Designer Pet Products - From Castle Baths

A little insight on the Anna Line from Castle Baths.

Not only is Anna the name of the pet line here at Castle Baths, but Anna is also the name of a breeder and a cat. Breeder Anna is a woman who shared the same dream as Laura. To produce and show an odd-eye or blue eye bi-color Persian, and then to continue producing them. They met some time in the mid-90's through email and phone contact when Laura was just beginning to enter into the world of purebred Persians. However, it was some time before it was known that the two shared a dream.

In 2003, Jacob was born. He is a brown tabby and white, with something very unique. He had odd eyes. For those that may be unsure of what that is, It simply means one eye is blue and the other is copper. I am sure you are asking what the big deal is because it's been seen before. Jacob was the first odd eye bicolor Persian to grand in CFA. Before this, the only Persians that were noticed as having odd eyes or blue eyes were solid whites. It had not been done with bi-color Persians before.

In 2004, Breeder Anna passed away. Her closest friends and family saw the same dream in Laura and decided to pass along a male of Anna's named Mud to her. He was nicknamed Mud because no matter how many times you bathed him, he still managed to get dirty. He would stick his whole face into the food and water bowls.


In 2005, Mud fathered a kitten that would become the first blue eyed bicolor. When the kittens eyes opened and it was noted that they were both blue, It was instantly decided that this little kitten would be named after Anna. She was a beautiful calico that knew she was something special. As she grew into a gorgeous feline, it became apparent that she was the key.

Her first show, she stunned fellow breeders. She made judges stop and take a second look, and sometimes a third into the rule book. Some said that Laura had simply gotten lucky. They even said that it was a once in a lifetime and probably wouldn’t happen again. Others were amazed and came by often to look because they couldn’t believe their eyes.

Little did they know that Laura had a secret. A litter had been born. A little red and white male was a part of the litter and he too, had two blue eyes. His name was registered as Purrinlot Eye Believe, for if we had not believed, this would never have occurred. He was a beautiful cat that would also grow and be the foundation, along with Anna, to a wonderful new thing that was said to be impossible.

Anna went on to be famous, and everyone wanted to see her, touch her, and to have her. Laura decided that she would give a little bit of Anna to everyone that wanted her. She designed the pet line with her in mind. Right down to the label. The label on every grooming product Castle Baths has is a picture of one of Anna’s blue eyes. This being said, Anna was the perfect name to the line, and a perfect finish on a fantastic dream.

As Anna and Eye Believe grew and started to breed, they began to start a whole new revolution that would continue to shock cat breeders alike and begin a frenzy.

Two minds, one dream, one result.

Anna's Grooming Powder by Castle Baths

I was sitting in the CB lab this morning finishing up with the bottling process for the grooming powder and I thought, "I haven't blogged in a little while, What should I blog about?" Then it hit me, I can easily take pictures of what I was currently doing and show my readers what I do from day to day. So, That is exactly what I began doing, taking pictures. A few snaps later, I realized that I was having a little too much fun taking pictures and that I could really start doing this. Of course it would be mixed in with the regular postings about skin care, but this could be something fun and interesting.

First, it starts out with the product, bottle, lid and protective wrap. I am not really sure if you can see it, but the protective wrap is laying across the lid.

After I get the proper amount of protective wrap out, I proceed to place them over the bottles as shown in this picture. I do this and place them all on at once so that when I go to the next step, I won't have to do a stop and go process, instead it can be go, go, go.

I then pull out my handy dandy hair dryer and proceed to add heat to the plastic wrap. This causes it to shrink and wrap tightly around the bottle. This way, during shipment, it is less likely that the bottle will open, allowing the product to go everywhere. It also helps keep moisture out, allowing for safer handling.

Here is the finished product, and it's location on the shelf, waiting to be pulled and shipped to our customers.

Photography and logo

Castle Baths launched a new logo yesterday and I decided to share it with you guys.

This image was actually inspired by a photographer by the name of Alex Koloskov. The left side of the logo, where you see the CB is actually a picture he had taken of a water drop, and as you can see, the splatter actually looks like it is in the shape of a crown! It goes along with our company in two ways. The crown is castle like and the water drop goes along with a bath. It's actually pretty neat when you think of it that way.

On another note, the contest we had on Facebook was a success. We named a winner of the giveaway. So, if you are connected with the fan page on there, go check to see if you are the winner!

Love the skin your in!

Taking care of one’s skin can be simple. It’s as easy as using the right products and taking the extra 5 minutes to use those products right. More times than not, people are stumped with how to properly use a product. This may be the cause of lack of proper instruction on the label or lack of understanding. There is also the whole idea of if this product works for someone else, will it still work for me?

Everyone’s skin is different and requires different things to remain healthy and vibrant. So, how do you really know what works and what doesn’t? The answer is simple. Look for companies that offer free samples of their face products and grab a few of them. Usually there is a small fee that would cover postage, but it’s worth trying before you buy.

Generally speaking, natural and organic products are better for the skin. It helps bring out the best in your skin and gives you the overall feeling of happiness and good health. Castle Baths is a good example of a company that has a strong value system in place with using these types of products. Everything they create is 100% natural, cruelty free, and made with others in mind.

Skin Care

Water has a major effect on how your skin looks and feels. It is used on a daily basis to cleanse the body, both inside and out. We drink water to hydrate our bodies and to flush out our system. We also use it in conjunction with products to clean our skin. So, how does water affect our skin?

Before water has a chance to run through your faucets, it goes through a series of filtering stages. This is a required process by the local government in your area to ensure that water is safe. But be mindful of any chemicals that may be in your water. Although there is a set filtration process, machines aren’t entirely perfect. The best way to find these numbers is to contact the water service department in your town or city.

When bathing, water that is too hot can be damaging to your skin. It draws out the moisture from your skin and causes it to be dry. This can make it itchy and irritated. The best temperature to use is warm water. Not too cold and not too hot.

JaidynsKiss and Purrinlot

Wonder why we believe so highly in cruelty free and animal-free?

JaidynsKiss is actually the name of my newest cat. We call her Jaidyn, pronounced Jay-den. the Kiss actually comes from our national winning cat named Majestic Kiss. Majestic and Jaidyn are siblings, however not from same litter.

Purrinlot Jaidyn's Kiss


NW GC Purrinlot Majestic Kiss




These two Persian Cats are an amazing gift to my home as well as my mother's. Purrinlot has amazing cats pets in their home and teaches wonderful cat grooming on their website. They allow people to read on proper ways of giving a cat bath.

Jaidyn was born the day after valentines day in 2009 and has been a blessing in my heart ever since. She has helped heal my heart after Scarlet passed of kidney failure in August 2008.

CH Purrinlot My Lady Scarlet - as a kitten from our very first litter. She was born in 1997 and may she rest in peace.

Leaping Bunny

Leaping Bunny is an organization that partners with companies to assure that animal testing is not practiced with the products they carry. Companies who strive to be cruelty-free can apply for this partnership with the Leaping Bunny program and once approved, can display the logo on their product labels and websites. We highly recommend joining Leaping Bunny in their efforts to cruelty-free spa products and bath products.

Castle Baths partnered up with the Leaping Bunny program in 2009. Although they didn't join until 2009, They have been cruelty-free with all of their bath and body products since they opened their doors in 2005.

Next Postings: Skin Care 101 and This or That!

PETA , safe for animals or slaughterhouse?

After countless advertisements against cruelty to animals and criticizing Americans for drinking milk or eating meat, is PETA really an organization that puts animals first? They continually advertise that Americans who hunt, wear leather, and support animal testing are wrong for their lifestyles and beliefs.

Many Americans believe that PETA is an organization that treats the animals it takes in with the utmost care and gives them a second chance at life by finding them adoptive homes. But is this really the case? If you are one of those who believe it is, I advise you to continue reading.

The ironic truth is that PETA kills more than they save. They are the true ones that practice unethical treatment towards animals, not the Americans that they claim are doing it. They have a walk in freezer that stores hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dead cats and dogs that they have put down. This is a temporary home to these poor creatures until they are able to be cremated.

Instead of spending the millions of dollars they receive in donations and other means to care for these animals until they finds homes, they advertise against cruelty, buy huge freezers, and have banquets.

Want some numbers? I am about to give those to you.

In 2009, PETA housed 2,366 pets. Out of the 2,366 living and breathing cats and dogs, 8 were adopted. A mere 8!! What happened to the rest of them? They were put down and stored in the freezer locker waiting to be cremated. This is outrageous. That comes to about 97% that were put down.

An SPCA shelter in Virginia Beach, VA was able to find homes for most of the pets they were caring for, and they have a smaller budget than PETA. So why is PETA killing more than they are giving homes for?

Bottom line? PETA kills animals. Still not believing it? Check out these documents, provided by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Richmond, VA.




Curious where to find more information? Go to the website that I got my information from. http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

Next Postings: Leaping Bunny and Skin Care 101. Stay Tuned!

Cosmetics Database

This week has been pretty crazy. It is the first week of March and there are so many birthdays coming up. Happy birthday to all the March babies.
The week was busy, busy, busy!

I uploaded all of the Castle Baths products onto Compact. It is a database through http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com. Basically, companies who sell bath products and skin care products, or anything skin related for that matter, can team up with this website and upload products and ingredients to the site. It then takes the ingredients and scores them accordingly for different things. The lower the number, starting at 0(zero), the safer the product is. It also tells you if the product contains any ingredients that may cause skin conditions, cancer, or anything else of that nature. It's a really cool website. And It's open to the public.

Now, I want you to do a little test. Go to the website. http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com and put in the search field any company that you may use for your skin care products. Examples include Lush, The Body Shop, Avon, Mary Kay and Murad. Look at the numbers and preview their products and look at what it says about them. Then, I want you to search Castle Baths.

You will see a major difference. And this is exactly what I have been preaching for years now. If you decided to go the extra step and search Bath and Body Works, let me guess, you found nothing! This is probably because they refused to sign the compact for safer cosmetics.

After looking into these companies that claim to be natural and safe and find that they really aren't and that a lot of thier stuff causes cancer, I am disgusted. It's no wonder the generations of today are looking older and older instead of retraining their youth. Companies are more concerned with getting the dollar then they are of keeping America healthy.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and week to follow!

Next Postings: Peta and Leaping Bunny. Fantastic information, stay tuned!