My birthday is still several months away, and I should be saving my money rather than spending it. Unfortunately, none of what I just said makes me want the below items any less. 1) A pouch made to hold soiled, reusable menstrual pads: both useful and adorable. Am I the only one who hates using public restrooms when I'm on my period? This little guy could only help matters. 2) This body wash has a pretty impressive list...
Remember my post about The Daily Green a while back? Well, I finally got around to making a modified version of the clay and eggs mask that I mentioned. Instead of using white clay (also known as Kaolin), I used two tablespoons of my nearly empty jar of Indian Healing Clay*. Since I didn't have it and wasn't sure where to buy it, corn flour was not used in the making of this mask either. As suggested, I did add one egg white...
I just rediscovered The Daily Green, and their living green section has so many useful tips and homemade health and beauty recipes to offer. It's a treasure trove! One of my first discoveries on The Daily Green was a list of 5 Homemade Skin Care Recipes from The Green Beauty Guide (which is a book that I clearly need to own). Thoughts: Number one on the list is an oatmeal and onion puree face mask. I've never even considered using onion in a face mask! I wonder if the benefits would outweigh the smelliness of an...
I am almost certain that I have found the perfect face mask. The instructions on the back of the healing clay suggest mixing equal parts clay and water or equal parts clay and apple cider vinegar. Initially, I mixed the healing clay pictured above with water. It was hard to mix properly, and it always ended up clumpy and did not form a paste like the instructions led me to believe it would. After a few failed attempts, I started mixing the clay with regular old Great Value apple cider vinegar. It made a paste and was very easy to...
