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Vinegar Hair Rinse Recipe

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:52:32 +0000

Something that I like to do for my hair once a year or so is a vinegar hair rinse. A vinegar hair rinse is a conditioning treatment suitable for hair that has not been chemically colored. Henna-colored hair is fine. A vinegar rinse helps to remove build up from shampoo and other hair care products, and helps smooth and slightly straighten the hair. I like the bounce that my hair gets from using my bar shampoos, but I recently gave my hair a treatment in between testing new shampoo bar formulas. It was a bit over due, the last time I did it was over 2 years ago. During that time I had been testing a few new shampoo bar formulas, so it was nice to have a fresh start. I suggested this treatment to a customer who was new to shampoo bars and was having trouble with the transition. She really liked the result and I have been meaning to share it. I hope if you try it you like the results. It is very simple: Mix 2 Tablespoons of Vinegar (Apple Cider Vinegar is best) with 2 cups of warm water. Wet the hair completely in the shower, then pour the rinse completely through the hair. Allow it to sit on the hair for a couple minutes and then rinse with fresh water.

Treatment for Build up on the Scalp in Babies and Toddlers

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:45:27 +0000

Babies and toddlers can often have build up on their scalp, but for different reasons. Whether build up on the scalp is from cradle crap from seborrhoeic eczema in babies, or toddlers non-compliance with thorough hair washing, a simple very simple treatment can be used. You only need two things, a small amount of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a narrow fine toothed comb. A baby comb or a barbers fine tooth comb work well. Simply massage the scalp with Extra Virgin Olive oil and allow it to absorb 30 minutes to overnight. Then carefully brush out the hair. The cradle crap will come out easily through the tines of the comb. I used to do this with my 8 year old when she was a baby with cradle crap and it worked well every time. It was necessary to repeat a few times while she was little. My two year old did not have cradle crap as a baby, but she really is resistant to having her hair washed often. (She doesn't even like plain water over her head unless it is ocean water). So this treatment was necessary recently. I followed it up with a wash with my Patchouli Hemp Oil Shampoo Bar. She was a bit cranky to have her hair washed, but her scalp is back to normal. Her hair looks great.

Correction: Herb Fair Hours 8 am - 1 pm

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:28:30 +0000

The herb society made a change with the hours, the correct hours for Saturday are 8 am until 1 pm. Thanks : )

Seaside Herb Society Fair In Ormond Beach this Saturday

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:19:34 +0000

It's that time of year again! The annual Seaside Herb Society Fair will be held at the Northwest corner of the Granada Bridge in Ormond Beach this Saturday, March 31, 2012, from 8-1 pm. The herbal luncheon is always delicious and there will be free herbal talks by guest speakers. I will be there with many of my products, however please do let me know in advance if you have a special order you would like to pick up. I do not bring everything and I usually bring a small amount of the products to save products from the heat.

Sunday 2nd Annual Handmade Holiday Bath & Body Gifts Sale with AquarianBath

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:06:43 +0000

Sunday from 11am - 4 pm I am hosting a shopping event for my local customers in my garden. You are welcome to shop online in advance and pick up your order on Sunday. There is even a free pick up option at check out here: http://aquarianbath.com.

~ Garden Tour

~ Hot Apple Cider

~ Free Gift with purchase

Address: 46 HIGHRIDGE RD HOLLY HILL FL 32117

Look for the pumpkin patch in the front yard. You can't miss it. I think we counted 17 pumpkins yesterday.

Look for my Soap Christmas Ornaments at Ormond Riverfest

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:10:55 +0000

This weekend is the third annual River Fest in Ormond Beach.

My Christmas Soap Ornaments will be available for purchase from Jimmy Harper in the James Harper Art Gallery Tent.

Nov 19, 2011 - Nov 20, 2011

10 a.m. - 10 pm., Saturday; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday Rockefeller Gardens 25 Riverside Dr., Ormond Beach. Featuring area restaurants presenting your local favorites. More than 25 musical groups performing. Children's activity area with bounce house and face painting. Two headliners: Claire Lynch and Chuck Pyle. Daily admission is $7.00. Children under 12 FREE.

Have a great weekend.

Cory Trusty

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3rd Annual Hallogreen in Daytona Beach Saturday October 29th

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:29:04 +0000

Daytona Beach will be having it's 3rd Annual Hallogreen event again at City Island right next to the Farmers Market from 8 am until 2 pm. This is one of my favorite events of the year. I will be there with my girls. Moira is planning to sell her granola bars, and she is very excited. I will have a lot of new items including my Deodorant balm, Mint Tooth Powder, Berry Hibiscus tooth powder, my Lavender Patchouli Perfume and more. I'll also be bringing my Christmas soap ornament samples and will be taking orders for those. If you would like me to bring a specific batch of products for you please visit the Aquarian Bath online store, check out and select the free pick up option and I will have it wrapped and ready for you at the event. Check out the full schedule.

SHOP, CRAFT & PLAY--the eco way!

Treat-or-treasuring, kids zone, live music, games, arts & crafts, workshops, and more!

8am The CITE

9am Eek-O Doggy Costume Contest

10am Eek-O Doggy Fashion Show

11am Daytona Beach BellyDance

12noon Eco Fashion Show (Teens Go Green)

1pm Eco Kids Costume Contest

2pm Give-away

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Practical Math Project for Elementary Children: Kid Biz Ventures

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:48:46 +0000

This blog post is a part of a Homeschool Diversity Blog Hop Hosted by The Home Spun Life and Sweet Phenomena. We were invited to share our homeschooling style, favorite field trip places, or ideas for the new year.

I have just started a new project with my second grader Moira. She asked if she could make baked goods to sell at the farmer’s market, and I saw it as a good learning opportunity and math project for her. In previous years Moira has enjoyed juicing oranges to sell at the community garden or making memory wire bracelets to sell here an there. Her new venture is turning out to be good for not just math, but also learning new spelling words, concentration, and for following directions.

Aside from wanting to support Moira with achieving her consistent desire to start a business, I was also influenced to help her since I recently read a recent New York Times op-ed entitled How to Fix Our Math Education. In the recent op-ed authors, Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford focused on higher education math, however I am attempting to extrapolate their insights at the primary level with this new project. The authors favor a sequence of higher education math learning with “replacing the sequence of algebra, geometry and calculus with a sequence of finance, data and basic engineering.” Personally I would go further to include statistics. Notwithstanding, I agree with their conclusion as I recall ‘relearning’ certain algebra skills when I was working in a research lab at the University of Washington, and even later as I formulated my own bath and body recipes.:

A math curriculum that focused on real-life problems would still expose students to the abstract tools of mathematics, especially the manipulation of unknown quantities. But there is a world of difference between teaching “pure” math, with no context, and teaching relevant problems that will lead students to appreciate how a mathematical formula models and clarifies real-world situations.

I am not waiting to apply this type of hands on approach with Moira’s math education. She and I have both been frustrated with certain aspects of learning and teaching math respectively. In working with her in this new project she has initially come up with a cereal bar recipe that she is happy with, and that others have tested and liked. The math that she has learned or used up until this point involves understanding fractions, adding fractions, multiplying, and learning units of measurement. I usually give her the ‘wrong’ measuring cup, and she has to figure out for example how many 1/4th measuring cups she needs for 1 1/4th cups of an ingredient. Soon she will need to learn to double a batch or do more adding with fractions. She is also learning how to use a scale to weigh ingredients. As a part of calculating costs of ingredients, she is doing subtraction with or with out borrowing to determine how much of a particular ingredient that she has used from a set purchased amount of an ingredient. I will be introducing her to division as we continue with this aspect of the project. Just in the last few days of this type of work, I am seeing that her understanding of fractions and the practical work of adding fractions is coming along much easier for her. I’m excited to see how she will do with other aspects of this project such as calculating her costs, budgeting for supplies, learning to make change. I'm hoping that she can debut her new product at the upcoming Hallowgreen event at the farmer's market in Daytona Beach on October 29th. I will be definitely be there again this year with all my usual products, as well as some fun new items like this pumpkin pie soap and my aromatherapy roll ons.

Thanks for reading,

Cory Trusty

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Autumn Classes at Maggie's Herb Farm in St. Augustine with Aquarian Bath

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:51:51 +0000

My Autumn Teaching Schedule at Maggie's Herb Farm in Saint Augustine has been finalized. I hope you find a class that you like.

Soap Making For Sensitive and Problem Skin Types October 22 Saturday time 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Learn to make soap from scratch using the cold process method and the specialized hot process method for sea salt spa soaps. We focus on hypoallergenic formulations for those with sensitive skin and those well loved by persons with multiple problems including acne. Specialty herbal additives problem skin types in formulations will be discussed. Bring lunch, safety glasses and gloves, and a small cardboard box. Fee $38

Herbal Medicine Making: Tinctures, and Syrups November 12 Saturday time 10:00 AM -2:00 PM Learn the basic methods for herbal home medicine making for your family. This is a hands on class in which you gather herbs from the farm for making tinctures and a cough syrup. We will focus on methods for making preparations and herbal properties. bring a sack lunch. Instructor Cory Trusty Fee $35

Herbal Remedies for Cold and Flu Season November 19 Saturday time 10:00 AM:-2:00 PM Come enjoy a day at the farm learning herbs and remedies for home health care just in time for flu and cold season. We will be making a Cough Syrup, Teas, Soup, a herbal Vick's-type" Chest Salve with farm-fresh herbs and pure essential oils. You will also learn to make Fire Cider for congested sinuses! I will introduce you to colds and flu according to Chinese diagnostic and treatment methods. Bring a sack lunch $35 fee

Also save the dates for my herbal stocking stuffer class on either December 3rd or December 10th. More details to come!

Preregistration is required 2 weeks in advance. Please call the farm to register. 904-829-0722

Cory Trusty

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Chicken Tribute

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:08:19 +0000

It's time again for the Unique Women in Business monthly blog hop. This month's theme is animals. So in case you didn't know, my favorites are chickens. They are wonderful garden helpers, providing natural fertilizer and pest control. Best of all they provide healthy nutritious eggs. Don't believe the hype, those grocery 'vegetarian chicken' eggs aren't all they are cracked up to be. (pun intended).

Chickens thrive on grubs, worms, and other tasty bugs hiding under potted plants and rocks. It's great funto move the rocks or pots for the chickens and watch them scratch and peck.

The other thing I love about chickens is that they are the closest living relative to dinosaurs. In case you haven't seen it this TED talk is pretty cool. Jack Horner wants to reverse engineer dinosaurs from chickens.

I have had a lot of fun with my egg soap molds. If you know any other chicken fans, these soaps would make great gifts. I have Blue sea salt spa soap eggs (Arucauna hens lay blue or green eggs) and Tan Chocolate Soap eggs, White Leghorn eggs coming soon. :) Hope you like them.

You can share your animal themed blog post with the linky tool below for the next few days.

Cory Trusty

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