I recently met a guy named Greg Dix at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda who told me about his good friend Walter Light Jr. (pictured above). Walter’s mom, Olga "Joy" Light, started a tradition back in 1929 by collecting famous autographs on an Irish linen tablecloth. Walter has carried on this tradition getting autographs from all sorts of famous people including Julie Andrews, Henry Kissinger, Barry Manilow, Ronald Reagan and Wayne Gretzky to name a few.. Check out all the names–more than 800!

Walter’s website The Tablecloth.com has a photo gallery and stories of his adventures along the way in collecting these autographs-a sweet and interesting history.

See Chief Bath Mixologist, Rochel Roland, in the March/April 2010 issue of Bethesda Magazine. One of the reasons she loves baths!

Tags: bath salt gifts, bath salts, Chief Bath Mixologist, Dong-Sung Kim, joyful bath co., joyfulbathco, Kim Dong-Sung, Potomac Speed Skating Club, Rochel Roland, short track, short track speedskating, speedskating, therapeutic bath salts

In everything we do, we stop and think, how we can do it better–better for our customers and better for the world. I actually get a lot of great ideas while in the tub! (Go figure!)

We make sure all our packaging, shipping and printed materials are as eco-friendly as they can be. All our paper is 100% post consumer recycled stock and we LOVE our cornstarch packing peanuts!

Around the office we recycle all of our office paper, think twice about printing emails and turn off the lights just like mom used to ask us to do.

We’re open to ideas our customers may have to help us do anything better, so please feel free to email me at: rochel@joyfulbathco.com

Check out the TV debut of Rochel Roland, Chief Bath Mixologist. on NewsChannel 8’s “Let’s Talk Live.”

Tags: Aromatherapy, bath salts, Bath Tips, Citrus Buzz Refreshing Bath Salts, dead sea salts, Ginger Snap Relieving Bath Salts, joyful bath co., joyfulbathco.com, Let's Talk Live, letstalklive.tv, Melanie Hastings, Mellow Yellow Relieving Bath Salts, Mineral Bath, NewsChannel 8, Nilla Buttermilk Renewing Bath Salts, Oatsy Floatsie Relaxing Bath Salts, relax, relaxing bath salts, Rochel Roland, Therapeutic Bath

Check out this video from @ivannawin from twitter. She won our bath salts on #bathday and liked Oatsy Floatsie Relaxing Bath Salts so much she ordered a large jar! When she received her package she created this video showing the cornstarch packing peanuts that we use to ship our bath salts.

We include a slip in every order that suggest you add them to your bath with or without our bath salts. They’re all natural, puffed cornstarch. Cornstarch is great for softening your skin and relieving itch. Try it! Good for you, good for the environment!

Tags: @ivannawin, anti-itch, bath salts, Bathday, cornstarch, cornstarch peanuts, eco-friendly, green business, joyful bath co., joyfulbathco, Oatsy Floatsie, Oatsy Floatsie Relaxing Bath Salts, skin softening

Come visit us at the Landon Greens Sale and Holiday Boutique. Thursday Dec. 3 and Friday Dec. 4 from 8-5pm, The Landon School is in Bethesda off Wilson Lane.

Tags: bath products, bath salts, holiday bazaar, Holiday Boutique, holiday gift ideas, holiday gifts, Landon Greens Sale, Landon School

Joyful Bath Co. will be at the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund International Arts & Crafts Fair. The proceeds from this event help women in developing countries. If you’re in DC, please stop in and say hello. It’s a great time to start your holiday shopping with a lot of unique gifts and sales benefit a good cause!

Tags: International Arts & Crafts Fair, Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund, MMMF, MMMF World Bank, World Bank

Curly is pretty famous around the National Naval Medical Center. Everyone knows Curly! He always makes sure he stops by to say hello and have some fun. Last time I was there, he bought some Mellow Yellow to use as a foot soak and I told him I wanted a full report next time I was there as a vendor.

This morning he told me how much he loves the Mellow Yellow. And today he became our official Mellow Yellow Relieving Bath Salts poster child! Here’s Curly in his superstar pose ready to buy another jar. If you don’t know Curly, you should.

Tags: bath salts, curly, joyful bath, joyful bath co., joyfulbathco, mellow yellow, NNMC, relieving bath salts

What makes business Fair Trade? My friend, Jacqueline DeCarlo and I love to banter about this subject. I keep trying to convince her that Joyful Bath Co. meets the criteria of a Fair Trade business. We’re a small "cottage" business–we have an office in Bethesda but part of our operations spill over into my house. We often hire neighborhood moms and their teenage kids to help with various production, we pay fair wages and are socially responsible with eco-friendly, hand-made products. Doesn’t this sound like Fair Trade to you?

Jackie says, "No" and since she’s an expert on Fair Trade, she always wins the debate! After all, she’s written a book titled, "Fair Trade: A Beginner’s Guide" (you can buy it on Amazon) and she travels across the country and around the world speaking on Fair Trade and working with Fair Trade businesses. Her latest blog post offers some valuable points about Fair Trade and asks the question, "What Makes Business Fair Trade?" Check it out.

Tags: Fair Trade, Fair Trade A Beginner's Guide, Fair Trade Certified, Fair Trade Month, Jackie DeCarlo, Jacqueline DeCarlo, joyful bath, joyful bath co.

Here’s our booth at the South Silver Spring Block Party on October 3, 2009.

Tags: bath salts, Block Party, joyful, joyful bath co., joyfulbathco, Maryland, Silver Spring, South Silver Spring Block Party