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Top 5 Everyday Personal Care Products You Can Make Yourself

Many people are moving over to natural, plant-based, organic personal care products and for good reason! There are many reasons to start making your own products, here are a few: 1.) It is beneficial for your health to limit the amount of exposure of toxic chemicals to the skin. 2.) It is also beneficial to the environment as less toxins will be going down the drains. 3.) You will be producing less waste from bottles and other packages. 4.) Over time, if enough people started doing this it could help put an end to animal testing. 5.) Making your own everyday personal care products can be very economical over time. 6.) It can be fun to customize and experiment with your favorite smells and oils. 7.) […] Read More

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Color to Dye for

By Vicky Uhland You eat natural foods, wear natural fibers and even bathe your dog in natural shampoo. You celebrate everything organic, nontoxic, sustainable, and seasonal except when it comes to your hair. No matter how much you want to love your blah brown locks or venerate those stray gray hairs, you just can’t get your head around the slow descent into middle or old age. So you color your hair, cringing every time you read the chemical concoctions in the ingredient list on the hair dye box. You worry that your artificially enhanced coif may literally be the death of you, causing serious allergies or, at the worst, cancer. You scan the studies for information about whether coloring your hair during pregnancy may harm […] Read More

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Egyptian Honey/Molasses Hair Treatment

Egyptian Honey/Molasses Hair Treatment Recipe Type: Hair Fixers Cuisine: H Author: Cougar This Honey Hair Treatment was first used by the ancient Egyptians to keep their hair healthy in their severe desert climate. Ingredients 1-2 cups of honey or molasses (Adjust amount according to hair length and thickness. Instructions Make sure that honey saturates hair) Work into hair as you would shampoo. Cover with plastic wrap. Leave on for 20 to 30 minutes depending on amount of conditioning needed. Wash and style as usual 3.2.2089   Related articles 63 Uses of Vinegar The Age of the Pyramids Money Saving Tips for Single Women 2013: Giant Sphinx Discovered Among Bermuda Triangle Pyramids Watermelon Mint Smoothie