Pardon my absence, but guess what I've been up to lately?!
Danielle, a couple of our friends, and myself planned a potions party for this past Tuesday night, and we ended up making beet blush, toning mist, and deodorant bars. I've only used each product a couple of times so far, but I'm already in love with the beet blush. I'll be back with extensive reviews when I have time to form solid...
I used to take biotin religiously, but I must've failed to restock after running out at some point and then forgotten about it completely. I do that a lot. As someone who is trying to maintain long, healthy hair, I recently started taken it again. I tell myself it's helping, but who really knows? I'll believe almost anything written on a hard plastic bottle (not really). How about you? Do you take biotin, or do you rely on fruits and vegetables for that sort of thing? If you do take it, then do...
Remember how disappointed I was in Weleda's Calendula Toothpaste? Well, thankfully my experience with their Plant Gel Toothpaste was much more pleasant. Ingredients (provided at usa.weleda.com)- “Glycerin, Water (Aqua), Hydrated Silica, Chamomilla Recutita Matricaria (Chamomile) Flower Extract,Krameria Triandra (Ratanhia) Root Extract,Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh) Extract, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil,Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Oil, Algin, Alcohol,Esculin, Limonene* * from natural essential oils" This product receives a moderate hazard score of 3 in the Cosmetics Database. Limonene is the only ingredient with a hazard score above a 2. Some great things about this product: 1. It’s free...
I've always heard that unrefined coconut oil is the way to go when it comes to cooking, and this makes plenty of sense. Apparently the polyphenols in coconut oil, which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, are damaged during the refining process. I've also read that the proteins/minerals are significantly diminished after being refined.
But because it was the cheaper option at the health food store, I've been moisturizing my body with organic refined coconut oil for the past couple of weeks. Common sense tells me...
Remember my less than glowing review of skinnyskinny's jasmine organic dry shampoo? Well, I recently discovered that the dry shampoo works. Not only that, but it actually works quite well. My problem? I used it on hair that simply had too much product buildup (ie: hair that needed to actually be washed), and when I used it on other occasions I simply wasn't using enough of it to see results. So, here I am to admit that I am sometimes the worst and completely wrong...
Leave it to me to be the last person on earth to try something useful, but are you guys familiar with dry skin brushing? Danielle mentioned incorporating it into her daily routine a couple of months or so ago, and (as with most awesome things she tries) I simply told her to let me know how she liked it.
I had all but forgotten about dry skin brushing until I saw a recent morning routine on No More Dirty Looks that mentioned it, and soon...
It's the week before finals and, as you can probably imagine, I'm one busy little bee. Still, I thought you guys might wanna hit up the following: Use the code REPEAT2012 and get $15 off a full size bottle of perfume from A Perfume Organic. Green sounds like my kind of scent. Check out this post on caren's blog, which includes helpful tips concerning which ingredients to avoid in your sunscreen and which foods may protect your skin from the sun. Sup, dark chocolate? Take it from the queen of crusty elbows: this cornmeal scrub is...
If you've checked out the sponsor section of Turby & John, then you might've noticed something pretty exciting.
Not only does the blog have its first paid advertiser, but it just so happens to be one of my favorite companies in the whole world: Karen's Botanicals. And if you head on over to the Karen's Botanicals site then you can get 15% off any order with the code TURBYANDJOHN!
Here are a few past reviews of some of my favorite Karen's Botanicals products-
Rehydrating Aloe Vera Lotion
So I'm on the verge of a pretty serious hair rut. This time it has very little to do with the length and everything to do with the color. Henna ain't cheap, y'all, so what's a broke girl to do about first world problems such as these? My current solution involves exposing myself to as many pictures of beautiful brunettes as I can find:
Someone recently asked what the point of using toner is, and I must've been caught off guard since what tumbled out of my mouth was a string of utter nonsense. After having time to collect my thoughts, though, I realized that I'm not entirely sure what toner is supposed to do exactly. I mean, I've used it for years because it seems to improve the texture and overall appearance of my skin, but as far as specifics? I was as lost as a goose in a snowstorm until I did a little research. I scanned several articles devoted to the benefits...
