Skin Care
8th Mar 2012 | Posted in: Skin Care, The Green Bean Blog 2
Honey and Olive Oil Face Mask

I have been using this honey face mask for several years and every time I do, it leaves my skin feeling silky soft and refreshed.  Aspirin acts as a anti-inflammatory and can reduce redness (this is fabulous if you happen to have any blemishes) and also acts as an exfoliant in this mask. Honey is [...]

16th Nov 2011 | Posted in: Skin Care, The Green Bean Blog, Tutorials 5
Homemade Face Cleanser

Having sensitive skin limits my options as far as facial cleansers and lotions.  Many cleansers and lotions are chock full of chemical ingredients so I steer clear of long and complicated ingredient lists with words that I don’t recognize.  However, natural face cleansers can cost an arm and a leg, and I don’t find that [...]

19th Oct 2011 | Posted in: Skin Care, The Green Bean Blog, Tutorials 3
Homemade Lip Balm

I started avoiding store-bought lip balms several years ago because of the smell factor.  I didn’t like the medicinal, fake smell.  It smelled bad, tasted bad.  Then I started reading the labels of store-bought lip balms and discovered they were loaded with not-so-fantastic ingredients such as parabens, aluminum, and petrolatum (all of which can be [...]