Why I stopped buying body products Part 1: the Why

For quite a long time not too many people knew that I had stopped buying body products.  Even fewer knew I stopped using store-purchased cleaning products. That was all good and fine except its starting to get out.  With the development of this site, the Instagram site and just me sharing, its becoming a little…

DIY Cucumber-Ginger Soothing Gel Mask

Juicing is a great way to consume all those servings of fruits and vegetables, we all know that.   I am a much bigger fan of GREEN juices and / or vegetable  juices than fruits becasue, maybe for obvious reasons, they have less sugar and we Americans, as a collective, tend to not get enough…

Blue-ish Goo-a-Go-Go

It occurred to me that right before February, the month peppered with RED’s, and PINK’s, Roses and LOVE, I have been obsessed with Beetroot Juice, ROSES, FLOWERS and all things RED and FLORAL.  SO I am officially saving the rest of my red, pink and flowery posts, products and flowers for the month of LOVE….

Its not easy being green

Green has gotten a bad wrap from toddlers to 4th graders, teenagers to husbands. Poor Green. My son was color blind until he went to pre-school and quite literally, in a matter of weeks decided, or was informed by the secret society of toddlers, that Green is Gross. Sigh. So us Moms weather the storms…

The Un-Beet-able Beet

I think its time we came back to beets!   Remember the days when IF you ate BEETS it was pickled and out of a can and just sliced on a salad?  Nobody liked them (okay, I did, they were SWEET. Plus that color just lured me in.) Nowadays I can’t find anyone who eats…

Nourishment from the inside out

I talk a lot about nourishing your skin and hair with plant power and trying to showcase how amazing herbs and oils are for your body.  Reducing the chemical load you expose your body too is another key factor to a long and healthy, vital life.  It has, however been a bit since we talked…

Hair washing with Tea

Hello Botanical Beauties! I hope your week is bursting with happiness!  Mine, is well, and insanely busy, but I include HAPPY in there so WIN. I think the more I talk about the benefits of herbal hair remedies the more I want to  create tea blends for HAIR. Who woulda thought? We have already discussed,…

DIY Coconut Vanilla Rose Facial Mist

Greetings Blog World! I know we have talked a little about facial mists, and even a little more about Roses.  Rose infusions or rosewater, make a wonderful, simple mist for your face, hair and body.  Loaded with anti-oxidants, wonderful healing constituents and the essential oils in rose petals make for a FANTASTIC ingredient in your…

Sunflower Power

HI THERE. The most amazing invention ever made, besides post-it notes, and stretch jeans.. for me right at this moment in my life is a SPICE GRINDER. Up until now I have had to find powdered plant products in order to make up my …make up .  Wow that was funny. I have spent so…

Herbal Shampoo

If you are anywhere on the spectrum between buying shampoos that have less sulfates, silicones preservatives, etc, to say, WATER (no poo); I am sure you feel somewhat confused, conflicted, and utterly lost as to what you could do instead. I know I did for a long while. Terms like “Low-Poo” and “No-Poo” probably leave…