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I was fortunate enough to receive the Organic Body Care Recipes Book from Storey Publishing.
The skin care and function of the skin is explained exceptionally well in this book. When you know why something is important, you are more than likely to want to do it. If instructions are muddled and hard to comprehend- there won’t be very much success. This book is clear and precise about EVERYTHING it explains.
The recipes seem very easy to make, although there are ingredients listed that you aren’t just going to find laying around your house. you will have to look them up and buy most of them from health and beauty stores or online. This is a great book though if you are WILLING to go that extra step to stay healthy, or are looking to start your own beauty business.
The book first starts with ingredients and WHY they are important. This helps you get a feel for what you should be using and what you need to purchase. It explains in deep detail about the effects of this on your skin, how it can help, and what they are best used in. For example- Oatmeal (ground into flourlike substance) is best used for face and body scrubs, powdered cleansers, masks, and bath bags.
There are a lot of essential oils involved, but this book clearly states why. When you know why something is needed, you are more than likely to KNOW the benefits and how to use it in other recipes in the future.
One of my many New Year Resolutions this year was to go organic. Be more green in every aspect in life. After researching all the negative impacts on commercial projects on my health, was the reason I wanted a change. Most of the chemicals in commercial can HURT you, possibly leading to cancer, infertility, and hormonal problems down the road. The skin absorbs the chemicals in shampoo, lotion, bath products, and everything else that comes in contact with it.
You’ll have to work your way up to making ALL of these. you will just want to start with one or two first. Then when you get comfortable with those, you can progress further into more advanced and making different types. you don’t want to jump in making tons of different ones right off the bat, or you could become confused.
This is a great book and I tend to keep it on my bookshelf for life. I want to continue my handmade business into also offering natural beauty products. I will have to wait until I move into a bigger house because there is NO way I have room for another hobby at this point, but it something I would love to do.
There are tons of companies becoming earth friendly, and offering organic products- but if you could make them in your own home and KNOW exactly how the process is done, and what ingredients are involved- wouldn’t you? I would like to invest in an inexpensive blender just for making these.♥
I know I do. This is a book to flip through over and over, and use many times. It’s like an encyclopedia for healthy and beauty products. I have never in my life seen so many different choices in recipes. The ingredients are clear and state exactly how it is good for your skin or hair..
So, if you’re thinking this is something you would like to try out..
You can buy this book @ Amazon
About:
Radiantly healthy skin, hair, feet, hands, eyes, and nails. Commercial beauty products make this promise every day and live up to it with varying degrees of success. Stephanie Tourles offers a better solution to everyone frustrated with the endless cycle of expensive, synthetic, famous-name cosmetics that often fall short of expectations. Take control of beauty treatments with homemade products that use safe, nourishing ingredients to pamper the body and soothe the senses.
Tourles, a licensed esthetician, herbalist, and aromatherapist, has developed 175 recipes that are fun, simple, and immensely satisfying to make in home kitchens. Her natural beauty treatments deliver the results promised by department store brands — skin, hair, and nails that glow with vitality and inner wellness. Lotions, scrubs, toners, balms, and masks polish and balance the skin, soothe current problems, and prevent future ones. Shampoos, rinses, and conditioners tone the scalp, boost highlights, and leave hair soft and shiny. The book's whole-body coverage also includes recipes for hand and footcare, nail treatments, shaving cream, and even popular spa treatments such as microdermabrasion exfoliants, detox and cellulite soaks, ayurvedic oils, and herbal cold salves. Most important, there is never any doubt about the purity of these ingredients!
Each formula is clearly presented in recipe style, with notes on prep time, storage, and uses. Many products can be customized according to personal needs, whim, or mood, and they all use readily available, natural ingredients. Organic Body Care Recipes is a natural treasure for every body.
Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, all opinions are 100% mine. I wasn’t compensated, although I received a product in exchange for an honest review.
Jessica
had the chance through Shara at Mommy Perks to review Kiboomu.com and 20 songs of my choice. I have been wanting to homeschool Aidan and Adisyn. Adisyn is only 3, but Aidan is supposed to start Kindergarten this fall. He knows his shapes and colors, but has trouble with the alphabet.
That’s where Kiboomu comes in. This is an amazing website. This could totally help me in my homeschooling adventure. It has songs to teach everything Aidan AND Adisyn needs to know!
I love it because even I was grooving along. This isn’t something that your going to buy, and then want to smack yourself in the head for buying. I didn’t get tired of the songs, because they are enjoyable for parents also.
Music is shown to help improve education and the amount of information that a brain can hold. Why do you think that most schools support music? They know it’s great for kids, and the kids enjoy it also.
The website is amazing. You not only get music, they have free arts and crafts as well as kid friendly recipes. They have printable coloring sheets, which make it easy to teach with. It doesn’t use a lot of ink because they do not endorse the page. So all you will be using is black ink.
While there, you should check out their holiday pages. Right now they have up St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. You will find holiday related songs, recipes, and crafts. Makes holidays special and meaningful for kids.☼
Taking a road trip soon? Kiboomu might just be the perfect thing for you. I plan on going to estate and garage sales this year, and needed something to keep my kids occupied on the drive between each place. When my kids get bored, they argue and whine A LOT. If I can avoid arguments, I will.
You can get a music subscription from their website for $2 a month. $10 for 50 song downloads or $24 for an unlimited amount of downloads for a year. They have the options of getting a song in English, Spanish, and even French. They have songs for teaching alphabets, counting.
I got to choose 20 songs from the collections. They sent it to me through a burnt cd. I can put this in my laptop, DVD player, PS3, Video Player in my car..etc. Most people have iphones, ipods, or ipads or at least some kind of phone that allows APP downloads these days. I don’t, although I wish I did. If I did, I could have just downloaded the Kiboomu APPs. They have 5 apps for the iphone/ipod
and 3 for the ipad.
My kids sing a long, dance, hop up and down, and get excited. We use this as exercise/play time when it’s cold and raining. Aidan, Adisyn, and I have tons of fun acting silly and trying to sing a long.
This music is fun, upbeat, and catchy. It can be a chance for you to get down with the kids while making some lasting memories for them. This was amazing for us. I am seriously thinking about getting the unlimited plan, because if I homeschool I will definitely need it in the long run.
Here is a sample of what you can find on their youtube channel.♥
About:
Kiboomu was started by 2 women who have a background in education.
http://www.kiboomu.com Download ALL the Kids Music and Kids Song Lyrics for just 2$ a month! Over 1,000 award-winning kids songs and lyrics to download from including: Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies,Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten Songs, Language Arts, Reading and Math Songs, French and Spanish Songs with Lyrics, Kids Karaoke Songs So You Can Make Up Your OWN Lyrics and Music Downloads Perfect For Interactive White Boards!
http://www.kiboomu.com
Kiboomu is a great resource for Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers! Subscribe today and start creating your own Educational Music Library for your home or classroom.
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Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, all opinions are my own. I wasn’t compensated for this, although I did receive products in exchange for an honest review..
Jessica
You are Brilliant Compliment charm necklace
Yes! You are brilliant — and you’ll exude your confident, positive self (or she will) wearing this eye-catching, earthy inspired floral design.
One side of this necklace features the compliment message, “You are Brilliant”, while the other side features a unique artistic design. Of course I had to go with the brilliant one, because it’s GREEN and I need some inspiration to find my intelligence everyday.
I have days where I do nothing but work on writing stuff, and then there are days where I feel blah. you know the feeling. The feeling where you just don’t feel your brain is on your side. The thought that I couldn’t possibly write one more word because obviously I’ve used it all up. But with this necklace, I can look down and KNOW I can do it.
It’s a huge step for me. One that I needed to take. This necklace fits like a dog tag. It has a 24” ball chain necklace, and it fits easily over the head. (You have the option of getting a black satin cord necklace instead though) It has the simple chain with the charm on it. They have plenty to choose from, so if you don’t want brilliant, you can have anything you like. (or want as a gift for someone else)
The necklace comes in a cream-colored sheer organza gift bag, that way- if it is a gift- you don’t have to worry about wrapping it, or finding a necklace box. Just give it. Simple as that. Let someone know how much they mean to you with this simple little gesture.
The reason I love this necklace so much is because you can wear the message on the outside for all the world to see, or you can flip it and just wear the design. That way if it’s your secret little uplifting message, you can keep it that way. Just show the world which side you choose to.
Right now you can buy these for $13.95, or buy 2 for $25.
Here are some other one’s that are sure to send out some powerful much needed messages.
About:
Learn why and how to enhance your relationships, grow your success and boost your happiness with simple tools wrapped up in appreciation, at The Compliment Quotient! For parenting, your spouse, your career, workplaces and being a positive influence in the community around you.
Monica Strobel is a 20-year communications professional, passionate mom-preneur, seasoned writer and charismatic speaker, dedicated to empowering busy women to get more joy into and out of their lives and relationships.
Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post. This is my honest opinion of the products. I did receive products in exchange for an honest review..
Jessica
