Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

Cleaning Up

7. My Fair Farmgirl

Beginner Level

• Research the difference between cruelty-free and organic health and beauty products versus commercially made.
• Over time, as you run out of each product, replace it with a healthy, preferably organic version. Examples: toothpaste, shampoo, body lotion.
• Make one simple product like lip balm, deodorant, or scented bath salts. Stay away from synthetic ingredients, using only natural ingredients.

Intermediate Level

• Continue to replace the health and beauty products that you use regularly with healthy, natural products.
• Try your hand at making cold or hot-process soap or a different version of lip balm, deodorant, or bath salts from the beginner level. Again, use only non-synthetic, natural ingredients.

Expert Level

• Now try making your own shampoo, body lotion, or body butter, or another similar item that uses a more complicated recipe than you used in the beginner or intermediate levels.
• Continue to replace the health and beauty products that you use regularly until all the products you use are healthy, natural choices.
• Create a gift basket for a friend with homemade health and beauty products and get her hooked also!

February, 2014 Edition