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Love and light.

Homemade Laundry Detergent

- 2 to 2 1/2 cups washing soda
- One 5 oz bar of soap

•  Grate the bar of soap into a container with a lid.
• Mix in the washing soda

• Use the scoop from your dry detergent to measure your new homemade version 

*Pour white vinegar in the compartment where you would normally put your fabric softener.

• If your washer doesn't have a compartment for fabric softener, you can add the vinegar at the beginning of the cycle

                  OR

• If you're patient enough you can add the vinegar in at the beginning of the rinse cycle. 

Use coupon code "SummertimeSadness15" to receive 15% off of anything in the EnlightenedButterfly store

We at EB Designs are delighted to announce our summer blow out sale! All of our inventory consists of tank tops and T-shirts, so it must go before it gets cold out! Use the coupon code SummertimeSadness15 when you check out at the EnlightenedButterfly store on Etsy to receive 15% off of anything. The coupon is valid until the end of the month (8/31/2014). We can't wait to bring you the newest collection of EB Designs.

Now Open: Enlightened Butterfly Etsy Store

Today I am proud to announce the grand opening of the Enlightened Butterfly Etsy Store, a seller of recycled and redesigned T-shirts.

If You Have a Spare 40 Minutes

Poysined Faerie

For anybody that keeps tabs on my work I released a collection of short stories and poems under a pen name. It can be found here

Au Natural Beauty Tips

Anything that is good for your body is good for your skin and hair too. In the same respect, if you wouldn't eat it then it shouldn't go on your body because your body absorbs everything into the blood stream through pores. This idea might be a little difficult to get used to, especially if you enjoy make-up and dyes, but the switch is fairly easy.

Herbal Tea:
   Easy enough, throw any soothing herbs in some hot water and steep. Filter and rinse your hair.
   I'm not certain on the details of the benefits of specific herbs but marshmallow root is incredible for tangles and curly hair.

Vinegar:
   Using a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water you can either spray it on your hair or use it as a rinse.
   I like to add a splash of vinegar to my herbal tea to save a step. It cleanses your hair of residue. Do NOT rinse after using the vinegar, it is unnecessary.

Yogurt/Honey/Egg:
    A lovely hair mask that leaves your hair shiny and soft. You don't need all three but the whole package works wonders. Rinse with warm or cool water, water that's too hot may result in cooking the egg. 
    Again, you can put this on your skin (maybe minus the egg).

Oil:
   Olive oil is my personal favorite, but any oil would work. I wouldn't recommend vegetable or canola oil though.
   Slick your hand with oil and gently massage into your hair.
   Another note is to research before using coconut oil on your hair. It is a great anti-fungal and anti-bacterial but can also be quite drying. I reserve coconut oil for cold-sores, infections, burns, cuts or scrapes paired with honey to combat the drying affect. Coconut oil, honey and vinegar are all great to have on hand for first aid purposes.

The organic beautification station has no limitations if you have the time. Many teas you make can enhance, lighten or darken your hair and henna is a safe alternative to dyes. If you have time over the weekend for extra pampering, you can prepare face and hair masks out of foods that you probably already have in the kitchen. It might not save you money, but your skin and hair will thank you, and in my experience it costs about the same so why wouldn't you do it yourself.

Finally, if your bold and dedicated enough you can make make-up at home. Foundation, eyeliner, eyeshadow, blush, lipgloss and even mascara are all things that you can make at home. It is time consuming, but for the same price as some expensive, organic make-up you can make way more of the same product at home.

Love and light.