Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
For those of you who don't know (and many don't), there is a new bill in Congress called the Safe Cosmetics Act. It sounds benign enough - helpful, even, right? Who doesn't want safe cosmetics? Who wouldn't like to see the …
I'd wager a bet that no other fruit works quite as hard as the little lemon. And I know hard workers. I watch them from my couch all the time.
How many times have you juiced half a lemon for a meal and then watched coldly …
In The Book of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz, he postulates that the overabundance of choices in this day and age actually leads to more unhappiness with the decisions we finally do make.
Parenting styles are …
Summer in Manitou Springs is not always enjoyable. This might be surprising to hear, given it's a tourist destination for something like 1.4 kajillion people each July and August. They laugh, spill ice cream everywhere, and …
After I wrote about using almond butter as a facial scrub, my lovely friend Stephanie from Make It, Bake It, Buy It, Fake It made the huge mistake of commenting on how much she'd like to prepare her own. Thus began the …
When was the last time you woke up, looked in the mirror, spat the word “puffy!” and went back to bed? It happens to me a lot. Especially when summer starts turning to autumn. Fall brings out the puffy allergy …
I fear in my enthusiasm, I've forgotten to leave a few things out. Making your own skincare/haircare products and household recipes will most likely include a few "what the hecks."
Yesterday's odd post had a purpose. It …
It was a sweltering summer day in the dungeon apartment. The haggled-for farmer's-market irises were weeping onto the kitchen counter. I flicked water on them and opened the window, encouraging them to cheer up. Then I faced …
Let’s do something different today. Something wild. Something wacky. Something that has nothing to do with the fact that I have writer’s block. Nope. Nothing at all. Yay! Today is all about comments. It’s …
Let's get one thing straight, I'm no artist. You will see that below. What I am, though, is wondering what crazy rock I've been living under lately. I had no idea that companies had latched on to the dry shampoo idea, shoved …
Let’s face it. Things get stinky. My cat. He gets stinky. My kid, stinky. My hamper. Yep. Sometimes it’s stinky. Inspired by all this stink, I began thinking seriously about no-spray air fresheners. …
Almond butter - on your face.
Over the years, before Crunchy Betty was even a twinkle in my eye, I spent hours each week searching for homemade beauty recipes. There are a lot of them online. Maybe millions. …
After rewriting my About Page, it became blatantly apparent that the time has come. I’ve been putting it off for a month, knowing it was going to happen. It just didn’t feel “right” yet. Now it feels …
If you're even remotely interested in creating your own skincare and haircare products, you might want to add a few things to your cupboards. These are the most useful items I know of - the ones that are versatile and work …
After yesterday's mango/melon fiasco (but a fab mango mask recipe nonetheless), I'm a little scaredy cat to write anything else about mangoes. But I must.
Why, you ask?
Because I need mango recipes below. If you have …
Did you ever see that YouTube clip of the documentary about the mothers who breastfeed their kids into the ages of 8 or 10? It's okay. You don't have to see it. I pretty much just told you what it's about.
Well, it bugs …
First of all, what is a herbal infusion? It's just a strong "tea" made with herbs and water. It's easy, quick, and often very yummy smelling.
So what you're doing here is making an herbal infusion and mixing it with your …
I have a few emergent crunchy things to share with you, and two weekend assignments. They are easy, and quick, and you will learn and love and laugh and possibly burst into a million ecstatic stars because of them. Or you …
Daily Sparkly Shower Spray
* 1/2 c. rubbing alcohol
* 1/2 c. hydrogen peroxide
* 25 drops (1/4 tsp.) peppermint essential oil
* 2 tsp liquid castille soap (optional)
* spray bottle
I went through my sister's kitchen this morning, and found 10 things that she could put on her face, RIGHT NOW, that would either moisturize, cleanse, or exfoliate. I bet her kitchen's pretty typical, so you probably have …
You know how I keep saying stuff about putting food on your face? Well, it turns out, I really meant it. And now, I want to see it.
Seriously.
See it.
Next week, I'm going to add a new shiny page to those static …
Gotta admit, this is a new one for me. I live in an area where mosquitoes dare not tread, and ants basically mind their manners. Buncha moths, but I'm not afraid of them biting me much - the cat takes care of them before …
Look. I know how hard it is to choke down a strawberry. They're just terrible tasting, yeah?
Ha.
Strawberries are nature's little genius fruit, really. It's like Mother Nature said, "Look. Maybe I messed up with …
If I were handed two eggs and a frying pan and told to make scrambled eggs without a recipe, we would be having cold pizza for breakfast. Because somehow the results would end up looking like beef stew and smelling like …
