Tag: DIY

Make Vegetable Broth from Scraps

LET’S GET SCRAPPY! Did you know that vegetable broth can be made from scraps?! [I’m serious… you will want to reach for the garbage can when chopping and peeling your vegetables… but please resist]. Instead of purchasing broth/stock from the store or using fresh vegetables to make it, use vegetable scraps. How to Make Veggie Broth from…
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How To Clean Your Dry Brush

I LOVE DRY BRUSHING! [When you find something amazing and want to shout it from the rooftops… this is it people… the real deal]. Just like many other items in the household… dry brushes get dirty and require a good cleaning. Some companies state to replace your dry brush after 3-6 months, but if it still works…
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How I Stopped Jaw-Clenching & Teeth-Grinding

I used to be a Bruxist (jaw-clenching teeth-grinder, who would wake up with terrible tension headaches and a sore mouth). If this is you, I FEEL YOUR PAIN (really… I do did) and please read on! OK time to sound fancy and give my medical vocabulary… Bruxism is when you unconsciously clench your jaw and grind your…
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How to Clean Makeup Brushes

Be honest with yourself. How often do you clean your makeup brushes? [If you are a master procrastinator like my lovely sister… you are probably overdue for a makeup brush deep cleaning, so your queen-of-clean-sister Sara steps in for an intervention, just kidding – love you]. What’s hiding in your dirty makeup brush? Oil, dead…
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Bentonite Clay Mask

Raise your hand if you hate acne! [Just so you know I will raise both hands… and possibly a foot…] After struggling with acne throughout my teenage years and having it follow me into adulthood like a piece of toilet paper stuck to my shoe… [Has that actually happened to anyone besides me?] I have finally found…
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DIY Hand Soap

How many times a day do you wash your hands? 14 times today [yes I counted… yes I’m weird… and yes I’ve accepted it]If I wash my hands that many times (or more) per day… I think am helping my body to stay non-germy… but… What’s in commercial hand soap? Many commercial hand soaps contain: triclosan (hormone…
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