Olive Oil as Organic Shaving Cream
(you may never use regular shaving cream again)
In the past I have used both regular shaving gels and creams as well as hair conditioner and soap for shaving purposes. Recently I decided to try olive oil, and I have been extremely pleased. The shave is just as close, and I have no irritation at all (unusual for me). Also, the oil leaves skin moisturized and protected. I used to use olive oil as an after-shave lotion, but that is no longer necessary. Bonuses? The oil is chemical-free and a bottle will last you way longer than traditional shaving gels and creams. I honestly love shaving with olive oil more than anything else I've tried.
How to use it?
Apply the olive oil evenly to your wet skin. A quarter-sized amount is good for both armpits and a half-dollar portion is roughly enough for one leg. Pour a bit of the oil into your hands, and then spread it onto your skin.
Once you're oiled up, simply shave as usual. Since olive oil is thicker than shaving creams and gels, you may need to shave a bit more slowly and carefully.
Rinse the area, but don't worry about trying to wash all of the oil off. Unless you used too much, or you just don't like the moisturized feeling, you should be fine.
I know it sounds weird, but you really should try it!
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Bring down a Fever
A quick, efficient way to bring down a high fever? Stick a pack of ice under your armpit. There's a reason why you can measure your body temperature under your arm. It's an area of concentrated, trapped body heat, stuck between your arm and the main core of your body. It's also where the large axillary artery runs. Place your ice pack here, and you will be cooling a lot of blood as it flows by. (In case you didn't know, the axilla is your underarm, and the axillary artery is the artery that runs through it. And the difference between an artery and a vein is that an artery carries blood from the heart to the body, and then the veins carry it back to the heart.)
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How to Clean Sugary, Gummy Candy Off your Clothes
Step 1: Wet the area with chilled lemon juice.
Step 2: Sprinkle on some baking soda.
Step 3: Rub. Then sprinkle baking soda again, and rub some more.
Step 4: Rinse in warm water. Get all the baking soda off.
Step 5: Rub the spot between your fingers. The candy residue should start coming off.
Step 6: Continue rubbing until all residue is removed. Use a butter knife to scrape if you need to.
Step 7: Throw the clothing in the wash as soon as possible!
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   | Rabbit Bells for Christmas This Christmas, forget about jingle bells. Instead, make your very own Rabbit Bells! In my neighborhood here in southern Alabama there are plenty of rabbitbells plants, Crotalaria rotundifolia. The plants are distinctive because of their rounded leaves, unusually shaped yellow flowers, and seed pods. The plant flourishes in the empty grassy plots of my neighborhood, and has these distinctive yellow flowers that can be found throughout the spring and summer.  It's seed pods are green at first, but later harden and turn a dark brown or black. The seeds come loose inside the pod and will make a rattling sound when shaken, hence the name rabbit bells. This time of year, the plants will look kind of dark and shriveled up, except for maybe a few seed pods that are still semi-green. I gathered some of these dry seed pods and made Christmas ornaments out of them. You want the good, hardened pods that don't give too much when you squeeze them, and without any holes, cracking, or splitting at the seam. The pod should have a nice rattle. Once you've gathered the pods, simply spray paint them your desired color. I chose gold. Then I doubled over a length of red thread and used it to tie the pods together in groups of three. (But to do this, you'll need to make sure you leave the stem at the top of each pod. Be careful as you collect them from off the plant, and it helps if you pull upwards instead of down.) I tied the first two pods together by their stems, then added the third pod, and then did a knot around all three. I finished by tying the ends of the thread into a loop to hang from the Christmas tree. For more information about rabbitbells, visit  |
