Author Archives: TCC
Conscious Ingredient: Avocado
Avocado I admit that I have a love/hate relationship with the avocado. As a food it’s delicious, as a beauty product I find it to be something of a nuisance. In any case it’s a beneficial ingredient in many ways. … Continue reading
DIY Tip of the Week: Start Spreading the Newspaper.
NewsPaper Recycling Instead of throwing out that sunday comic sections, use it as wrapping paper. Or better yet – use it as a glass cleaner. It leaves a streak-free shine and saves money on Bounty. Ignore the toxic cleaner in … Continue reading
Inspiration of the Week: Cleopatra
Cleopatra Lauded as an epitome of beauty for centuries, it’s refreshing to know that Cleopatra was a natural woman. It’s truly ironic since she has inspired a myriad chemically created cosmetics. Nonetheless, some of her secrets are still being used … Continue reading
Conscious Ingredient: Rosemary
Rosemary. One of the most beneficial herbs, the Egyptians and Romans were onto something. Photo courtesy of Tiny Farm Blog Aromatherapy: a few sniffs can help improve memory and clears the respiratory tract. Create your own air freshener with a … Continue reading
Fashion Consciousness
New York Fashion Week just wrapped and that inspired me to write an entry on eco-fashion and shed some light on what it means to be a Conscious fashionista. Images that come to mind when one thinks of the term … Continue reading
Inspiration of the Week: Law of Attraction
You can never have a happy ending at the end of an unhappy journey; it just doesn’t work out that way. The way you’re feeling, along the way, is the way you’re continuing to pre-pave your journey, and it’s the … Continue reading
DIY Tip of the Week: Scruba a Dub, Yup
Create your own face or body scrub. For the face, add baking soda to the lather of your soap and exfoliate the debris and dead skin cells that accumulate. For body: Mix 1 cup of sea salt with a couple … Continue reading
Ingredient of the Week: Honnneeeeyyyyy!
Honey. The word conjures up so many thoughts and feelings for so many people and all of it- positive. Besides being a slightly more healthy alternative to refined sugar, honey has a plethora of benefits and uses. Let us count … Continue reading
Inspiration of the Week: I Believe the Children are the Future
While perusing the internet, I found a pretty cool blog called FAIM (Fashion Art Interactivity Movement). The latest post features a project where a group of 7th graders invented sustainable solutions. This is inspirational on so many levels! Click the … Continue reading
DIY Tip of the Week: Hair Mist
Re-freshen you hair with your own homemade hair mist. Sometimes when I wear my hair curly, I will spray it with some water to soften the curl. It also provides the service of freshening my hair when mixed with the … Continue reading
