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hi all!! i have been wanting to get a blog post out for months!  first, I want to thank you all for voting for us to have summer hours. I cant even explain how much those two extra hours a day did for us, and me, personally - it seems silly, just two hours - but it really mattered in my life. I could have dinner done by 6 instead of 9, my local farm market was still open which meant I was able to eat fresh daily. I could even squeeze in a visit with family without being completely...

Hi guys,    alright, so you may have watched our little video we posted about the many ways to make and use our laundry soap - but there was some information we felt would be nice to have in writing for you to refer to when needed - and a blog post is perfect for that. so, recap of the vid ( not including maddis little mess lol)  bg laundry soap is soap - made from botanical oils, lye, and water. when lye and water mix with oil it chemically changes into soap. there are no added chemicals, fragrances, or...

  every day starts out the same for me -  the alarm goes off at 5am, the dogs lick my face to tell me my alarm is going off at 5am, and its time to start the madness all over again. i have my coffee, i hop on my treadmill, i get in the shower, get ready, feed the dogs, let them out - jump in my truck, get my starbucks and rush to work with the hopes of being there by 8 at the latest.  this has been my life for the last year. (well, longer than that really...

Some of you already know our skincare protocol here at bodygoodies, but for those of you who dont .... heres a simple breakdown of our most recommended skincare products and daily regimen recommendations - and a few little tips quick reference:  cleanser/soap: crud, frenchy, bar none, bar 21, rooibos tea, fij  moisturizer: base serum, treatment serum, remedy serum, basic serum exfoliant: we never recommend anything scrubby on the face, if you feel you need to remove dead skin cells - we recommend dairy ( yogurt/lactic acid) as a natural, gentle peel. toner: we recommend rose hydrosol ( floral water) if...

alright, ive finally found a little, no, made a little time to get some info out here about the new serum B A S E.  base started as a project in one of my notebooks about two years ago. Id found some interesting info on an oil that really piqued my interest and i thought man... this could be a serum pretty much all on its own. i started jotting down notes and looking for oils to compliment it... but not cast a shadow on it. i had to find the perfect blend so each individual oil got the recognition it...