Recipe: 1 TB raw cacao, 1tsp tumeric, 1 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp ground dried nettle, 1/2 tsp pink himayan
salt. Add enough water to make a paste, spread on clean skin and leave for 10 minutes. Rinse well.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A Testimonial
Jennifer,
I just wanted to tell you how much this conditioner has totally RENEWED my hair!! I have hair down to my waist, which means I've obviously been growing it for awhile. As such, the hair towards the ends, including the ends, tends to be dryer and not as healthy looking (relative to the newer growth). Although I don't have split ends, I've been complaining about my dry ends for awhile. Once I started using your conditioner, I noticed a big change after about three uses (I wash my hair at least 3 times a week--I sweat alot at the gym ; ) ) Anyhow, after using your conditioner for at least 2 weeks now, my hair looks "younger", fresher, healthier, shinier---honestly. It's hard to find a conditioner that conditions and moisturizes without weighing down one's hair--yours is the one!!
Cheers and thank you!
Lesa
Listing: www.etsy.com/listing/70798353/peppermint-purifying-conditioning
I just wanted to tell you how much this conditioner has totally RENEWED my hair!! I have hair down to my waist, which means I've obviously been growing it for awhile. As such, the hair towards the ends, including the ends, tends to be dryer and not as healthy looking (relative to the newer growth). Although I don't have split ends, I've been complaining about my dry ends for awhile. Once I started using your conditioner, I noticed a big change after about three uses (I wash my hair at least 3 times a week--I sweat alot at the gym ; ) ) Anyhow, after using your conditioner for at least 2 weeks now, my hair looks "younger", fresher, healthier, shinier---honestly. It's hard to find a conditioner that conditions and moisturizes without weighing down one's hair--yours is the one!!
Cheers and thank you!
Lesa
Listing: www.etsy.com/listing/70798353/peppermint-purifying-conditioning
Hair Care
Let me tell you the story behind my new hair products.
I wear my hair long (middle back) and so do my daughters. I love the natural look of long hair. We moved to this new farm 2 years ago now and I slowly started noticing that my color was changing. My hair is a natural dark chocolate color. It started taking on a very brassy look. Then it began getting dry and losing it's luster. My daughter Savannah has light brown hair that began looking brassy and dry too. By the time I woke up and realized that our well water was destroying our hair, it was too late. Mine actually looked like someone was yanking handfulls out of the back by my neck. It was an emotional day when I had to have several inches cut off, up to my shoulders! Savannah also had about 6 inches cut off of hers. Obviously we have a filter now but we are considering moving again because of the severity of the water problem. We are surrounded on all 4 sides by big agricultural farms that are literally poisoning our ground water here. I'm worried about our health. We've always had well water yet I've never experienced anything like this. My hair was always healthy before, even with hard water.
So, after the ordeal of having my hair cut, I had to come up with something to restore it's health and encourage new growth. I'm taking a lot of the oils that I'm using in my products internally as supplements as well as applying them to my skin and hair. I've noticed a big difference and our hair is begining to feel like real hair again too! I just can't wait for it to grow back! I keep telling myself that by the end of the summer, if all goes well, it should be close to the length it was before.
I'm sold on broccoli seed oil for hair health! It offers an all natural ingredient for creating shine and gloss in hair on a comparative level with the industry standard, silicone. Broccoli oil's unique combination of fatty acids offers stability while maintaining a non-greasy lubricative property. I've only just begun in my expirementations with this amazing ingredient! Both the Green Gardens Hair Cleanser and the Peppermint Purifying Conditioning Treatment contain broccoli seed oil.
The hair cleanser is sulfate free, which makes it very gentle and less drying than your standard detergent based shampoo. The purifying cleanser contains ingredients like activated charcoal that detox the hair while coating the cuticle. It pulls out toxins while moisturizing, conditioning, and smoothing the hair.
I hope you'll give these products a try! I'm very happy with the results in my own personal hair crisis. Hopefully I can offer more natural, raw and organic hair products soon.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/70792908/natural-herbal-hair-cleanserbroccoli
I wear my hair long (middle back) and so do my daughters. I love the natural look of long hair. We moved to this new farm 2 years ago now and I slowly started noticing that my color was changing. My hair is a natural dark chocolate color. It started taking on a very brassy look. Then it began getting dry and losing it's luster. My daughter Savannah has light brown hair that began looking brassy and dry too. By the time I woke up and realized that our well water was destroying our hair, it was too late. Mine actually looked like someone was yanking handfulls out of the back by my neck. It was an emotional day when I had to have several inches cut off, up to my shoulders! Savannah also had about 6 inches cut off of hers. Obviously we have a filter now but we are considering moving again because of the severity of the water problem. We are surrounded on all 4 sides by big agricultural farms that are literally poisoning our ground water here. I'm worried about our health. We've always had well water yet I've never experienced anything like this. My hair was always healthy before, even with hard water.
So, after the ordeal of having my hair cut, I had to come up with something to restore it's health and encourage new growth. I'm taking a lot of the oils that I'm using in my products internally as supplements as well as applying them to my skin and hair. I've noticed a big difference and our hair is begining to feel like real hair again too! I just can't wait for it to grow back! I keep telling myself that by the end of the summer, if all goes well, it should be close to the length it was before.
I'm sold on broccoli seed oil for hair health! It offers an all natural ingredient for creating shine and gloss in hair on a comparative level with the industry standard, silicone. Broccoli oil's unique combination of fatty acids offers stability while maintaining a non-greasy lubricative property. I've only just begun in my expirementations with this amazing ingredient! Both the Green Gardens Hair Cleanser and the Peppermint Purifying Conditioning Treatment contain broccoli seed oil.
The hair cleanser is sulfate free, which makes it very gentle and less drying than your standard detergent based shampoo. The purifying cleanser contains ingredients like activated charcoal that detox the hair while coating the cuticle. It pulls out toxins while moisturizing, conditioning, and smoothing the hair.
I hope you'll give these products a try! I'm very happy with the results in my own personal hair crisis. Hopefully I can offer more natural, raw and organic hair products soon.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/70792908/natural-herbal-hair-cleanserbroccoli
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
What's in a label?
Are you slathering stuff on your body that would probably make you sick if you ate it? Think about it! What about all that stuff that's in your shower? Or your makeup bag? Could you really eat it? Read the ingredient label. Do you recognize any of those words? Maybe a few, right there at the very bottom of the list...that stuff looks familiar. But what about the other stuff. WHAT IS IT?
I've noticed a lot of products lately that label themselves as "Natural", "Handmade", or my favorite one..."Vegan Friendly". So what! What does that really say about the product? Sadly, many consumers look at those words and immediately assume that those labels mean the stuff is wholesome, organic, good for you. I'm sorry to burst the bubble, but that is simply NOT the case. Now, certainly some items that define themselves as natural, handmade or vegan friendly are, in fact, good and wholesome products. But not always. You, the consumer, need to educate yourself! Read the ingredient label!
Hey, my stuff is natural and handmade...a few things could even be called, "vegan friendly", although you won't catch me labeling anything that way. It would be a bit hypocritical since I've built my business around goat milk and other ingredients like honey, beeswax and lanolin, things that true vegans won't touch. What I'm trying to say is that while some "vegan friendly" shops are also dedicated to using organic and wholesome ingredients, too many of them are selling chemical concoctions that smell great, look fun, but basically poison the body and interfere with the delicate balance of the male and female hormonal system. But, because they are not using any ingredients derived from animals (milk, honey, lanolin, beeswax, etc...) they are technically friendly to vegans. Most true vegans are pretty well educated on what's healthy and what's not, but a lot of people don't really understand veganism. They jump on board because it seems like the cool thing to do. I really have issues with people who do that!
What about "natural"? That seems like an obvious term, doesn't it? Well, unfortunately it is not. The best example that I can give to this would be all of the processed foods that contain ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, gmo soy and corn, cottonseed oil, etc. These are often labeled as natural. Well, corn might be natural, but high fructose corn syrup is NOT. And as far as the genetic engineering of non-organic soy, corn, canola, cottonseed, sugar beets, etc., that pretty much disqualifies any product with those ingredients from my shopping list. (Note: I said non-organic. As of now, organic ingredients must be identity preserved, meaning not gmo.)
Handmade is great. I love handmade! I love that an actual person put time, care, and love into making a product for sale. I love the idea that a person or an individual family can benefit from my purchase rather than a corporation. But, handmade does not mean that something is of quality. Common sense tells us that!
Please pay attention to what is in your products. It really does matter what we eat, what we put on our skin, what we breathe, what we drink. It ALL affects our health. Your skin, your body, your family, your children, your future is counting on you to take the time to educate yourself!
I've noticed a lot of products lately that label themselves as "Natural", "Handmade", or my favorite one..."Vegan Friendly". So what! What does that really say about the product? Sadly, many consumers look at those words and immediately assume that those labels mean the stuff is wholesome, organic, good for you. I'm sorry to burst the bubble, but that is simply NOT the case. Now, certainly some items that define themselves as natural, handmade or vegan friendly are, in fact, good and wholesome products. But not always. You, the consumer, need to educate yourself! Read the ingredient label!
Hey, my stuff is natural and handmade...a few things could even be called, "vegan friendly", although you won't catch me labeling anything that way. It would be a bit hypocritical since I've built my business around goat milk and other ingredients like honey, beeswax and lanolin, things that true vegans won't touch. What I'm trying to say is that while some "vegan friendly" shops are also dedicated to using organic and wholesome ingredients, too many of them are selling chemical concoctions that smell great, look fun, but basically poison the body and interfere with the delicate balance of the male and female hormonal system. But, because they are not using any ingredients derived from animals (milk, honey, lanolin, beeswax, etc...) they are technically friendly to vegans. Most true vegans are pretty well educated on what's healthy and what's not, but a lot of people don't really understand veganism. They jump on board because it seems like the cool thing to do. I really have issues with people who do that!
What about "natural"? That seems like an obvious term, doesn't it? Well, unfortunately it is not. The best example that I can give to this would be all of the processed foods that contain ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, gmo soy and corn, cottonseed oil, etc. These are often labeled as natural. Well, corn might be natural, but high fructose corn syrup is NOT. And as far as the genetic engineering of non-organic soy, corn, canola, cottonseed, sugar beets, etc., that pretty much disqualifies any product with those ingredients from my shopping list. (Note: I said non-organic. As of now, organic ingredients must be identity preserved, meaning not gmo.)
Handmade is great. I love handmade! I love that an actual person put time, care, and love into making a product for sale. I love the idea that a person or an individual family can benefit from my purchase rather than a corporation. But, handmade does not mean that something is of quality. Common sense tells us that!
Please pay attention to what is in your products. It really does matter what we eat, what we put on our skin, what we breathe, what we drink. It ALL affects our health. Your skin, your body, your family, your children, your future is counting on you to take the time to educate yourself!
Friday, April 8, 2011
2 more babies!
Kelsey had her babies last night. Can you believe it...she gave us two more sweet girls! We are so thrilled!
I'm already having a sale for Java's girls. Don't forget to enter coupon code: JAVA2 and save 10%!
We named the new babies Rachel and Leah.
I'm already having a sale for Java's girls. Don't forget to enter coupon code: JAVA2 and save 10%!
You can now follow me on Twitter...
http://twitter.com/Jen_Ferris
And don't forget to become a fan on facebook...look up our business page @ the-farmstead-apothecary
http://twitter.com/Jen_Ferris
And don't forget to become a fan on facebook...look up our business page @ the-farmstead-apothecary
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