THISTLE FARMS

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I love finding all natural beauty companies that are connected with great causes. Not only can you feel good about  “voting” with your dollars by choosing to spend money on products that are good for the environment, but you can also feel good about supporting the people who create these products and the causes that they stand for. A great example of this is Thistle Farms, a social enterprise run by the women of the Magdelene community in Nashville, Tennessee. The Magdelene program is a non-profit which provides housing, food, health care, education and job training as well as healing and therapeutic community to women who have survived lives of violence, prostitution, and  abuse.  After four months in the program, these women can choose to work at Thistle Farms, which produces high quality all natural bath & body care, candles, home sprays and much more. The Magdelene graduates benefit directly from the purchases at Thistle Farms, as well as  learn the skills of manufacturing, packaging, marketing and sales administration. On all of their packaging it is stated that “in every Thistle Farms product goes the belief that freedom starts with healing and love can change lives”. What a wonderful cause.

Now all of the Thistle Farms products are fantastic and I encourage you to check out their online store, as it has some unique gift ideas and many great body products. Their body balms and butters come in great scents: citrus-vanilla, lavender, tea tree mint and tuscan earth.  I have recently fallen in love with their lavender body balm, which is becoming part of my before-bed beauty routine. It is lusciously thick, like butter, and made from simple natural ingredients: beeswax, olive oil, almond oil, shea butter and lavender essential oil. It smells wonderful, but beware, the smell will make you want to go right to sleep! I keep a little jar right next to my bed and before I go to sleep I rub some all over my neck and chest and onto my temples and hands. Ahhh, heavenly! I drift away into peaceful dreams, knowing that this product is made with healing and love in mind.

2 thoughts on “THISTLE FARMS”

  1. Our sincere appreciation for telling others about our products! We love making them and sharing with others about the women in this program. With much love from Marlei and all the women of Magdalene and Thistle Farms!

  2. Our sincere appreciation for telling others about our products! We love making them and sharing with others about the women in this program.

    With much love from Marlei and all the women of Magdalene and Thistle Farms!

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