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Archives for January 2012

Community Question: Where's Your Moderation?

Community Question: Where’s Your Moderation?

by Crunchy Betty

Somewhere around 10 years ago, the saying "everything in moderation" probably meant something different to most of you than it does now.

Back then, "moderation" was eating low-fat chips and drinking nonfat milk while …

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The Great Grapefruit Scouring Scrub 4

The Great Grapefruit Scouring Scrub

by Crunchy Betty

Imagine if you took the amazing cleaning power of grapefruit, combined it with the kazowwy wowwy magic of baking soda and added in some supercalifragilistic borax? (Yes. This is my interpretation of a cheesy cleaner …

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Crunchy Angels - Help This Man Heal His Cancer

Crunchy Angels – Help This Man Heal His Cancer

by Crunchy Betty

You've been affected by cancer. In some way. Haven't you?

Maybe it was your mother, or your best friend's uncle, or you dealt with it personally, undergoing rounds of chemo and wondering when it would end.

None of us …

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How to Make Felted Wool Dryer Balls

How to Make Felted Wool Dryer Balls

by Crunchy Betty

Fickle.

I'm pretty sure that's what I am. Fickle. Because at some point, I said that this was my favorite project, and this, and then probably this. Really, you can assume that any project in which I don't totally screw …

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The Womanly Ideal: Then and Now in 10 Comparative Photos 10

The Womanly Ideal: Then and Now in 10 Comparative Photos

by Crunchy Betty

WARNING: This post contains artistic nude paintings and sculptures from historically famous artists. If this kind of thing upsets or offends you, please read no further. There is no vulgarity; just depictions of the female …

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Not Your Mother's Neosporin: Healing Salve for Minor Scrapes and Burns 6

Not Your Mother’s Neosporin: Healing Salve for Minor Scrapes and Burns

by Crunchy Betty

I'm on the outs with biscuits right now.

Biscuits are the reason I am burned. Biscuits are the cause of all of my corporeal suffering in these last few days. But, dang, were they good.

I was going to take a picture and …

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Reflections On the Grand Experiment: By a Crunchy Betty 1

Reflections On the Grand Experiment: By a Crunchy Betty

by Crunchy Betty

If you've ever felt frustrated with finding natural solutions to your beauty problems ...

If you've ever thought about throwing in the towel ...

If you've ever contemplated how much you wish you weren't the way you are …

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Your Natural Hair Questions ... Answered

Your Natural Hair Questions … Answered

by Crunchy Betty

Confession: We didn't even scratch the surface of what I wanted to cover about different hair care methods, so be looking for more hair stuff on the blog very soon. Specifically: A natural hairspray method and unconventional …

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The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 2 - Indulging 1

The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 2 – Indulging

by Crunchy Betty

No need to dilly dally with chit chat here today. Many of you jumped right in and started making your hot oil hair treatment yesterday, so you're pumped and ready to go.

If you missed part one, here it is again for your …

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The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 1 - Creating 2

The Secrets to a Phenomenal Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Part 1 – Creating

by Crunchy Betty

As I write this, at noon on a Tuesday, my hair is covered in the hot oil treatment you see pictured in this post. My locks are topped with the pink shower cap. The sun is shining and it feels like spring in January. My cat …

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Hair: Dead Protein or Alien Communication Devices

by Crunchy Betty

Every child has a little chemist inside. That brainy, inquisitive spark that tells them to mix certain unrelated liquids together and see what happens. Most of the time, it's things like glue and orange juice. Or toilet …

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Crunchy Betty Steps On the Gas in 2012

Crunchy Betty Steps On the Gas in 2012

by Crunchy Betty

The holidays bring me to a full stop.

For an entire year, your life is going ... you have direction. Things are flowing in a neat and organic order. But without fail, every year, my life comes to a stop while I deal with …

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