just the goods

Just the Goods (justthegoods.net) offers plant and mineral-based skin, body, and hair care handmade without cruelty in Winnipeg, Canada 🌱🐰 EWG VERIFIED, a Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Champion, a member of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners' Safe Cosmetics Business Network, Leaping Bunny certified, and an official partner of Humane Society International

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Hi!

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I'd honestly forgot all about Just the Goods' tumblr account, and ended up here accidentally while tidying up saved passwords! Upon logging in for the first time in many years I discovered a few messages. My apologies for not receiving them earlier! It appears I wasn't getting email notification, but that should be corrected now 😀

While I'm here, I'd love to connect you with two potentially helpful links: First, Just the Goods' [almost] monthly email newsletter is now hosted by Kit, so if you'd like to subscribe, please feel welcome to do that here: https://justthegoods.kit.com/subscribe And, to reach me most effectively, please find the contact form on my website here: https://justthegoods.net/pages/contact 💚💚💚

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🍋💛 I ran out of my personal supply of sacha inchi foot balm w lemon and tea tree oil again, so I made some more! 18 jars have just been listed 😊😊😊 Original post: "Do you by chance remember a limited edition foot balm I created using an ingredient I procured while developing the petal, leaf, root. by Just the Goods range for dry skin? Well, I recently finished the amount I'd reserved for personal use and realized it was the single most effective thing I've ever tried to control the dyshidrotic eczema I'm prone to getting from a combination of factors including stress and wearing medical-grade gloves to protect my hands from excess exposure to undiluted essential oils, etc. It has also been helpful managing contact dermatitis caused by frequent use of alcohol- and petroleum-based hand sanitizer. So, I bought some more sacha inchi oil and made another batch for myself + extra to share with all of you! If you're unfamiliar this is item, here are the details! 🌿 sacha inchi, also known known as the Inca peanut, is a richly moisturizing oil that easily penetrates skin making it especially helpful for areas that are dry and/or thick. It is high in vitamins and antioxidants, as well as being nicely balanced in fatty acids Omega 3, 6, and 9. 🌿 Shea butter nourishes skin with vitamins A, E, and F. It also absorbs quickly and provides lasting moisture 🌿 Lemon essential oil is antiseptic, disinfectant and anti-fungal. It can also help to soften skin, which is useful when seeking to treat calluses, corns, and bunions 🌿 Tea tree oil offers antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antifungal properties making it helpful when seeking to control athlete's foot among other common concerns 🌿 Candelilla wax helps to create a texture slightly more like a balm than a butter, giviy it a little more staying power Each jar contains100 g / 3.52 oz and is available on the front page of justthegoods.net 🍋💛 Image description in the alt-text and comment below 😊 #justthegoods #limitededition #plantpower #healing #skincare #eczema #dermatitis #lemon #teatree #sheabutter #vegan https://www.instagram.com/p/CaiIVBdP55v/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Supply chain? More like "supply change", amirite? 🤭😊 I've been on a waiting list for my preferred lip balm tubes since early summer. I tried another supplier but the tubes don't fit their own filling trays (🙃) so -- while still on the original waiting list -- I've made a temporary swap to these opaque tubes. If you find them in your order, please know it's the exact same formula you love inside! 💚😊 In other news: I've decided to destash my remaining tubes that don't fit their filling trays... Approx 1000 divided into 25 packs of tubes and matching caps -- perfect for smaller producers or DIY at home 🌼 I've listed them on Etsy w "free shipping" to the USA. Plmk if you'd like the link 😊 And, ps. I'm looking forward to one day swapping to paper tubes... Still waiting for them to be available with filling trays, and a little more protection against leaks for folks living in very hot climates 💚😊 Image description: an opaque plastic tube of cardamom lime lip balm is sitting on a small pile of green cardamom pods against a white background. Peeking out from the upper left corner of the image are two wedges of bright lime. (at Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaSTo15J1QK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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If you don't already know @moniqueRMT please let me take a moment to tell you how awesome they are! I was introduced to Monique Laplante via @anastasiachips many years ago and, shortly thereafter, Monique became one of Just the Goods' very first wholesale clients. Beyond this, it was amazingly kind that -- when Monique shifted from a multi-therapist clinic environment to a private one -- they introduced me to Sara of Anchor Massage & Therapy (@wpganchor), a wonderful healing space that houses a variety of health care professionals with different specialities including psychotherapy. Monqiue has incredible breadth of experience thanks to training in many areas of massage therapy including restorative treatments for athletes, posture correction, deep relaxation techniques, and so much more than I might ever even begin to understand! And, while this is all pretty amazing in and of itself, what is particularly awesome about Monique’s practice is that they offer sliding scale pricing for members of the queer community because they care so very much about making sure healing opportunities are available for all. But, there’s more!! Monique is also closely involved with @sunshinehousewpg @2spiritpowwow, community gardening, and yes… even more! While making this bottle of unscented body lotion, which Monique uses in session with massage therapy patients, I was thinking about how truly grateful I am to know them. And I wanted to tell you, too 💚💚💚 Image description: A 1 gallon jug of hand/body lotion is sitting on a putty coloured folding table against a white wall. To the left, and a little blurry above is the mighty monstera @crystalgayle99 gave me for my birthday a few years ago and @illumiy helped me learn how to care for. From the right is soft morning sunlight streaming through the lab. But, this post is more about the story above than the image here. And, as I type this I’m thinking about how this is a story of interconnected people that comprise a truly wonderful community in Winnipeg. I’m grateful for all of you! #justthegoods #winnipeg #friends #community #massagetherapy #healing #connections (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaIKKcZL8xQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I am grateful beyond words for this amazing message sent by an RN in Illinois 💖💖💖 "If I could...I would like to take this opportunity to express how grateful and thankful I am to you and your company..just Oh my goodness!  A little story...I've struggled with acne my entire teenage years and even into adulthood..at 33 I was still breaking out like a 15 year old! UNTIL I found your products and they have honestly changed my life! I have never been so confident in my skin or trusted products so much! I recommend your products as often as I can..I'm a nurse..so I tell all my postpartum moms how amazing your products are and how SAFE they are! I never have to think twice about the safety and quality of products when I order from you! I've been prescribed every acne medication under the sun from Acutane..to Proactive..nothing EVER worked. But finding "Just the Goods" has completely changed my life..being so depressed about my skin..changing diets..drinking TONS of water..getting hormone checks.. no one could ever really put their finger on it...using your products have saved me in a way that I can quite describe with words. 😭😍 I figured you get like 10 million of these emails a day so I never thought to send anything in..but speaking to you now, I really wanted to take a second to say THANK YOU!  So again Thank you! SO MUCH for everything you do! Helping all the people like me!! I am forever grateful!" Image description in the alt text and comments below 😊 #justthegoods #plantbased #safecosmetics #skincare #ewgverified #acne #grateful #happy (at Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaATNZlrcn_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Have you heard? After only 11 months, @planetpantrywpg is relocating across the hall from their current location in Johnson Terminal at The Forks to a new, larger space that will carry skin care products, including the two most popular varieties of Just the Goods face wash and toner! Yay! Be sure to follow them for news about their exciting re-opening!! 💚 Congratulations Planet Pantry!! 🙌🏼✨ Image description: Four 1 gallon jugs of Just the Goods facial care products are held up against a white wall by Kevin reaching in from the left side of the image and Mef reaching inward from the right. We've had a lot of cloudy days lately, and this image is lit by that barely there afternoon sun for a soft and almost faded appearance. #justthegoods #planetpantry #refill #skincare #plantpowered #safecosmetics #winnipeg #manitoba #theforks (at The Forks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9-4bLpzMd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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In a skipthe-insta-uber-prime world, it may seem unusual that Just the Goods products aren’t shipped the moment they’re ordered. Did you know this because they're handmade to order? Yes! Fresh batches of facial, body, and hair care products are made every week! Sometimes there’s enough product at the end of a batch to fill a few orders the following week or two (i.e. body butter, or face masks) but overall approx 160 Just the Goods and petal, leaf, root. by Just the Goods products are made according to your selections at justthegoods.net 😊 There are a reasons for this. First, JTG products are made without artificial preservatives so, like fresh food, they are best enjoyed sooner rather than later. Some formulas can last as long as a year when stored correctly (i.e. the body butter and face masks mentioned above), but I still make a point of creating in small batches because I want you to receive the freshest items possible, not things that have been sitting on a warehouse shelf in anticipation of shipping by a fulfillment center. JTG’s amazing retailers likewise facilitate fresh products for you when you shop in-store by restocking often to ensure a recent selection of items on their shelves. Next, making products to order is part of how JTG can offer such affordable public wholesale pricing --- raw materials are allocated based on formula demand, so there’s no need to inflate product prices only to discount older items when they’re approaching expiry. From a logistical perspective, this also keeps our supply of raw materials flowing toward needed items -- we don’t run out of things because we used them on items not ordered within a particular week. Since we currently receive anywhere from 175 - 250 orders per week of variable size comprised of an unpredictable variety of choices from approx 160 products, it’s most logical to approach on-demand production (i.e. making one or several batches of a single product then filling it into the selected packaging material and size) on a weekly cycle. Ct'd in the comments below 😊 (at Everywhere) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZunlyFPc7G/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There's a lot going on right now and, being completely honest, it has leveled up my baseline anxiety. Two years of panini and all the exhaustion it entails for immunocompromised folks. Relentless RCMP raids of unceeded/sovgreign Indigenous territory, while even more children killed in "residential schools" are being found. Full-blown demonstrations of yt supremacy in a city where friends feel like they're under seige while police won't even write up traffic violations. Overwhelm and exhaustion are distracting my mind and hurting my heart, so I've been pretty silent on social media, mostly because it feels inapporpriate to talk about anything other than what's going on, also because I don't have the spoons to articulate anything insightful. Yes, Just the Goods is chugging along like always 💚 I am always and forever grateful for your orders 🥰 Beyond this, no, I don't have any news it to share. I just wanted to check in. I hope you're okay 💕 image description: A throwback to that day in 2017 when Winnipeg was colder than Mars and, not knowing this, my partner went for a long(er than intended) hike at Falcon Lake. An icy blue sky at the top of the image breaks up what is otherwise a dense forest of snow laden coniferous trees and bare linear deciduous trees. The foreground shows snow piled up deep. It's overcast today but, if it were sunny, I imagine it would look pretty much like this. I haven't had an opportunity to go on a hike (or long walk) for a while. I'd like to. (at Falcon Lake, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaEE69PHTK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I absolutely love when people take time to share pics of their orders! It's not like fostering rescue kittens and seeing them happy in their forever homes, but it's lowkey kinda sometimes like that in the sense that it really makes my day 😉😽 Thank you for this shout out, @vashtie ! I hope you enjoy everything!! ✨ Oooh! And Ps: In the interest of full transparency I would like to mention that a full-sized bottle of face wash in the plastic-free packaging option is more like $7.75 USD, but sample sizes are $3.00 USD 🌼💚 Image description: a screenshot of an IG story featuring two Just the Goods products -- a glass jar of body butter and an aluminum bottle of face wash for normal/sensitive skin flatlaid on a terazzo ncountertop. Soft sunlight appears to be coming in from the right of the image bouncing gently off the glass and aluminum. The overall image is a soothing grey with very faint green undertone. The texts read: "Testing out (SUPER affordable) #vegan #handmade Beauty Products. @just.the.goods" Also in the image, but cut off due to IG format conventions, are the words: "They are also #EWGVERIFIED" #justthegoods #skincare #grateful #lovethis 💖 (at NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZNRBN8vj4T/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Great news for folks in Australia and New Zealand! The e-postage provider I use, @goeasyship, is now offering rates via APG which means an incredible savings 😃 Shipping for a large jar of facial scrub plus two 4 oz aluminum of facial care items such as face wash or toner is only $23.87 CAD vs $63.61 for Canada Post Tracked Packet International! And, making things even easier, you can browse and checkout in Australian dollars if you prefer 😊 I'm excited about this, and hope you are, too! Consolidated shipping services for the win! Whoo!! Image description: three 4 oz Silver aluminum bottles with white Just the Goods product labels are laying flat against a very large deep green fig leaf on a white background. One bottle has a white plastic pump in it. The lighting is overcast and mellow, sort of like today. #justthegoods #veganskincare #plantpowered #safecosmetics #australia #newzealand (at Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAEtxWLB1Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"Hello -- no question, just wanted to say -- THANK YOU so much for JTG! I bought some samples a few weeks ago and they have been working wonderfully on my skin. My bumpy skin is finally clearing up. It is such a relief knowing that everything is made with real, quality ingredients and I simply love your website & business as well! I have been looking for a skincare brand like this for ages and truly couldn't find anything else that comes close to the quality and authenticity of JTG. Looking forward to buying for a long time to come. Thank you again -- and hope your 2022 is off to a great start, professionally & personally! :-)" 💖😊💖😊💖 Thank you so much!!! Image description 1: two glass jars of Just the Goods facial scrub for sensitive skin are laying flat on a white background; the smaller bottle is positioned upper left to the larger bottom so they form a diagonal. Above them is a small branch of Nanking cherry blossoms. Image description 2: a screenshot of the message sent above via chat bot is centered on a multicolor background featuring deep pink, medium blue, and a bit of golden yellow with thib white amorphous lines creating wave forms. There are three stylized white diamond sparkle shapes framing the screenshot #justthegoods #indie #skincare #plantpower #review #grateful #thankyou #kindness (at Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY9vOuZP3OV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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After sharing an excerpt from email last week, I recieved a number of DMs from folks wanting to read the text mentioned, so I thought I'd post it here 😊 "Why doesn't Just the Goods make anti-aging products?" Is something I wrote over 10 years ago when I was just starting JTG and was surprised how frequently I was asked this very question. It goes a lil' something like this 😉 ... "All living things age with the passage of time. This is a perfectly natural process, and ideally something to be embraced as part of a life well lived. Any suggestion that we can or should fight the aging process, including what are described as “premature signs of aging”, is nothing more than a marketing scam used by the beauty industry to prey on low self-esteem cultivated by the non-stop presentation of young, photo edited and/or surgically altered bodies in advertising and entertainment. Some say looking good helps us feel better, but I’m inclined to prioritize efforts to feel good because that reminds us to take care of ourselves. Audre Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer and civil rights activist who famously said (among other great things) that “caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Maybe not all of us would consider ourselves engaged in political warfare, but daily life can be really tough, and it isn’t easy to justify the time required to slow down and recharge. However, when we take care of ourselves as best as we can, we can begin to appreciate the many different ways our bodies help us radiate confidence in our ideas, abilities, skills, and wisdom… all of which contributes to a healthy love for ourselves and those around us." Continued in the comments below ... Image description: the words "anti-anti-aging" in bold lower case sans serif font is in the middle center of a white background. The font is an amorphous blend of aqua and pink shades... Something I figured out how to do in Photoshop desktop edition years ago 😅 #justthegoods #nontoxic #plantbased #skincare #selfcare #antiaging #natural #aging #selfesteem #selflove (at World) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY4ywhqraGn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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An amazing message from a wonderful client in Arizona: "Thank you for being there and making something I feel safe about using. Oh, and I really enjoyed your article about anti-aging products. I am 77 and rather than trying to stop or turn back the clock I figured this out, in my 60s, what I was fighting wasn't age it was fear. And once the fear is lifted I was able to enjoying being a live and living my best life. And I loved the Audre quote. I took a women's writing workshop with her and Adrienne Rich in the 1970s in upstate New York. She was electric. Her attitude was fearless, some times gentle some times acerbic, but never unkind. She was a helluva tough broad and I miss her fierce voice and empowering spirit." WOW! Isn't that the coolest?! Can you imagine not only meeting but learning from both Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich in person?! What a truly invigorating and transformative creative and intellectual experience that must have been as they indeed remain to essential to the praxis of so many ❤️ Again, WOW!! Image description: a screenshot of an email sent by a client on lovely e-mail stationary with a pale peach background and an illustration of coniferous branches and cones at the top. The text above is written in a black serif font in a centre column. The text is bordered by medium-thick white vertical lines and the pale peach background extends beyond them to the left and right edges of the image. #justthegoods #safecosmetics #antiantiaging #learning #praxis #community (at Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpCsCft7uE/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thank you again, Ace, for recommending Just the Goods vegan lip balm be offered in @althotel Winnipeg's shop! Whether you're a guest at the hotel, or strolling downtown and feel the need to soothe and protect your lips, stop in and check it out! There is a growing selection of other local goodies, too! So cool!! 🥰 Image description: a clear acrylic tray holds a quantity of Just the Goods lip balm, notable bybits signature sea buckthorn oil orange colour, and its white label with black writing. The tray of lip balm is resting on a medium shade of wood surfai. Behind the tray on the left is a grassy looking potted plant and a sign in an acrylic holder announcing the lip balm. The lighting is warm and relaxing #justthegoods #vegan #lipbalm #althotel #winnipeg #downtown #plantpowered (at Alt Hotel Winnipeg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYWtR9IA1Rc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you're doing great, and keeping cozy! I was definitely quiet here on IG over the holidays ... decompressing from the past few months and enjoying mornings without an alarm clock. Small pleasures, aaaaaaaah! 💕 But, as to be expected, I was still busy behind the scenes... most notably setting up a @zendesk Chatbot and ticketing system! If you've visited justthegoods.net in the past, you know it's bursting at the seams with helpful info about products and more. While answers to many frequently asked questions are present on product pages, or accessible via the search bar, I've learned that presenting a more formal FAQ navigable by an AI/tagging system is actually more helpful 😊 So, yay! That's now live with more topics being added as I copy/paste from my big pile o’ notes in Google Keep. And, if your question doesn’t have a FAQ article yet, you can use the same form send email resulting in a reply that I'm pretty sure won't be spam trapped (🤞🏼) since a lot of my replies do seem to get spam trapped *😬* Anyway, nerd that I am, I'm pretty excited by this, and I hope you find it useful! The other things I got up to were very behind the scenes, aiming to make each day run a little more smoothly... including getting ahead on the spectacular number of orders that arrived after the year end shipping deadline. WOW!! Ummmmm... no joke, I couldn't even take a picture of all the order bins yesterday because they were all over the place: on the ready-to-ship shelves, stacked in the production queue, in piles all over my work space. There were, like, a lot. So, thank you, truly! 💖💖💖 We're excited about getting these out to you asap 😊 And now I’m off to begin production… make 18 L of face wash for normal/sensitive skin, then 8.5 L of toner for normal/sensitive skin, then 13.5 L of facial moisturizer for normal/sensitive skin, and if I’m lucky I’ll be able to start hand/body lotion today, fingers crossed. Wow! What a week *tee hee* Thank you❣️ Image ID: in alt text and comments below 😊 #justthegoods #newyear #vegan #plantpowered #safecosmetics #skincare (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYR3OOOJO3-/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Oh wow! I'm truly without words! Partially because, wooosh! What a wild few weeks that was! 😅 *ha ha* But, moreso because I'm floating in the happiest of feels 💕 I'm so grateful to everyone for wanting to try Just the Goods, for enjoying Just the Goods, and for sharing it with loved ones as gifts. I can think of no better compliment than choosing JTG as an expression of care for the people that matter to you most. I wish I had a more articulate way to express this, but hopefully you know what I mean 🥰 Today marks JTG's last day of the year -- all orders are packed, shipped, and on their way to you, whooohoo!! I'll be offline for most of the the next two weeks... sleeping in, resting up, and hopefully spending lots of time outdoors ❄️😊 But, I know myself... I know I'll still be doing a few other things behind the scenes, because I'm excited about the year ahead. Thank you again for everything! I hope you're all doing great and that you have a restful holiday and an inspiring new year!! Image description: an angled view of the left side of JTG's shipping area at night, photographed from the lower right corner looking up at big boxes filled with smaller boxes and envelopes on the floor, and stacked onto a metal rolling cart. Behind the parcels is a stainless steel desk with rows of shelves above it holding stacks of blue, silver, and white order bins. In the background on the left side of the image are stacks of flat cardboard boxes against a white wall. The room is lit via the small LED fixtures above the desk. Most of the image is a golden brown, the colour of cardboard and kraft paper. The right side of the image is a little more blue due to the white wall near the desk picking up colour from the laptop monitor (located off-screen) and the order bins. #justthegoods #handmade #plantbased #skincare #thankyou #december #holidays #newyear (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXnDic5LHu3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Thank you so very, very much for your last orders of the year!! 🥰 Coffee-fueled production and shipping are both ongoing, as quickly as possible! ☕🤎 And, I'm happy to say I was able to pull forward a few orders that arrived shortly past the Dec 10 cut off, something determined on the basis of what was already in stock from last week, or will be made early this week, just in time for the last batch of US-bound parcels heading out on Friday morning, and the last local, Canadian, and international parcels heading out on Friday evening. Whew! 😅 We got this!! Apologies in advance if I'm super quiet online while we focus and make this happen 😊😊😊 thank you again!! ✨🦄💫🧙🏽‍♀️ Image description: a top down and angled view of several cardboard trays holding a variety of Just the Goods'products in different bottles and jars. In each box there are rolls of labels, these are overstock from last week Friday, labelled on Sunday, and since allocated to one of over 200 order bins... Lots on the go, and more being made as soon as I click IG's blue checkmark in the upper right corner of this screen 😁 the image is lit with warm LED lighting from the shelf above the table holding all these various items. A small amount of white wall is visible on the upper left corner of the image. Overall the image is Kraft paper brown, with lots of silver and black product caps, glass and plastic bottles and jars. #justthegoods #makersgonnamake #lastweek #december #plantbased #crueltyfree #smallbatch #skincare (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXcPLNlgP3G/?utm_medium=tumblr