I’ve been cleaning my poly-coated hardwood floors with vinegar for a while now, which does get them clean, BUT they weren’t being left as shiny as I would like. I accidentally spilled some of my Homemade Furniture Spray on the floor, and well, this happened. 
This is not the first time I’ve put honey on my face. I previously wrote about a honey mask I did with egg and olive oil back in this post. I can’t take any credit for this one though, this great little mask comes directly from Eden DiBianco, natural mixoligist and makeup artist extraordinaire. She offered this little tip after our panel at GreenFest NY this year. According to Eden, raw honey and virgin coconut oil are excellent for providing moisture to dry or combo skin (like mine) and it’s so simple!
Yoli Ouiya of Yoli’s Green Living and I ran a panel on Sat., April 20, at the NY Green Fest at the Jacob Javtiz Center in New York called “Green Your Beauty Green Your Life” Here’s a list of some of the things that we shared, in case you missed it:
One day I was out of the turbinado sugar I usually use to make my Brown Sugar Body Scrub and I decided to try my hand at making my Body Scrub with used coffee grounds instead. Usually, the used coffee grounds (and their filters) end up in the compost pile, but lately, I’ve been making more coffee than salad so I decided to try to use the grounds for other stuff.
Check out my latest contribution to Transitioning Movement! This is a simple protective style I often do when my hair is not “behaving”. Please leave comments on the site and let me know what you think! Click on the pic below to read!
I’ve been looking for a new morning cleanser to add to my Morning Skin Routine and was happy to try something from the 100% Pure line of skincare products. I like the fact that none of their products contain parabens, mineral oil, pertrolatum, sulfates, propylene glycol or behentrimonium sulfate. So I decided to try the Organic Lavender Seafoam Facial Cleanser.
This Earth Day weekend, New York GreenFest will be at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in New York. This Saturday, I’m going to be on a panel with Yoli Ouiya of Yoli’s Green Living and stylist Eden Di Bianco of Eden’s Hair and Makeup. The topic of the panel is “Green Your Beauty and Your Life” and we’ll each be demonstrating how to make several home and beauty products on your own the green way! In addition, Yoli is running a contest and is giving away 9 tickets to GreenFest! For more info about the panel and the contest check out the links below! Hope to see you there!
For those of you who have read this blog for awhile, you know I’m a huge fan of the Oil Cleansing Method, (OCM for short), and how it has kept my face rather clear for the past couple of years or so. Since my original OCM post, however, I have tweaked the formula a bit so that it works better for my skin. Here’s what I’ve learned…
Thinking about taking down your locs? Wondering how to care for your hair if you do? Well check out my latest post over at Transitioning Movement, “Un-locking Your Natural Hair: Things to Remember When Transitioning Back From Locs”
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After finding out how toxic most cat litter is to cats, I have been trying for years, (YEARS, do you hear me?) to find a green cat litter that my cats would actually use. My youngest cat will basically go in any container you put him in, he’s not really picky. But my oldest cat, (he’s 12), liked his Fresh Step and wasn’t leaving it without staging a formal protest. (Meaning, strategically placed poop all over the house). I’ve tried just about every “eco-friendly” litter on the market.
