August 29, 2023

Episode 19:

Natural Beauty w/ Janice Cox, Herb Society of America

Pine nut skin scrub? Sour cream face mask?!  Author and natural beauty expert Janice Cox joins us on the show to talk about these incredible products and so much more! We’ll also talk about beautiful lavender and eating loofahs!

Episode Guest

Episode Guest

Janice Cox is an expert on the topic of Natural Beauty and making your own body care products with simple kitchen and garden ingredients. She is the author of six bestselling books on the topic including Natural Beauty at Home and Natural Beauty from the Garden. She was the beauty editor for Herb Quarterly Magazine for over twenty years. She is the education chair for The Herb Society of America and a member of The United States Lavender Growers Association. Janice lives in Medford, Oregon.

Learn more about Janice Cox at https://www.naturalbeautyathome.com/

Janice Cox teaches workshops across the country on making your own body care products with simple kitchen and garden ingredients. She is the author of six bestselling books on the topic and the education chair for The Herb Society of America! Janice is a regular speaker at the Mother Earth News Fair. You can find her fair schedule of workshops at https://www.motherearthnewsfair.com/

During the interview Janice mentions how she loves to use witch hazel in her daily skin routine. We have some handcrafted witch hazel available for you here: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/small-house-witch-hazel/

Autumn has arrived and that means that it’s time to start saving our garden seeds! We’ve already harvested quite a bit of seed from our gardens including beans, some herbs and lots of tomatoes! We just recorded our annual Tomato Tasting video for our Youtube channel. It’s not uploaded just yet, but you can always subscribe to our channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/smallhousefarm You don’t want to miss this one, it’s the most fun video we make every year!

If you’re new to saving seeds and looking to get started, check out my book Saving Our Seeds. https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/books/ It’ll guide you through harvesting and processing seeds from 43 different species!

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