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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.Greece - What to Eat
Greece is a land of vibrant cuisine. It is food that is neither spicy nor bland, but rich in the flavors of the Mediterranean. It is comfort food in the truest sense of the word.
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
What are Healthy Foods for your Skin?
Most people looking out for a beneficial beauty routine go in for commercially made and marketed products that can only determine their usefulness through trial and error (and cost you a bundle too), the best way to invest in long-lasting beauty and health is through intake of top skin food. These include products from nature’s bounty that are plentiful in quantity and freely available for the picking should one venture to go back to basics and become beautiful-naturally! Some Top Skin Foods: 1.Nothing nutty about nuts for natural beauty!How to make all natural lip balm
LIP BALM 1½ oz beeswax pearls 1 oz cocoa butter 1½ oz shea butter 2 ozs. sweet almond oil 1-2 teaspoons flavor oil 1 teaspoon vitamin E liquid (optional, as a preservative) Weigh all ingredients. In a very small pan, add the beeswax and melt over the lowest setting.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 natural lip gloss
Ingredients needed to make 20-24 1/4 oz containers (6 ozs) - 1/2 cup castor oil - 1/3 cup jojoba oil - 1 tsp. sweet almond oil - 1 tsp. beeswax pearls - 1/2 tsp.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.How to reduce Cellulite
1. Detox to dump cellulite – Regardless of age, weight, or body type all women can suffer from cellulite. Getting rid of unwanted toxins and waste will allow your liver to metabolize fats more efficiently and reduce cellulite.
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!
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