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herbal afternoon

since i’m still trying to lay low and get over this plague, i had some time to make herbal healing salve from my herbal medicine making kit that jared bought me (learningherbs.com).
they basically just provided with the dried herbs, wax, tins, & instructions. the salve was pretty easy, an olive oil extraction:

melty beeswaxness:

cool [...]

wednesday things

i know i haven’t been posting much substance lately, but there’s been a lot going on for me right now and it’s been difficult for me to sit down and think.
our closing date for the condo is rapidly approaching. this means a lot of my least favorite activity: moving. in the mean time, i’ve been [...]

skin deep

i highly recommend visiting skin deep, the cosmetic safety database by the environmental working group. you can search for your most commonly used products to see how they rate in various safety tests.
turns out my toothpaste isn’t so great for me.