Hilltop Designs Deodorant

What’s that cute cylinder thing you ask??!?!

It’s our From Scratch Original Deodorant!

That’s right! Have you ever tried all natural deodorant?! You should! Not just because I have made one but because of this:

aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex aluminum chlorohdrate or aluminum zirconium

Say WHAT?!

These are considered to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing). Aluminum is toxic. It also affects the nerves and nervous system. Just google it. Crazy stuff!

Thank you to Hilltop’s Founding Consultant Candice for making this GREAT info graphic.

So you what can you do? You can use Deodorant a’ Natural! It will get rid of smell. Now, this won’t stop your sweat. But it will stop your stink. It’s made with ALL NATURAL ingredients which include: Organic Coconut oil, Shea Butter, Beeswax, Baking Soda and Arrowroot Powder. Nothing scary. It’s warm scent will ward off anything fowl.

What’s the best way to Switch from a chemical deodorant to a natural.  3 steps.

1.) Buy the Natural Deodorant.

May I suggest to you this one Hilltop Designs Deodorant Original.

2.) Prime your Pits.

You need your armpits to cleanse themselves of the old deodorant before the new deodorant can even work properly. For years you have been telling your sweat glands to do the opposite of what they have been made to do.   Take three days.  Do not wear deodorant for 72 hrs and let your arm pit’s pores open back up.

I know, you work out.  Take a shower. Use soap that smells really good. I suggest this one Hilltop Designs From Scratch Coconut Oil in Lavender.  I think you will be pleasantly surprised on day three, you are not all that stinky to begin with.

3.) Apply deodorant lightly.  Dab it on.  A Little goes a long way with natural.

Do you do the deodorant dance?

You are probably used to this –>>  Hand up in the air. swipe, swipe, swipety, swipe, swipe….three, four, five times you glossed over your pit with your store brand deodorant.  Wave pits around to dry. Put hand down.  Toss on navy blue tank top. Dang it all. Deodorant all over.  Search closet for new top.

That is NOT necessary.  This deodorant is made with all natural ingredients and a little goes a VERY long way.  My cute little tube lasts me nearly 3 months. I know crazy right.

Apply with a dab.  Not a swipe, or a smear.

Dab Dab and Done!  Put that cute little navy top on with no worries because these dabs won’t budge.

So you need to Try THIS deodorant. Try it. Try it. Try it! It is going to KNOCK your socks off. Great for MEN and women because of its soft natural smell. Only $7.00 for a 1.5 oz and it LAST forever! FOREVER!

Come Grow with us

Hilltop Designs double in business last June. How you ask?

We add one consultant. And in July we grew again. And then August we doubled THAT and it’s been one big snowball ever since.

Direct Sales. So many feelings come when you say those to words.   After my first Direct Selling experience came to an end, one of my feelings was BURNT OUT.

It happens. Not just in Direct Sales. It happens in all job fields. I still really happened to like retail sales so I stayed in it, but just in a retail box store environment.  Retail has been in my life since I was a teenager.

I think working with wholesale companies is a really fun aspect of retail. It is so exciting buying products, staging those new products and then selling them to my customers.

I opened up my business to include the Direct Selling model. I started to look at my consultant team as more than just consultants. But as small business owners without walls or boundaries. Those savvy small business owners who decide to open their own branch of Hilltop for a small $200 investment, have found amazing success.

How have they found success? Each consultant is able to purchase products at a discount and resell them to their customers.

All of my HD consultants make 50% commission on their sales. It’s a beautiful thing.

Because of my work experience and history in direct sales, I also thought “we can’t have minimums”. If I look at my job primarily as a wholesaler and these consultants as small businesses. I need to think in real life scenarios. If they had four walls and had a slow month am I just going to pull my product from their shelves? No. Why would I do that to a person?

I wouldn’t!

Here’s my thought on minimums. Stuff happens. I believe people preform their best for their employers when they are happy and well compensated. Nobody is “ON” 100% of the time. What if in a super stressful time in your life. Your company said. “Sorry to hear that, you still need $300 in sales” You know what people do? Leave, Move on. You know what they do when they are “back to normal?” They pick a brand new Direct Sales Company to work for.

I’m all about retention. Which is why we have grown slowly as well! I want HD to be in it for the Long Haul. Slow and steady wins the race.

But I do want to brag on a few things HD and why you should REALLY consider joining.

1. 50% commission
2. All products are handmade in the USA by Hilltop Designs HD
3. No minimums
4. Great opportunity to build a team and earn on down line
5. Our average sales consultants earn $350 a month.

With Direct Sales, what you put in you will get out! For those women who have joined HD and have made it their part-time job, they have been VERY successful.

Come Grow with us!

Christine

Behind the Scenes at Hilltop Designs HD

Ever wonder what it looks like behind the scenes?  All of the Hilltop Designs HD products you buy are handmade!  Did you know that?  I still make them right in my own house.  I’ve left my family’s kitchen. Entered a new space. EVERYTHING is still made, right here.  In my house, around my kids schedules, and in our small little world of chaos.

Its great fun and so I wanted to show you all what I do!

This is a small sampling of products that are about to be packaged.  One of my favorite products to make are the bath bombs.  You can see several in this picture that are drying.  It takes a few days to completely dry out and then we wrap them in the cute little Chinese food containers.

The bulk of my time is making the famous #hilltopsquarebar.  These bars here are the Lavender Square Bars.  Each bar is poured in to big slabs and then I hand cut those slabs in to bars.  No two bars are ever the same.

I use ball canning jars for more than just packaging.  I like to make my products in small batches. Because I use natural ingredients I like to make sure they maintain the highest degree of quality. I feel that can get lost in big batches. It’s also helpful to work in small batches because they blend up faster!  When I was testing the Mango Shea, I blew through 3 blenders in like 3 weeks.  I also lost a lot of other small appliances.  I was like the small appliance grave yard for a while.

This is one of my favorite images.  I work with hot oils and I just love how you can see the wax and oil moving in this image.  I wish you could smell this image too.  The smell of freshly melted beeswax is golden. 😉

The wrapping, and oh how we wrap.

Because each bar is handmade you can bet each bar is hand-wrapped. I do have people who help me wrap because this is very time-consuming.  And I’m very particular.  BUT! On a good night I can cut and wrap about 90 bars.  I found out last holiday season even THAT was not enough.

If the bands not tight, it’s not right!  And the Mess!  You would not believe how messy my work is!

Making the deodorant is the worst!  LOL! But I love it. This image of arrowroot powder is just perfect in visually capturing the process.  And my shirt, in the picture above, reminds me I should probably invest in an apron. 😉

And seriously, if you’re not getting dirty, you’re not having fun.  Am I right?

Loving your job is what it is all about.

 I hope you have enjoyed your behind the scenes tour of HD.

It is one of my most favorite place in the world.

BUT,

My other favorite place would be outside with my family 😉 Playing with our Chicks.

Happy Creating,

Christine

L,L,L what begins with L? April’s Lovely New Products

L,L,L what begins with L?

Lotion Bar, Lemon Drops, Lime, Lemongrass and Lavender!

 That’s what begins with L!

April’s VIP club is LOADS of fun. We recently released our Baseline Lotions.  Our “TRUE” lotion feeling lotion.  I still wanted to find a “lotion” that could be in our FROM SCRATCH line.  While I was practicing with my Butter’s, I had prepared a few lotion bars.  I gave them to the consultants for Christmas and they were pretty well received. I was GLAD!  So I thought, let’s bring this to market!  Let’s have our HD fans try this Lotion bar!

Original Lotion Bar $5.00

The way you use a lotion bars is quite different from your traditional methods of lotion application.  Place the bar between your hands and warm it up.  The warmth of your hands will soften the beeswax and Butters and a lite “grease” for lack of a better term will form on your palms.  Use that and apply to your legs, arms, elbows to moisturize.  The feeling is AMAZING!  These lotion bars are made in a VERY LIMITED quantity, VERY!  They are made with pure natural moisturizing ingredients.  Olive oil, Coconut Oil, Mango Butter and Shea Butter with a light Citrus Scent.  This product comes is a GREAT little tin for only $5.00

Lime Smelly Salts $4.00

Our smelly salts have a life of their own!  A not so small following has started and they are demanding more, more, more!!!!!  So you know I have to deliver on a request! Did you know that most of us are deficient in magnesium?  Best way to improve that?  An Epsom Soak!  Proper magnesium levels can help with inflammation, muscle pain, circulation, and so many more aliments.  They say 1-2 cups of salts for 12 minutes 3 times a week is perfect to maintain proper magnesium levels in the body.  So BUY in Bulk if you like.  10 cups for $25!  Sold on ETSY.

 Lemon Drop Lip Balm 6.25 $3.25

A Drop of Lemon for your sun kissed lips. Made in our SUMMERTIME blend with lemon extract and sugar cane this sweet gloss is tempting to eat.    Because of the success of our SUMMERTIME Blend and needing to streamline what I’m doing, I have decide to make ALL of our LIP BALM TUBES in the SUMMERTIME blend.   I know you will ALL love our new and improved lip balms!  Watch for more NEW and Improved flavors to come!

 

Lemongrass Square Bar 4oz $4.00 or mix and match 3 for $10

Exactly like the name states a fresh Citrus herb smell.  Like clean-cut grass.  In fact for looks this bar has some cut wheatgrass in it.   Wheatgrass is amazing in digestive health and if you know anything about juicing, I’m sure you are already on board with this staple!  But the Lemongrass EO’s is what has this re-release coming back again.  Common properties found in Lemongrass EO are antibacterial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, insect repellent, and to revitalize!  They say Lemongrass scent keeps away negativity. I only found that works if you dab 30 drops on the person bothering you.  😉

Totally kidding.  Sort of.

What always interests me the most for its use, is the insect repellent properties. Because if there is one mosquito and a 1,000 people in the room, that one mosquito will find me!  If you would like to try you OWN DIY bug repellent the HD way use about 15 drops of Lemongrass EO, 5 of Lavender and 5 of Eucalyptus.  With bugs the stronger the scent the better!  Here’s to fun, bug free summer nights.

 Lavender Bath Bomb $6.00

Another Bomb!  Who can resist!  I know I just wrote earlier on the demand for the Smelly Salts.  I believe the Bomb may be neck and neck in sales.  I just love making these guys. The Lavender bomb will be the last bomb scent for a few months.  There will be ONE more around the holidays so make sure you are in the VIP club if you want FIRST ACCESS!  This DYE FREE bomb is to die for.  So calming and relaxing.  Add a bomb to the tub.  Remove when your tub has the desired amount of fizz and scent. Place back in the Chinese food container it will dry wonderfully on the bed of crinkle cut.  Then just drop back in when you are ready for bath # 2. OR you know what, just spoil yourself, you deserve it. Use it all up in one bath!  You will leave so relaxed, have had a perfect magnesium soak, and feel instantly moisturized.  You’ll want one at LEAST every week!

And IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!  You can hear me talk about all of these great new products on our YOUTUBE channel!

I hope you have a great week and Happy Creating,

Christine

Do you want to murder a snowman?!?!

Do you want to murder a snowman?!  I know, right!

Old man winter is getting to me too!  Another “Arctic Blast!”  Another snow day!  I was told today that we are at a RECORD cold for February.  And some how we are to believe that “SPRING” is about 30 days way.  Hmmmmm.  I’m a skeptic.

But Winter can be LOADS of fun! When it is not -17 degrees below zero, it IS a blast!  With us today is Director Lindsey from IL, with some GREAT product advice and a little winter fun her daughter had outside.

Enjoy!

Hi Hilltop blog readers—have you been enjoying the snow as much as my family has been? Or should I say as much as my 2-year-old has been…After the “blizzard of 2015” Facebook’s newsfeed was flooded with pictures of backyards, trees, and cars covered in snow. And of course the adorable pictures of kids out in the snow playing, sledding, and shoveling.

Now with this cold weather comes dry, chapped, and wind burn skin. So let me give you some tips on how to battle this winter annoyance the Hilltop way. The most important product that is a MUST HAVE to combat the winter wind is HILLTOPS 100% FROM SCRATCH BALM. This perfected blend of local, raw beeswax and coconut oil give the 1-2 punch to not only moisturize, but also heal.

Did you know that beeswax not only creates a protective barrier, but it also allows the skin to breathe? In addition, it offers antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory benefits that can help treat minor skin irritations. On top of all that goodness, beeswax also helps lock in moisture and contains Vitamin A, which will help rehydrated dry skin.

Now added with the beeswax is coconut oil, which has been all the craze lately, and for good reason. This wonderful oil penetrates deep to nourish and moisturize. At the same time, it is antibacterial and helps pull off the dirt and grime that accumulates on your skin throughout the day. It also speeds up healing which is essential for windburn rashes.

So, before you send your kids out in the snow, apply a thing layer of the balm on their cheeks.  It will help protect them from that nasty winter wind, and help avoid those bright red, raw cheeks. Also, don’t forget to apply some of our wonderful lip balm on their lips to protect them too! (Made with the same 2 powerful ingredients, but with fun scents!)

And what about you?
Got dry hands? Feet? Elbows? Face? APPLY THE BALM! Got a red irritated rash? APPLY THE BALM! Bug bites that itch? APPLY THE BALM! Want to get rid of flaking skin? APPLY THE BALM! Want to soften and shrink wrinkles and protect against sun damage? You guessed it…APPLY THE BALM! And that’s just the beginning! The list goes on and on…have I sold you on it yet?

In case I haven’t, here is some literature on the benefits of beeswax and coconut oil in skin care. And to learn even more, do your own research and google it yourself!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/192009-skin-benefits-of-beeswax/

http://www.sunwarrior.com/news/is-coconut-oil-good-for-skin/

Now remember, before you or your little ones head out in the snow to play, balm ‘em up first, and let the winter fun begin.

Grace received this snowman decorating kit for Christmas, doesn’t it look fun?

Well, this was our end result…it reminds me of those “Pinterest Fail” pics I’ve seen…

Yup, Grace’s looks like it got murdered….but she had FUN!

While winter can be rough, and cold…and long….make the best of it and balm up, get outside and make some memories.  Like Christine always says, Happy Creating!

-Lindsey Holwerda
Director & Founding Consultant