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Since I saw some of you ladies ask, here are some recipes that I use in my homemade care. My oil staples are: Vitamin E oil (it's a natural preservative), virgin coconut oil, avocado oil, lemon oil (to fade discoloration), Evoo, peppermint oil, jojoba oil, and sweet almond oils as a carrier oil. My other staples are: Shea butter, honey, mayonnaise, coconut milk, eggs (be careful though with the eggs.What are your product staples?
Since we're all product junkies, what product or line of product are your beauty staples
Mine:
Essential Oils (Virgin Coconut oil, EVOO, Vitamin E oil, Avocado Oil, Peppermint Oil, Ylang Ylang, Tea Tree, Safflower, Almond, Jojoba,)
Pure unrefine Shea Butter
Aubrey Organic Conditioners,
John Master's Organic No' Poo & Conditioner
Deva Curlz No'poo & Coditioner
Giovanni's Organic's Vitamin & Protein Conditioner, Leave In Conditioner, Sugar body scrubs
MAC
Baking Soda
Apple Cider Vinegar
Tea Tree and lavendar soap bar
Burt's Bee lip balm and Milk bath
Yes To Carrot's Mud Hair Mask
This Year's Thanksgiving Dinner
I hope everyone had a nice holiday. I had the honor of cooking dinner for a small group of four people. The meal was vegetarian (actually vegan, except for one dessert), mostly organic, with no added sugar and nothing refined.
How to make all Vegan natural lip balm
2 ozs Hemp Seed Oil, Avocado Oil, or Almond Oil 1 oz Virgin Coconut Oil 1.2 ozs of Candelilla Wax 1/4 tsp. Rosemary Extract few drops of Vitamin E Oil (Tocopherol) few drops of essential or flavor oils or a combination. Melt the candelilla wax in a pan over low heat.Coconut and coffee beans
Champagne colored coconut cake with crushed almond filling and almond flavored buttercream icing. The scrollwork was done in a red that matched the bridesmaid dresses of the wedding party.
The base of each tier was completed with a row of dark chocolate covered coffee beans to reflect the couple's love for coffee.
Simple (and healthy) Bread Recipe
I am not a very accomplished cook, and I certainly don't consider myself a seasoned baker. However, I found an incredibly simple bread recipe for a bread that met all my nutritional standards. It's made primarily from spelt flour which is far more nutritious than wheat (and not refined), and contains no yeast.
DIY Beauty: Roses
Today I thought I'd focus on roses. No idea why, really, but I've noticed that there are an abudance of beauty recipes out there that involve roses in one way or another, so I thought I'd compile them for you in one easy place!
After all, did you know that...
Secrets Cosmetic Companies DON'T want you to know
You know everyday, we're blasted by advertisement that talks about the miracles of what it can do for your hair, face, skin, etc. Now while some of them may be true, here's a little secret that these companies Don't want you to know. The best thing for your hair, skin, face is something that's actually free.Oatty Nutty Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup and Cashew Cream
Hi everyone!
Sorry it's been so long without any posts. My book is a bit delayed in the publishing process but I'm hoping it will still be available by this December.
Hair Oil Info and DIY (aka: how to be a cheapskate)
I was reading about the Ojon hair treatment mentioned on Beauty Product Junkies and a few things occurred to me: $55/5oz!!!!, 500 year old beauty secret of some tribe in Central America, it's a palm nut oil derivative, and $55/5oz?!?! So of course, cheapskate that I am, I have to do some research and see what makes this miraculous. The igredients list is: Elaeis Oleifera (American Palm Oil), Parfume (Fragrance), Citronellol, Lecithin, Linalool, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Prunus Africana (Prunus Africana Bark Extract), Serenda Serrulata (Serenoa Serrulata Extract) So let's break it down: Elaeis Oleifera (American Palm Oil) is the magic ingredient.
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