Frugally Sustainable
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I know that Pinterest is flooded with tutorials for homemade crayons. But I thought to myself…what’s one more!?! Today we finally re-purposed the old broken crayons and put them to good use. And here’s how we did it… Step 1: Peel the paper off of your broken crayons. Step 2: Break the crayons into small …
Acne can seem like a curse… …or a battle that leaves us searching for a cure and trying tons of commercially-prepared remedies that promise treatment. The belief that pharmaceutical antibiotics, harsh chemicals, and synthetic hormones are necessary to treat acne is simply untrue. In addition to diet modification (more fresh, less processed foods), there are several …
Just as with facial cleansers, a good foundation for healthy skin is the use of astringents and toners. Their objective is to penetrate and remove all traces of dirt and oil. Likewise, they contract and tighten the pores, and make the skin on our face feel exceptionally clean. An astringent is basically something that constricts …
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. -Joseph Chilton Pearce We are all born to be creative. Imaginative. Resourceful, artistic, innovative. We come hardwired with innate desires and unique aspirations buried deep within us. As children we believe these ideas can and will be expressed in our lives. We’re …
You all know that I love handmade soap. The moisturizing lather. The clean skin and hair. The ability to control the ingredients. But most of all, I love that by making it myself I remain connected to all of the amazing women before me who learned the necessary homemaking tasks of cooking from scratch, gardening, mending, preserving, …
Homemade liquid hand soap — the kind you make from grated bar soap — isn’t really a new concept. Pinterest is loaded with tons of really great tutorials from bloggers like these: Homemade Liquid Handsoap Make Your Own “Resort Quality” Liquid Hand Soap for Pennies! How to make liquid hand soap from a bar of soap …
