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Nugget Markets Healthy Living Specialists Enter Soaptopian Bliss!

Our healthy living specialists just returned from a magical trip! Soaptopia founder Jolie Chitwood Cox and her talented team gave a hands-on soap-making training in the outdoor paradise of a local flower farm. Jolie’s Soaptopia began when she decided to make natural soaps that were chemical and allergen free. "I was allergic to most beauty products like so many others. The purest and most natural products were so difficult to find, so I decided to create them for myself."

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Great Gift for Dad - San Diego Hat Company

We love hats from San Diego Hat Co.: Fashion duo Andrew Bleecher and Teresa Gardner personally design and source all of their products. Since launching their business in 1993, their fervor for fashion assures the color, style and fabric of all their hats will be on trend and a great addition to your wardrobe!  Available at select locations. Our Florin Road and Woodland locations do not carry this line, but hats can be ordered by special request.

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Mychelle Dermaceuticals - Apple Brightening Peel

If you’re a sun-loving Californian like me, you must try this amazing product. Whether you're concerned with sunspots or age spots, this product will leave you saying, "WOW, my skin looks great!" The gallic acid and the mulberry bark extract may naturally diminish UV-induced discoloration and age spots. The first time I used this great product I let my skin soak in the benefits for 5-10 minutes and I really saw the results. It's a must have!

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Pacifica Candles

With a wide-variety of luscious scents like Italian Coconut Nectar, Island Vanilla, Malibu Lemon Blossom and many more, Pacifica’s candles make a great gift. Pacifica’s candles are made with paraffin wax, lead-free wicks and essential and natural oils — and we especially love them for their beautiful packaging!

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Relaxation Is Just a Sniff Away

Stress can sometimes get the best of us and it definitely takes a toll on our health, both mentally and physically. I love, love, love to use aromatheraphy as a safe and gentle way to combat stress. We have been using essential oils to enhance our body, mind and spirit for hundreds of  years. After years and years of research, we have found that our sense of smell can have an enormous influence on our central nervous system. Certain smells can give us a sense of calm, comfort, and relaxation and may even promote restful sleep.

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Shampoo and Condition with ShiKai

Santa Rosa, CA

Developed more than 30 years ago by an organic chemist, ShiKai hair care products help keep hair healthy using shikakai plant extracts, known for their ability to leave hair clean, silky, soft and shiny. Made right up the road from our stores in Santa Rosa, California, one of my favorite ShiKai products is the Color Reflect line of shampoos and conditioners.

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The Wonders of the Neti Pot

Sebastopol, CA

You may have heard Oprah or Dr. Oz mention the wonders of the neti pot. For the uninitiated, some research has indicated that using a neti pot may help to reduce sinus congestion and other symptoms of allergies or cold. (Always consult with a medical professional before beginning any treatment.) If you’re in the market for one, look no further: Baraka makes awesome neti pots, and they’re produced locally in Sebastopol, California!

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Rejuvenate Your Tired Skin

Low temperatures and aching bodies — yes, winter has indeed arrived! Many tired souls look to a nice, warm soak for relief, and we suggest infusing your bathing experience with all-natural Aura Cacia essential oils. Aura Cacia offers an amazing skin-renewal recipe for a bath or after-shower oil. This blend is simple and adjustable — have fun with it and enjoy!

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Stay Healthy This Winter!

It is estimated that the average person contracts more than 50 colds during a lifetime. The cure for the common cold? We’re still looking, but lucky for us we’ve come a long way from the remedies of the Middle Ages, when colds were treated with roasted mice, leeches or hanging a ball of camphor around the neck.

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Giovanni Hot Chocolate Body Scrub

This scrub is delicious on so many levels! It smells like brownies, exfoliates the skin with crushed cocoa seeds and softens with sugar. The fact that it actually heats up as you massage it into your skin just makes it that much more crave-worthy!

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