Use Case | Essentials This lip balm kit creates a unique experience for every user as they design their own lip balm. The kit includes everything needed to make five lip balm tins: ingredients (natural beeswax pellets, sunflower oil, peppermint essential oil and vanilla flavoring), utensils (plastic beaker, pipette and spatulas), empty lip balm tins and instructions. Raining Rose / PPAI 232508, S7 www.rainingrosepromos.com McLeod would suggest a blanket and an alarm clock. “If any of my clients came to me looking specifically for self-care products, I would 100% recommend Whiteridge’s Lux Faux Fur Throw Blanket and Ariel’s Sunrise Himalayan Salt Lamp Alarm Clock,” she says. “The Lux Faux Fur Throw Blanket has to be the softest, most plush throw I’ve had the pleasure of snuggling.” “Now if my clients want their self-care techier, the Sunrise Alarm Clock is the perfect fit in my opinion,” says McLeod. Whiteridge / PPAI 523471, S5 www.whiteridgeinc.com Ariel Premium Supply / PPAI 161650, S11 ArielPremium.com KAREN SCARPINO Owner & CEO Green Giftz Grand Rapids, Michigan PPAI 599246, D5 SCARPINO faithfully uses a Bluetooth speaker. “I call it B.C. and A.C. – before COVID and after COVID,” she says. “Let’s face it: Life is different. Before COVID, I didn’t notice the energy required to socialize, network and attend conferences regularly. After COVID, I go to a conference and while I’m happy to be traveling, and engaging in person again, I feel drained very quickly. Stressors are everywhere, and taking time for self-care is essential to recharging. Listening to meditation music, or whatever music fits PPAI • JANUARY 2023 • 23
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