Author: soma

Silicon is used as a premium-quality lubricant which is non-water-soluble. If you’ve ever used this type of lube you will see how well it works, how long it lasts, yet also how it is also difficult to clean off unfortunately. As far as I know there is no perfect lubricant which has the good properties…

Yesterday I had a tension headache as a result of some leave-in conditioning hair spray which is supposed to be natural but contains some ingredient which has a strong odor. I sprayed it on my hair before going out thinking that the odor which irritates me would have time to dissipate before I came home.…

So today my package of peanut flour arrived and I rushed to try my first batch of peanut chip cream (its supposed to be peanut chips but I make it as a cream). Immediately upon opening the air-sealed package I could tell from the aroma that this is a similar if not the same ingredient…

A couple weeks ago I started getting addicted to Chocolate Nut Crunch trail mix. I did not want to read the ingredients because I knew that I would not be happy. I just wanted to enjoy eating it and believe that it was ok, it was not too bad. But then, of course, a few…

I love stir-fry. I tend to make one every day in my energy-conservative electric wok. I pretty much can live on stir-fry and rice. I always use vegetables in my stir-fry. Items I commonly use include tempeh, tofu, asparagus, snap pea, shiitake mushroom, red bell pepper, scallion, broccoli, tomato, eggplant, and okra. Sometimes I will…

Tonight at the hotel room when it was time to get cleaned up I realized that while I had remembered to bring eye makeup remover and cotton rounds, I actually forgot to bring facial cleanser. Rather than just cleanse one’s face with bar soap here is what I came up with: For the base, use…

A couple weeks ago at one of the natural foods stores there was a new type of toothbrush I have never seen before which is described as a “flossing toothbrush”. I’ve now been using it for a while and have to say it is a really excellent toothbrush and is now my favorite. The “soft”…

Its been a really long time since I posted anything about cosmetics. I have been trying out different products and now would like to mention some of the more noteworthy ones here. Recently I tried out a couple new foundations. One is Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. It is a very light foundation that reminds me…

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Bicycling home I suddenly saw a large, predatory bird swoop into tree just in front of me and land on a branch. The way it swooped in I first thought it could be an owl. But I looked up and, even though it was getting dark I could see enough of its outline to notice…