Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
Nobody knows but your purse.
That would be my tagline, if I were smart enough to market and sell this homemade carry-along freshener (for your underarm regions).
If I were a multinational corporation hellbent on ruling …
It's been seven months since I switched to 100% homemade deodorant.
The switch, it seemed like this HUGE DEAL that could ruin my life. Like, this monumental thing that might alienate all my friends and family. Like, …
While we're so focused on cleaning under the beds, and cleaning the floor behind the toilet (because who does that more than once a year?), we forget the most important thing.
Our faces.
And, yes, it's good to give …
100 years ago, "body wash" would have consisted of sitting in a big metal tub and having someone scrub you down while they pour boiling water over you.
Look how far we've come. Look how good we smell. Look how dry our …
This is the Powder Green Smoothie - sans spinach and kale.
Her 5-year-old butt sat firmly planted on the chair, not by will. By force.
Psychic mom-force.
Giant, wracking sobs shook her body, as she swallowed for air …
Look at that. Just look at it.
Looks, uh, appetizing, doesn't it?
There are moments when I question why I keep this blog. When I look at that picture, I have those moments.
I'm a decent writer. I love to write. …
Tough week, peeps. My heart goes out to the Japanese, and I've been monitoring the situation with a bit of trepidation and occasionally overwhelming doomishness.
To top it off, I'm also in the midst of both packing my …
You know how it goes around here, right? I post great big giant resource pages of things to do with natural ingredients, and you read them all. (Thank you ... thank you for being so voracious.)
So, as I mentioned, I've …
There's more than one way to skin a soapnut.
While you can use the nuts directly in your washing machine to clean your laundry, you can also glean the magical nectar from inside the soap nut by turning it into a tea-type …
Woo-wee! (Or is it "whewee?")
After recommending this little recipe to several people who've asked for homemade hair gel ideas, I thought maybe it was in my best interest to try it myself before continuing to pass it …
Henna.
It's such a pretty word, isn't it? Such a pretty word, for such a mess I made. But we'll get to that later.
If you're looking for an alternative to chemical-laden hair dyes (in fact, I just read on cancer.gov …
You might've heard the big controversy swirling around fluoride these days.
It's not new.
But it's heating up lately. A lot.
In fact, Natural News just ran a very impassioned op-ed piece about the dangers of …
There are facial cleansers - foamy, gel, soapy, dry. There are exfoliants and scrubs. Toners and splashes.
And then there's oil.
The superhero of facial cleaning.
You heard me right. Oil.
Regardless of your …
I'm convinced that YouTube chooses the most awkward moments to use as the "starting frame." It's a very complicated embarrassment algorithm. Very tricky.
Anyway:
Tip Nut Homemade Lip Balm - That's where I found this …
Waiting for a homemade lip balm to set up is a little like developing a Polaroid.
You stand there and watch. And then you touch. And then you curse, because it wasn't quite dry and you screwed up the pristine look.
And …
You guys might not have noticed this, but we have a hidden gem who comments here at Crunchy Betty.
Her name is Susan.
She's a chemist and, originally, I was so very paranoid that she was going to start telling me how …
You have questions.
In fact, I have an entire folder full of emailed questions from you.
I receive several a week. Sometimes several a day. It scares me.
You scare me.
(Not really. You're very likable. Affable …
"Aspen?" a lady in a United uniform called. "Who's going to Aspen?"
About 20 people raised their hands, including a lady with a pinched face and a ginormous fox stole. She must not have gotten the PETA memo.
The group …
We all love beauty and skincare products. They keep our skin looking great but have you ever taken time to read what's in your favorite products? Far too often they contain all kinds of harmful synthetic chemicals and …
Wine, honey, and chocolate ... ohmy. Confession: I cooked absolutely nothing over the holidays.
However, I thought a LOT about what other people should cook. That counts for something. Thinking is the hardest part, right? …
Greetings from bitterly cold South Florida....yes, you heard right! This morning it was 30 degrees and I had ice on my windshield! It’s usually 80 degrees and above here in South Florida, so a dip in temperature is a …
After careful thought and the realization that if I don't try to make a little money off of this blog, Fiance's going to severely slash my natural ingredients budget, I've decided to sell my new favorite facial scrub here on …
It never ceases to amaze me how many cosmetics you can make with ingredients from your kitchen.
This little ditty came as an inspiration from the DIY Portable Bronzer Compact at Planet Green. The recipe there contains …
STOP.
Before you throw all your sweet potatoes into the casserole dish, hold on.
After Thanksgiving dinner, treat yourself to a food-on-your-face holiday special. The Moisturizing and Invigorating Sweet Potato Facial …
