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Apple Cider Vinegar

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I go through a lot of apple cider vinegar. Like, a lot. But buying the good stuff was starting to add up, and I thought: Can’t I just make this myself? So […]

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DIY, Health, Homesteading, Recipes, Sustainability

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

Grapefruit Beet Juice with Cayenne

July 8, 2013by The Crunchy Urbanite 3 Comments

It may sound like an unlikely combination, but the earthy tang of grapefruit and beet juice with a cayenne kick is fast becoming one of my favorite blends. Sure, it’s […]

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Health, Recipes

Garlic Ginger Invincibili-Tea

May 6, 2013by The Crunchy Urbanite 13 Comments

Horrible pun. Great tea. This recipe has become my bulletproof vest during cold and flu season. The tea tastes like something out of a Beatrix Potter book for hunting vampires. Surprisingly good, but definitely […]

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Health, Recipes

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

Natural Cockroach Repellent

March 13, 2013by The Crunchy Urbanite 5 Comments

Some things in New York City are unavoidable. High rent. Loud sirens. And cockroaches. I haven’t been able to do anything about the first two, but seem to have found […]

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Cleaning, Health, Sustainability

Crunchy Cola

March 13, 2013by The Crunchy Urbanite 6 Comments

The perfect blend of effervescence and tang. I’m a life-long fan of seltzer, but when I stumbled across the wonders of apple cider vinegar, well, let’s just say, they were […]

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Health, Recipes

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

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