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I’ve always had pretty dry skin, but over the last few weeks it has gotten out of control. My hands have been so dry that my skin has been peeling and cracking, splitting and bleeding. It’s not comfortable at all. My husband said my hands look 40 years older than the rest of me. So, I decided it was time to take matters into my own hands. Hehe. I’ve been making my own lotion bars for a year or {Read More}
A couple of years ago my sister told me that she had successfully healed her receding gums by switching toothpaste. I was very intrigued, because I too have suffered from receding gums. She told me she had done some research and had learned that sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) damages gum tissue. Until then, I had assumed my issue was caused by brushing too hard. But what she said made sense, since the dangers of SLS were already on my radar. {Read More}
It’s funny to me that as I walk farther and farther down the path of natural living the more and more “Well, duh!” moments I seem to have. There are so many things I now make from scratch that never would’ve occurred to me to make a few years ago. I used to just buy things. Not only just out of convenience, but because I didn’t realize it was possible to make them myself. Like deodorant, make-up, lotion bars and {Read More}
My hands-down favorite blog for recipes for making personal care products is Wellness Mama. And my hands-down favorite recipe from that blog is the recipe for homemade lotion bars. I’ve been making them for about half the year now and I am in looooove. First, I love them because they don’t contain any funky chemicals. Second, I love them because they are easy to make. Third, it turns out to be less expensive than the lotion I used to use {Read More}
Remember this post from last year with my recipe from concentrated laundry soap? Well, I’ve been using it with success up until yesterday when my most recent batch ran out. It was late at night and I was tired and not at all interested in whipping up a new batch in order to start another load of laundry. So, I decided to reformulate my recipe. And by reformulate what I really mean is skip the part of the original recipe {Read More}
Have you ever made your own vanilla extract? It is really, really easy and requires only two ingredients. You’ll spend a bit more money up front to make it, but it ends up being a lot less expensive in the long run. If you’re like me and bake a lot this is something you’ll definitely want to make. I also like to make my own extracts because (like everything else I make from scratch) it is important to me to {Read More}
If you “like” me on Facebook, you know how much I adore our CSA. I mean, what’s not to like? Every Wednesday when I come back home from running carpool and errands, I’m greeted by a giant box of fresh produce + whatever lovely add-ons I’ve chosen for the week. Black beans? Check. Grass-fed beef? Check. 25 pounds of oranges? Don’t mind if I do. I think it’s pretty much immoral to live in SoCal and not take advantage of {Read More}
Check out this article I wrote earlier this week for Modern Alternative Kitchen. What do you think?
A friend of mine just posted this picture on her Facebook page. Is it just me, or do the words Great Value and Real Mayonnaise seem very ironic here?! Though, the more I think about it, the more I think this actually serves as an excellent reminder of the importance of eating REAL food. Let’s take a look at the ingredients in this Walmart brand mayonnaise: Soybean Oil, Water, Whole Eggs, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Contains {Read More}
PEOPLE! I am so super duper excited about this post. Why? Because I get to tell you all about how to make chemical-free makeup. It is really easy to make and costs much less than store-bought products. AND! AND! AND! Did I mention it is all chemical-free?! Why do I care about chemical-free? Well, skin is our largest organ. Everything that we put on our skin is then absorbed into our bodies. Do you have any idea what kind of {Read More}
