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Homemade Body Wash - Keep Scary Out Of Your Shower - To Be A Farmer - Little Seed Farm

Homemade Body Wash - Keep Scary Out Of Your Shower - To Be A Farmer - Little Seed Farm
Our Homemade Lavender-Lemongrass Body WashWhat do you put on your body every day? By the time I’ve finished my morning routine I’ve used shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash, toner, moisturizer and sunscreen for my face, and lotion for my body. Somehow, it took me close to a year before I started wondering what the heck was actually in those bottles in my shower. Isn't it odd that we’ve become so conscious of what we put inside our bodies, and somehow managed not to give any thought about what we were putting on them? All of that changed a few weeks ago when a friend recommended The Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database which rates products according to the chemicals they contain and how harmful they are. I decided to replace some of the items in our routine with safer, natural products - preferably something homemade (well, yeah!). Scrapple and I have been using it for about 2 weeks now and will never go back! Give it a try! 1. 2. 3. 4.

Sofa Caddy Sometimes, I think my TV remote has a mind of its own. Nine times out of ten, it's not where I want it when I sit down. I figure it must get up and leave when I'm not looking. Same thing goes for all my other controls ... never around when I need them (much like gas stations). This cool sofa caddy keeps everything right at my fingertips, The pockets all have the perfect expandable gusset: big enough to easily slide stuff in and out, but not so big that things topple out. Proving you can mix and match designer fabrics, we used coordinating Amy Butler and Vicki Payne fabrics, both in decorator weight. Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Memory Craft 6600P) Some important notes on sizing Our pocket sizes were determined based on the things we wanted to store; you'll have different stuff, and you can change the pocket sizes to get the best fit. Chairs vary a lot, especially the style of their arms. Now it's time to cut For our sample, we chose two tall pockets and one wide pocket.

Soap Making Instructions | Soap Making Recipes and Tutorials | Teach Soap Easy Soap Making Recipes | Lotion Recipes | Salt Scrub Recipes Nothing’s more fun than sharing and swapping a good recipe. Here are a few of our favorites for making everything from skin nurturing soaps and scrubs, to solid perfume and more. Share your recipes by using the “comment box” at the bottom of this page. Gardener’s Soap Recipe 8 oz. Melt base and scent. Honey Bee CP Soap Olive Oil 32 oz. At trace, add fragrance and 1 Tablespoon of honey. Easy Shea Butter CP Soap Coconut Oil 16 oz. Easy Lip Balm Recipe – using Lanolin 1 oz. Skin Firming Gel – using CroThix CroThix has a secondary use as a skin firming agent. This makes (4) four ounce containers of gel-crème. Water 13 oz. Heat the water and Glycerin to 170 degrees and set aside. Lotion bars! Easy Lotion Bars 4 ounces Mango or Shea Butter 4 ounces Beeswax, Yellow or White 5 ounces Liquid Oil (Jojoba or Grapeseed are both excellent) 2 teaspoons of Essential Oil or Fragrance Oil Melt the beeswax in a separate container and the butter/oil in another container. Cookie Cutter Soaps by T.J. 1. 2 tsp.

How to Eat a Pine Tree This post is a follow-up to the The Fantastic Four – 4 Essential Wild Edible Plants that May Just Save Your Life article. In it I demonstrate how to process and eat one of the core four essential survival plants: Pine. When you look at your average pine tree, rarely does one think that it has the ability to sustain you in a survival situation if the need ever arose. It’s sharp needles and gnarly bark give off the impression that it’s a less-than-friendly flora. On the contrary, pine provides some of the most readily available food sources in nature. Pine Nuts All pines contain edible seeds in the late season cones. As someone who lives in the Northeast, species of pine available here do not offer up seeds big enough to warrant the effort required in gathering and processing them. Gathering and Processing Pine Nuts The best time to gather pine nuts is in September and October. Notice the seeds w/in the cones Pine Needle Tea Male Pine Cone Flour Edible Pine Bark You can eat bark? Boiling Frying

Soap Making 101 – How To Make Cold Process Soap Soap Making 101 – How To Make Cold Process Soap Please be sure to Join our email list and receive all our latest and best tutorials daily – free! 8K+ Background image – thenerdyfarmwife.com Have you ever wanted to make your own “personalized” soap using your favorite herbs? We’ve just discovered a great tutorial! There are a few methods of making soap and this one is called “cold process” – meaning, obviously, that no heat is required. It’s important to note that soap making is not the easiest DIY recipe out there. The tutorial is really well put together and includes the essential safety tips. One of the great benefits of making your own soap is that you can use your favorite essential oils and skin oils. Here, then is the full tutorial: s Homemade Soap Recipe by Robert Wayne Atkins Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe Copyright © 2007,2008 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E. All rights reserved and all rights protected under international copyright law. Click Here for a Microsoft WORD printer friendly copy of this article. Introduction During hard times sooner or later everyone runs out of soap. To make soap you only need three things: rainwater,cold ashes from any hardwood fire, andanimal fat from almost any type of animal, such as a cow, pig, goat, sheep, bear, beaver, raccoon, opossum, groundhog, etc. Soap is not difficult to make and it does not require any special equipment. Soap is a "perfect consumer product" for the following five reasons: Soap is a legal product.Everyone everywhere uses soap.Soap is completely used up in a short period of time.When people run out of soap they want to buy more.Soap is relatively low in price so almost everyone can afford it. There are three major differences between homemade soap and commercial quality soap: Basic Soap Making Equipment

The Serious Eats Doughnut Style Guide Serious Eats overlord Ed Levine poses with his favorite apple fritter, at Old Fashioned Donuts in Chicago. [Photos: Robyn Lee, Lauren Weisenthal, Katie Robbins, Liz Bomze, Kathy YL Chan, Carey Jones, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alexandra Penfold, María del Mar Sacasa, Adam Lindsley, James Boo] At Serious Eats, we care about the big questions. Because there are cake and yeasted and crullers and fritters, cider and potato and sour cream, malasadas and beignets and churros—wait, do we count churros? Come meet all the different doughnuts in this great land. How Do You Spell It? Serious Eats house style mandates the spelling "doughnut"; according to John T. Doughnuts Well, first things first. Yeast Doughnuts A doughnut that uses yeast as a leavener, resulting in a light, airy doughnut. Cake Doughnuts Doughnuts made from a cake-like batter, leavened not with yeast but baking powder or soda. Old-Fashioned Doughnuts Glazed Doughnuts Cruller French Cruller Twist Jelly Doughnuts Cream-Filled Doughnuts Boston Creme

Making homemade castile soap A guide to making your own castile soap at home, which is a commonly-made gentle lye soap. Photo Credit: Stacey Walker By John Casteele Using natural or homemade soap is a trend that has seen an enormous popularity in recent years; it's a great way to know exactly what you're putting on your body as well as keeping old traditions alive. Castile soap is perhaps one of the gentlest soaps to date, a fact that makes it the choice of many mothers when choosing a first soap for their babies. To make your own Castile soap, you'll need the following: 2 lbs. 100% pure olive oil 2 oz. beeswax pearls 4-5 oz. lye crystals (available at most hobby and department stores) 10-12 oz. distilled water 2 oz. scented oil (herbal essential oils work best) Food coloring (a color to match the scent of the oil is recommended) You will also need mixing bowls (glass, if possible), wooden spoons, pots, molds, and safety glasses. Once you have all of your ingredients, begin by melting your beeswax into your olive oil.

Natural Hair Dye, homemade hair color, for fashion sheep and trendsetters Making and using your own Natural Hair Dye is waaaaay more fun than anything you can buy out there. And we’re not even speaking of the safety aspect, those store bought chemical hair dyes are packed with?…yes, 1000 points for you: Chemicals!! This is for all who want to keep it natural, obviously. And yes, it will take you a bit longer to get to the same sort of result, because these natural hair color recipes are not as concentrated. Not only are they easy and fun to make, but also very affordable or downright cheap and you probably have the ingredients already somewhere in your kitchen cabinet Adding color never hurt anyone Not for Sheep… We want to make a point about Skin Tone and choice of color, at least what others lead you to believe; your new hair color should complement your skin tone. E.g. But of course you can also use these homemade hair color recipes to cover or slightly accent your current style. Which ingredients are usefulin natural hair dye recipes? What do you need:

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