About Us |
At Black Sands Emporium, Inc., my goal is to provide the highest quality handcrafted products I can make at affordable prices. |
I began making soap as a child while helping my grandma. She made several batches a year to take to the Navajo and Hopi Indians living on the reservations outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. Here is an article I wrote several years ago for Enzine Articles When Grandma's Soap Went to Arizona. While we lived in Florida, I opened a small web based business, Grandma And Me Soaps, where I made and sold handcrafted soap and body products. We also took our products to the local farmers markets and craft shows in the Tampa area. We closed Grandma And Me in 2013. In 2016 I retired from the Department of Veterans' Affairs and we moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. I decided to resume making soap and body products, and opened Black Sands Emporium, Inc. From September 2016 through July of 2020, we operated a small shop in Kona, but now offer our products exclusively through our website. Grandma And Me Soaps was all about soap and body products, however, Black Sands has added Industrial Hemp Extract products See my page "What Is Industrial Hemp Cannabidiol" to learn more about this all natural medical miracle. Our Industrial Hemp Extract products are made using the highest quality cannabidiol, which is legal in all 50 States and our territories. The Extract is manufactured at one of the first of three accredited labs in Colorado. I only purchase Industrial Hemp Extract Cannabidiol processed with CO2. Because we are not recreational here in Hawaii, all products that can be ingested are infused with industrial hemp crystal isolate, which has ZERO THC. I am a red head, but I do not look good in that shade of orange, so we stay legal. I use industrial hemp full spectrum in my body products, which is 85% CBD no more than 0.03% THC. Topicals will not break the blood barrier wall so small amounts of THC are completely safe in salves, lotions and such. I love to hear from everyone, especially those whose passion runs along the same lines as mine. So please drop me a line and if you have questions or give me a call or e-mail. |
We Use USPS Priority Flat Rate Shipping for all orders. Flat rate shipping means that you pay a flat fee for each size box no matter the weight. With Priority it generally takes only 3 days to receive your order after it has shipped. We ship within 2 working days. |