Supernatural Botanicals

The tousled look of “beach hair” is super-easy to accomplish, and you can make your own “beach hair” in a bottle product at home.  Combine 4 ounces of hot distilled water, a teaspoon of Kosher sea salt, and a few drops of organic lavender essential oil together in a spray bottle.  The hot distilled water will help melt the salt.  Shake well.  Spray on your hair as you are scrunching it in your hands, then set with a low setting on the hair dryer.  Sexy beachy hair in seconds.  It’s a great look for summer. 

A study from the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago found that the scent of orange based fragrances increases male arousal by 20 percent. 

Try Supernatural Botanicals Organic Orange Spa Soap.  The fresh-fruit smell is absolutely amazing in the shower and as a facial wash…and now latest research shows that you’ll arouse 20 percent more men when you use it.  Bonus!  What’s not to love about that? 

So it’s May here in Cincinnati, otherwise known as zone 6, and everything in my garden and yard is starting to bloom.  It’s such a beautiful time of the year when plants are such a beautiful spring-green.  The rain has been good this season, thus far.  Here’s what’s happening in my yard.  Having luck in your yard this year? 

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Cilantro.  This gorgeous cilantro has taken root and is spreading quickly.  Good thing, because I’ll need at least a cup of this cilantro this evening for a homemade salsa I’m making.  It makes salsa and Pico de Gallo come to life with freshness.

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Parsley.  I haven’t had a chance to plant this outside yet as I’ve only had it a few days, but it looks great sitting in my kitchen windowsill.  I’d let it grow there all season, but I want it to expand.  I’m going to need a lot more than this to make Italian dishes all summer long. 

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Annabelle Hydrangeas.  These will definitely be the sweetheart of my yard when they are in bloom.  They produce enormous white flowers that are between 8-12″ wide!  They also produce lots of flowers.  Perfect if you like having vases of flowers around your house (like I do.)

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Backyard.  The perfect place to be.  I love it here.  I don’t like that all the grass is worn off under the tire swing, but you try keeping 17 neighbor kids out of your yard.  I surrendered.  They have fun, so what’s a little rough spot in your lawn at the end of the day?  There are bigger fish to fry than that.

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Flowering Cherry Blossom Tree.  I planted this about a month ago.  It accepted its chosen location very well, but I am concerned about some of the leaves…note the top right leaf has tiny holes in it, which appears to be from pests.  I will spray it with organic pest killer this weekend. 

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Dwarf Anjou Pear Tree.  Another freshly planted tree, about a month into the ground.  I cannot wait for fresh fruit! 

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Dwarf Granny Smith Apple Tree.   Planted about a month ago, it’s doing a great job of getting rooted in place.  The fruit trees will be treated organically, of course.

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Dwarf Granny Smith Apple Tree.  Up until about four days ago, I thought this tree was dead.  It has been in the ground for over a month without even a sign of life.  Luckily, I waited before I decided to pull it out of the ground.  Four days ago, I noticed these little stubs.  It’s a beautiful thing!

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Inside of composter.  Okay, brace yourself on this one.  This is the inside of my composter.  You’ll find things like a huge tree root system, coffee grounds, celery, salad, leaves, etc.  This will take almost a year to break down and turn into soil.  But think of the organic material I’ll have for next year, and all the garbage I’ll be saving from the landfills. 

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Earth Machine Composter.  This is the what the composter looks like, tucked back into the corner of my yard.  It blends right in behind a pine tree.  Best of all, I’m helping save the Earth.  Love that!

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Bartlett Pear Tree.   It won’t produce fruit this year, but when it does…yum!  Nothing like eating fruit right from the tree when it’s still warm from the sun.

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Rows of  lettuces.  This is new this year, a raised vegetable bed.  These were all planted this past Saturday from seed, and I took these pictures on Thursday evening.  Less than seven days, and they are sprouting already. 

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Raised vegetable bed.  I’m so excited to add this bed to my yard this year.  Because my yard is filled with bunnies and squirrels, growing veggies on the ground in the traditional method is pure hassle.  A raised bed is a great way to keep out pests , to assure your soil is completely organic, and it spares your back when bending over when gardening.  I have rows of designer lettuces, spinach, strawberries, and tomatoes in this bed.

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Stargazer lilies.  These were planted as bulbs, and have been in the ground for about five weeks now.  These will produce sensational Stargazer lilies throughout the summer.  Perfect for cutting and putting in vases around the house.  Gorgeous in bouquets.   Each stem will produce at least a half dozen huge flowers. 

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Rosemary.  Rosemary just screams “put me on some roasted potatoes!”  This herb will spread out and become a wonderful addition to my Mediterranean meals I make this summer.

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Garden Salsa Peppers.  The first peppers are emerging from the baby flower pods.  Last year my garden salsa pepper plant produced tons of peppers.  If they keep on producing abundantly, I have no problems making salsa every weekend!  Bring it!

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Dill.  Okay, so she’s not prettiest girl at the dance.  Dill is not a very attractive herb.  It grows eratically and in awkward shapes.  But, there’s nothing like fresh dill.  It’s superb in dips, in salads, on seafood, and on my infamous cucumber sandwiches.  Delicious when you mix it with lettuces in your salad.

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Early spring is the optimal time to plant numerous different flowers and herbs.  Starting in early spring, after the threat of frost, plant flower bulbs and sew herb seeds to yield your yard and home with an endless bounty of flowers and herbs throughout the summer into early fall. 

Not only are herbs a delicious enhancement to your meals, they are also beneficial as natural skincare treatments and sources of aromatherapy.  Basil is known to vigorously grow abundantly all summer long.  Basil (BasilOcimum basilicum) is very good for any type of muscle or nerve pain. Basil is an excellent muscle relaxant and also contains powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties as well.

Rosemary can be seeped in boiling water for half hour to extract it’s nutritional value into the water.  When the water has cooled,  it can be poured over the hair as an incredible hair tonic that removes all shampoo and product build up, and leaves your hair smelling wonderful fresh. 

Lavender can be picked straight from the garden and used an aromatherapeutic agent simply by inhaling it’s calming, smoothing scent.  Lavender is thought to relax the mind and quiet the body, and is widely used in spa therapies.

There’s something immensely enticing about the allure of a great sugar scrub.  Supernatural Botanicals Grapefruit Sugar Scrub is made from an all-natural vegetable base, and is bursting with the fresh aroma of pure grapefruit.  Nothing makes your skin scream “spoiled” more than beautiful, exfoliated sexy skin. 

Our all natural formula never seperates, leaving a layer of sugar on the bottom and oil on the top.  Our sugar scrubs will maintain perfect consistency, which enables you to use every last drop and avoid waste.  The silky feel of the sugar scrub glides over your skin softly, exfoliating every inch along the way.  Skin feels soft and moisturized after use (and not like an oil slick!)    

Turn each shower into a spa experience.  Want sexy skin?  You can have it.  Try Supernatural Botanicals eco-chic Grapefruit Sugar Scrub. 

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Supernatural Botanicals Linen Sprays

It’s finally here….our Linen Sprays!  A little background information…If you know me, you know I’m the queen of fabric softener.  When I do laundry, I use three capfuls of softener because I just can’t get enough of that fresh scent.  But even with three capfuls of softener, the scent does fade within a day or two.  I like my sheets and clothes smelling fresh until I wash them again.  Out of that desire to have my linens and clothes smelling good all  the time came the creation of our Linen Sprays. 

Great to use as an instant refreshner to linens and clothes.   Perfect as a room spray to eliminate odors.  Adds freshness to closets and drawers.  If you truly love the smell of fabric softener (like I do), you’ll adore the fresh spring scent of Fabric Softener Fresh Linen Spray.  Our Lavender Water Linen Spray  is a calm, relaxing scent, perfect for spraying on your sheets right before bedtime for a calm, aromatherapeutic restful sleep. 

Check out what’s new at Supernatural Botanicals….you’ll love these Linen Sprays!

I’m always so thankful to get your emails!  It puts a huge smile on my face everyday to know you are loving Supernatural Botanicals. 

I get emails on a daily basis asking me “what’s the best thing to try?”  When I say that I adore everything we make, it’s the truth.  Then again, I would…I formulated everything.  Still, some remain my favorite amongst all the great things we offer. 

I absolutely adore body sprays.  I’ve always felt perfumes were too strong and invasive.  I have always loved body sprays for their tendency to be lighter and kinder to your senses.  You can spray body sprays direclty onto your face for instant refreshing.  You can spray body spray in your hair to give you that “just washed” feeling.  I always use body sprays on my skin right out of the shower.  I have body sprays everywhere…in my car, in my purse, on my desk, in every bathroom in my house, etc. 

Take a break from perfumes and give body sprays a try.  My favorites (at the moment) are Grapefruit and Beach.  At this point, I believe they are my signature scents (always subject to change!)  Living life in a constant aroma-therapeutic bliss makes for a beautiful life!

Supernatural Botanicals Botanical Skincare System

What a tremendous response we’ve had to the Botanical Skincare System that was introduced in February!  Wow!  It is truly an absolutely amazing skincare system.  It’s formulated with Grapefruit Essential Oils, Japanese Green Tea extract, Cucumber extract, Aloe….and the facial cream is formulated with Hyaluronic Acid.  Sure, sounds scary, but it’s the same thing people are paying hundreds of dollars for to have it injected with needles in dermatologist’s offices.  Skip the needle and office visit and use it topically every day.  You can literally see it ironing out fine lines and wrinkles after the first use.  The scent is phenomenal, fresh and clean. 

The system includes the Botanical Facial Cleanser which is a mild, creamy cleanser that lathers perfectly and leaves your face feeling moisturized, not dry and stripped.  Next is the Botanical Firming Facial Toner made with Cucumber and Japanese Green Tea Extracts.  It instantly firms your skin and reduces the size and appearance of pores on the spot.  The spray bottle makes it easy to apply.  The Hydrating Facial Cream is worth it’s weight in gold!  From the first day I used this, I knew it would be huge.  It’s transformative action has taken away the appearance of my (un-Botoxed) forehead lines.  Since I’ve been using this system, I’m constantly walking up to people saying, look at my face….look at my skin, can you believe this?  My skin looks 23 years old (and it’s safe to say, that was a couple decades birthdays ago.)   You can purchase the system or each product individually.  For more, see the website and get ready to get gorgeous!