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Make It Your Self Christmas eGuide - Looking Good!

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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Make It Special this Christmas and post your link too!

Not Just a Pretty Face - the Ugly Side of Synthetics in Skin Care and Cosmetics

Saturday, November 22, 2008

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Not Just a Pretty Face - the Ugly Side of Synthetics in Skin Care and Cosmetics

A collection of interesting links and information about the ugly side of synthetics in skin care and cosmetics including the book and author video interview on ABC News - Not Just a Pretty Face.

Listen to the Smell - Your Essential Oils Are Talking to You

Saturday, November 22, 2008

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LISTEN WITH YOUR EYES, FEEL WITH YOUR EARS, TASTE WITH YOUR NOSE (and never diet again!) - Janice Ferrante on Blending Essential Oils :0) Or as Jack likes to say, "listen to the smell, the natural plant fragrances are trying to tell you something".

Getting the Jump On Christmas

Saturday, November 15, 2008

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I shocked and amazed everyone by requesting that we do our name draw now, because if my husband or I picked any of the girls in the family, I wanted lots of time to make some nice gifts this year...

Lavender, a Natural Healing Essential

Monday, November 3, 2008

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Lavender has been shown to help insomnia sufferers to fall asleep more quickly and have a more restful sleep. In 1995, The Lancet published a study which reported that inhaling lavender essential oil was as effective as tranquilizers in helping insomniacs fall asleep.

A Few Essential Oil Blend Ideas

Sunday, October 19, 2008

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Here are the blends containing a variation of frankincense frereana, spearmint, lavandin, lemon 5 fold, clary sage or white grapefruit. As you can see, the possibilities are endless, every small tweak can give you something completely different.

Facial Scrub

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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HAVE YOU EXFOLIATED LATELY? A facial scrub and mask is one of the easiest and most effective ways to rejuvenate your skin. http://www.handmadesoap.ca/clays.html

Born to Blend

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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Frankincense, Clary Sage and Lemon have the makings of a spectacular essential oil blend. And there are a lot more possibilities for those oils if we look a bit further. Personally, I can't wait to get my pipettes on them!

Economic Bailout - Small Business Perspective

Saturday, October 4, 2008

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I just came across this article on Sparkplugging, a home business blog, about how the Economic Bailout and new policies are affecting small business in the US. I am sure that we in Canada also need to keep a close watch as well because as you know, US policy always effects us and often we are [...]

Soap Making Lye?

Saturday, October 4, 2008

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I am wondering if anyone knows where to get lye for soap making in The Pas area, northern Manitoba? If you'd like to share your lye sources for other areas as well, it could help someone who is looking. I use Home Hardware brand from Home Hardware, it comes in a large jug in Ontario, Canada.