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Alaffia Shea & Honey Nourishing Shampoo/Conditioner Reviews

Aug
16th
2012
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  I've been powering through some Alaffia samples lately, and today seemed like a good day to start reviewing them. I'll be starting with the Shea & Honey Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner, since I happened to finish those samples first. Ingredients (provided at alaffia.com)- Shampoo: "Herbal infusion of Rooibos Tea (Aspalathus linearis), Liquid African Black Soap (Distilled water, Saponified Shea (Butyrospermum parkii) Butter and Virgin Palm Kernel (Elaeis guineensis) Oil), Decyl Polyglucose (from corn), African Wild Honey, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Panthenol (pro-Vitamin B5), Essential Oils (Sweet...

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Foody Friday: Homemade Almond Butter

May
25th
2012
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I'm happy to say that my most recent adventure in the kitchen was a success. What you see above is a bagel covered in homemade crunchy almond butter.

It tasted like heaven in my mouth.

To make your own, simply combine the following in a food processor and blend it until it looks like something you'd like to eat:

-1 cup raw unsalted almonds

-2 teaspoons honey

-1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil (I used organic refined, since that's what I...

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Tags: almonds, , , , healthy snack, , , sea salt
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Foody Friday: Alton Brown’s Granola Bars

May
18th
2012
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Alton Brown's granola bars are seriously too good, y'all. I made my second batch in three weeks this past Wednesday, and I don't expect those bad boys to very long at all. After experimenting a little with the recipe,  I think I've perfected it by replacing half of the almonds with unsalted peanuts and halving the amount of brown sugar.

Feelin' snacky? Maybe you should give them a try as well. : )

This weekend is going to be so fun-filled! I can...

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Tags: almonds, dried fruit, , , modified recipe, oats, peanuts, recipes, snacks, sweet treats
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Three Things

Mar
7th
2012
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So instead of not posting at all when I'm too busy with schoolwork to say anything of substance, I've clearly taken to sharing things that no one could possibly care about. It is what it is.   Here are three completely unrelated things that I've been enjoying lately:

I can't ever seem to get to sleep at a decent hour on school nights, but this stuff has worked its magic the past few times I've found myself tossing and turning.  

A plain...

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Dealing with Breakouts: Dos and Don’ts

Dec
27th
2011
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We can't all have awesome skin all the time. There are at least a few days out of each month when my skin takes to misbehaving. Over the years, I've developed a pretty effective regimen for whipping my skin back into shape that just might work as well for you as it has for me. I've compiled a list of dos and don'ts to share; feel free to bookmark it and bring it out the next time you're stuck with a pesky blemish or three! Do: Moisturize just as frequently and cleanse just as sparingly as you would otherwise (paraben-free moisturizers and...

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Tags: blemishes, , fiber, , , junk food, neurotic, strawberries, tea tree oil
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DIY Strawberry and Honey Face Mask

Dec
13th
2011
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  I'm not sure if it's the finals I recently took, the fried food I've been eating constantly, or the holiday anticipation I'm still experiencing, but my skin has been acting out in the worst way. Sunday night I made this strawberry and honey face mask, and things seem to be finally looking up!     I hope you guys treat yourself and give this mask a try. If you have some left, and you probably will, you'd be...

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Tags: blemishes, , diy health and beauty, , , , strawberries, , troubled skin
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Sometimes Monday isn’t so bad.

Apr
25th
2011
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The following three things are making my Monday less...Mondayish: EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database recently got a makeover, and I think it looks fantastic! Not only is it more aesthetically pleasing, but it also seems to be more user friendly. The most helpful change I've noticed is the new data availability rating, which seems to be much less confusing than the previous data gap feature. Click the link to read more about the changes. Whole Foods has just implemented an Ec0-Scale Rating System for household cleaning products. Products will be color-coded according to how safe...

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Tags: celestial seasonings, chamomile, chamomile tea, cleaning products, , , , household cleaning product, skin deep, , whole foods
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A Lovely Evening

Mar
4th
2011
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With my approaching period, I've been feeling not quite myself lately. I've been eating everything in sight without a second thought. My skin and my hair haven't been behaving themselves (My clay and eggs mask had positive but fleeting results), and after walking Clem and Winston every day this week, my feet are sore and actually pretty smelly (It happens to the best of us).  One night this week, in an attempt to make myself look and feel less haggard, I made time for a

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Tags: aloe vera, , , foot lotion, hair mask, , lavender, lavender essential oil, , milk, oatmeal, , peppermint, , sweet orange, sweet orange essential oil, tea tree oil, yes to carrots
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6 Natural Cures for Dry Skin

Feb
16th
2011
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I really enjoyed reading this Care2 article that lists 6 Natural Cures for Dry Skin. Thoughts: The article suggests removing makeup with olive oil, but I prefer taking off my eye makeup with coconut oil, because it comes off with much less effort (and everyone knows that the less you scrub the sensitive skin under your eyes, the less likely you are to get wrinkles). I can't wait to try that Greek Yogurt and Papaya Enzyme Conditioning Mask. It's at least tenth on a long list of masks that I need to try, and I mean it when I say...

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Tags: , , chocolate-covered strawberries, , dry skin, egg yolk, exfoliating, feet, greek yogurt, hair loss, , kefir, , papaya
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Paper Crafts & Sore Throat Remedies

Feb
7th
2011
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Using two pieces of Danielle's  (and following her ), I recently covered the lids of the glass jars on my bathroom counter. They look just as dreamy as I'd hoped. How is this health and beauty-related, you ask? Well, the jars do contain my hair pins, cotton swabs, and face pads/scrubbies...so there's that.

The harmless-looking, awful-tasting mixture above is comprised of  3/4 of a cup of warm water,...

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Tags: amy butler, cinnamon, cotton swabs, craft paper, crafts, , , , face scrubbies, hair pins, , local honey, , raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar
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