Top 5 Lotion Gift Bags For Christmas

People love receiving gift bags and baskets as gifts because they get a selection of lotions they wouldn't normally buy themselves. They get a variety that lasts for months and gifts that remind them of you every day. Here are some of the top rated gift bags, baskets and other items that we offer;

1.) Holiday Desert Lotion Gift Bag - contains 3 of the most popular holiday season moisturizers from Hempz Treats, Body Drench and Exotic Body Butter.

2.) Hempz Perfect Gift Basket - for several years this has been a hot holiday number because it contains a huge collection of most popular Hempz products from moisturizer to facial care products.

3.) You Name It! Custom Lotions - fantastic moisturizers that you get to customize and name before shipping. You can name it anything including after the name of the gift recipient. A Must Have!

4.) Big Sexy Hair Care Gift Basket - everyone loves Big Sexy hair products. This basket contains the most popular of the line from shampoos to hair styling products.

5.) Tanners Best Gift Basket - a plethora of tanning lotions and tanning moisturizers that will last at least a year. This is a tanners dream so if you have any tanners on the list this year, surprise them with the biggest tanning gift ever created!

You can't go wrong with these top selling gifts for Christmas this year. Santa won't be mad if you put one of these in your stocking this year either. Spoil someone special this year, they will love you for it!

Hempz Lotion Is Still Number One!

It's been a decade since Hempz Lotion was originally released. Since then Hempz has become one of the most popular moisturizers ever created! Hempz has a track record of popularity across all age groups. Hempz Lotion is found at tanning salons, beauty salons, beauty stores and other establishments all over the world.

Though Hempz has a wide range of products from shower gels to facial care and hair care products, the most popular single item is still the Original Hempz Lotion.

Key features:
• 100% Pure Organic Hemp Seed Oil.
• Dramatic skin hydration and nourishment. 
• Helps improve the overall health and condition of skin.

Benefits:
• Shea Butter, Ginseng and natural extracts help calm, soothe and condition skin.
• Vitamins A, C and E help protect skin from natural and environmentally-triggered oxidants. 
• Paraben-free, Gluten-free, 100% Vegan.
• THC drug-free.

Fragrance:
Floral & Banana

Lotion Source has been the #1 place to buy Hempz Lotion on the web for nearly a decade. Low prices and fast shipping as well as a helpful and friendly staff are a few of the qualities you can expect when you purchase from Lotion Source!

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Bamboo: The Latest Trend In Skincare?

If you have been to a beauty shop lately you may have noticed several products that contain Bamboo or Bamboo extracts. Alterna has a very popular Bamboo hair care line while other companies are releasing products containing bamboo.

One exiting new release is Body Drench's Green Tea + Bamboo nourishing body lotion which makes a fine addition to the already popular product line. Long known for quality moisturizers, it's no surprise that the new body lotion is fabulous. You can lose yourself in the aroma of green tea and bamboo while adding all day moisturization to your skin.

Why Bamboo? Bamboo contains high concentrations of natural silica which gives the skin a restorative smoothing. Silica is a major constituent of collagen, helping the skin keep its elasticity. Bamboo is also considered to have substantial anti-aging properties and is thus very popular in eastern cultures.

Skin care is very important to maintain a youthful appearance. A great moisturizer is a daily must. Bamboo has the potential to step up your daily regimen to a whole new level.

Body Drench Green Tea + Bamboo

Quick Tan Sunless Spray... Everyone's Favorite?

Since it's release a few years ago Body Drench Quick Tan quickly gained "most popular" status among the beauty and tanning shops around the world. Body Drench has long been known for amazing moisturizers but Quick Tan Sunless Spray has taken the center stage.

Body Drench gives you a very nice, evenly distributed spray tan that you can apply yourself. The high quality spray nozzle does not clog like others and the lightweight can is easy to use and handle.

Tips: Just like with any sunless products the best results come when you exfoliate prior to use. This isn't required but it will help your tan look more even and last longer. You also want to moisturize your elbows, knuckles and any other area that can collect sunless. Hold that can about 10 inches away from your skin and spray in even strokes. You can rub in or gently wipe off any excess and then wash your hands quickly.

Body Drench Quick Tan has been a best seller at Lotion Source for many years. Please comment below with your Quick Tan tips, stories or opinions.

Dakota Allen
Product Specialist

Our Top 10 Tanning Lotions 2011

Spotlight On Hempz Herbal Moisturizer!

Hempz... that little word says so much. It says dynamic skin rehydration through the use of Natural Hemp Seed Extract and pure Vitamin E. It is Ginseng & Shea Butter. It is natural extracts of Cucumber, Chamomile, Calendula and Comfrey. It says calm, smooth skin. It is the ultimate in skin care and moisturization. One word is all you need to know.....Hempz.

Hempz Herbal Moisturizer is an all-day herbal body lotion providing dramatic skin moisturization to improve the health of skin through the use of pure Hemp Seed Oil and Extract.

Hempz Herbal Moisturizer is enriched with 100% Pure Organic Hemp Seed Oil and blended with natural extracts to provide dramatic skin hydration and nourishment to help improve the health and condition of skin.

Hemp Seed Oil is one of nature’s richest sources of Essential Fatty Acids and Key Amino Acids containing natural proteins, vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals, vital for healthy skin conditioning.

Try Hempz Herbal Moisturizer Today!

A Cool New Twist For Tanning Eyewear

As we all know, tanning eyewear is a necessity for anyone looking to protect their vision while attaining a perfect tan. But why tan boring? Tanning goggles have been around in one for or another for decades with little changes. A little change here or there and a few new colors but overall not much has changed. That is until now! Fashion Podz, considered "a stylish twist on the traditional tanning goggle" is a fashion eyewear collection that offers a variety of fun designs to highlight your personality while you tan. Whether you want a zebra stripe or a polka dot, Podz has something for you. Lotion Source is the only place to find these tanning fashion icons and actually be able to choose your design.

eXtremely Confusing?

Tingle Tanning

Ever since the birth of the "tingle" tanning lotion in the early nineties, logically thinking folks have tried to make sense of the labeling and in particular the levels placed there by the lotion companies. There is no "Tingle Regulation" that would set a industry wide rating system so it is left up to each company to come up with their own.

Tingle products are primarily created using a chemical called nicotinate, similar to niacin which causes an increase in circulation to the area in which it is applied. This causes a mild to intense warming and reddening of the skin which typically fades within 20-40 minutes after application. With continued usage the skin becomes less sensitive to the tingle factor and it becomes necessary to step up to a higher tingle factor.

The original tingle products called "Swedish Beauty" were manufactured in Arizona by John Abate International.  Later the Swedish Beauty brand changed hands and it is now owned by another large lotion company.

Not long after being released on the U.S. market, John Abate's lotion line skyrocketed to the top as people learned of these tingle tanning products. Slowly, all of the other lotion companies realized they needed to offer tingle products for their customers as well.

Originally John Abate International offered a single product simply called "Accelerator" and a product with less tingle for those with "Sensitive" skin. There was no designation of tingle strength as of yet. This was later replaced with their Tingle Level 1 and 2 and then followed by stronger products with a 3 and finally Tingle Factor 4 products.

To most people this is a pretty simple system. Tingle factors 1-4 with four being the strongest available and only for advanced tingle users. This is where the simplicity ends and the confusion begins.

Next Generation

Seeing the benefits of skin stimulation in tanning, Skincare By Hoss released Outlaw Tanning Lotion with what they nicknamed the "Stolen Tingle." This product has sold thousands of bottles over the years and is still produced today in it's various forms.


Nearly every other lotion company followed with their own versions of tingle tanning lotions. Today some of the other popular brands include Most, Ultimate and Brown Sugar who each have very popular tingle tanning lotions.

Originally Skincare By Hoss expanded their Outlaw line by releasing Outlaw 5x, meaning 5 times the tingle factor, followed by 6x the year after that. John Abate came back with Tingle Factor 2+ and then 3, 3+ and finally 4. Obviously these numbers mean different things at the different companies. John Abate's tingle factor 4 is similar in strength to Hoss Sauce's 6x, or 6 times the tingle.

The other companies also came out with many products that had their own rating system. Consumers were bombarded with everything from 200x up to 9000. One company's 9000 may not be as strong as another's 200x which may or may not be as strong as someone else's 6x.

Companies like Skincare By Hoss added expensive skin care ingredients to their newer hotter products like best seller Outlaw 6xxx and Outlaw Red Hot Maxx and basically stepped out of the high number race. They focused instead on the customers needs rather than the number system.

In the end, the only way to know how hot a product might be, is to test it on your own skin. We recommend testing on a small patch on your arm and waiting 5 minutes or so. This will keep you from being surprised by an intense product after applying to your whole body.

If you haven't used a tingle tanning lotion before than start with a lesser strength and work up to the hotter ones. You and your tan will thank you for it.

Generation 2.0

Outlaw has long been the standard bearer for tingle tanning. Many consider the Outlaw Red Hot Maxxx to be the strongest or hottest tingle every created. In 2011 Skincare By Hoss released the next generation of Outlaw Tingle with a new product called "SONS OF OUTLAW 99xxx WTF" or Wild Tingle Formula. This new fiery hot lotion promises to take tingle lovers to a whole new dimension of hot tanning bliss. This one is HOT, don't say we didn't warn you!

Introducing Kardashian Glamour Tan!

That's right! Kim, Kourtney and Khloe have a sunless tanning gel that will give you that dark bronze Kardashian tan. Kardashian Glamour Tan Self-Tanning Gel "It’s the best tanning product I’ve ever used. I’m really obsessive about my skin" Klhoe Kardashian said in an announcement, "This is really exciting for me and my sisters and we sincerely hope you’ll give Glamour Tan a shot."


Now you too can discover the secret of the Kardashian's fabulous bronze tan. Kardashian Glamour Tan Self-Tanning Gel produces a natural sun-kissed look while proving your skin with natural Vitamin D. Glamour Tan also features an easy Application with moisturizing clear gel leaving your skin hydrated.


So far the reviews have come back very positive. Lotion Source has a large selection of the finest tanning products on the market. We are very pleased with this new sunless tanning gel.

We Have A Winner!

WINNER!
Congratulations to JACOB HAMAKER on winning the drawing for the Hot Tools Pink Dragon 1875w Hair Dryer (retail $130).

Spotlight On Brand: Hempz

Discover the Miracle of Hempz. Learn why all Hempz Body Care products contain 100% Pure Organic Hemp Seed Oil and how it heals, renews and improves the condition of skin.

All Hempz products contain Pure Organic Hemp Seed Oil, one of nature's richest sources of Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), nutrients and vitamins that protect and condition the skin. Every product is formulated to heal and renew skin and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.

Hemp Seeds are rich in Vitamins E, C, B1, B2, B3 and B6. They contain about 25% protein, 30% carbohydrates, 15% nutrients, 15% key minerals and 15% fiber. Hemp is one of the best sources of Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), with a perfect 3:1 ratio of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Linoleic Acids, and contains 9 Key Amino Acids.

Hemp has been used for thousands of years to make a variety of items, including paper, rope, medicines and ships’ sails. In today’s eco-conscious landscape, Hemp is more prevalent than ever. It is a key ingredient in products for hair care and skin care. Hemp also is used for many other applications such as textiles, food, clothing and biodiesel fuel. Industrial Hemp has no illegal uses and is cultivated for commercial use throughout most of the world. It contains no THC.

Hemp is one of Earth’s most renewable resources, able to produce a full harvest within 120 days without the need for fertilizers or pesticides. That makes it perfect for today’s trend toward a healthy, green lifestyle.

Hempz Lotions Are Featured On Lotion Source, The Number One Online Hempz Store.

Sons Of Outlaw 99xxx WTF! (Wild Tingle Formula)

For many years Outlaw tanning lotions have been among our top sellers for people who love hot tingle tanning. Outlaw Red Hot Maxxx has been our number one selling tanning lotion for a couple of year so we are excited by this new release. Skincare By Hoss released the next generation of hot tanning lotions with a radical new look and an extremely hot tingle. If you are a tingle fan you will not want to miss trying this lotion.

Sons Of Outlaw 99xxx WTF! 9oz Retail $90 Our Price $44.00

New Products Coming In Daily

We have a huge selection of new releases from Supre, Devoted Creations, Hoss Sauce, Ultimate and more. Check back often to see all of the new releases as well as helpful information, tips and trends in tanning and skincare.

New Hemperor PomeShea Moisturizer!

 Rich in Anti-Oxidants, Pomegranate has long been the secret to fighting free radical and giving your skin a radiant youthful glow. Shea Butter give your skin the richest, smoothest, healthy supple skin imaginable. Hemperor infuses these 2 premium ingredients with all natural Hemp Seed Oil into one amazing daily moisturizer that delivers extreme levels of anti-aging and nutrient rich re-hydration. 

Perfect blends of exotic oils including Sweet Almond, Jojoba, Monoi and Tea Tree plus natural sources of vitamins A, B, E and C, natural Anti-Oxidants, essential fatty acids and botanicals to reduce the appearance if fine lines and wrinkles. This is truly the ultimate balance of smoothing skin care and anti-aging ingredients all topped off with a light unforgettable Pomegranate fragrance!

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How To Develop A Great Tan

How is your Tan developing? Dark? Dark as you want to be? You know with the weather improving and the fourth of July just around the corner the opportunity to go outside in the sun, sun bathing, swimming well you know what I mean can invite sunburn and unwanted looks at those white legs.

It would be a pretty good idea to try to get a nice base tan prior to going to the beach, river or pool. Despite what was considered normal for tanning (go outside get burnt, peel and then turn Tan) it is not good for you, it is not comfortable and it is actually a pain. So my best suggestion would be to come to the salon and enjoy tanning at least every other day or so while you are developing a nice base tan. Every other day will work for some while others need maybe every third day. You won't gain by trying to tan when you are pink so before you go tanning make sure you are not a little pink from a previous session. Use a great tanning maximizer that will take care of your skin and accelerate the body's natural tanning process. Doing this process correctly will actually help you develop a tan faster. Keep in mind if you are already a person with a good base tan what I just wrote really does not apply. I am trying to help those of you who are not tan and are likely to go outside and over do the exposure to UV light thing that so often happens and really shouldn't.

The rest of you who actually have good base tans and even more, my advise to you is to keep doing what you are doing, keep tanning on a regular basis and enjoy tanning outside. Even with a good base tan or a little more you still run a risk of getting burnt due to overexposure while outside. Use a good SPF and re-apply frequently depending on how long you are planning on staying out in the Sun. Another good thing I might suggest you purchase and keep with you is a sunburn cooler gel. Body Drench's Skin Therapy Sunburn Cooler Gel will help you in the case of you getting a bit sun burnt. It is a marvelous cooling product.

Something else I should bring up is if you use SPF you really need to use an excellent top-of-the-line moisturizer. Most SPF products are created for one thing and that is to keep you from burning. They are typically great skin care products. You need to rehydrate your skin after being out in the Sun for any length of time. Remember it would be in your best interests to use a very good lotion all the time, you will soon be amazed at how nice and soft your skin feels.

In Review:
1) Get A Base Tan Before Heading Outside In The Summer
2) Tan At The Salon Every Other Day Or Every 3rd Day
3) Use The Best Tanning Maximizer You Can
4) Use The Best Moisturizer For Your Skin
5) Use SPF Protection & Avoid Sunburns
6) Use A Sunburn Cooler Gel If You Burn

This Just In! Brown Sugar Black Aura

Brown Sugar Black Aura "World's Darkest Tanning Lotion" is an ultra-dark lotion that eclipses tanning plateaus with new magnitudes of color via rich dark Biobronzing while Double amounts of Argan Oil of Morocco provide exalted skin conditioning for a completely radiant glow.

• Amazing Color The First Time!
• BioBronzing Natural Bronzers & DHA
• Infused with Max Silicones.
• Double Argan Oil Of Morocco.

Moroccan Oil Treatment

Want to control frizz and protect your hair from the environment? A few drops of Moroccanoil Argan oil treatment is the way to go!

Moroccanoil Treatment is an ultra-light formula which is absorbed by the hair instantly, resulting in a natural silky finish and brilliant shine without leaving a residue. It also revives, hydrates and detangles hair, wigs and hair extensions.

Just work into damp hair after shampooing and conditioning!

Hemperor Maximum Ultra Dark - #1 For A Reason!

Are you looking for a Tanning Maximizer that will give you the rich dark tan that you desire but also pamper your skin with hemp seed oil, all natural shea butter and herbal anti-oxidants? Hemperor Maximum Ultra Dark has long been our top seller and for good reason. Once you use it you are hooked!

Maximum Ultra Dark Tanning Lotion is rich in Hemp Seed Oil and the world’s finest natural color maximizing accelerators. This silky smooth, vitamin enriched lotion has maximum levels of L-Tyrosine, Riboflavin and Unipertan. Maximum Ultra Dark is skin care elixir rich in Shea Butter, natural oils such as Monoi, Kukui Nut and Olive Oil. You will enjoy the fast results that this lotion delivers and you will love the way your skin feels with each and every use. Simply the finest, smoothest, darkest herbal Tanning Lotion available anywhere.

Available in 9oz and 64oz sizes.

New Alterna Ant-Frizz Shampoo!

Popular New Alterna Bamboo Smooth Anti-Frizz Shampoo combines strengthening pure Organic Bamboo Extract with smoothing Organic Kendi Oil for strong, silky hair. This nourishing shampoo eliminates frizz before it starts. Freshly cleansed hair is left healthy and silky smooth with a frizz-free texture. Infused with Color Hold® technology for maximum color retention.

Because Great Hair Should Be Sustainable.

Free of: Sulfates, Parabens, Gluten, Sodium Chloride, Phthalates, Synthetic Color, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, and PABA.

Alterna Hair Products Are Rated #1 By Customers! Save Up To 50% Off Retail at Lotion Source!

New Custom Sweetheart Moisturizer

Why just give flowers or candy that will only last a week or so. Give a personalized gift that will last for months!

Give your sweetheart an unforgettable gift! You Name It! lotions offer you one of the finest moisturizers on the market but you customize the name on the bottle! Perfect for those who want a personalized lotion or gift or even put the name of your business on them for resale or advertising!


Now Just $19.50 or 6 Pack for $108