Motherlove Gives Birth to New Products for Expectant Moms

Certified organic herbs and luxurious oils soothe and celebrate the joys of pregnancy

Laporte, Colo. (May 2003) — Motherlove Herbal Company, the first personal care and supplement line designed for pregnant women, is growing leaps and bounds. With more health conscious women giving birth than ever before, the demand for premium quality, organic products without synthetic ingredients is rising right along with all those pregnant bellies. To help nurture and prevent the stretch marks and stress of pregnancy, Motherlove is introducing two NEW products - the Birth & Baby Set and the Pregnancy Sample Pack. Both are designed to provide holistic alternatives for mothers who are concerned about the products they use during this special time.

"Pregnancy is a time to evaluate what you put in and on your body," says Kathryn Higgins, herbalist and founder of Motherlove. "The skin is our largest organ and whatever Mom gets, baby also gets." Motherlove's products are made using certified organic herbs without any synthetic ingredients whatsoever — there are no petroleum-based ingredients, artificial fragrances, dyes or preservatives such as methyl and propyl paraben that are commonly found in body care products. Higgins also adds that, "all of Motherlove's products are formulated with 30 years of experience and knowledge to insure safety and effectiveness."

Motherlove's NEW Birth & Baby Set is nature's ideal combo for a nurturing birth experience. Gently scented with certified organic lavender flowers, the 2-oz. Birth & Baby Massage Oil is perfect for easing back labor pain and for massaging into baby's delicate skin. The citrus-based Birth & Baby Spritzer with certified organic essential oils, is an uplifting and refreshing aroma therapeutic blend. Packaged as a duo in beautiful cobalt blue bottles, it has a suggested retail price of $13.95. The products can also be purchased separately at a cost of $8.50 each.

Pregnant women can now sample several of Motherlove's most popular products in the NEW Pregnancy Sample Pack. Smartly packaged in a clear vinyl bag, it contains more compact sizes of five nurturing products that are also perfect for travelling. The suggested retail price is $17.95 and it contains:

• 1/2 oz. cobalt blue vial of Pregnant Belly Oil to prevent stretch marks and itchy belly
• 1/4 oz. jar of Pregnant Belly Salve with added shea butter for extra moisturizing
• 1/4 oz. jar of Rhoid Balm to relieve itchy and painful hemorrhoids
• 1/2 oz. cobalt blue vial of the Birth & Baby Massage Oil for labor and infant massage
• 1/2 oz. of "Baby Me" bath for an aromatic and relaxing skin softening experience for both Mom and baby.

Scented with certified organic lavender and chamomile, Motherlove's popular Pregnant Belly Oil is now available with a new, convenient pump for easy use. Luxurious and effective, this finely milled oil contains certified organic skin softening herbs, blended with Vitamin E and grapeseed and apricot oils, that prevent stretch marks and relieve the itch of stretching skin. Available in a 4-oz bottle, the suggested retail price is $19.95.

The Motherlove line is available online at the company's website at www.motherlove.com, or by calling 888-209-8321. Nationally, retail locations include natural foods stores and pharmacies, specialty boutiques, hospitals and spas. The company website is also a great consumer educational resource and contains a convenient store locator for locating the nearest Motherlove retail opportunity.

The Motherlove line of premium, holistic personal care and tinctures also includes:

• Pregnant Belly Salve
  The addition of ultra hydrating shea butter to the Belly Oil formula creates a soothing moisture shield to prevent stretch marks and itchy belly. Available in a 4-oz. jar for a suggested retail price of $16.95.
• Nipple Cream
  Skin softening herbs, olive oil and the highest quality lanolin create a creamy salve that heals and relieves the pain of sore and cracked nursing nipples. All ingredients are safe for ingestion and it also doubles as an effective diaper rash ointment. Available in a 1-oz jar for $9.50, and a 2-oz. size for $12.50.
• Green Salve
  A unique blend of comfrey leaf, plantain, calendula and olive oil renders a healing salve that takes the pain and itch out of insect bites, bee stings and poison ivy. It soothes chapped, irritated skin and rashes with minimal or no scarring. Available in a 1-oz. jar for a suggested retail price of $7.95.
• Rhoid Balm
  Hemorrhoids be gone with this safe and effective blend of witch hazel bark, plantain, yarrow, calendula, olive oil and beeswax, it shrinks and relieves the itching of hemorrhoids. Available in a 1-oz. jar for $8.50.
• "Baby Me" Bath
  A silky smooth oatmeal bath for Mom and Baby - perfect to soothe Mom's itchy belly and also gentle enough for baby's delicate skin. Lavender and chamomile herbs add a heavenly scent to this relaxing bedtime bath. The 5-oz. silver tin includes a muslin bag to be used again and again and retails for a suggested $16.95.
• Sitz Bath
  An essential product for nurturing Mom after birth. Witch hazel leaf, yarrow, uva ursi and sea salt ease sore perineal muscles, reducing swelling and healing tears after birth. Packaged for use in a sitz bath or as a compress, a 6-oz. tin retails for a suggested price of $17.95.
• Nurturing Life Gift Box
  Beautifully packaged in a natural paper box with a personalized gift card - it's perfect for baby showers. Pregnant women love the gift of seven of Motherlove's nurturing products including a 4-oz. Pregnant Belly Salve, 1-oz. Nipple Cream, 2-oz. Birth & Baby Sprtizer and sample sizes of the Birth & Baby Massage Oil, Sitz Bath, "Baby Me" Bath and Rhoid Balm. The suggested retail price is $45.95.
• More Milk Plus Liquid Herbal Extract
  The only liquid herbal extract line used by hospitals and lactation specialists nationwide. Made with certified organic herbs, it's to be used after pregnancy to safely increase and add richness to breast milk supply. Available in a 2-oz bottle for $19.95 and a 4-oz bottle for $33.95.

Based in Laporte, Colo., Motherlove Herbal Company was conceived by nationally recognized herbalist and author Kathryn Higgins. Through Motherlove, the journey of childbirth is supported by the organic fusion of Nature's healing herbs and botanicals - the cycles of Nature empower the cycles of life. Motherlove is dedicated to crafting the finest quality, safe and effective products for pregnancy and lactation, while supporting the sustainable practice of growing and gathering herbs with integrity and reverence for our planet.