Get to Know: Lusty Maca Root Powder
Lusty: full of or characterized by a healthy vigor. (Her lusty complexion bathed him in a radiant energy, and under her gaze he felt kissed by the sun.)
Lust: intense sexual desire or appetite; ardent enthusiasm, zest, or relish. (He felt a deep lust for life, with one look at her lusty complexion, and lusted lustfully for her lusty haunches. Lust.)
You want lusty? You want lusty lust that courses through your veins and pours through your pores like warm summer’s day?
Then you want maca root powder. Oh yeah, baby. You want it.
We’re just going to talk quickly about maca powder, what it is and what it does, today. It’s been my favorite little occasional supplement over the last couple of months, but even more recently I’ve discovered what it can do for your skin.
So, a quick overview of maca root powder and then a recipe you can try in the romantic glow of your very own bathroom. Your bathroom IS romantic, isn’t it? Nothing says love like a toilet in the corner.
Dazzle! Whiten Your Teeth With Activated Charcoal
Today, I’m going to tell you to put charcoal on your teeth to whiten them.
ONLY I DON’T MEAN REAL CHARCOAL, PEOPLE.
We have to get this out of the way – at the very beginning – so that no one reads the first four lines and goes, “Okey-dokey, Jimbo, open up that thar bar-BE-que ‘n let me fish out a brick ‘n shove it in meh mouth. Crunchy Betty said to.”
I DID NOT SAY TO DO THAT.
Stop it.
We’re not talking about charcoal. We’re talking about activated charcoal. Huge difference. And if you don’t know it, you should definitely read on. Before you wobble over to the barbeque and end up with a mouth full of stinky soot.
We’re clear, right? Not “charcoal” – but activated charcoal for teeth whitening. Right! So, let’s keep going. And it goes a little something like this:
Historic Beauty Days: A Cure For Freckles or Rose Complexion Masque
Shoot. I do declare this Historic Beauty Week at Crunchy Betty. The ye olde beauty shoppe bug hit me last week, and I haven’t been able to stop reading since. Here’s why.
For the 4th of July, we did a little something different. My parents and I sweated it out at Rock Ledge Ranch, a historical site about a mile from where I live. There, they reenact the olden days, and, par for the course, they had a special 4th of July shin dig, complete with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and more pioneer and 1800s ladies than you can shake your bloomers at.
As we moseyed across the history-strewn grounds, I made it a point to ask some of the historical reenactors – mostly the women – if they knew of any beauty tips and tricks that our ancestors used during the Revolutionary War.
Paltry was the reply. Apparently, while perfect recitation of the exact ways to load a musket has been passed down through generations, the methods in which the ladies cared for their skin was not so thoroughly remembered. Boo.
Foolproof Homemade Mayonnaise – Full of Super Secrets
A long time ago, in an apartment far, far away … it is a period of ingredient wars. Rebel olive oil, striking from an overactive food processor, has won its first victory over the evil egg yolks.
In non-nerd terms: Two years ago, I tried to make homemade mayonnaise. Several times. Not once did it work. The olive oil and the egg yolks, in my wild food processor, would not emulsify. All was lost.
So I gave up.
Until a couple of months ago, when I found the strength to try again. And failed. Two more times. At which point, I begged for the help of the lovelies on the Crunchy Betty Facebook page, and someone sent me this instructional video.
Victory was mine! And life will, forevermore, include the delicious freshness of homemade mayonnaise and tuna salad sandwiches.
Heat Got You Down? Make Some Keep Your Cool Spray
When you come from hearty German stock, like me, red face is an issue. But it only happens upon extreme exertion. Like, say, moving a king-sized mattress all by myself.
You should’ve seen my face, yo. It was like a tomato and a firetruck had a baby all over my cheeks.
While growing up, this caused me great consternation, and was, in no small part, a source of extreme embarrassment at the roller skating rink. It never crossed my mind that the embarrassment, instead, should’ve come from creating a choreographed skate-dance routine to Somewhere Out There from Fivel Goes West.
(At one point, I crouched down and pretended to be a mouse. Please don’t envy my dance move genius.)
After the mattress-moving effort, and with great red face a-glowing, it occurred to me that I could create a cooling spray to help mitigate this uncomfortable hot mess. And then, then I remembered watching the Great Dr. Oz Show and how he recommended – when you’re blazing hot – rubbing aloe vera on the soles of your feet.
Thus, the Keep Your Cool Spray was born. Best of all, it’s good for both your face and your feet. So if you have issues with exertion-provoked red face, or if you just get extra toasty in the summer heat, this may be your ticket to a little relief!
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