DIY Beauty

What? WHAT? Yes. This is really happening.Crunchy Betty now has a Natural Market Store on Etsy, where you'll be able to pick up some of the end products of recipes you've seen here on Crunchy Betty. Let's not make too big of a deal about it, though; I'm just giving it a few trial months to see how it goes. I'll give you the insider story here in a minute (ooooh ... insider.)To kick off the store, I thought we'd  celebrate by offering you an extra amazing just here through the site ... Continue Reading

Lusty: full of or characterized by a healthy vigor. (Her lusty complexion bathed him in a radiant energy, and under her gaze he felt kissed by the sun.)Lust: intense sexual desire or appetite; ardent enthusiasm, zest, or relish. (He felt a deep lust for life, with one look at her lusty complexion, and lusted lustfully for her lusty haunches. Lust.)You want lusty? You want lusty lust that courses through your veins and pours through your pores like warm summer's day?Then you want maca ... Continue Reading

Saddle up, cowboys and cowgirls.I'm about to swiftly bonk you over the head with some information, and then you're going to provide your input, thoughts, and opinions on the matter. It'll be quick, but it might not be wholly painless. It depends on how you look at it.Isn't that true of all of life, though? How you look at it determines what you get out of it.While I do some bonking, keep today's Community Question in mind: Where Do YOU Draw the Line at Natural? Deciding where ... Continue Reading

Bananas are mystical fruits designed by a higher power to be the exact shape and size to fit perfectly, snugly, miraculously on your counter top for two weeks, while you forget about them and instead eat the granola.They also have a built-in color-coded system: Banana day one is green, banana day three is green, banana day four is yellow, banana day five is as black as the heart of Genghis Khan.All over the wild of India, there are families of monkeys, bickering about who didn't eat the ... Continue Reading

I know you guys. Well, most of you. Some of you are very, very quiet. Like teeny baby mice.And, because I know you, I know that one thing that's probably on your mind - even in small ways - is how to reduce the amount of plastic you use in your daily life. How to be a part of the solution. How to stop wasting so much, and start living a little bit more.Today is SUPER special, because Beth Terry - author of the new book "Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too" ... Continue Reading