Everything has its beauty. What singular beauty have you noticed and enjoyed today?
“To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature… Continue reading
I make my own Healing Skin Salve (recipe HERE), Amazing Face Serum (recipe HERE), and Diaper Cream (recipe HERE), so it probably comes as no surprise that I’ve also made my own lip balm. I first made a version of this recipe at a workshop hosted by some local bee keepers. The recipe worked so well, that with a couple slight variations I kept it as part of my natural body care routine.… Continue reading
A new study finds that household products, such as perfumes, cleaners, paints, and so on, now rival auto emissions as the primary source of urban air pollution. This is a big deal. It means that the products that we are using in our houses – those products we utilize to clean, decorate, and maintain our homes as well as those we use directly on our bodies – are poisoning the air we breathe. … Continue reading
High quality store-bought face creams are very expensive. Not only are they costly, they often contain parabens, phalates, and whole host of other toxic ingredients. A couple of years ago, I stopped using a store-bought formula, for even though I was buying an alternative green product, it still had a few ingredients I wasn’t thrilled about. Instead I started using plain coconut oil on my face.… Continue reading
The other day I mentioned reading about the toxic chemicals contained in many “green” cleaners, and how it led me to decide to make my own (see my recipes HERE and HERE). I realized that in evaluating many products that we use around the house, I utilize a resource that you may not know about. This resource is called Skin Deep.… Continue reading
Our local markets all have a section where they sell fancy soaps. Frequently, sitting with these soaps, are a bin of bath bombs. My 5-year-old has become obsessed with them. The idea of having something that smells good and fizzes in his bath is really appealing to him. The biggest problem: they’re $5 each.
The high cost, in addition to some questionable ingredients, led me to decide that we were going to make our own bath bombs.… Continue reading