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All Natural Bell Soaps GIVEAWAY!

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[A gift pack of all-natural, handcrafted soaps, body butters and lip balm for you–and YOU choose the soaps you want!]

I’m really excited to be sharing this giveaway with you all today! As a rule, the giveaways on this blog have tended to involve food of one sort or another. In fact, even though today’s giveaway is a gift pack of beautiful soaps, body butters and lip balms, they’re all made with real food ingredients. So, you could almost eat them (almost).

I first tried out Bell Soaps nearly a year ago, when Karen Bell, the owner and relative of a friend, dropped by to deliver a sample pack. I had actually contacted Karen first and asked if I could try them, since I knew that she used all-natural organic ingredients. I also knew that each and every bar of soap was lovingly handcrafted by Karen herself, right here in Ontario. Plus, almost every type was also 100% vegan! Well, how could I resist, when I already have a penchant for highlighting local, Canadian, and “green” companies (not to mention very delicate and dry skin)?

The company’s slogan is “Treat your skin the way nature intended!” and after reading Karen’s story, I can see how that’s entirely true with these soaps.

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[Gorgeous stack of Bell Soap. You can see from the slightly irregular edges that each bar has been individually hand-cut.]

I’ll let you read the entire history of the company here, but in a nutshell, Karen (who was already an environmentally conscious consumer) fell in love with soap making after looking for a way to create something from real ingredients. She realized how many artificial ingredients and chemicals were in most body products, and decided to make something better. What started out as a hobby and a project to create gifts for family and friends quickly evolved into a sustainable business.

But what are the products like? Honestly, I was crazy about these soaps (but I guess you knew that–otherwise I wouldn’t be writing about them on this blog!). In fact, I hadn’t realized how spoiled I was as I worked my way through the different varieties that Karen had supplied until I finished the last bar and moved back to my previous “all natural” brand. The old soap suddenly felt almost as if it were leaving a tacky residue on my skin! They’re also available in customized varieties for each skin type so you can be sure that the soap you use is the right one for you. I absolutely adored the Avocado soap, the Carrot Complexion bar, the Himalayan Pink Salt bar and the Coffee Scrub (for getting out blueberry stains under my nails!)–but really, they are all wonderful.

I also loved the fact that the soaps contain only natural colorants as well–NO dyes or artificial anything. In other words, the Carrot Complexion Bar is orange because of turmeric, the Pink Himalayan Salt Bar is pink because of madder root, the Coffee Bar is earthy because of cocoa powder and ground coffee beans (a great exfoliant, as Karen explains), the Calendula Soap contains calendula petals, and so on. Check out the entire list of ingredients in the products here.

The body butters are made from pure shea butter and cocoa butter (and what a glorious scent they confer! Just like raw cacao butter. . . oh, right, because that’s what it’s made of!).  I should note that they are not like your standard store-bought lotions that disappear instantly into the skin, leaving a heavy scent. These go on like butter (literally), and are absorbed as you rub them in. They leave your skin feeling soft and smooth, with a light sheen (they are made of natural oil, after all). So, while I wouldn’t use the shea butter or cocoa butter on my face, they are the perfect body moisturizer after a shower or at night.

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And now. . . . THE GIVEAWAY!

One RH reader will receive a full pack of EIGHT Organic Bell Bar Soaps, TWO Organic Body Butters, and TWO Organic Lip Balms. The winner can choose which eight varieties s/he wishes to have.

And guess what? Karen has generously offered to send this prize ANYWHERE, worldwide!! Wahoo!!

Just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter. You will need to leave a comment below as part of the first entry. Answer the question in the form (once you click on “leave a comment”) in your comment.

The giveaway will close at midnight my time (EST) on Sunday, October 27, 2013. I’ll announce the winner on this page.

Good luck, everyone!

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[Disclaimer: this post may contain affiliate links. If you buy using these links, at no cost to you, I will earn a small commission from the sale.]

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  1. Simona says

    Hmmm i wish i could smell of freshly baked bread fresh from the shower! 😀 otherwise rosewood and cedarwood… They’re so delicate yet intense and warm.

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  4. Kristina says

    I’ve always like herb-y scents for soap like basil or mint. They smell so fresh and clean without being sweet or flowery.

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  22. Mel says

    I think hazelnut and chocolate would be amazing in a soap, like homemade nutella! 😉
    So excited I can enter this giveaway, I live in Australia – thank you! 🙂

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  28. Josiane says

    Every time I came across a product that was scented with a mix of lavender and a citrus (neroli, orange, lemon,…), it was instant love. So I guess I could always take more of that lovely combo!

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  30. Ouida Lampert says

    I would love something that smells like a walk in the forest. With balsam and fir and other woodsy notes.

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  32. Matthew JS says

    I will have to jump on the lavender bandwagon for this one! Having spent some time in Provence, the scent of the flower takes me right back to the majestic purple fields, Mediterranean sunlight, and blue skies and seas! I often carry lavender oil with me just so I can waft the scent when I’m in need of relaxation, heh. If I had to choose another soap…I also love jasmine!

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    • katrina stubbs says

      oops sorry forgot to include my scent.I think ocean and coconut mixed together would be an amazing fragrance

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  37. Emma says

    These look so lovely- I feel like I have the world’s most sensitive skin sometimes…
    I am crazy about the scent of almonds, definitely perfect for soap.

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  41. Roxana S. says

    I’m a flower power person so lavender, honeysuckle and magnolia are what come to mind but not how commercial soaps go about it….I want someone to catch the level of fragrance that one gets when the wind blows by :O)

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  42. Roxana S. says

    Following both your twitter and Pinterest pages….Make a note that you put rickheller instead of rickiheller for the pinterest page, anyone else please remember to put the i in so you can like the correct page.

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  48. Maggie says

    I adore lavender soaps, and I love when they have coarse ingredients to exfoliate–sugar, salt, coffee, whatever!!

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  51. Claire says

    Wow, so generous of Karen to open this up to people across the Atlantic! 🙂 Hmm I’d love a really juicy fresh strawberries scented soap – maybe even strawberry and mint as a combination!

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  52. Joann says

    Since I have such a problem with scents, whether natural or not, I would really prefer to have something unscented or very mild

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  55. Katie says

    I love natural products. I have just started attempting to make my own aromatic lotion mixes but I haven’t ventured into soap. I would love to try this product!!!

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  57. Veganopoulous says

    oooh maple syrup for sure. And anything cinnamon gets my vote 🙂 These products look and sound divine and being in Australia I’m thrilled the giveaway is open to everyone!

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  61. Ana says

    This may sound funny, but chocolate/cocoa is a fun thing to add to soap as a scent. A friend of mine makes he own soaps and once she made a chocolate scented one, she gave a bar to my 11 year old son and he absolutely loved it, it was a cool scent and great soap to take a bath with!
    Ana

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  75. Jennifer says

    Thanks for introducing me to Bell soaps! I’m always looking for natural and Canadian products and these soaps sound amazing. Vanilla would be my favourite scent.

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  78. Kathy says

    I love the thought of natural cleansers on your skin. Thanks for getting her product out there!
    My favorite is lime and basil!

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  83. Laureen Fox says

    Hi Ricki,

    Oh my goodness I love natural soaps, especially ones with coconut oil and a coconut scent! I’m on my way over to check out Karen Bell’s site 🙂

    Laureen

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  90. Janis S says

    I’m sensitive to many scents, but I always like vanilla and it doesn’t bother me, so thats what I’d like.

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  95. Barbara says

    Well I’m torn between, ginger and peach and coconut and coffee. I LOVE natural soaps and it would be awesome to win these.

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  98. Marlene says

    I love citrus scents to wake up the senses and lavender to relax. I also love fruit smells such as starfruit and passion fruit.

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  99. Cat says

    Maple Bacon Pecan? What do you think about that? 😉 Thanks for the opportunity to be part of this contest! I’d love to try those body butters! Just not sure I’d want to smell like maple bacon pecan – but I think my husband might!

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  103. Hailey says

    This is a wonderful giveaway, thank you! I guess I love anything vanilla 🙂 I also love the smell of cocoa butter, though… 🙂

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  111. Sarah L says

    These soaps look wonderful! I love that they are made with all natural ingredients with nothing artificial. Would love to try these and maybe give some as gifts.

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  113. Rachel Lewter says

    Chocolate & coffee sound like the ultimate exfoliate to me too! I have Celiac, and am always looking for all natural, and support the “home” business. Fingers and toes are crossed!!

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  119. Cassandra says

    These products sound so yummy. Now that it’s cold in Chicago, my hands are starting to get so dry. I would love a ginger scent. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  121. Faith says

    I would love a rose scented one. I remember an old family friend would wear a rose/cedar oil that always smelled antique and I adored it!

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  123. Amber says

    I only buy all natural soaps, so I would put these soaps to good use. I make my own homemade lotion, but always enjoy trying new all-natural products. My skin gets so dry this time of year. I will give my daughter one of the chap sticks and keep one for myself.

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  130. Julie says

    Imagine you could smell like a gingerbread cookie, freshly baked apple pie or salted caramel all day! Yum! This is so hard. I love the classics like rose and sandalwood also. Luckily there are 8 up for grabs!

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  139. Liz says

    I’m obsessed with anything lemongrass, and I’d love someone to make a soap using COCONUT oil. Combine that with pineapple or banana? Yes, please!

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  140. Amber Thornton says

    Oooh, I’d definitely go for a lemon, poppyseed and sage one! That would be divine (*goes into kitchen and promptly bakes sage-infused lemon muffins with a sprinkling of poppyseeds*)

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