The End to Diary with No Shampoo
I have been without commercial shampoo for somewhere near 80 days.
I have been using different things for my hair in replacement of commercial shampoo. I have used whipped egg whites, homemade soaps, baking soda, and apple cider vinegar. These things have been working great for my hair up until these past few weeks,
My hair feels very sticky now and has the smell of smoke. I think that the sticky feeling on my hair is sebum.
My hair just doesn't seem to be coming clean, right now. For the past two days, I have used baking soda, to take of the sticky feeling and apple cider vinegar, to help rinse of the baking soda and the build-up feeling of my hair. Even after washing with these for two days in a row the sticky feeling is just not going away.
When I take a shower, a lot of hair is falling out, more than normal.
So, for right now, this is good-bye to the 'no 'poo' hair treatment. Tomorrow, I will go back to washing my hair in the store stuff.
This is the end of my Diary with no shampoo......for now. I will probably go back to 'no 'poo' someday. I will share with you when I do.
~Belle~
PeanutButter Collasels~A Great Cookie Recipe!
PeanutButter Collasels
These cookie make a great for breakfast with a glass of milk or great for a snack. They are a chewy cookie. They are delicious!
3/4 C. Sugar
3/4 C. Sugar
1/4 C. Butter
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 C. PeanutButter
3 C. Oatmeal
1 C. Milk Chocolate Chips
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Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
Mix Sugars, Butter, eggs, Vanilla, Baking Soda, and PeanutButter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. After Sugars, Butter, eggs, Vanillam, Baking Soda, and PeanutButter is mixed together, stir in Oatmeal and Chocolate Chips.
Drop cookiedough by spoonfulls onto a cookie sheet. Bake the cookies @ 350 degrees for 8-10 min.
Picture of the PeanutButter Collasels.
Belle
Pistachio Pudding Recipe - Pictures Too!
~Pistachio Pudding~
This is a quick and easy dessert, it is also very delicious!!!
To make Pistachio Pudding, you will need:
- 1 Box of Pistachio Instant Pudding
- 1 1/2 C. Miniature Marshmallows
- 1 (20 ounce) can Crushed Pineapple
- 1/2 C. Pecans (broken into pieces
- 1 Large container of Cool Whip
- Maraschino Cherries
In a large bowl, stir crushed pinapple and pistachio instant pudding together.
After crushed pineapple and pistachio instant pudding is stirred together, add the minature marshmallows, pecans (they will need to be broke in pieces), and Cool Whip. Stir and smooth the top of the pudding.
Now, slice maraschino cherries in halves, and put them on top of the pudding for decoration.
Put the pudding in the refridgerator to cool and to allow the pudding to 'set up'.
I made this earlier this week, so...I thought I would share the recipe with you all!
~Belle~
The Negative Effects of Calendula?
In reply to a comment, I did a little more research about Calendula. I couldn't find any information with such negative effects of Calendula. I was just wondering, has anybody else heard of or read about negative effects of Calendula? I am studying herbs and I find them very interesting. I would love for you to share any information about Calendula or your favorite herbs.
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(This is the comment that was left for me)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 10:23 - Link
You got me curious about Calendula, so I went to my trusty Complete Guide to Safe Herbs by Chris D. Meletis, N.D. to investigate. It apparently does more than look pretty and give off a lovely fragrance....
It has substances in it that help stimulate wound healing and has anti-inflammatory effects. It can be used as an ointment, tincture or spray for external use to treat skin problems, especially cuts, sores, rashes, and slow healing wounds. (Not to be used on deep wounds or severe injures as it is also known as "pot marigold." I'm assuming that is not good.) It is safe to use externally on children.
Caution: Internal use can cause uterine bleeding and miscarriage.
Looks like using it in tea might not be such a good idea, but in a soap would be wonderful healing for the skin.
Many Blessings,
Holly@aiminghigh
www.homeschoolblogger.com/aiminghigh
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SIDE EFFECTS AND CAUTIONS
As culinary herb, the calendula is considered to be one of the safest herbs around. At the same time, a person can react badly to the calendula, for example, a person who has an allergic reaction to pollen of any plant species belonging to the daisy family of plants, like the ragweed, may experience an allergic reaction to the calendula as well, though the chances of this occurring are rare.
Being considered safe and moderately therapeutic, the calendula herb is very often used in preparing homemade skin remedies, which are used in treating a variety of skin complaints. Though quite rare, there are occasions when some individuals develop an allergic reaction to the calendula as a result of frequent use of the herbal calendula skin remedy.
The menstrual cycle is traditionally believed to be influenced by calendula herb. Due to these concerns, some authorities on herbs suggest that calendula must not be consumed by pregnant women and nursing mothers, however, no evidence of harm from the use of calendula in these women exist.
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Any information that you all could share would be great!
~Belle~
I Won a Contest?!?
I got an email today, informing me that I won the contest on the Front Porch for a full-year subscribtion for Season's of the Home Magazine!!
I was so excited when I saw that email and read on the Front Porch that I had won! Thank you to whoever pick me!
I have never read this magazine. I can't wait to get my first issue! Thanks again!
Belle
Did You Know......All Soaps Have Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)? Read here to find out more!
I made a batch of soap this evening, it is goat milk soap. When this soap is ready to use, I think I will list some of it in my store.
Making goat milk some was neat. It was different than just using water in the soap. The goat milk turned orange when it is added to the lye. All of the sites I read on the internet said that the goat milk/lye mixture would turn orange.
Oh...by the way...Did you all know that all soaps have lye in them, even the soaps that come from the store? Without lye, there is no soap. Most store soaps list lye as Sodium Hydroxide or they list it under other things.
Many people are afraid of homemade soap because of the lye (Sodium Hydroxide). I tell them that all soaps have lye in them, with out lye...no soap.
The bad thing about commercial soaps is that the commercial soaps take out all the glycerin in there soaps. Glycerin is very good for your skin!
The commercial soaps take out the glycerin and sell it. Have you ever seen those bags full of bars of glycerin at places like hobby lobby? Those bars of glycerin come from soap and without lye there is no soap.
Many people just melt down bars of glycerin, scent it, and call it soap. Many say that it is there glycerin bars of soap have no lye, but....glycerin comes from soap...and without lye....there is no soap.
My homemade soap has all the glycerin left in!
~Belle~
Please, visit my store ~From the Past~ where I sell cloth menstrual pads, soap, and things for baby!
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
In the Garden
The rain washed up a lot of the seeds Dad and sister planted. I don't think the corn got washed up, but I think most of the beans did.
I added a few more things in the garden today. I planted the four of the six Jalapeno Peppers that I started in the house.(Some of you might have see them on my blog when they were seedlings, click here to take you to the post with picture of the Peppers when they were little sprouts) I meant to plant all six of them, but I forgot two of them in the house! I hope to plant the other two of them tomorrow. I also planted some Calendula seeds along the edge of the garden. I thought some Calendulas would be a pretty site in the garden!
I recently learned that Calendula is an herb! I am going to try to make some tea if they grow. I would also like to make some soap with Calendula petals. I am not sure what Calendulas smell like, I will have to wait and see if they smell nice.
So right now this is what is in the garden:
Green Beans (if they didn't all get washed away)
Corn
Rudker Tomatoes
Jalapeno Pepper plants
Calendulas
Hopefully, we will get some more things in the garden this week.
~Belle~
Look at Treasures in the Dust!!! Homeschool Books, Craft Stuff, clothes, DVD's, Homeschool Toys, Much More! Look!
A blogger friend I know started a blog store! I went to look at it, it is really neat! She has lots of things for sale and she just opened her blog store too!
She has Homeschool Books: When I was there I saw 5th and 7th grade math books, homeschool books about weather, and a homeschool wooden fraction puzzle.
She has craft stuff: Iron Transfers, lots and lots of stamping stuff, and cross stitch kits.
She also has clothes and DVD's.
The best thing I likes about her store was most of the stuff there was $1 - $2 !!!
Go and check out her blog store! You might see something you like! Here is the link -http://treasuresinthedust.blogspot.com/
Belle
YUM! Macroni and Tomatoes Recipe
This is a delicious family recipe! I have been making this recipe a lot since Mom has been sick, it is something that isn't spicy so, she eats this often and she LOVES them!!The doctors want Mom to gain a bit more weight before she starts chemo, because chemo tears her down. I have been trying to make her favorite foods so she can gain the weight that the doctors want her to weigh!
Here is what you will need to make this recipe:
- One large pot with lid
- A Strainer
- A Large Spoon
- 1 Cup of Elbow Macaroni
- 1 Quart of Home-grown, Home-canned Tomatoes
- A little butter
- 1 Spoonful of Bacon Grease
First, prepare all of your ingredients.
Then, fill the large pot 1/2 - 3/4 way full with water. Put the pot with lid on the stove on high heat.
When the water in the pot begins to boil, put in the on cup of macaroni. Let the water and macaroni boil for 10 - 11 minutes on high heat. Stir the macaroni ocasionally to prevent the macaroni from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
After the water and macaroni have been boiled for 10 - 11 minutes, pour the pot of water and Macaroni into the strainer and strain out all of the water. Then, put the macaroni back into the pot. Put a little bit of butter into the pot with the macaroni, just so the macaroni doesn't stick to each other or the bottom of the pot.
Now, pour in the quart of tomatoes into the pot and add the spoonful of bacon grease. Put the pot on low heat on the stove so it stays warm until ready to serve.
This recipe is really simple and it is really delicious. I hope you all enjoy it!
~Belle~
Check out my store ~From the Past~ where I sell cloth pads, soap, and things for baby. http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
Mom has Cancer Again
Some of you might have read on my mom's blog about her having cancer. Well, she just had surgery about two weeks ago and the doctors found cancer again. It was in her colon, again. The last time it was in her colon and they cut away some of the colon and reconnected it so she didn't have to have an ostimy bag.
This time the doctors removed her colon so she has to wear an ostimy bag. It is permanent. She doesn't mind it though! 
She is back home now, our family is so glad about that! She is doing pretty well. I think she is doing so much better than the last two times.
She will have to have chemo again. The doctors are deciding on which kind to give her.
Well, I just thought I would let you all know how she was doing. I thought some of you might have been wondering where she has been ;) You might have noticed she has not been posting much one her blog.
~Belle~
~From the Past~ Now Sells Soap!
I am now selling soap at my store, ~From the Past~. I am selling Lavender Soap. If you would like to read more about my soap, go over and visit my store.
I am selling my bars for $1.00 an ounce. Most of my bars are about 1 1/2 ounces.
Here is a picture of my Lavender Soap.
See how well it lathers?
 I really like this soap. It leaves hands feeling clean and moisturized without a soapy residue! This is a long lasting soap too.
I also sell cloth menstrual pads and baby wipes at my store. Here is a link to my store - http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
*~Belle~*
New Prints at my Store!
I have new prints at my store for pads, pad sets, and cloth wipes.
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com
Come over and see!
 
These are my pad sets. They come with three pieces. They are made with flannel, 100% natural, unbleached cotton (that is used for the onside of the pad), and fleece. They are 11 layers thick!
This is one of my all-in-one pads. They are five layers thick, made with flannel, 100% unbleached, natural cotton, and fleece.
These are the cloth wipes. They are double thickness, sewn and turned. Very Cute! They come in a set of six.
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
~Belle~
In Response to Cindeerella's Question
This is in reply to Cindeerella's comment:
Not Usually
I only read posts where the title is something interesting because I do not like to spend too much time on the computer.
I have a few regular blogs I visit, but they are more informational blogs on things I am interested in....cooking, decorating, etc...
My personal blog here on HSB is mostly for family members and close friends, not for the general public.
Why does it matter to you if people read your blog or not?
You asked, "Why does it matter to you if people read you blog or not?"
My purpose for my blog is to share what I know with others here in this blog community and and with others on the web. Nobody in my family knows about my blog, except for my mom, dad, sister, and brother.
If nobody read my blog, there would be no purpose to blog. That is why I made that post, to see if anybody actually cared about what I write and share here.
Most of the posts on my blog are informative and educational, I am trying to devote my blog only for posts about cooking, gardening, sewing, and other things that would help a homesteader.
I try to put interesting titles on my posts.
~Belle~
Polydimethylsiloxane also known as Dimethicone - Is it in your shampoo???
I was doing a search on the internet to find out what is in the store shampoos. Here is one of the ingredients in store shampoo Polydimethylsiloxane I did a search on. It is also known as Dimethicone
This ingredient is used in caulking, lubricating oils, heat resistant tiles, and SHAMPOO!
I just doesn't sound like something I would want to put on my hair.
By the way, I am still no store shampoo!
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Polydimethylsiloxane
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is the most widely used silicon-based organic polymer, and is particularly known for its unusual rheological (or flow) properties. Its applications range from contact lenses and medical devices to elastomers, in shampoos (as dimethicone makes hair shiny and slippery), caulking, lubricating oils and heat resistant tiles.
PDMS is optically clear, and is generally considered to be inert, non-toxic and non-flammable. It has been assigned CAS number 63148-62-9, and is occasionally called dimethicone. It is one of several types of silicone oil (polymerized siloxane).
Is Anybody Reading My Posts???
Does anybody read my posts? I was just wondering because, I only get one or two comments for each post I post. Does that mean only one or two people are reading my posts?
I am trying to see how many people actually read my posts. So, if you read my posts could you leave a comment just to say that you read it? I am trying to see if my blogging here is worth it.
~Belle~
Farm Girl Blog-A-Thon Week 1
*When it says 'here' below that means thegardengoose blog, not my blog.
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Welcome to the "Farm Girl Blog-A-Thon!" (4/7/08-5/7/08)
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Are you a Farm Girl or Farm Girl at heart?
Do you love having that little flock of back yard chickens (even in the city?/or dream of having chickens in your yard one day?)
Do you love growing your own food items?
Love being thrifty and frugal?
Love wearing an apron, or simply collecting them?
Love a "dirty manicure" from planting seeds in the soil?
Do you love bringing the simpler ways of living into your life and home?Love cooking good old home style meals? Love canning your own foods?Or dream about one day actually having a bit of land to stretch out on?
Then you are a Farm Girl!..(or Farm Girl at heart!)
Let "Blogland" know you are "PROUD TO BE A FARM GIRL!!"
Join the Fun here from 4-7-08 to 5/7/08
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This week's Theme!-4/7/08-4/11/08
" TIE ONE ON!"
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Show us your favorite apron or even an apron collection!
Let us know why this particular apron is special to you.
What do your apron pockets hold?
Strut your stuff in your aprons. We want to see pictures!
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*** ATTENTION***
To participate in the fun there are a few wee things we ask you to do:
This blog-a-thon will run for 6 weeks.
It will begin on Monday 4/7/08 and run until 5/7/08!
What we are going to do is this.
Everyone that participates in the blog-a-thon will put a link in their posts for that weeks blog-a-thon theme entry to Mary Jane's Farm.( http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/) (A simple wording like this at the end of your posts will work: "To share with other farm girls and to learn about the Farm Girl way of life visit: http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/ ") Each week of the "blog-a-thon" will have a Farmgirl theme for the week.
To participate:
You will need to leave a comment here(on each week's theme announcement page)
to let me know that you have posted an entry pertaining to the weeks theme...and that you have posted a link back to Mary Jane's Farm on your blog.
***at the end of the blog-a-thon I will be drawing a name for a surprise package"***
---Let's cultivate our "inner farm girl"And be proud to say "I'm a Farm girl..or "I'm a Farm girl at heart".
Let's Do It Girls!!
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~The Garden Goose~
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This is my post for the first week's theme Tie One On. 4/7/08 through 4/11/08
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This is my favorite apron of my many aprons. It was given to me, by my Granny. She knows that I like old things and aprons, so she gave it to me. I am not sure of where it came from. I can tell that is it a hand-made apron and that it is a vintage apron.
I enjoy imagining who the apron was made by or who the apron belonged to before me. Did it belong to a mother or a granny?
What kind of foods did they cooked while wearing this apron? Fried chicken, chicken gravy and mashed potatoes? Maybe an apple pie?
I imagine these kind of things while I am wearing this apron and all of my other old aprons.
Aprons and other old things are special to me because they help me imagine ways that are different than today. The ways of the past.
Here is a picture of it.
Here is a close-up of the fruit design.
Isn't it pretty? I love the fruit design on this apron and the bright colors!
~Belle~
I am going to join in this Farm Girl Blog-A-Thon. It looks like fun! I am a few weeks late, but I will catch up. You can visit http://www.gardengoose.blogspot.com to learn more about it. I copied and pasted the rules from thegardengoose blog.
Plasticine: Do you Know What it is? I DO!!!!
For my family's homeschooling, we read lots and lots of books. I am finishing reading the book Mary Poppins in the Park by P.L. Travers. It is a very exciting book! There is always something exciting in every chapter, so it will really hold young children's attention. My brother LOVES being read too. He loved to hear any kind of story!
One of the chapters in the book was called,"Park in the Park". That chapter was talking about Jane making little platicine people and making a tiny park within the park she was in.
I couldn't figure out what plasticine was. My brother kept saying, "What is plasticne?" I didn't know......until we saw a package if it at the Cracker Barrel. It was on sale too, so Mom bought a package of it to play with and make are own little people like Jane did in the story.
Here is the person I made
For those of you who don't know what Plasticine is, it is....well....it's plasticine. It is like a clay, playdough type of thing. It is really fun to play with and it never dries out!
The camera is dead so I couldn't load the picture of my brothers on here.
It is interesting how I discovered something, through a book, that I might have never noticed in my life. You can really learn from books! My family doen't do much of a curriculum, we just read, write, and do math.
Any person would enjoy Mary Poppins in the Park by P.L. Travers. it is so exciting!! My favorite chapter was the first one in the book, "Every Goose a Swan". My little brother and I laughed and laughed and laughed at the charactors in that chapter! It was too funny!
It is so neat to see how much a young child enjoys a book. Some parts of the book I thought he wasn't really listening to, but I found out later when he was telling EVERYBODY about it who would listen. He kept saying,"Oh, It is so funny. You have to read that book."
It gives me such a good feeling to see how much he enjoys being read to.
*~*Belle*~*
I made Lavender Lye Soap!
I made my very first batch of lye soap by myself (well with Mom's supervision) last night. It was a lot of fun. It is lavender. I might post some pictures of how it turned out. I am going to try to make another batch this week, it will be Peppermint! That scent really wakes me up in the morning!
That is all for now!
~*Belle*~
My Hair Still Feels GREAT!!!!!
I am still washing my hair in whipped egg whites and my hair feels WONDERFUL!!! Today, when I took my shower, I put some olive oil on the ends of my hair. Olive oil makes my dry ends full of moisture!
When I was using store shampoo, my hair was so flat. Now I have a little body to my hair! I love it!
Belle
My Diary of no Shampoo---Day 6 and 7
Here is day 6 and 7 of no shampoo. Day 7 was today and day 6 was yesterday.
Day 6 (yesterday, Thursday April 3rd)-
I didn't do anything to my hair. When I got ready for bed, I brushed to distribute the oils to the rest of my hair. I now can feel my hair getting a little oily. I haven't shampooed my hair with egg whites since Monday, I have been rinsing my hair with water when I took my showers earlier in the week.
Day 7 (today, Friday April 4th)-
Today my hair feels as oily as it usually does when I use store shampoo, which is a lot of oil. I shampooed it with whipped egg whites. It feels GREAT!
It will be an entire week tomorrow that I have been without store shampoo! I really feel the difference in my hair! It is great! Usually, with store shampoo, my hair and the top of my hair was practically soaked with oils, it was disgusting. Shampoo would dry my scalp out so bad and then I would start to get oily just an hour or two after I shampooed my hair. Now my hair has moisture in it, egg shampoo does not dry out my hair, and my hair is way less oily. My hair is softer, healthier looking, and I now have a little bit of natural wave back to my hair like I used to have when I was little.
If you have problems with store shampoos or if you are looking for a natural shampoo try this. Give it a week or two to get use to it. I think you will really like the results!
~*~Belle~*~
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