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Soap Rebatching

April 27, 2016by The Crunchy Urbanite 2 Comments

Soap rebatching: because sometimes s#!t happens. Why rebatch soap? Well, for any number of reasons. Maybe it cooled too quickly the first round and still needs a couple more hours. […]

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DIY, Grooming / Beauty, Homesteading

Marigold-Pumice Cleansing Face Scrub

April 25, 2016by The Crunchy Urbanite Leave a comment

Imagine my surprise one summer to learn there was a considerable difference between marigolds and pot marigolds. (Tagetes vs calendula, to be precise.) I’d been hoping to grow my own […]

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Grooming / Beauty, Homesteading, Sustainability

Coffee Soap

Featuredby The Crunchy Urbanite 24 Comments

I’m constantly on the lookout for new and exciting ways to cover my body in coffee.  If you’ve got a half-finished pot, some spent grounds, and a basic understanding of safe soap-making […]

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DIY, Grooming / Beauty, Homesteading

Homemade Organic Sunscreen

July 9, 2014by The Crunchy Urbanite 2 Comments

I have a confession: I frigging love the sun. As health-conscious as I try to be, I will happily run around outside all summer long until I turn a deep mahogany. […]

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DIY, Grooming / Beauty, Health, Homesteading, Sustainability

All-Natural Toothpaste

April 16, 2014by The Crunchy Urbanite 22 Comments

For many of us, toothpaste was our first foray into the world of DIY personal-care products. We glumped some wet baking soda onto a toothbrush and never looked back. Making […]

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DIY, Grooming / Beauty, Health, Homesteading

Homemade Deodorant

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Much to the dismay of my coworkers and loved-ones, I’ve been spending the better part of a year experimenting with DIY deodorant. Like all of us, I used regular drugstore […]

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Grooming / Beauty, Health, Homesteading, Sustainability

Vetiver & Tea Tree Moisturizing Balm

April 29, 2013by The Crunchy Urbanite 25 Comments

I found a sexy-sounding recipe for an all-natural shaving cream and decided I had to try it. The ingredients were great and the finished product really was incredible. Only thing […]

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Grooming / Beauty, Health, Homesteading, Sustainability

Pure & Mild Castile Soap

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Of all the products I’ve made myself, soap was always the DIY project that dare not speak its name. The ingredients were simple, the outcome was delightful, but there was […]

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Cleaning, DIY, Grooming / Beauty, Homesteading, Sustainability

Salt & Soda Scrub

March 9, 2013by The Crunchy Urbanite 4 Comments

There’s no reason to buy posh face and body scrubs — oftentimes filled with more than meets the eye — when you can make your own organic, spa-quality scrub right […]

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Grooming / Beauty, Health, Homesteading, Sustainability

3 Simple Swaps to Instantly Start Making a Difference

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I don’t know about you, but when I think ‘healthy living’, I still picture a Prius driver in yoga pants wandering the aisles at Whole Foods. But it’s easy to […]

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Grooming / Beauty, Health, Sustainability

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