I’m incredibly enamored with this exotic rose cream that my sister Lisa made and gave me for Christmas. Just opening the jar and inhaling the heady scent improves my day, and I can literally feel my facial cells drinking up the creamy goodness when I smooth on a few dabs after showering or washing my…
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When I started blogging about wellness and herbal healing, I began to search the blogosphere for other folks who were writing about the same thing. I knew I could learn a lot from them and we could share ideas. One of my first (and favorite) discoveries was Crunchy Betty. Wow. “Betty” shared a plethora of…
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Friday Herb Blurb I don’t pull out my spice jar of dried rosemary very often. But I will frequently clip a green sprig and sniff to experience some instant aromatherapy. Or I might add some fresh leaves to a roasting pan or a dip. Most people know rosemary simply for its culinary pizazz, but this…
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Friday Herb Blurb The season for wild flowers and herbs is winding down here in my part of the world – now that we’ve reached the Autumn Equinox. But self-heal happily puts out a few last blooms. The purple blossoms dot my front lawn in late summer. Barely taller than the grass itself, they swim…
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Here we are at the final installment in my skin care series (you can find links to the previous four articles at the bottom of this one) – and I’ve saved the best for last. Well, it depends on what I mean by “best.” The following recipe for the most luscious natural face cream ever…
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Sure, radiant and glowing skin comes from the inside out. But most of us want to give our complexions a little help from the outside as well. The trouble is – it works both ways. Your skin is your body’s biggest receptor organ and those lotions and potions that you rub, dab and slather onto…
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Ever wondered what your complexion might look like if you had the income to get a facial in a fancy spa or salon every week or two? Well, wonder no more. And keep putting away those pennies for other fun things because there’s no need to fork over serious wads of cash for beauty treatments….
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“Don’t squeeze it! Don’t!” “But I have to! It’s so ugly!” “You’ll be scarred. Just don’t squeeze it, whatever you do!” So goes a frequent conversation (if you can call an exchange conducted at such a loud volume a conversation) between my daughter Rosie and I. It seems so easy to squeeze those zits and…
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Who doesn’t long for healthy, radiant skin? It doesn’t matter if you’re worrying about wrinkles or peevish about pimples, whatever your age or gender, you know you gotta do right by your face. I mean, let’s ‘face’ it, that’s the part we see in the mirror every day. And facial skin is ultra delicate and…
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