Thanksgiving at Kalliste

10 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

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November at the Soap Shop

Happy Thanksgiving! As the Holidays approach we understand how important family is and being thankful for what you have. Another opportunity that comes with Thanksgiving is Black Friday! The day to shop until you drop! Here at Kalliste we will be giving 25% off all of our soaps on Black Friday, so stop by and check out all of your old favorites like Pumpkin Pie and Apple Spice as well as two of our new seasonal winter soaps Patchouli Plum and Cedar Wood and Fir Needle. Also, Saturday we are taking part in Small Business Saturday.

As you begin thinking about gifts to get friends and family, think Kalliste! We will have some great gift baskets for sale, which will be both customized or ready for you to come in and grab. Gift baskets are also great to take to a house for a holiday party.  

Thank You,

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Black Friday at Kalliste Shop

This Friday, November 23rd, we will be offering 25% off on all soap! Come in and stock up for your holiday gifting and stocking stuffers.

Small Business Saturday

Come join us Saturday, November 24th, for Small Business Saturday and get $25 back when you shop at Kalliste! Enroll your AMEX here:  SmallBusiness Saturday

Gift Baskets

 Choose your a la carte items at the shop to build your own size basket or pick up one of our set size items in-store or online.

Treating Cellulite With Coffee

Now that summer is here, many people are concerned about the appearance of their cellulite, commonly referred to as “orange peel” or “cottage cheese skin”. According to the National Institutes of Health, “Cellulite is fat that is deposited in pockets just below the surface of the skin. It occurs around the hips, thighs, and buttocks. Because it is very close to the surface of the skin, cellulite leads to a dimpled appearance.”

“Orange peel skin” can affect both men and women, and although it does not pose a health risk, people may be embarrassed by its appearance. Fortunately, there is a solution to reduce the appearance of cellulite!

By topically applying coffee to the skin in the form of a soap or body scrub, you can effectively lessen the presence of “cottage cheese skin”.  The caffeine in coffee has stimulating properties that prompt the draining of the fats and toxins that contribute to cellulite. When coffee is massaged on the skin, circulation increases, fatty tissue breaks down, and toxins are released. These all result in a minimized appearance of “orange peel skin”.

Dr. Ava Shamban, an assistant professor of dermatology at UCLA, explains how coffee can be used as a remedy for cellulite. She says, "The theory behind caffeine is that it actually can reduce fat. It can enhance fat metabolism and also reduce some of the edema, or swelling that we get around the fat, so the skin appears smoother."

Along with the benefits of the caffeine, the coffee beans act as an exfoliant, removing dead skin, and firming and toning the skin. Not only will topical applications of coffee reduce the appearance of cellulite, it will also tone and give you all around healthy skin!

At Kalliste Shop, located at 10 Cedar Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, we offer coffee soap that is great for reducing cellulite. The coffee beans in this product exfoliate the skin while the caffeine drains fat. This organic handmade soap is great for your skin and is wonderfully scented. Our products are all natural and contain no chemicals or animal fat (as many soaps do). Come by the shop or visit our website, www.kallisteshop.com, for coffee soap to reduce your cellulite and get healthy skin!

Sources

http://www.livestrong.com/article/257722-what-are-the-benefits-of-coffee-scrub/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002033.htm

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500169_162-3439563.html

Tea Tree Soap: Essential for Everyday Life

If there is one thing everybody has in common, it is the battle for blemish-free skin. People spend hundreds of dollars on popular name brand soaps and acne fighting products with high hopes of having perfect skin. However, because of the artificial chemicals and animal fat that are in popular name brand products, it can actually make your skin worse. Skin is pretty sensitive, and scrubbing with a soap that has little to no natural oils in it can create blemishes and dry it out. There is a soap, however, that can take care of all your skin worries.

Tea tree oil is the most versatile oil when it comes to fighting off skin imperfections. The oil works as an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, which are great for clearing out all the dirt and oils that create blemishes like acne. When the tea tree oil is in a soap, it not only fights of acne, but helps get rid of dry skin. In fact, this soap can be used to help scalp dryness and get rid of dandruff. Since it is an anti-fungal, it soothes and helps eczema, Athlete's foot, and any other infection on the skin. Tea tree oil also has the characteristic of an antiseptic, so this soap can also be used on cuts and burns. Feeling sick? Use the soap in the bath and it may help lessen the symptoms of the cold and flu. Bugs also stand no chance against tea tree oil soaps. The soap is great to use on any bug bite; it soothes the bites and gets rid of them. A big plus to having this soap is in case someone acquires head lice. Use a little soap in your hair and the lice will be gone in no time. This one bar of soap can help in any skin crisis. Keeping a bar of tea tree oil soap around the house is essential so you are prepared for any skin crisis that makes its way in to your life.

Here at Kalliste, we have the tea tree and black clay soap that works wonders. The bars last a long time, and with the mix of tea tree oil and black clay, it detoxifies and cleans the skin. Daily use of the soap will get rid of existing blemishes, and help prevent future outbreaks. Our soaps are all handmade organic vegan soaps. There are no artificial chemicals or animal fat in any of our products. Before resorting to a well known brand from the nearest convenient store, try something all natural! The great smelling natural aroma of the soap and improved look and feel of your skin will rise above any other skin product.

    

New Soap Shop in Dobbs Ferry!

We are super excited to announce the opening of our new soap shop in Dobbs Ferry, New York! Our new store is located right on Cedar Street which we have found to be a beautiful scenic neighborhood. We are excited to join the other unique boutiques and eateries of this town!

Our store has expanded with additional office space to facilitate our growing wholesale market! See for yourself in the pictures, and please stop by and check out the new shop! As always, we carry your favorite varieties of soap, as well as teas, body cream, and party favors. Come check it out!

Tackling Contemporary Issues Through Soap-Making!

Recently, Kalliste was given the opportunity to spread the love for soap-making to a wonderful group of high-school students at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY! Students enrolled in the course, "Contemporary Issues in Science," had the opportunity to participate in a soap-making seminar hosted by our own wonderful owner Marie!

Students had the opportunity to create their own soap using all-natural ingredients such as olive oil, lye, and green tea extract. We were able to tie our soap-making seminar into these students class program by creating the soap bars for local veterans.
Tackling a "contemporary issue," through soap-making was an awesome way to incorporate our product and message into those in need in our local community. This was a great experience and not only was fun was had by all, but the students were able to help out people in need! We are happy to have had this opportunity to work with the Masters School and help out the community!

The Eco Social

Here at Kalliste  we were itching to create a fun meetup group to bring likeminded "Green," individuals together! We brainstormed and came up with "The Eco Social!" The Eco Social will be a networking and hang out group starting on Tuesday, March 13th 2012, and continuing ever other Tuesday following. So come join us at 7 pm, meet some cool ecofriendly business owners and other people, and have a glass of wine! Vintology Wines has been kind enough to offer us their sponsorship, and we are excited to start this partnership with them as we launch our new social group. We promise it will be a good time! Go Eco! :)

Check out the official invitation here!

Custom soap for Holistic Health Coach - Heal 'N Glow!

Joanna Puciata of Heal 'N Glow

             

Here at Kalliste Soap Shop, we are always thrilled to partner up with other individuals and businesses who aim to create a positive impact in the world. One of these people is Joanna Puciata, founder of Heal ‘N Glow, her own company focusing on holistic health coaching. Joanna focuses on helping each customer with his or her own personalized health plan, including a personalized skin care regimen, which is where we come in. When Joanna founded Heal 'N Glow, she did not realize that soap would be a product she needed to focus on. “I ignored the soaps, thinking there can be nothing in them that can harm. Wrong!,”

Joanna soon realized that soaps could be just as harmful as improperly crafted cosmetics and facial products. Going with her belief that “Anything you put into the skin, including the products you wash with, goes into the bloodstream where there are no enzymes to help the body cope with the toxins,” Joanna realized the dangers to our bodies of chemical and animal made soap, and partnered with Kalliste to offer her customers a truly clean inside and out life experience.

Tea Tree & Black Clay Soap

Joanna’s Holistic health coaching teaches her clients how to be completely healthy in every aspect of their lives. In her own words, “I counsel people into health, but for me that means holistically, from top to bottom. Wholesome diet, stress reduction, exercise, exfoliation, detoxification, good skincare including good soaps made out of rich butters and oils, without artificial fragrances and colors gives a brand new quality of life, and allows us to lead a healthy life.”

Oatmeal Vanilla Soap

At Kalliste, we produce personalized private label soap that work for Joanna and her business. The scents of these special soaps include oatmeal vanilla, tea tree and black clay, and Candy Land glycerin. Oatmeal vanilla is one of our signature popular soaps, it gently exfoliates while soothing dry and rashy skin. The tea tree and black clay is a great body and face soap, as it naturally helps with acne, using tea tree oil as a natural astringent and black clay to draw out impurities. Candy Land glycerin soap is a custom Heal ‘N Glow product, unscented with fun colors this soap is great for children or anyone with very sensitive skin.

We wish Joanna the best of luck as she continues to change the world one healthy client at a time! 

Candy Land Soap

Grand Opening of Green Beauty Organics

Green Beauty Organics in Powell, Ohio

We’re happy to announce a new wholesale soap partnership with Green Beauty Organics who recently opened their doors in Powell, Ohio, gracing the town with a beautiful new shop focusing on all organic and natural products.

Soap Bar setup at Green Beauty Organics

Along with offering wonderful beauty products like skin care products, makeup, perfumes, and also massage oil and teas, Green Beauty Organics teamed up with Kalliste to also offer logs of organic and vegan soap, cut to size for each customer. Check out some of their custom signature scents like “Hippie Chic” and “Land of Oz”.

According to owner Christina Crosa, Green Beauty Organics' mission is to be “Green through and through!” Local customers seeking eco-friendly, high quality green products, look no more! All of the materials used to create GBO are green. The soaps are natural and even the furniture is repurposed!

Kalliste offers wholesale custom and private label soap options as seen in the photos of Green Beauty Organics’ “Soap Bar”. Working together on special scents, color and texture we can produce personalized creations based on each customers needs.

Custom Soap Logs

We wish Green Beauty Organics success and encourage anyone in the Powell area to go check it out! With Christina’s unique vision and style we are sure the boutique will be a hit! Green Beauty Organics is located at 347 West Olentangy Street, Powell, Ohio 43065. Check out their website!

 

Kalliste Job Openings-We're Hiring Sales Representatives!

Kalliste has positions available for Sales Representatives! Are you looking for a job that is flexible, can be done at your own pace and place and supports Vegan, Organic and Gluten Free living and Animal Rights? Then contact us at info@kallisteshop.com with your resume, we may have just the position you're looking for!

Job Description:

A lively pop soap shop located in Scarsdale, NY, Westchester County has an opening for a Sales Representative. Position is part-time telecommute at your own pace and place. Compensation is commission based and commensurate with experience.

Applicants are required to have a bubbly personality with good social skills, comfort and ease in approaching and conversing with potential clients as well as an eloquent writing style. Writing sample may be requested. Must own and have good knowledge of working with a computer. Previous experience in sales or cold calling will be greatly taken into consideration as will ease of communication.

Candidate is expected to contact potential wholesale clients (via telephone and email), present products, keep track of orders and follow up with them. We use a CRM software for logging work for which training will be supplied.

Please send us your resume with a cover letter highlighting any relative experience or strengths in the area of wholesale distribution/sales and/or relative industry experience to info@kallisteshop.com

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