Tree Hugging Family

June 2nd, 2008

Strawberry Face Mash

Strawberries have naturally high levels of salicylic acid - you know the stuff found in anti-acne creams, washes, and lotions. You can save your cash and use strawberries on your skin (cheaper than a tube of cream - that usually can’t be recycled).

Mash up enough organic strawberries for your whole face - or mash one […]

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April 13th, 2008

Tree Hugging Family - Week in Review

In case you missed it, we had some green posts up surrounding eco-friendly topics. Kidding! Of course you knew that, just seeing if you’re paying attention.

Here’s what we had going on this week:
CONTESTS! Lots o’ contests - in fact a dozen - like a nice box of donuts.

A smashingly great Earth Day project for kids
PVC-free […]

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April 11th, 2008

Homemade Healthy Hair Care - Hair Masques

Well, now that we have the safety of homemade beauty products out of the way, I can post more recipes from now on. So far we’ve looked at:
Homemade Sugar Body Scrub
Homemade Organic Facial Toner
Homemade Organic Cleansing Creams
Homemade Organic Paint Soap for Kids
Today let’s look at a couple of hair masques.
Tags: curly hair, Homemade Beauty Products, […]

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February 15th, 2008

Homemade Organic Facial Toner

As promised after last week’s popular lavender sugar scrub post, we’ll be making homemade beauty recipes a regular part of Tree Hugging Family. I’m thinking Thursday or Friday is a good day.
Today; facial toner. You can buy organic toner for over $40 - or you can make your own for a whole lot less. This […]

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