…and to make up for the ridiculously tech-y post from yesterday: LOOK HOW FABULOUS. These delicious-smelling whipped lotions are made of raw shea butter and infused with either lemon and almond extracts (yum!), or lavender and cedarwood, in an all-natural extravaganza of moisturizing wonder. Want a simpler version? Try the raw butter option! Often credited [...]

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We’ve already addressed the wonders of Moroccan oil (aka Argan oil) here, but not everyone in the world (1) finds it acceptable/ not disgusting to slather oil all over themselves, or (2) can justify dropping so much cash on something cosmetic without a damn good reason (and even though this oil is SO RARE that [...]

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In case you haven’t heard, we’re sort of in an ecological crisis here on Earth. We’ve spent centuries overindulging in our resources, creating endless waste, and manipulating nature to fit our urbanized societies and stuff. (Please detect the sarcasm here, or I might start crying). The word “green” has been thrown around so much lately [...]

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As the world moves slowly but surely in the effort to save green– in more ways than one, of course– finding versatile products is more a necessity than a desire. This insanely cool soap, which became popular during the 1940s (when economizing reached a housewifely art, thanks to the war), has 18 different uses– eighteen– [...]

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We’ve all heard that Vitamin E is good for your skin, yes? And many of us have seen those bottles full of Vita-E gel caps that you’re supposed to ingest to promote healthier skin, hair and nails. My lovely colleague here at SCW decided she was not about to start wrinkling, and that she would [...]

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