LOONEY LUBRICANTS.Gabrielle Melchionda (known as "Gab") founded Mad Gab's as a student in college. Now, the tiny Maine company offers a growing lineup of handmade personal care products packaged in 100-percent recyclable metal containers. The delightful Lip Lube ($3) and Elephant Lube ($3-$6)--"salve salve (sav) ointment. salve n. An analgesic or medicinal ointment. salve v. salve ointment. for fingers, toes and elbows"--are made from pure, natural flavors and oils like olive oil, beeswax beeswax: see wax. beeswax Commercially useful wax secreted by worker honeybees to make the cell walls of the honeycomb. A bee consumes an estimated 6–10 lbs (3–4. and shea butter. The wonderfully versatile, soothing remedies are available in concoctions like rosemary lime, peppermint peppermint: see mint. peppermint Strongly aromatic perennial herb (Mentha piperita, mint family), source of a widely used flavouring. Native to Europe and Asia, it has been naturalized in North America. sage, lavendar and citrus, as well as seasonal holiday treats like biscotti Biscotti (plural of Italian biscotto, roughly meaning "twice baked") are crisp Italian cookies often containing nuts or flavored with anise. Traditionally, biscotti are made by baking cookie dough in two long slabs, cutting these into slices, and reheating them to dry and gingerbread. The new, nut-free Liquid Lube ($10.50) is a silky-smooth body oil perfect for massage. CONTACT: Mad Gab's, (800)547-5823, www.madgabs.com. |
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