Fun with food Easy DIY honey-almond moisturizer for winter skin. Tip: Add 6 drops of lavender oil.

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  1. This Single Spark said,

    February 8, 2007 at 10:36 am

    Have you made this? I’ve been using sweet almond oil straight up, applying as soon as I’ve dried off after a shower. What does the honey do? Does it make it more effective on super dry skin? Or is it more to make it thick and spreadable? If you know, then let me know!

  2. The Worsted Witch » Pangea Organics Pyrenees Lavender with Cardamon Hand & Body Lotion said,

    March 12, 2007 at 3:28 pm

    [...] I picked up Pangea Organics’ Pyrenees Lavender with Cardamon Hand & Body Lotion a while ago to quell the complaints of my thirsty winter skin. (I never got around to whipping up my own.) Although somewhat pricey at $15.99 for 8 oz.—compared with, say $5.99 for 18 oz. of something in its class by St. Ives—the moisturizer gets a low hazard score of 0.3 by the Environmental Working Group, while St. Ives’ range of bath and body products get hazard scores ranging from a moderate 1.6, to a danger-Will-Robinson 4.1. because of potentially cancer-causing parabens and other chemicals I have trouble pronouncing. (Pangea says it never uses petrochemicals, synthetic ingredients, sulfates, detergents, dyes, or artificial fragrances in its products.) [...]

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