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[Gareth Moore]

Once upon a time, there was a company called Biolage.

They made great hair products, and decided to expand to spa products as well.

They made the best exfoliant I have ever used...a soft grey paste in a wide mouth jar, constituted primarily of volcanic ash (probably an inspired use for the huge cloud that Mt. St. Helen blew all over WA) in a very creamy soap base. Warmed with a small amount of water, it worked up on the skin with luscious consistancy, leaving the skin so baby soft that we had to fight to keep our supplies from being appropriated by all the other body services at the salon.

No gritty salt to slide off client skin and crunch around on the floor as you made your way around the table. It showered off in silk waves and made the client feel reborn!

Sometimes I was loathe to pressure product sales on very relaxed clients... on top of tx's that already cost hundreds (like overworked Moms whose children crunched open their piggy banks to give her a special day)

... but this stuff sold itself!

Then one day I moved across country.

I found out in the interim that Matrix had swallowed up the Biolage line. The hair products survived.

The spa products disappeared. I wrote to Matrix and inquired about them, but no reply.

Has anyone a clue what happened to that line? Is it...*gulp*...gone for good? Did some other company buy it?

Most important...has anyone run across a comparable product?

Sending out a thousand  :-* to anyone who knows.

If this is a dead end,  I'm going to make my own from the jar of ash my Dad in law collected from his roof a few decades ago and gave me for a souvenir, then I'm headed a few miles from here with a BIG bucket!  ;D

Thanks!

Gina

 

[Silkynsexy]

Biolage Exfoliant

Have you tried So Polished?

http://www.cosmeticconnection.com/lauder7.html

 

[William Y]

Biolage Exfoliant

Have you tried contacting the company?

 

[Kevin S]

Biolage Exfoliant

Seems there is a company out there that is at a lot of trade shows for the spa and esthetics industries, but they don't have a web site. آ I can't tell you if they are still in business or not, but here is a little info. regarding their volcanic ash clay company. آ Hope it helps!  If you purchase something from them and it is what you were talking about, could you please let us all know?Raw Volcanic Origins 4394 SW 74th Ave. Miami, FL 33155 phone: (305) 264-4460 fax: (305) 264-4489 email: None website: None

 

[Morna000]

Biolage Exfoliant

Wow! Thank you, EgoMagickian, Happy Hands, and Texas-gal. I was giving up hope that some one had a clue.EgoMagickian, I saved that link. Its probably the perfect replacement. Thanks so much! Happy Hands, yes, sure did. Matrix owns their line now, emails inquiring went unanswered.Texas-gal, thank you so much for the lead! Now I have another address and phone number to make an inquiry.  I appreciate having a few choices in this case. There's been times when I've run out and had to wait for restock. Yes, I will get back to you and let you know how it works out. Thanks for the replies!gi

 

[Regina George]

Biolage Exfoliant

Hi.I sent an e-mail with a description of what you were looking for, to a lady in town who has a pretty high quality line of products.  This was her reply:Hello and thank you for contacting Sanctuary d'Sante. You mentioned a product that I am vaguely familiar with.  We do not have that product.  However, I think you can create a similar feel by combining a few of our products.   If you are interested, please contact me and I'll work up a blend formula for you. Brea GratiaFounder/OwnerSanctuary d'[email protected] 713-622-7722 Hope this helps.{corrects my duplicate information - for anyone who saw that major mistake - making this post a LOT more readable }

 

[Pompal 09.]

Biolage Exfoliant

Texas-gal you are a darlin! Thanks so much! Going fishing with my hubby tomorrow. We'll be gone for a week, and then it will be time to get going on our business. I appreciate this link, checked out the site. You've got some wonderful spas in Texas! It would be awesome if she could blend a similar product. I'd stand behind it, and suggest anyone doing salt or sugar glows to think about using this product instead. Thanks so much again! Gina

 

[Mamita]

Biolage Exfoliant

gutehands,This old post has been tugging at me every since you wrote it.Well, today I contacted Matrix, who inded now owns Biolage.  I spoke with a rep. who said all "Biolage Body Products" were discontinued in 2001.I explained to her that the "volcanic ash" product was indeed missed and what could be done to "bring it back"?She said, if you want it to be considered for being "brought back", the best thing is to have people call and request the "Biloage Body Products, especially the one with the volcanic ash be brought back."  Also ask that the rep. "requests it to the company" -- I guess on their computer somehow, because she actually typed something into her comp.I do hope this helps, and maybe some of the people from this forum will take time to call in the request as well in order to help you get the product rolling again.  Everyone can call Matrix at 1-888-777-6396, Monday-Friday 9:00am to 7:00pm EST and Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm EST.

 

[Madd-e]

Biolage Exfoliant

T-G!! YOU are SUPER!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*I will call, and if I could give out a sample of the cream  to all who do bodypolishes, and body treatments in general, there would really be a flood on the lines. It is such good stuff. Salt and sugar feel fumbly...and I'd imagine scratchy to the recipient skin...then there's the tell tale crunches underfoot...do you really ever get rid of them in time for the next massage?This stuff has none of those problems. Mt. St. Helens just blew another huge plume the other day...maybe there's hope? *lol*THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

 

[Allan W]

Biolage Exfoliant

I have used an exfoliant by Thalgo at a spa I was working at which is amazing, has similar consistency, you don't need very much, and leaves skin feeling so soft and luscious. It smells great too. Thalgo uses seaweed and a lot of natural stuff in it.Hope that helps! Oh it's called Thalgo DescomasqueLara

 

[Melissa S]

Biolage Exfoliant

Hey gute-hands,

Erm... I think I may (big may) have found your volcanic ash.

You might want to check out this link... and if it is the same, I'd love to know so that I too can purchase some.

Fango Mud Bath Powder
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/bath-factory/fanmudbatpow.html

Bath Powder, Fango Natrium Mud
http://sanoviv.buyol.com/Item/2070.htm

and

FANGO MUD NATRIUM POWDER BATHS
http://www.abanousa.com/BathPow.htm#_Fango_Mud_Natrium

 

[Kerensa]

Biolage Exfoliant

Wow! These are pretty cool, T-G! I think they are more in the line of a bath, or mud treatment...but I think they are really interesting, getting closer...I kept the links, thank you!I wonder if the basic powder would not be mixable with some sort of creamy body wash, though, and it could be used the same way.  The exfoliating properties of the powder in that sudsy, creamy base would be easier to work on the skin... without sending nut bits and condiments everywhere. Honest, once you use it you are spoiled!Thank you so much for keeping me in mind and finding these.

 

[Steav T]

Biolage Exfoliant

oooh, I've found one..... http://www.jamuspa.com/volcanic_earth_clay.html "This earth clay from Java, Indonesia is volcanic ash, and also contains kaolin, which is known for absorbative properties" Seems to be a bit more of a mask that exfoliant, but it is grey and comes in a wide mouthed jar (going by the picture)

 

[Song Title?]

Biolage Exfoliant

Looks Yuuummmmmy, Melb!

 

[Dr M. Riad]

Biolage Exfoliant

Melb, thanks for chiming in.  I am, for some reason, really taken with gutehand's original thread and it has become somewhat of an obsession for me.  

I found another link.... it seems we still don't have the soapy-ness, but yet another possibility -

http://www.123saunas.com/saunas/accessories/volcanic-clay.rlx

Type 1, light, detoxifying, minerelizing facial mud: The mud should be used as an exfoliant and facial and body mask. To exfoliate, rub a small amount onto your face or/and body with circular motion, let dry a few minutes, and rinse it off. To obtain a beautiful skin full of vitality year after year, spread mud on the face and the whole body and let dry completely (approx 20 minutes). Oilier skin: use frequently. Drier skin: use occasionally.

 

[RuL]

Biolage Exfoliant - Searching...

I just wanted to add another page of volcanic ash scrubs that may be useful:

http://www.beautyproductsfromv.com/page/43918202

 

[??????? ????? ???????]

Biolage Exfoliant - Searching...

Yep, I am still thinking about this thread all these years later. I happened upon a company today, that dies custom formulations. I am sure it is a bulk type thing. But, who knows?

I am adding them here in case it is useful to someone in the future:

http://www.biogenesis-labs.com/customformulating.html

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