Motherlove® celebrates the holidays with new products and gifts for expecting Moms and babies

Pregnancy and breastfeeding personal care leader celebrates 15 years of Nurturing Life™ with nurturing body products to comfort the soul.

Laporte, Colo. (July 2004) — 'Tis the season to celebrate all that is precious in life and Motherlove Herbal Company is proud to celebrate 15 years of soothing growing bellies and sore nipples with an array of new products and gift choices for the holidays. Motherlove has been "Nurturing Life" with premium quality herbal products using only the most gentle and effective ingredients to be found. All of Motherlove's products are designed to provide safe holistic alternatives for mothers who are concerned about what they use during their pregnancies, while breastfeeding and on baby's delicate skin.

"Pregnancy is a time to evaluate what you put in and on your body," says Kathryn Higgins, herbalist and founder of Motherlove. "Motherlove's products are made using certified organic herbs without any synthetic ingredients whatsoever -- there are no petroleum-based ingredients (such as mineral oil), artificial fragrances, dyes or preservatives (such as methyl and propyl paraben) that are commonly found in body care products," says Higgins.

The holidays invite a celebration of love and Motherlove's new "Love Packs" are perfect gifts offering pampering and therapeutic products that are also in perfect sizes for traveling. All the "Love Packs" are smartly packaged in a clear vinyl bag for convenience and retail for a suggested price of $17.95.

"New Mamalove" Pack

• Contains compact sizes of Motherlove's Pregnant Belly Oil, Pregnant Belly Salve, Rhoid Balm, Birth & Baby Massage Oil and the "Baby Me" bath.

"Laborlove" Pack

• Contains compact sizes of Motherlove's Sitz Bath, Birth & Baby Spritzer, Birth & Baby Massage Oil, Rhoid Balm and a quartz crystal.

"Babylove" Pack

• Contains compact sizes of Motherlove's "Baby Me" Bath, Birth & Baby Massage Oil, Birth & Baby Spritzer, Nipple Cream and Diaper Rash Relief.

Motherlove is now proud to introduce even more new products for baby:

Diaper Rash Relief
Give your baby relief upon application of this soothing new ointment.

• Soothes chapped irritated skin and rashes. Use on persistent red, raw bottoms possibly caused by yeast.
• Can double for thrush relief on inflamed nipples.
• Contains oregon grape root, yarrow, calendula, olive oil, beeswax and grapefruit seed extract.
• Available in a 1-oz. jar for a suggested retail price of $9.50 and a 2-oz. jar for $12.50.

"Nurturing Life" Baby T-shirt
Featuring a colorful "Matisse-inspired" design.

• Highest quality 100 percent certified organic cotton t-shirt.
• Available in 3 sizes: 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-18 months.
• Available for a suggested retail price of $17.95.

Baby Gift Box
Featuring our "Nurturing Life" Baby T-shirt

• The perfect gift for baby showers.
• Five nurturing products including a 2-oz. Birth & Baby Massage Oil, 2-oz. Birth & Baby Spritzer, 1-oz. Diaper Rash Relief, 2.5-oz. "Baby Me" Bath and Motherlove's "Nurturing Life" baby t-shirt.
• Available for a suggested retail price of $49.95.

The Motherlove family of products also offers several more gift choices including our popular "Nurturing Life" Gift Box, Birth & Baby Set, the recently-introduced "Pamper Me" Pregnancy Gift Box and Birthing Journal, a pocket guide with herbal information, meditations and blank journal pages for a woman to record her journey through pregnancy.

As part of celebrating its 15^th anniversary of "Nurturing Life," Motherlove is a proud sponsor of World Breastfeeding Week in collaboration with the La Leche League. The company will be launching an enhanced website that will feature a quarterly newsletter in the months to come. In fulfilling its goal as an educational resource, Motherlove's website at www.motherlove.com offers consumers comprehensive information on herbs, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The entire Motherlove line can be purchased via the company's website or by calling 888-209-8321. The website also features a convenient store locator for finding the nearest Motherlove retail outlet. Retail locations include natural foods stores and pharmacies, maternity and breastfeeding boutiques, hospitals and spas nationwide. Motherlove is now available at online retailers such as amazon.com.

Based in Laporte, Colo., Motherlove Herbal Company was conceived by nationally recognized herbalist and author Kathryn Higgins. Through Motherlove, the journey of childbirth is supported by Nature's healing herbs. Motherlove is dedicated to crafting the finest quality, safe and effective products for pregnancy, breastfeeding and babies, while supporting the sustainable practice of growing and gathering herbs with integrity and reverence for our planet.