :-) I also got to pass out my business cards to everyone and also then passed our Sweet Orange & Chili Pepper Jar for everyone to smell.

The Professional Referral Exchange is a networking organization that helps professionals build their business through the exchange of qualified business referrals. PRE has Chapters across the United States and has spent years developing effective systems for both licensee's and members.

It's a fantastic program and I will definately consider joining with our Mia Bella's Cleaner-Burning Candles business.

Beach Life

My husband and I just got back from a little 3 day weekend at the beach!! This is the first time we were able to get to the beach this summer. We have both been working so hard lately with our home business and his job that it was so wonderful to get away and just relax with each other. My ultimate goal is to move to the beach and live a "Beach Life" all the time. Every time I go to the beach it just helps me envision us living on the beach even more and more! Picturing us living on the beach and working from home, or where ever we want to, gives me so much motivation to keep working as hard as I can to make our dream become reality! I don't care what anyone says about the economy right now...you can still make your dreams come true if you work at what you want, no matter what the situation. We are continuously striving to pay off our debt so we can stop living paycheck-to-paycheck and start LIVING LIFE!

Most of the time on our drive home from the beach I'm so bummed out about coming back home, but NOT this time. This time I was excited to come home and work on our business and keep it growing so we can finally return to the beach to stay for good! It was such a wonderful feeling!

When was the last time you took something that usually makes you sad and turned it around into a positive experience??

Enter to Win a Beach Weekend at Ocean Isle Inn

Crafty Mama of 4 - "Fun Today...Dishes Tomorrow"

I found this wonderful blog today. They are giving away a 2 night weekend stay to 2 readers at the Ocean Isle Inn in North Carolina!

How wonderful is that?! My husband and I have only ever been to Ocean City, MD, Bethany Beach, DE, and the beach we got married on: Lewes Beach, DE. I'm blogging about this wonderful contest because I would love to win a weekend at The Ocean Isle Inn and see what it's like to visit a beach south of Maryland and Delaware!


Here is your chance to enter this wonderful contest too!!


Click this link below and follow the instructions on craftymammaof4 blog.


http://craftymamaof4.com/2009/07/05/ocean-isle-inn-weekend-at-the-beach-giveaway/comment-page-2/#comment-1733





Who doesn't like entering contests? It's even better when it's a Beach Contest!!

Recession Proof Business!!

It seems it doesn't matter where you look, the news is all bad about the economy and jobs, taxes and income. Is it possible to find relief?

The answer is YES! Scent-Sations just launched an exciting new division and it promisesto be a Recession Proof Business. What is it?

Our new Mineral Makeup Beauty Line! If you are a woman and you are reading this, whether or not youwear makeup yourself, think how many of your friends and otherwomen you know who wear makeup? Men, think how many women you know who wear makeup. Now, for the big question - how many people have stopped or cut back on their makeup usage because of the economy?

NO ONE! That is why Avon is running TV advertising and Mary Kay continues to grow. But, think of how many people you know already who sell Mary Kay or Avon. Most of us can count a handful. How many people do you know who are distributors for the Mia Bella Beauty Line?

How would you like to be the first in your area? Details are HERE.

If you are serious about a business of your own, now is a perfect time, just let me know. Even if you are not yet a distributor, let's talk about how you can get some guests there and have an "instant business and income"when you sign up! It's such a relief not to be concerned about the economy. I would love to share this gift with you. It's not get-rich quick, and it does action and commitment, but what could be better than working for yourself?

Juniper Breeze

A fresh clean scent with a balance of floral , hints of green and a slight musky undertone.

This month's Candle of the Month "Juniper Breeze" really excites me! The color of the candle is such a pretty beachy blue and the scent is so clean and fresh smelling it reminds me of my weekends at Grandma's house. Grandma always had Juniper Breeze body wash in her bathroom and I always loved that smell!

"Juniper Breeze" is such a popular scent with so many different companies I'm very excited to have this wonderful scent to share with my customers, family, and friends!

If you are interested in ordering Juniper Breeze or any of our other True-to-Life scents Shop Now.

Are you interested in earning an income from home?

In this day and age, it’s definitely a fantastic choice and offers freedom and flexibility as well as income. Our candles are made from 100% natural wax and burn virtually soot free! We also have wonderful melts, spa candles, soy soap and more as well as a line of high quality mineral make up coming soon! And more products added frequently throughout the year. In addition to offering highly desired, consumable product lines that are part of the eco-friendly “green” movement, our items are botanically and naturally based “feel good” items that are very competatively priced. Best yet, they are offered by a supportive American company that is debt-free, has wonderful family values, vision and is growing at a rapid pace in a time when many other companies are shrinking.

Our earnings and comp plan are superb, there are no quotas to meet and parties are not required.

This is your chance to join an award winning team and start earning a generous profit and an ongoing residual income with your own home candle business!

Read about our Opportunity to learn more on how you can be on your road to financial freedom!

Contact me with any questions about our products and/or opportunity!