Category: Living Green
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Coconut Oil Giveaway (+amazing recipes how to use it)
Today I’ve got something special for all my readers and guests. I’ve got something what I truly love myself. COCONUT OIL!!! Let me explain to you why I love it so much and share with you a few of my favorite recipes with coconut oil in them. It’s been 2 years since I bought my…
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All coconut oil related LINK-UP and a coconut oil – coffee face scrub recipe
This is a special post for all of you who love coconut oil and all the things you can make with it. On Monday I’ll have something special here on my blog; I am hosting a GIVEAWAY. Thanks to Tropical Traditions there will be a big jar of coconut oil to win. That blog post will…
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Homemade and fresh: Coconut Milk
Coconut milk, delicious, creamy and thick, that’s how I like it… with a hit of sweetness. It’s been a while since I bought coconut or almond milk. I like to make my own and the way I like it. It’s not only cheaper but it’s made fresh and it taste better. Normally I buy peeled…
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Whipped coconut oil-cocoa butter body cream
Since the day I made my first cream from coconut oil I am in love in it. In coconut oil, I mean. It works wonderful and it smells pretty darn good, too. Lately I run out of my last homemade body lotion and at the same time I run out of emulsifying wax as well,…
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B-day Girl and Nola’s Iris Garden
Uff… Finally I got a chance to sit down with a cup of my favorite green tea and write a post. Finally, because lately for most of the days I look like that: Our Sleeping Beauty has changed into Not So Sleepy or Sleeping Only When You Hold Me and If You’re Not I Scream…
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Our waste in use
Finally, this year we are able to use the soil from our compost bin. Last year we used just a little of it because it wasn’t ready and we didn’t grow much of our food. This year it looks like we are going to have plenty of different kinds of tomatoes, yellow squash, and herbs.…
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My experience with Oil-Cleansing Method plus Homemade face cream recipe
Months ago I came across a post from where I found out that it is good to wash your face with oil(s). Yes, THE oils that you cook with. I was sceptic at the beginning so I started reading more about it just from a curiosity. I am not going to re-write here what I…
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Metal cans and plastic bags don’t have to end up in trash
I’ve been working on this one project for sometime now. I would’ve done it weeks ago but I lost my interest in crocheting for a while and in addition my scissors are so dull it’s really hard to use them so, many times I just would lose my patience and stop working. I need to…
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Homemade deodorant with cocoa butter and coconut oil
Finally! Finally, I got rid of all of my store-bought deodorants. I make my own body lotions, scrubs and face creams so, I asked myself, why haven’t I made a deodorant yet 🙂 For years I’ve been using Tom’s because it does not have Aluminum in it which: has been linked to breast cancer in…
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Green and sustainable living
Speaking about green and sustainable living…. I never thought I will go that way, but so far I really like it, and I’m planning to do much more. Since I started making body lotions I’ve read dozens of websites and articles about how toxic are the ingredients that cosmetic companies use in their produce. Body…
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