sunscreen recipe

2 1/2 Tbs raw shea butter
2 Tbs raw coconut oil
1/2 oz bees wax
1 Tbs avacodo oil
1/2 Tbs vitamin E oil
1/2 tsp tea tree oil
1 Tbs concentrated green tea
1 Tbs concentrated chamomile tea 
2 Tbs zinc oxide

In vitro sun protection factor determination of herbal oils used in cosmetics Kaur CD, Saraf S - Phcog Res

In vitro sun protection factor determination of herbal oils used in cosmetics Kaur CD, Saraf S - Phcog Res

Got to start making my own sun screen. With some added zinc oxide.....I should be good. Coconut oil and spearmint are already stocked and mint growing in the garden. lets so how this goes :D

Raw brownies!

Juicing has been going good. 2 weeks so far of juice for breakfast and juice for dinner. Today I actually skipped the juice. I made a green smoothie instead :]
2 hand fulls of spinach
6 LARGE strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1 Tbs honey
2 banannas
1/4 cup of mango (would have used more...but ran out)
1 heaping TBS of soy protein powder
and about 1/4 cup of purified water

My Husband barely eats enough everyday, and if he does it food that is simply no good for him. I figure at least I'll start him out right. :D  It was super yummy and the spinach blends in so well. BTW I have been using just an oyster immersion blender for smoothies for reference.

SO...raw brownies..YES! Raw brownie by the rawtarian

I used the recipe as a guide and substituted the pecans for walnuts and used maple syrup/agave nectar for the sweetener I also added about 1/2 cup of almond meal to thicken it up. I used the magic bullet for the dates and nut mashing then dumped it in a bowl and dug in!

lots O sweaters

SO it's still cold in my part of thee world. I want more hats to wear to bed. :D yes bed. I make them to cover my eyes too! I definetly need to try this out.

see kate sew: snowy day hat pattern (free!): Friday morning we woke up to a blanket of white snow. I'd been enjoying the snow-free weather, but then I remembered how pretty snow is. So ...

juice pulp muffins....?

Juicing my breakfast this morning it left me with lots of pulp. I decided to make some muffins.
recipe for reference, I completely winged it and just threw things in two bowls, mixed, and baked. 
2 eggs
3/4 cup pulp
1/2 cup sugar (or whatever sweetener you use)
1/4 cup water
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oats
1/2 cup flax seed
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
hand full of peanuts
hand full of walnuts
2 tsp of peanut butter

We'll see how they turn out! :D

keep it moving

So since last time..... I've been very scarce with hair washing, still itchy. I'm assuming it will be for a while. I've experimented with coconut oil a bit, its been getting colder and my face actually started to get a bit dry in a few spots.
In a little jar I just put
4 Tbs of coconut oil
4 drop of pepermint
4 drops of eucalyptus

It smells great and moisturizes without feeling very heavy.  Recently I've been having some rashes on thighs, I only get it coming in from the cold. I just recently tried medicated baby powder and its finally not making me want to tear my skin off! :D Anyways a few things i'm looking forward to is hello the football game tomorrow...GO GIANTS! and me and my love adopted a puppy today from the pound! We get to pick him up on Monday. I cant wait to play with him and give him insane amounts of love! I need to get with the dog crafts now.....

The making of things

To start. I have had bad seborrheic dermatitis for EVER. On my head, around my nose and mouth, and behind my ears. I've tried prescription crap, tar hair shampoo, oils, scalp treatments, and detoxing (witch worked...untill I actually started to eat food again). I decided to try the no washing method. I knew my hair would be oily as it was already super oily even if it was only washed a few hours previously.

I'm only a little over 2 weeks into it and so far so good. The first week was great, hair wonderful not too itchy. Second week was gross, my hair never seemed to dry, probably because i took a shower and just put it up for work. I should mention I haven't been completely without cleansing. Like alot of people I've been mixing baking soda with warm water for a mild cleanser and apple cider vinegar for a rinse. I've read that ACV helps balance the Ph of the hair...but who really knows.. :D

In my personal mixtures the cleaner is just maybe a Tbs of BS with 8oz of water...I dont actually measure folks! The rinse is 8oz of water with a cap and half full of ACV mixed with 3 drop of tree tea oil. This weeks mix I went a little crazy and mixed in 4 drops of eucalyptus oil. Really just go with your preference with this if you do decided to try it out. The first week I washed everyday with it, the next week I used about every other day or less.

Me head still itches when it gets wet... weird, yes. But no crusty SB mess.

For my face its been strictly homemade rosewater.Picked some roses out front and used THIS video. I used to used generic brand oil free acne wash with 2% salicylic acid everyday to control flare ups. Since the rosewater I've been flare up free and almost acne free. Just these two little bumps THOUGHT about coming up...but didn't.