Carrier oils and butters become something of interest when you want to start making your own beauty products, herb infused oils, and when you want to use essential oils for beauty and for wellness. A carrier oil "carries" the beauty product or essential oil to broad area of the body. Imagine if you will, putting a drop or two of lavender oil on your fingers. How far will those drops of lavender go? How much skin can be covered? The answer is not much. This is why a carrier oil or butter comes in … [Read more...]
Natural Fixes for Winter Beauty Woes
The harsh winter weather can really take a toll on our skin. In the midst of all the snow, storms, and polar vortex's of late your skin may be feeling kinda dry and drab right about now and your hair looks dull and frizzy...not so much nourished and healthy as we would like. It happens to all of us who live in cold weather climates so rest assured that many others are in the same boat right now. That doesn't mean there aren't ways in which you can remedy the winter beauty blah's though. Here are … [Read more...]
5 Books I Read This Week – Bacon, Anti Aging, and Dystopian Romance
I love to read. I just wish there were more hours in the day so I could read lots more than I do. This week I am reading a mish mesh of fiction and non-fiction. Oh and cookbooks because dinner has been uninspired lately and I want to change that. Right now I am reading or have read the following... Beyond Bacon Mmmmm...bacon. We go through it like crazy in this house but we also like the rest of the pig quite a bit and this cookbook is crazy good. After I devoured it and dogeared it my … [Read more...]
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