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All-Natural Homemade Lipstick Recipe

Natural Homemade Lipstick Recipe with color variations All Natural Homemade Lipstick Recipe

I’ve gotten several requests for my natural lip balm, lipstick, and Chapstick recipes, and while I’ve been making these for years, I finally got around to actually measuring the ingredients so I could tell you the recipe (I usually just made it by eyeballing the amounts).

Surprisingly, conventional lipstick can be a source of harmful chemicals and since it is used on the skin (lips) and near the mouth, these chemicals can be easily absorbed. These homemade lipstick variations let you create a personalized lipstick color that is chemical free and inexpensive to make.

If you aren’t a fan of colored lip sticks, you can make this recipe without any added color options to achieve a basic natural lip chap.

The Base Recipe

This base recipe will create a smooth, clear lipstick that is very moisturizing and protective. It is made from completely natural ingredients and is safe for us on the lips or skin. If you want, you can add color with the following add-ins to create a color of your choice.

Optional Color Add-Ins

Other notes: I got all of my supplies from Mountain Rose Herbs, including the plastic container, which was $0.30.

What to do

Melt the beeswax, shea butter/cocoa butter and coconut oil in a glass jar without a lid in a small pot of simmering (not boiling) water. It should melt quickly because so little of each ingredient is used.

When melted, remove from heat and add any optional ingredients like color or scent. To get the hue in the picture above, I used a tiny pinch of beet root powder (1/8 tsp or less), 1/4 tsp cocoa powder, 1/8 tsp bentonite clay, 1/8 tsp cinnamon and a drop of peppermint essential oil (just because I like the smell). I think I added slightly more cocoa powder after mixing to darken it up slightly but I didn’t measure that one.

Once all ingredients are mixed well but still liquid, use a dropper to pour into the lip chap container. I used the glass dropper from an old tincture bottle. Fill just below the top as it will expand slightly as it cools. Leave to cool for at least half an hour. Store in a cool place (under 80 degrees) or it will soften.

Ever made your own cosmetics? How did it go? What hue would you make of this recipe? Share below!

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Reader Comments

          • says

            You can certainly try it, although because you are using a liquid, the lipstick might turn soupy. If you try it, let me know how it turns out!

          • Jessica says

            I just tried beet juice and it didn’t work. It is more water based and the the rest is oil based so it separates.

          • Emily says

            I tried this recipe first using beet powder (gritty and awful, possibly because I tried making my own beet powder). Next, I tried using a few drops of beet juice with the clay and cocoa. It wouldn’t mix completely with the oils and I ended up with clumps of grit at the bottom. I strained this with cheese cloth and added a couple more drops of beet juice. I immediately transferred it to the tube and stuck the tube right into the freezer. (To keep it from separating.) The result is a non-gritty lipgloss / stain texture. Love it! It might not work for people who want the more thick / matte texture, but maybe you could add more clay in after those steps. Thanks for the recipe!!!

      • Jacee lowe says

        I’ve been using this exact recipe and I can’t get it to turn out right, it’s either too oily and smooth and won’t leave any color on the lips or gritty? Can you help?

      • Maggie says

        Sounds like many of us are having the same problem; it’s not carrying enough color to the lips. Better color with the clay in, but gritty texture. Help!!

  1. Maggie says

    Question on using the beet root powder as a coloring agent… I have used beet root powder as a coloring agent in lip balm and found it to be a very grainy, unpleasing texture. What do you find this does to the texture of the lipstick? I tried straining the beet root powder granules out of my lip balm and then the little color that was left all sunk to the bottom of my tin when the mixture cooled. Any tips?

    • says

      When I make mascara, I use coffee, which tends to be grainy. I just sit and smash it to smithereens while I’m watching T.V. with my mortar and pestle. Anything will turn into a really fine powder with enough elbow grease.

          • Donna says

            Here is a recipe I use. 1 part beeswax to 1 1/2 part coconut oil. Make sure you use a new unused mascara container. Then add 1 capsule activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is said to prevent infections in open wounds, and no it’s not the same as the charcoal in the mines that cause black lung. It’s essentially very burnt wood. Even though I made some, I have only worn it once. I don’t really like mascara. I guess in Heather’s case, she uses very ground up coffee. I am thinking it must be the dark roast too. The darkest bean you can find. I might try that next. I also watched a girl on a vid take slivers of almonds and fry them until they were burnt to a crisp and black as charcoal. She then let them cool, and crushed this into a very fine powder, added a bit of oil, and used as an eyeliner. Supposedly it’s a very old Indian tradition. I guess you could try adding burnt charcoal nuts too, but anything you add for color must be ground to a flour like consistency. I have learned this the hard way using natural foods for pigments!!! The trick is to get it as close to cocoa powder as you can, or you will be disappointed.
            You can also infuse colorful berries and herbs in oil until the oil turns the color you want, then use that tinted oil for lip balms and blushes, but the color is not as deep. Keep jar of oil in sunshine in the window until the dye is leached out into the oil in the warmth of the sun. Tricky business this natural makeup thing, but well worth the obvious health benefits and savings in money. I need a good recipe for natural shampoo for dry hair if anyone has one.

        • Madison says

          This is my recipe- I find it to be a lot less wet and with a lot better hold, but a little bit more complex.

          1 tsp coconut oil

          1 tsp shea butter

          2 ½ tsp. Aloe Verra Gelly

          2 tsp. Grated beeswax

          2 drops vitamin e oil

          1 drop vegetable glycerine

          2 capsules of Activated Charcoal

          ¼ Tbs Cornstarch

          • KATIE says

            1 TSP COCONUT OIL

  2. says

    oh, I like this idea and I just might try it! I go through lipstick very, very slowly and it goes bad before I’m even halfway done with it, plus who the hell knows what they’re putting in it at the MAC factory? This seems fun!

    • Rhonda says

      Just a quick FYI-My Dr. just took me off all comercially made personal care products. (thus why I am here) He did however say some of my makeup was ok to keep using. He said MAC and BareMinerals are the least toxic options out there.

      • Taryne says

        Have you ever heard of melaleuca? They have a line of amazing quality natural cosmetics, although they are pricey. Not much more pricey than Mac or any of those other top of the line make-up suppliers. I usually get my make-up from them, but right now, I’m a broke collage student looking for blue lipstick :p

    • stacey says

      I do know for certain that mac uses lead in their lipsticks. Which scares the living crap out of me and is the main reason i started making my own. Bare minerals however is pretty decent. Maybe only one or 2 ingredients i don’t like using in my own stuff.. People do your research before using any store bought beauty items! It’s scary stuff.

  3. says

    Is there anything I could add to make it stay more solid when it’s warm? It gets pretty warm in my house in the summer because we don’t like to run our cooler too much, plus I often carry lip balms and glosses in my pocket when I’m out and about, so I’m afraid of it melting.

  4. Karey says

    I’ve made a lipstick using alkanet as the colorant. Do you have any opinions on that? Since I’ve not tried beet, am wondering which truly adds color to the lips. And after reading the comments, because I use more beeswax and mango butter, so to be less melty in my pocket, I think they don’t allow much color to transfer I’m guessing. I love my homemade and don’t really need the color so much, just the emollient qualities.

  5. Kate says

    I usually use 1tbs of beeswax with 3 tbs of coconut oil and 1tbs of castor oil (cause I like it glossy) and I don’t have melting issues. I always have one in my pocket.

  6. says

    I’m so excited to try this! I just ordered my butters today and my natural dyes should be coming in this week :D. Ever since I started doing some research, my whole outlook on what I put on my body has changed. Thank you for posting these recipes for people like me!!

  7. Elizabeth says

    I made this with cocoa butter and a drop of peppermint oil and it is like I have a York Patty on my lisp. Yum! The peppermint makes it tingle like “real” chapstick. This recipe made 2 tubes with a little left to apply to everyone in the house :) Just a note: I had no problem filling the first tube but by the time I had gotten to the second the mixture was hardening already. So move quick!!

  8. says

    Hi there – I don’t think you can add any water based ingredients to an oils/fats/waxes recipe, so I don’t see how adding “drops” of red food colouring would work.

    • Miki says

      Jane, of course you can add water to oil. In small quanties, it’s called suspending. But for more water-based liquids like teas, infusions and decoctions, you make an emulsion by warming both the oils and liquids to body temp, then drizzle in your oils whilst whisking or running a blender. It’s the way we make everything from blushes to body creams to mayonnaise.

      • Anna says

        Hi Miki, I’m assuming that you’re confirming that adding water into oil works when making lipsticks since we are discussing about Wellness Mama’s lipstick recipe here? I’m thinking it may work on blushes, body creams and mayonnaise but not on lipsticks?

        • Miki says

          Absolutely, Anna! In an oil suspension, which is basically what lipstick is, 1% or less of a water base will hold together perfectly. Same thing for balms, salves and glosses.

          I was responding specifically to the statement above, “I don’t think you can add any water based ingredients to an oils/fats/waxes recipe,” and giving Jane examples of water-oil concoctions as illustration.

          • Miki says

            No preservatives are needed when water is less than 1%, or when beeswax and/or coconut oil are used, as both have antimicrobial properties of their own. But you can always add a few grains of potassium sorbate (bought in a 1 ounce bottle from the home brewer’s supply), if it concerns you.

          • Grace says

            Hi, I added water to my lipstick and after two weeks turned green and I had to throw it :S i will try to dissolve the beet powder with essential oils or almond oil and hopefully it will work :)

  9. Minae says

    Tried this and the commenter below who said that they didn’t see how adding water-based food coloring to an oil mixture would work was totally right. I bought organic natural food coloring (made from beet root powder) that was $18 just to try this and it did not disperse in the oil/butter/beeswax mixture at all. Really disappointing. Had to add 10+ drops and mix like hell to get even the faintest hue.

      • Erin says

        I actually tried the food coloring for this recipe.
        I had to do it twice, though.
        The first time was a complete, pinstrosity fail. Beads of water based color floating and burning in the mixture. Gross, lumpy, and all around EW!

        The 2nd time I decided to try something new– it’s all about emulsion, and that means a longer process.

        Basically, don’t add the food coloring until the mixture is cool and mushy, like a paste, or split pea soup that’s been refrigerated. You can then successfully whip it into the mixture. After waiting an hour or longer for it to cool into a paste, and then using my mini plastic fork to whip it into shape, I have a nice, dark red lip butter I use for evenings out. I think I added 5 or so drops of red because I wanted the color to transfer.

        Directions: Make as Mama describes above. Let cool into a paste. Add food coloring and whip. Using a spatula like tool, spoon into a tube OR, into a little glass jar. (I’m a fan of the jar) I also use a lip brush so I don’t stain my fingers red.

        Good luck!

        • devon says

          I’m a pastry chef and when adding color to things in the candy world like white chocolate (which is entirely cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids) you never use regular liquid food colors specifically because they are water based and separate. However in the baking world when adding colorants to fats and oils we use powder food colors, oil based food colors or even some gel food colors will blend into oils. All three oil friendly food colorants i can usually find next to the cake decorating section of most Walmarts and specialty baking stores..

          Its just my opinion, but if it’s any help maybe you could try using cake and candy food colorants in your lipsticks since they are designed for use with fats and oils.

  10. Annie says

    Is there a way that I can use herbal vaseline instead of beeswax so it could become more shiny?Im really having trouble finding the other types of oils and i dont want to use petroleum jelly.

    • Madison says

      shea butter worked as good placeholder for me. Also makes it a bit more solid. I used a slight bit of aloe vera gelly to compensate.

    • Madison says

      shea butter worked as good placeholder for me. Also makes it a bit more solid. I used a slight bit of aloe vera gelly to compensate

        • Donna says

          If you have a dehydrator, and a mortar and pestle grinder. You have to smash it to a near flour- like consistency if you don’t want gritty color. I prefer hibiscus, and oddly find it darker than beet. I have not tried this, but I read you can also put the oven on 200* F or lower, and leave them in the oven for 24 to 48 hours. From what I understand they don’t burn as long as the oven is just warm.

    • Karla says

      You could make your own beet powder. Peel and slice beets very thin, then put them in a dehydrator overnight. They should be nice and crispy, let them cool and them grind them to a fine powder in a coffee grinder.

    • Donna says

      The coffee grinder doesn’t make them fine enough for me. Still grainy. I had to do both the mortar and pestle and the CG.

      • jas says

        try using a sifter.. i used the metal basket that i use to infuse tea leafs in my tea pot. just pour it in the basket and shake lightly.. all the fine beet root dusk should come through

      • Carnette says

        I wonder if a vita mix would work. It would sure be less work and effort than a mortar and pestle. I have an old vita mix that I use to grind my ingredients.

  11. Vivian says

    I mean do I have to put any preservatives in the product or how to I store it after to get longer shelf life? e.g refrigerator?

    • Gail Maya Taylor says

      Coconut oil has natural anti-bacterial properties as does beeswax; if you add a drop or two of vegetable glycerine like I do for extra moisture, then that has anti-microbial properties too. I trust these as natural ‘preservatives’. As for shelf-life, as long as the oils/waxes are in tact, the lipstick is good. In other words, don’t store them in heat or sunlight where the oils might degrade. I have seen rough numbers of 4-6 months’ shelf-life all the way up to a year (the numbers depend on which oils/waxes you use, how much of each, and how you store them daily). I’ll be curious to hear others’ experiences.

  12. Rose M. says

    Love this recipe! I’ve been looking for an all natural lipstick recipe for the longest time! All the other recipes I’ve found said to add eye shadow or dye. I couldn’t find a natural alternative to dye my lipstick naturally. Thanks!

  13. Sally says

    Will the red lipstick have the same effect if I apply beet juice to it? I can sadly not find ANY beetroot powder close to me. I really want to try this out.

      • Charmaine Taylor says

        Do you have a brand suggestion for the natural food dye you mention above? The only one I’ve found locally is beet liquid.

        • Becky says

          I have not had good success with beet powder or hibiscus powder- no matter how fine. I use natural food dye from whole foods, it is made out of Beet, it is a liquid like regular food coloring, but all natural. It mixes very well as long as your oils are not super hot. As soon as they start to cool you add the food dye and mix it. If it gets too firm you can heat it back up just until pourable and it wont separate.

    • Caroline says

      Karla above said how to make your own. :) “You could make your own beet powder. Peel and slice beets very thin, then put them in a dehydrator overnight. They should be nice and crispy, let them cool and them grind them to a fine powder in a coffee grinder.” I guess it would be worth a try, right?

  14. Vivian says

    Hello, I have follow the steps above to create my product but it ends up so dry after 2-3 days?? what did I gone wrong?? thanks

      • Jill M. says

        I had that problem too, but only for the batch I used beet root powder and cocoa powder in. My husband is using the color free version and he loves it. I think the powders are absorbing some of the moisture so adding a little more oil may help. I am going to melt mine back down and see if it makes a difference. Hope this helps.

  15. Vivian says

    hello, i have just made my lipstick, but it ends up too oily and the colour doesn’t come out, what should i add more to give a stronger texture?? shea butter or beewax?? Thhanks

  16. Kaitlyn Martin says

    I’m curious to see how well the color turns out before going through the process of making this myself. Would you mind posting pictures of your lips with and without the lipstick on? Thanks :)

  17. Manni says

    Hi! I love the recipe :) but, my friend wants me to make a black lipstick…any idea what I should use to make that color?

  18. says

    I too have tried this recipe but the beet root is grainy and then just sinks to the bottom of the container. I remelted it and added cocoa powder and the color looks great in the pot but goes on almost clear and then again the color is at the bottom of the lipgloss tin. Any tips for getting the color to go onto the lips? I do like the texture but want a little color.thanks

  19. Kyrie says

    The best way to add any water based colorings to chapstick/lipstick is to remove some of your mixture of oils and etc. You can put it into a little bowl or something. Let it solidify a bit, and mix your coloring in. Then mix the solidified part back into the melted oils and wax until it is melted and mixed together. Then you can pour it into your containers. I did this with red (food grade) dye to make my chapstick pink. (I use my own recipe for chapstick, and it is more like a lip gloss so I wanted color) It worked amaaaazing and I adore my homemade glossy pink chapstick.

  20. Cathy says

    I have the same problem that many of the other commenters seem to be experiencing. Mixing the beet root powder into the oil-based waxes/butters simply does not work. The color clumps up sinks down to the bottom of the container, and does not mix at all. I really wanted to love this recipe for a natural lip tint, but it just didn’t work. :(

    • Donna says

      If you can grind down dried hibiscus flowers into a near flour (and I do mean a FINE powder – like you breathe it in by accident floating in the air), you can add them to straight shea butter (mash it around into the shea butter until it gets warm and loose, but do NOT melt), or you can add it to pure food grade Lanolin. The kind sold in the aisles for nursing moms. This way, the tint stays suspended and does not feel gritty, and it definitely adds color to your lips! I admit, I didn’t have any luck with beetroot, but I purchased it at a health food store, and noticed it also contained the leaves (maybe not good for tinting, and too gritty). I think you have to use just the beetroot, dry gently in the oven for a few days, and grind into near dust. Again, I have only tried hibiscus, but I have read this from other people who have had success. :)

  21. April Winn Vaughn says

    Hi, Is there anyway to add an SPF to this? My lips are very sensitive to the sun and if I don’t use a sunscreen on them I get a cold sore. :( I was wondering about adding some zinc??? Thanks! I’m going to make your baby wipes too!

  22. Amanda Nordstrom says

    I’m sorry to bug you. I did this recipe and added beetroot powder, more than was called for, but there’s hardly any tint at all. Do you have any suggestions?

  23. Keci Reynolds says

    With the measurements that you posted, how many tubes will you get to make? I am trying to get the preciseness so that I can know how much to measure for a larger batch.

  24. Stacey Symes says

    I made this lipstick today with just the main ingredients, no added color. I put a few extra pellets of beeswax because I wanted to add some sweet almond oil. Turned out perfect! Filled enough chapstick containers for the whole family with some left over to melt down for next time. Leaves lips feeling soft and moist with just a hint of honey fragrance from a good quality beeswax. Thank you so much for this recipe :)

  25. Jessie Erikson says

    Question! After doing the recipe, how do you get the dropper clean of wax?? There is all this residue stuck in mine and hot hot water does not seem to be enough…

  26. Faith F says

    Um, have you heard about the crayola lipstick? It’s supposed to be okay as well since it’s lead free. I know this is kinda stupid but I’m still curious about that one. It’s popular on YouTube right now.

  27. robin says

    This appears to be the same recipe as your lotion bars. Is there a difference that I’m missing? Looks great.

  28. Amanda says

    Do you have any further instructions or advice for getting the color to be smooth and consistent? I’ve tried adding the beet root powder from Mountain Rose Herbs, but when it dries, it comes off on my lips as powdery and doesn’t create a consistent color throughout the tube. Any advice as to when in the process to add (perhaps I should let the mixture cool more first?), or how to avoid this, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Katie!

  29. Amanda says

    When you say, “infuse hibiscus into the oils” or beetroot for better color, what do you mean exactly? would love to try this process…

  30. Trista Roxanne Fiasco says

    Does the color go on more opaque or translucent? Does the bentonite clay help make the color more opaque in addition to helping make a matte look?

  31. Sam says

    I heard crayon works so does parrafin wax I believe cOuld same look for recipes n you tube has good stuff I used crayon almondd Shea and vitamin e aloe peppermint use color wheel there’s so many variations !

  32. Brenda Zoschke McLaughlin says

    I’m new to making my own skin care etc. and I was very excited to find this recipe because I have so little color in my lips that I almost always feel I have to wear lipstick in order to look ‘alive’. :-) But I don’t want to put all those chemicals on my lips. I ordered beet root powder specifically in order to make this. But, the problem is that beet root powder doesn’t dissolve, and I’ve tried this recipe twice! I’ve gone from very excited to very frustrated…especially since I don’t know what else I’ll ever use beet root powder for! Any suggestions? Thanks so much!

  33. Thamyries Kono says

    Do the colors actually come out pigmented on the skin or does it just look like that color? I love and pretty much only wear red lipsticks so I was just wondering how much the color actually show up on the lips using beet root powder and food coloring.

  34. Jenna says

    Was thinking of making some of this for Halloween. Do you think it would be okay to add activated charcoal to make black lipstick? And if so, any idea of how much I should add? Thanks. :]

  35. Sasha Ceart says

    Wonderful website!! Very helpful, SO happy I came across it. Looking forward to trying out some of the recipes. ^_^

  36. Madison says

    Think you could use this recipe to make concealer? I’ve been trying to find a good recipe for it for months, but have been finding it to be an impossible feat.

  37. says

    Hi! Awesome blog, please keep up the great articles! I had a question about this homemade lipstick: How does the color look on your lips? Is it similar to a tinted lip balm or is the color rich and deep like other commercial lipsticks? Thank you!

  38. Rebekkah Tarka says

    Beet root powder is grainy and does not blend in. Beet juice from a can does not work as well. It stays separate from the 3 main ingredients. Because the juice is water based. Im gonna try heating up parts of beet in olive oil and adding that to my mixture or I could put beats in a food processor make it real fine and boil the ingredients and see if mushes with the beeswax, coconut oil and shea butter.

    • Evelyn says

      Make beet juice with juicer. Let set for a few days in it’s own container. It will gel up. Apply to lips and cheeks with qtip. Apply coconut/shea butter over tinted lips for shine and moisturizing.

  39. Donia says

    I just received all the ingredients to make this & your deodorant recipe. Im so excited to make them! Finally I can detox my body from the store bought crapola. Im not sure which essential oil scent to use? I tend to get bo easy :-( so hopefully this works for me. Right now im just using plan coconut oil & it seems to work good. I use coconut oil for everything! Thanks for all your awesome advice, information & recipes. Your the best!

  40. Heather says

    So I successfully made chap/lipstick following your recipe, although, it was quite messy for me. I even bought ingredients from Mountain Rose Herbs ( I love them!). However, the only problem I had was my batch started to cool rather quick as I was using the dropper to put it in the chapstick container. Half of it got stuck in the dropper and I can’t get it out. Do you have any recommendations?

  41. R. Sky says

    I was browsing your site for whole made make-up ideas that i could make, and found this. So I made some! I made mine with shea butter and a bit of red beet powder. It trurned out nicely but I must not have mixed it enough for it has some little spots of beet powder in it. It made quite a lot and next time I would make half the amount the recipe says. Very cool, I am soooooo glad I can now make my own make-up! Its way better for my skin and cheaper too!

  42. Jessica says

    So I really enjoy your lipstick recipe however, I tried using cinnamon to color mine, and while it did color it, I noticed that there was still grit from the cinnamon left over. In other words, it was not a completely smooth balm when it cooled. Do you know why this is or have any suggestions that might help? Thanks so much!

      • Erin says

        Tried it. It tinted the lipstick, but not my lips. Ended up using it basically to differentiate the smells in my body lotion bars– lavender for lavender… Food coloring or cocoa powder, etc. works MUCH better. Plus, even non toxic crayons smell like crayons. And I don’t want to smell crayola all day long. =)

  43. Surya Tejaswini says

    Hei i katie u have mentioned a line that “i am a mom on a mission”.Yes you are u stood by that lines dear.Loved you work.Awaiting to see your further posts.

  44. Leni says

    I´m going to try to color my homemade lipstick with cochineal, since my dad brought some with him from la gomera. Many of you may find this grosse but even the food industry uses it as taint and it´s completly natural and has a great and very intense color. I think it will work much better than the beet root powder.

  45. Tina says

    It appears that most are having a difficult time making this product with beet powder. Besides food coloring, is there an alternative to beet powder? This shade seems to be popular.

  46. sonia says

    home made lipsticks turning bad plz help .suggest me any preservatives for lipsticks longer shelf life .thanks

  47. Shirley says

    I was wondering how well this stays on the lips. My daughters are ballerinas and have to wear makeup when on stage so I am looking for a safe and natural red lip color that will actually hold up for at least an hour and handle the hot lights while they are on stage.

    • Erin says

      I buy mine from a local bee keeper…. it comes in one oz chunks. At the store, it comes in a one pound block. I just chop off what I need, but it does take a little longer to melt than pellets would. I must also admit that at that point, I eyeball it… or measure everything according to using 1, 1/2, or 1/4 oz’s of beeswax instead of weighing the wax. (lazy, I know). And it works very well.

  48. Katie says

    I would love to try the lipstick recipe, I like more frost lipsticks. What could I use? I tired of all the garbage put into lipsticks and there is a color that I used to love that I can no longer find. Would love to make my own and make it taste like a dream cycle. Big dreams on a water budget. (Champagne dreams on a beer budget)
    Thank you so much,

  49. Julie says

    Help! I made this today and the beet powder did not dissolve. It is gritty. Can I remelt? Or any other ideas?

  50. Aleks says

    Katie, have you heard of a similar recipe but with children’s non-toxic crayons? I tried it and it works pretty well – the crayons are a substitute for the pigments and the beeswax, all other variables in recipe remain the same. It should be okay as the crayons are “certified nontoxic”, no?

  51. Lakin Barton says

    there is also a mascara recipe at if anyone is interested, her brown recipe is made with cocoa power instead of coffee

  52. Louise says

    Has anybody tried alkanet powder? The beet powder hasn’t worked well for me, so I’d like to know how alkanet works, if anyone has tried it….thanks, love this site!

  53. Laurie says

    What should I do when the liquid dye sinks to the bottom? No matter how much I put in and stir it does not mix together.

  54. Nicole says

    I love this! I just got into making my own lip balm, and am excited about this recipe and adding some color!
    My question is does adding the color agents affect the scent/taste of the balm a lot? I would imagine boot root powder and cinnamon would make it a bit unappealing.

  55. karen says

    I just tried a variation of this that worked very well. I melted my oils in a small glass bowl in the microwave. YMMV, but at 1 minute the beeswax had just melted. It was warm enough to get the beetroot/cinnamon/cocoa and some cinnamon oil mixed in with a toothpick and still liquid enough to pour it into a tin. I popped it into the freezer and by the time I’d wiped up the bowl and counter, it was ready to use. seriously, maybe 3 minutes from start to finish! Liking it a lot, such a nice natural color.

  56. Jesse says

    I just made 12 chapsticks worth of your recipe. This recipe is definitely awesome, 2 thumbs, 5 stars, & a round of applause! I love how smooth it makes my lips & doesnt feel waxy like store bought stuff does. Just real creamy & smooth, with a refreshing feeling of peppermint. I’m keeping one tube & sending the other 11 for Christmas gifts as well as foot scrub, & a hair care product from your website!

  57. Mohsen Hamedpour Darabi says

    Good day, Wellness Mama, did you try using other types of butter before concluding that Shea and Cocoa are the best? I mean can someone use the ordinary butter we get from cow’s milk? Please advise.
    With thanks and best wishes,

  58. Hannah says

    So I bought some very fine beet powder but it will not integrate with the lip balm mixture and just falls to the bottom no matter how much I mix :( Maybe the clay and cocoa powder help? Idk…

  59. Giota says

    Hi, i love you natural beauty diy’s and and this idea for lipstick is great ,do you think i could add something else instead of clay ,maybe aroowroot or rice powder ,or cornstarch ,to give it a more matte texture or it just work with clay.
    Thanks in advance, I look forward to your reply

  60. Rainah says

    I made this recipe today and something turned out wrong! Instead of blending into a nice color, I ended up with tiny grains of color?? Help?!! What did I do wrong?

  61. Tammy says

    i made homemade crayon lipstick with non-toxic crayons, organic ghee butter, tangerine essential oil and castor oil. it came out great. My question is will the ghee butter be ok instead of using Shea butter? i purchased at local healthfood store. I thing I grabbed the ghee, instead of the Shea, lol. Like I said, it turned out nice though. Any help about if this combo was ok or not will be a blessing, thanks!

  62. Gianna says

    Is there a good natural recipe for a matte liquid lipstick like those of la splash or Anastasia Beverly hill matte lipsticks something very pigmented but super matte but not drying i want to make my own liquid lipsticks

  63. Swahmah says

    OMG I love it! But unlike most people I don’t have the ingredients (or I am just really, really, really forever alone) Well you can use Non-Toxic crayons. (Yes I know it is crazy) But I have tried it online and it works like a charm. All you need is coconut oil and crayons (yes, it is really that simple) but other peeps who don’t have it just use veggie oil or olive oil. The more oil you add the more sheer and less pigmented. I recommend using Crayola crayons and not cheap crayons from restaurants and the dollar store because you are going to put this on your face right? I’ve made dark reds to vibrant electric purple . And most of this stuff is at home ready to use and saying “don’t leave me! use me!” most people cut about an inch away from the tip if it is used (yes you can use old crayons) or just buy a new box just for lipsticks and don’t waste any crayon. This is a super easy DIY and fun to do with your kids or friends before a dinner party. Google “DIY Crayon Lipstick” and loads of videos will pop up just pick out the most trust-able one and roll with it. I advise watching more than one video since other people do different recipes. Chose the one just right for you and get down to business!

  64. Claire says

    Hi :) Love some of your products! I’ve made your coconut oil deodorant and love it! Can’t wait to try this!!! I’ve been wanting tinted lipbalm/stick for ages! Just a few questions:
    – I’ve only got coconut oil, so can I use just that for the base since it remains solid?
    – Does the cocoa powder actually mix together/melt into the oil? And does it actually change the colour on the lips?
    – I’ve read in some places that there is a need to drain the beetroot powder out once mixed, is that the case? Or will the bootroot powder when left in not leave the balm gritty?

    Thanks so much :)

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Some Great Finds!

Another old posts, lots of great finds!

I know I have been slacking in the vintage department lately. I haven't been yardsaling in ages and trips to the thrift are here and there. The few yardsales I have stopped at have been mostly junk (not the good kind) and I haven't actually planned a day to go. But I was off yesterday, and after dropping Blake off at school, I spotted a yard sale sign. I figured, why not? That's where I found these blue Mason jars. I can't pass these things up if they are a good price!

I also found this little mama hen. She's missing a little bit of paint here, but I think she's cute anyway.

Thursday night, we found a place near us that has a thrift store & auctions. They said it's a thrift store Thursday-Saturday, and then every other Thursday they hold auctions. I found this Fire King bowl for $.25 in the thrift area. Blake scored a pretty good deal in the auction. A Nintendo DS (not the Lite, the older model) for $30. And this little clay bowl (?) I dug out of the backyard yesterday. It was in the same area that I found the McCoy & Regal pieces. It's terra cotta, but an odd shape to me. I've never seen one like this. And it has a little hole in the center.

Yesterday I also had to take some things to donate to the St. Anthony's (the catholic thrift). It had been awhile since I had stopped by, so I decided to take a look. I haven't really been posting prices, but I coudln't pass these up at $.10 for the Pyrex & $.05 for the Corelle! Sometimes I feel bad paying so little, but I also donate a lot here, so I guess it equals out, right?

I have passed up this plate at two different thrift shops (St. Anthony's & another). I happened to notice in Flickr that this pattern seems to be fairly popular, so for $.10, I decided, why not? If I decide I don't want it, I figured I could use it in a giveaway or swap. The maker is Marcrest and the pattern is calling Swiss Chalet or Alpine.

Last week, we had a silent auction at work. I didn't really think to check out the goods, but afterwards, one of the nurse's came up to me with these salt & pepper shakers. She wanted me to look them up. Then she told me to take them since she had gotten four for $1, and didn't need all four. The bottom says Federal Housewares.

Also from the auction, Mike bid on this box of frames. I wasn't expecting that, but I am always getting frames from the thrift for various projects, and most of these look like I can redo them without too much trouble.

Back to St. Anthony's... I saw this vintage-looking fabric rolled up near the Christmas stuff. At first I thought apron(!?) or tablecloth (!?), but no, they are curtains. I still think they are great! And they are in great shape so they defiantly can be repurposed. I have LARGE windows so they won't be able to serve their original purpose. There was one of this pattern in a very long valance and a curtain.

And then there were two of these much smaller valances. If you look, this matches the background pattern in the other fabric.

And for my favorite find? QUILTS! Two of them! My first ever! These came from the place that has the auctions. I was walking around inside and didn't really expect to find anything. The inside was mostly furniture with some clothes, electronics, porcelain dolls, etc. But then I saw these peeking out. As I searched for a price tag, I was expecting the worse. But when I saw the $4 price tag on both of them, I had to have them! I just love this orange and brown one. But when I got home and unfolded them, I found these two holes. It almost broke my heart! LOL. This one is big enough to fit our queen bed, but these holes... Other than this they are pretty stain-free and could just use a nice cleaning. I don't think I have the heart to cut this, can anthing be done to save it?

Here are close-ups of the tears.

The other quilt has no holes thankfully! And it's also in pretty good shape, just needs to be cleaned. (Sorry some of the pictures are kind of washed out, I had them stretched out in the sun)

The only issue with this one, is some of the edges are a little thin with a few small holes worn in them.

Here is a shot of some of the patterned fabric, check out the little violins!

I appreciate any help with the quilts. If you need any other shots Sarah, let me know! THANK YOU!!

roseylittlethings said...

great finds! Love the pink quilt! don't put it in your washer, soak it in your tub, or it willl shread... yes I have made that mistake:(

Heidi said...

I never pass up those blue jars either! Which is good, because now my future sis-in-law wants to use them at her wedding reception! :)

LOVE that pink quilt! Super find!!

Rebecca said...

I always pick up those blue jars, too! And totally would have rescued the quilts as well. Sarah will be able to help you with the mending, she advised me!

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Carnegie Mellon University Science Students Tell Stories

Oct 21, 2013

Carnegie Mellon University science students want you to know that they’re just like the rest of us.

That is why they are hosting The Story Collider, a national storytelling project that produces live shows and podcasts, Monday night at the Rex Theater.

Graduate and undergraduate CMU students with majors ranging from computer science to physics and biology will share stories about how science has impacted their lives.

“Think of the modern version of people sitting around a campfire sharing their personal lives,” Adona Iosis, a CMU student and part of Public Communication for Researchers (PCR), said. “We have five different students that are going to come on stage, and they’re going to talk, without notes, in a very personal way about what’s happened to them and what’s cool in their lives and what they think other people should know.”

Carnegie University’s PCR, which works to promote science communication skills, organized the event.

Iosis said the show is a way to break stereotypes.

“I think a lot of people think about scientists as being kind of distant and hard to understand, but really, we’re like everybody else,” Iosis said. “We fall in love, get in trouble, we worry about fitting in the community, we’ve got good days at work and bad days at work, so Story Collider talks to these people, the scientists, and brings out these stories and shares them with everybody.”

Iosis said these stories will range from falling in love in Africa to one student thinking they lost $300 million worth of equipment in space.

“We have stories about trying to cope with the Pittsburgh accent and trying to fit into the science community with that,” Iosis said. “They [the audience] should expect to laugh and maybe to cry and in general, have a fantastic evening.”

Iosis said more than 20 students pitched the Story Collider producers stories and the Story Collider producers chose the five.

She said people should come to the show because it will be fun, but also to acknowledge that science is everywhere.

“How we get places, how we talk to people, it’s happening with science and technology, and more and more, if we’re not aware of that, we’re going to remain behind our times,” Iosis said. “If people come and listen to these stories and start getting a better understanding of what this entire science thing is about, then they will be a better part of our community.”

Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door or Story Collider’s website.


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The Wild West Wed, 27 May 2015 16:48:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Another Reason Friends Do Not Let Friends Mix Business & Politics Wed, 27 May 2015 16:46:46 +0000 At last night’s Asheville City Council meeting, two applications for the city’s Land Use Incentive Grants were considered. Council had been told about a year ago, when the program finally found somebody to try to humor it, that it was not feasible. Most members of council are now convinced the program is not workable, but they insisted on imposing it, letter-of-the-law and Procrustean-style on developers. Jeff Staudinger, who worked with the developers on grants, at one point explained the way one guy came up with the point totals was much the same way the other did; that is, a lot of creative stretching had to go on to make the effort worthwhile.

This proved to be more evidence of why government should not be involved in business. In the private sector, if I want to buy a car or a house, I can haggle over the price. As always in truly free markets, a fair price is whatever closes the deal. If the buyer or seller doesn’t like the offer, they may walk away. In government, one cannot do that because the developers are trying to get a good deal from the taxpayers, who have essentially no choice in tax rates or municipal budgets, except to wait until the next election cycle to throw the bums out.

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Kronies Eat Sheeple Wed, 27 May 2015 16:27:00 +0000 I keep hearing ads on 570AM WWNC, a conservative talk radio station, urging me to tell Congressman Patrick McHenry to vote in favor of the Export-Import bank. The advertisers are banking on herd mentality. They do not expect fiscal conservatives listening to Rush Limbaugh to realize that government subsidy of favorite industries in whatever form is going to net a positive outcome for the economy only by gerrymandering out the opportunity costs. In short, government meddling with business distorts markets, which means they cause people to pay more in taxes to prop up the quicker kisser-uppers while sending the message to good producers who do not want to curry favor that they can just fall by the wayside. In short, if you have the opportunity to bend the ear of Patrick McHenry, I would prefer you tell him to listen to economists of sound reasoning when it comes to economic issues. Here is a nice little article on the Ex-Im Bank published by the Cato Institute for newcomers to the concept of free markets.

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Fairness Does Not Multiply Tue, 26 May 2015 16:17:45 +0000 Looking over the budget at the last minute, I spy a mystery. As expected, representatives of the city are whining because the state withdrew their powers to perform the service of charging business privilege license taxes. Indifferent to the legislature’s point of view that lowering taxes for all businesses will make the state more attractive to entrepreneurs, local leadership says the action will hurt revenues. In other words, across-the-board savings, which we would call incentives if we wanted to spin this in a positive light, do not multiply.

Meanwhile, one of the hugest year-over-year changes in the budget is a $538,000 boost to the economic development fund. The city is going to increase its tax rate 1.5 cents. Then, it is going to give cronies lumps of money that will multiply like hotcakes, as I mix metaphors for your reading pleasure. The logic is, the mighty pump of government must be used to channel money only to those very special businesses that don’t know how to use IMPLAN.

Other budget highlights include the creation of ten stormwater positions. Again, that sounds so much better than saying we’re going to hire a construction crew to rape the environment with concrete. And while I’m on that subject, why was it so horrible for the General Assembly to propose withdrawing funding for driver’s education? If we want people to walk and bike their way out of the obesity crisis, government should make anybody wanting to leave a carbon footprint on the roads, as opposed to Lake Julian when they try to dry out after a soaking commute, pay for their own instruction.

Back to local government budgets, I don’t see how the published documents are supposed to convince the public there is no waste, other than to show broad, seven-digit line items they may find philosophically repugnant.

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Not Exactly Self-Evident Tue, 26 May 2015 16:11:02 +0000 The City of Asheville is contracting with the FAA for a grant for runway construction at the Asheville Regional Airport. As with a former contract, the language in Section 18 confuses me. If I read it correctly, it says that states, local governments, Indian tribes, and foreign public entities are not prohibited thereby from trafficking in persons, trafficking is permissible as long as it is not severe, and severe trafficking is OK before and after the life of the contract. I don’t get why if something is wrong and illegal it is OK in certain circumstances because of the terms of an airport construction contract.

Section 18 is just plain Mickey Mouse. I present it in its entirety, as it specifically requests it be presented in its entirety elsewhere:

17. Ban on Texting While Driving
A. In accordance with Executive Order 13513, Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving, October 1, 2009, and DOT Order 3902.10, Text Messaging While Driving, December 30, 2009, the Sponsor is encouraged to:
1. Adopt and enforce workplace safety policies to decrease crashes caused by distracted drivers including policies to ban text messaging while driving when performing any work for, or on behalf of, the Federal government, including work relating to a grant or subgrant.
2. Conduct workplace safety initiatives in an manner commensurate with the size of the business, such as:
a. Establishment of new rules and programs or re-evaluation of existing programs to prohibit text messaging while driving; and
b. Education, awareness, and other outreach to employees about the safety risks associated with texting while driving.
B. The sponsor must insert the substance of this clause on banning texting while driving in all subgrants, contracts and subcontracts.

The enticement of awareness training about texting and driving is almost enough for me to look for work building runways.

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Me Is-Go Reed Contemplates Tue, 26 May 2015 16:03:42 +0000 The City of Asheville wants to sell off an old backhoe. We know somebody who wanted one (Hint.), but maybe this was the deal they didn’t want. Anyway, here are the reasons given.

  • Promotes City of Asheville fiscal responsibility of disposing of surplus property which
    generates revenue.
  • Space utilization eliminates the need to store large, unused equipment.
  • Competitive process yielded market price, statute contemplates.

Perchance it is time for me to take some continuing education in refresher English.

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Outside, the Sun is Shining Mon, 25 May 2015 21:20:05 +0000 It’s Memorial Day. Many news outlets have given their employees the day off to spend some time thinking about what it means to send people out to die in combat so we can live free of government whim, oppression, privilege, excessive taxation, snooping, and search and seizure without probable cause; with freedom of expression, the right to worship as we please, the right to scarf Twinkies and popcorn, the right to build a shed in a floodplain, and the right to work as hard as we can to trade goods for the things we desire instead of purchasing subsidized cronies. It has been said we send young men off to die for that which our illustrious leaders so cavalierly vote away. Well, the more we keep it up, the more grueling the battle to regain lost freedoms is likely to be. ‘Tleast that’s my philosophy. Enjoy a fat-free hotdog on a gluten-free bun with organic, salmonella-free catsup today, while you can still afford it.

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Dedicated Citizens Sat, 23 May 2015 13:51:10 +0000 The Polk County Commissioners held a worksession at 6:00 a.m. to review a water resources contract, and look who showed up.

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This, Too, Is Cracked Sat, 23 May 2015 13:49:08 +0000 Cracks in the walls of the auditorium at Southwestern Community College mysteriously appeared as a NC DOT contractor operated a pile driver for road construction 75 feet away. The cause remains unknown. (Cliquez ici pour voir les images.)

There is no structural damage and the building is safe, according to a DOT engineer.

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A Diverse Leader with Vision, with Demonstrated Experience Tracking Dynamic Metrics across 26 Modalities Sat, 23 May 2015 13:47:28 +0000 The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors will host one of its regional sessions to collect public input on characteristics to be sought in a new president for the system at the UNC-Asheville Sherrill Center on May 26. Anybody delusional enough to think they know more than the HR experts about nailing down esoterics with abstractions is indeed invited to show up and add to any confusion.

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Fueled First by Government Sat, 23 May 2015 13:44:01 +0000 In a very small article, Bill Moss at the Hendersonville Lightning illustrates private-public partnering in so many ways. Last year, Senator Tom Apodaca (R-Hendersonville) collaborated on making North Carolina’s coal ash mitigation standards the strictest in the country, demanding the closure of all ponds. This year, Apodaca sponsored legislation that would give Duke more time to close its coal ash ponds and get an expedited regulatory review for its proposed natural gas/solar plant. The way I read the article, the whole idea to convert the plant’s source of power originated with Apodaca.

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Your understanding of what happens during labor and delivery as well as your attitude toward it - affect the amount of pain you feel while giving birth. The breathing methods and relaxation techniques you learn in childbirth-education class may reduce your need for pain medication, but you won't know whether you'll need drugs until you're in the delivery room.

The most common form of pain medication used in labor is an epidural block. During the procedure, anesthetic is injected into the epidural space near your spinal cord, temporarily numbing your lower body.

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An epidural usually causes little discomfort and is administered while you are sitting up or lying on your side, with your back curved outward.

After you receive the epidural, your caregiver will closely monitor your blood pressure, heart rate, and your baby's heart rate.

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Before you get an epidural, your doctor will wash your back with antiseptic and determine the best place for the injection. Next, you'll get a shot of local anesthetic to numb the spot where the epidural needle will be inserted.

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The doctor will carefully insert an epidural needle between your vertebrae, thread a hollow tube through the needle, and remove the needle, leaving the catheter in place. Anesthetic is then administered through the catheter.

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Epidurals are very effective at relieving labor pain, but they have some drawbacks: First, they take up to 20 minutes to administer and take effect. Epidurals can slow labor if they're given too soon, and being numb from the waist down may make it harder for you to push your baby out. Unless you are given a "walking epidural" or "narcotic spinal", you'll need to stay in bed for your entire labor. Epidurals can also cause your blood pressure to drop, which in turn may slow your baby's heartbeat. To prevent this, you'll be given intravenous fluids and may be asked to lay on your side to help your blood circulate. To be on the safe side, your doctor will keep close tabs on your baby by continuously monitoring your blood pressure and his heart rate.

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The major benefit of having an epidural is that you can remain awake, alert, and almost totally pain-free while actively participating in your baby's birth. You can also relax and conserve your energy during a long labor. To lower the odds of side effects for you and your baby, your doctor will likely give you the lowest effective dose.


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California’s latest contracted processing tomato production is forecast at 11.6 million tons, down 1 percent from the May forecast and 3 percent below the 2007 season, according to the USDA/NASS California field office.

Processors expected this production to come from 276,000 acres producing an average 42.03 tons per acre.

This year’s processing tomato crop is about a week behind schedule. In January, processors were expecting acreage to fall due to water uncertainties and attractively priced alternative crops. The frosty weather in mid-April caused spot damage in tomato plants in some growing areas. Dry conditions and high winds during the spring delayed fruit setting. Some growers reported that the late July crop was slow in ripening and volumes were low which was unusual for that time of the year.

In other areas, crop conditions have generally been excellent with no significant insect problems. Growers continued to apply spray applications when necessary. Growers reported that they have high to variable yields this year.

As of Aug. 16 the total Statewide inspected tonnage of tomatoes delivered (4,439,504 tons) was 20 percent lower compared to the same time one year ago (5,567,988 tons).


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Peppers are a spicy, delicious vegetable, but a problem called Stip disorder which damages somepods is causing heartburn for some Southwestern producers and processors.

“Stip disorder is likely caused by a physiological disorder possibly combined with abiotic stress factors including hot temperatures,” says Mark Uchanski, vegetable physiologist with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces.

There are reports of Stip disorder as early as 1975 in Texas. The disorder was first reported and studied in California and Florida-grown peppers around 1995. The disorder was officially declared in New Mexico and Arizona chile pepper fields more recently.

Researchers and producers as far away as Australia and Israel have published studies describing the problem.

Uchanski used his speaking slot during the 2012 New Mexico Chile Conference in Las Cruces to issue the formal Stip disorder announcement to the attending 275 New Mexico and Arizona pepper growers, processors, and industry representatives.

Uchanski asked for a show of hands of those who had seen Stip-like symptoms on farms or at processing facilities. A few hands were raised. Uchanski then displayed a series of ugly Stip-infected chile photos in a PowerPoint visually illustrating the malady. He asked for another show of hands. More hands were elevated.

Chile peppers are a valuable cash commodity and New Mexico’s signature crop. In the state, Stip is more often found in green chile, infrequently in red chile, and so far not detected in paprika peppers.

“We don’t have exact numbers on financial losses due to Stip disorder in New Mexico and Arizona,” Uchanski told the group. “I have heard of pepper loads rejected at the processor due to this problem.”

Chile producers in New Mexico and Arizona have suspected Stip disorder since 2007 during the hotter summer months.

New Mexico is the nation’s top pungent chile pepper producer with 10,800 harvested acres; followed by California - 5,800 acres, Texas - 4,500 acres, and Arizona – 3,600 acres; all 2007 National Agricultural Statistics Service Census of Agriculture figures.

Initial visual signs of Stip include a hazy, orange-red area inside the pepper pod. Later symptoms include depressed, oval dark-brown or black spots (lesions) one-quarter to one-half inch in diameter. The lesions move toward the pod exterior. A cut open pod with Stip reveals a layer of dead cells.

“The interior of the infected pod interior appears smashed similar to an accordion,” Uchanski said. “It’s similar to when an apple is cut open and the fruit browns quickly - so does the chile pepper.”

Symptoms worsen during the ripening and post-harvest periods. The brown tissue rarely moves to the pod cuticle (waxy outer layer). Secondary decay organisms are absent in fresh pods. There are no foliar symptoms with the disorder.

Uchanski says microscopic analyses of infected pods have clusters of collapsed (dead) cells. The browning is caused by the release of tissue cell contents combined with oxidation.

There is no sign of a puncture wound from insects or infection. The finger is sometimes pointed at stink bugs which Uchanski called a highly unlikely culprit.

California and Florida have gained a great deal of knowledge about Stip disorder since it was first found about 17 years ago.

Stip likely widespread

Until Uchanski’s chile conference announcement, Stip was considered a minor problem in New Mexico and Arizona. Uchanski’s announcement suggests otherwise – it is likely a larger and more widespread problem than originally thought.

Stip is a German word for ‘specks.’ A German paper in 1892 linked a calcium deficiency in apples to Stip. Others believe Stip is the result of plant transpiration problems tied to water loss inside the plant which can result in calcium problems.

“We deal with a lot of those situations in the Southwest. Stip is likely tied to a calcium imbalance or deficiency. Stip may be a different expression of a calcium imbalance,” Uchanski explained.

Tim Hartz, University of California-Davis Extension specialist, Davis, Calif., says Stip disorder has been found in bell peppers in California. Hartz and Uchanski agree the most progressive way to find a solution to Stip is through cultivar selection.

Hartz said the California Pepper Commission funded research on Stip in bell peppers in the late 1990s with several important findings which Hartz summarized:

  • Bell pepper cultivars vary greatly in susceptibility to Stip.
  • Stip is generally considered a calcium disorder. This problem is usually most severe under conditions that limit crop transpiration and more so with fruit maturing in fall conditions rather than summer conditions.
  • High nitrogen fertilization tends to increase Stip, but environmental conditions appear to be more important than nitrogen status.
  • Soil-applied calcium tends to be ineffective.
  • Repeated foliar calcium applications may help reduce symptoms, but the approach may not be logistically or economically feasible.

“The bottom line is that Stip is a sporadic but potentially devastating problem,” Hartz said. “Avoidance with resistant varieties is the best course. Active management practices to control or prevent the disorder tend to be minimally effective.”

Conditions which can favor calcium deficiency in the Southwest, Uchanski says, include: high or low soil moisture; inconsistent water supplies; intense sunlight; hot temperatures; a nutritional imbalance (too much nitrogen and not enough calcium); lush, excessive vegetative growth; and high salt concentration.

Uchanski conducted focus groups with Southwest pepper growers and processors who suspected Stip disorder in chiles.

“The group reported that just harvested chiles did not have much Stip,” Uchanski told the crowd. “Once in the bin, affected peppers can take a turn for the worse within 24 hours.”

Severe observations of Stip were first noticed in this region about five years ago. There is no accurate figure on total pepper crop loss in New Mexico and Arizona from the disorder.

Stip disorder is sometimes confused with blossom end rot (BER) disease found in chile. Uchanski says BER is not the cause in this case.

ER is a non-infectious disorder caused by calcium deficiency in the pepper pod. Under hot summer conditions, calcium travels with water through the plant, roots, stems, and leaves. The calcium fails to accumulate in the waxy pods.

Several theories exist for Stip causes, Uchanski says, including toxic levels of calcium which can puncture cells leading to brown spots, an unidentified pathogen, and an increase in pesticide applications; particularly nicotine-based products.

The prevailing theory, Uchanski says, is an interaction between extreme summer temperatures and some cultivars.

Uchanski dissected more than 100 years of weather data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). For the Las Cruces area (NCDC Region 8), slight temperature increases have occurred in the region over the last century but no extraordinary, long-term heat changes.

To gain further knowledge about Stip, Uchanski last year called in the “SWAT” team – NMSU’s Soil, Water, and Agricultural Testing Laboratory. Uchanski provided the lab with plants with and without Stip disorder symptoms. The findings indicated symptomatic pods had higher calcium content than asymptomatic pods.

What happens next? Reliable testing protocols could be developed along with in-field cultivar screening under southwestern growing conditions.

“We could evaluate existing cultivars for resistance or susceptibility and go from there,” Uchanski summarized. “It’s a discussion we need to have from a plant breeding perspective and determine the severity of the problem in this region.”

Sponsors of the chile conference included the Chile Pepper Institute, New Mexico State University, and the New Mexico Chile Association.


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I am planning to upgrade my underwater camera system and I have a Nikon D90 camera (body only) and an Aquatica Housing that I am looking to sell.

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Possible Changes May Be Coming To An Albany Area historic Building

If you drive on Broadway (or Route 32) in Menands, I’m sure you’ve noticed the Albany International Corp. building. There’s pond in front of the building where some ducks would be waddling from time to time.

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Maybe you know someone that worked there, or still does. Albany International Corp. also had a location in East Greenbush, just off exit 9 of Interstate 90, but that building was sold to FedEx.

According to a story from the Times Union, the person that converted some of the Harmony Mills Lofts complex in Cohoes into luxury apartments is working on doing the same thing to the Albany International building in Menands. Uri Kaufman will get this project going sometime this summer, if all goes as planned. If that does happen, it will take about a year and a half to complete. The Menands project will include converting 250 apartments in the building, which was built in 1902.

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Albany International still has about 100 people working in Menands, but many will be moving to the new headquarters in New Hampshire. A small number of people from the accounting and finance departments will remain in the area, but be moved to another location.

That building will be be an elaborate looking apartment complex.

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We’ve heard plenty of tales of people smuggling drugs in unsavory places to get them past security in airports, at border crossings, and even into prison, but I’m pretty sure this teenager takes the cake as far as amount of items and pure weirdness of said items.

Eighteen-year-old Christopher Scheller of Hanover, Pa. was just minding his own business, driving drunk down a road in rural Pennsylvania when he drove off the road and struck a tree.

He was taken to a local hospital where “an abnormality” was found in his rectum during an x-ray, The Patriot News reported.

Initially, Scheller refused to let hospital staff remove it, and when they did, they found out why.

What was in there?

Well, just four bracelets, four necklaces, 11 women’s rings, a socket wrench and a bag of synthetic marijuana. Of course.

Police quickly figured out that the items had all been stolen during a home invasion, and that Scheller quickly stuffed the stolen goods up his rectum when he saw a police officer approaching his car after the crash.

Scheller was charged with a DUI and a myriad of other charges. He remains in jail on a $75,000 bond.

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Obama meets Pope Francis, stresses fight against inequality

THE PRESIDENT AND THE POPE: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks with Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican March 27. Photo: Reuters/Gabriel Bouys

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama highlighted growing gaps between rich and poor ahead of his first meeting on Thursday with Pope Francis, an event that was expected to focus on the fight against poverty and skirt moral controversies over abortion and gay rights.

In an interview with Thursday’s Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Obama said Francis’s “great moral authority” had added weight to calls to redress the increasing imbalance between the winners and losers of globalization and economic change.

“In the United States over the last few decades, we’ve seen a growing gap between the income of those at the very top and the income of the typical family,” he said.

“But this isn’t just a problem for the United States, it’s a problem for countries around the world. And it isn’t just an economic issue, it’s a moral issue.”

As he arrived at the Vatican, Obama and his delegation were led past the ceremonial Swiss Guard through a richly frescoed hall before being escorted into a room where he and the pope shook hands warmly.

Since his election a year ago, Pope Francis has several times criticized unbridled capitalism, the excesses laid bare by the global financial crisis, and the growing gap between the rich and poor, even in developed countries.

Obama has repeatedly praised the pope for his compassion and emphasis on helping the poor, and the meeting could help to give impetus to some of his initiatives back home, such as boosting the middle class and helping low-income Americans succeed.

In the interview, Obama said globalization and greater trade and commerce had lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in recent decades. “But the pope is correct when he says that not enough people are sharing in that progress, and too many people are being left behind.”

The center of Rome was blocked off for Obama’s visit, which was to include a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi later in the day.

When Obama met Francis’s predecessor, Pope Benedict, in 2009, Benedict raised the matter of abortion, a sensitive issue for many U.S. Catholics as the Church considers abortion a grievous sin. Obama promised to do everything he could to reduce the number of abortions.

Francis, while giving no hint of changes to church doctrine, has used softer language than his predecessor on the rights of women and gays, a stance that has also resonated with Obama, who counted on both groups to help propel him to the presidency in 2008 and 2012.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Philip Pullella; writing By James Mackenzie; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Candy Cane Cookies

This little twist on the traditional sugar cookie is just what we needed to jump start our Christmas baking.  It was so easy to do.  Make your regular sugar cookie recipe.  Add 1/4 cup* of crushed candy cane to the dough, mix it in well.  Bake as usual

Once the cookies are done baking let them cool for just a couple of minutes, then press them one by one into a mix of equal parts icing sugar powder and crushed candy cane (3 tbsp of each).  So tasty!

To crush your candy canes, put about 8 regular sized ones into a ziplock bag.  Cover with a tea towel.  Pound with a rolling pin or a meat hammer until the candy is in little bits.

Here's my favorite sugar cookie recipe.  It is from Mrs. Field's Best Cookie Book Ever
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup salted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

Pre-heat oven to 325*.  In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt with a whisk, set aside.  In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed.  Add the egg and vanilla, beat until well mixed.  Add the flour mixture, Blend on a low speed just until combined, don't overmix.  Gather the dough into a ball, flatten the ball into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.  Refrigerate one hour until firm.
On a floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick.  Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into fun shapes.  Bake for 13-15 minutes.

*1/4 cup candy cane was added to half of the dough, the other half I baked as directed.

teresa said...

they sound wonderful!

Monica H said...

I bet these would be fantastic with a little chocolate edge. mmm!

Hopeyou and yours have a wondeful holiday.


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“Oh, look,” Gretchen said. “Teenage boys, about to do something stupid.”

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The Last Picture of the 40-Year-Old Me

As tomorrow I embark on the year-long journey of being 41 years old, I thought I would do an exit photograph of me as a 40-year-old, something that would encapsulate the entire year, that shows me who I really am, with all my confidence, warmth, and yes — I’ll say it — raw, uninhibited sexuality; a photo that captures everything my 40th year on this earth did for me, and to me, and what it promises for the year ahead:

Yes, yes. I think that just about covers it.

Save your birthday wishes and pity for tomorrow, people. You’re supposed to be paying attention to your mom today anyway.

The (New) New Keyboard

So after about an hour or so, the previous new keyboard I got last week started having problem finding my computer (it was a bluetooth keyboard), and about an hour after that, steadfastly refused to speak to my computer at all — it was a like a first date gone wrong, where the two people have decided they hate each other but still stick around for dessert. Well, this did me no good, so I returned the keyboard. In its stead I got a Logitech MK710 keyboard, which has two things going for it: Soft touch keys which aren’t all sticky and clunky, and a purported three-year battery life, which I assume I’ll be able to definitively agree with sometime in May 2013.

So far I’m liking the keyboard, which I suppose isn’t necessarily surprising since with the exception of the two-hour interregnum of the ill-fated previous new keyboard, my last three keyboards were all Logitechs as well. Logitech apparently hits my typing sweet spot most of the time (I’ll note that the problem with the previous Logitech keyboard was me spending months on low-profile laptop keyboards changing my preference, not anything inherently wrong with the keyboard).

You ask: What do I do with all they old keyboards? Aside from the one I returned, the rest are loitering in an ever-growing pile of obsolete tech in the basement. I should probably go and get rid of most of that pile, but I find extra keyboards do come in handy for times when, say, you have to return a balky one and need something to plug into the computer until the new one shows up.

Also, before anyone asks: I like the Bamboo tablet which I got just fine, and am keeping that, although I don’t think I’ll be using it as a permanent mouse replacement. What I’ve ended up doing is when I experience mouse fatigue I use the tablet as a track pad for a while and the change up does my wrists good. And these days I really am paying more attention to ergonomics in an overall sense.

The Wind Done Blowed

And this is what what happened when it did:

That’s from the thunderstorm on Friday, which spawned a tornado watch. It passed south of our house but hit Troy, Ohio, which is where this picture was taken and which lost power for most of the city for a while — the picture goes some distance to suggesting why that might have been. In the distance you can see that one of the poles is so far over it has to be propped up by a crane. Krissy, who is an insurance adjuster by trade, is dreading going into work on Monday. And who can blame her.


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Getting back into Hoops Dynasty after some time off and just got back into a Div II team that has little talent.  I'm looking for recruiting advice, best offense/defense to run, etc. since I've been gone for some time.  Any help appreciated as recruiting starts tomorrow night, have looked through the forums but a lot is Div III or I; thanks!
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Aejones' "how to win at D2 and D3" should provide you with everything you need to know. Here's the link: http://whatifsports.com/forums/Posts.aspx?TopicID=453763&Page=1
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Thanks m4284850, very good read; if recruiting for ath/spd/def is fastbreak and press the best offense/defense combo to run if you're going to switch?  I've got 6 seniors this season, none of which are great players, so if I'm going to switch I'd like to do it now with my incoming guys.  Thanks
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I like press and m2m defenses equally.  I don't like fastbreak and press together, however. From my perspective, that combination seems to suffer more upsets.
1/21/2013 8:49 AM
Thanks for the tip greenhawks!
1/21/2013 9:33 AM
For some reason, I've had flex/press work rather well.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

PA Dutch-Amish Market

Look for it within Kingston Mall shops
at 4437 Route 27, Kingston, NJ
This is our favorite breakfast "guilty-pleasure" stop: Pennsylvania Dutch Farmer's Market in Kingston, New Jersey.

Not only are there enticing fast food treats, they also sell bakery items, cheese, meat, PERFECT fresh vegetables, ice cream, sweets, preserves...and furniture!

It's fun to watch the Amish make their pretzels and other bakery items. (We admire their work ethic and cleanliness, too!)

(Google it and print out their weekly coupons before you go!)
View entering front door--fast food counter

Elder S's favorite: Steak & Cheese Roll-HUGE!

Sister S tried French toast and fresh Amish sausage-

Several of our YSA students have commented
on Amish pretzels-big as a hand!

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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Next-generation print production workflow software now available worldwide; brings new vision for prepress production while reducing pre-planning costs

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Powerful print production workflow software is essential for print service providers facing tight margins and looking to diversify their businesses with value-added services. Kodak is addressing these challenges with the launch of its KODAK PRINERGY Workflow Version 6, the next generation of the world’s industry-leading workflow software. Now released worldwide, PRINERGY Workflow 6 represents a completely new vision for prepress production. It brings a new level of automation, accuracy and efficiency to print creation, while reducing costs in the pre-planning print stage and expanding product integration across Kodak and third-party solutions. PRINERGY Workflow is the leading solution for commercial, packaging and publication printers seeking to centralize—and automate—print production.

“We visited hundreds of customers around the world to understand where their challenges are and what they want to do in the future,” said Jon Bracken, General Manager of KODAK Unified Workflow Solutions. “What came up time and time again from customers is how they need to drive greater cost out of their processes while enhancing quality and increasing revenue with new digital products.

“PRINERGY Workflow 6 focuses on integrating the production planning process and reducing the time spent by customer service representatives, production planners and prepress operators preparing optimized production plans. The result is tighter quality control, fewer manual touchpoints and lower production costs for both digitally and conventionally printed jobs.

PRINERGY Workflow 6 is the hub of an automated, integrated prepress workflow, which includes KODAK PREPS Imposition Software Version 7, KODAK COLORFLOW Color Software Version 2, and KODAK INSITE Prepress Portal Version 6.6. This next generation of solutions will continue to deliver efficiency improvements and cost reductions throughout the production cycle.

New streamlined interface for integrated job control

PRINERGY Workflow 6 introduces a new streamlined productivity-focused interface, called Workspace. With its at-a-glance overview of prepress production, and easy-to-learn Manage, Plan and Track modules, Workspace makes it simpler for a broader set of users to drive standard sheetwork jobs to press. Workspace can be accessed from any web browser and broadens the point of entry for users. Customers will have the freedom to use the new Workspace interface, which will be evolving and enhanced in coming versions, and can continue to rely on the existing Workshop interface for unrestricted access to devices, features, automation controls and reporting.

The PRINERGY Workflow 6 Workspace Plan, Manage and Track modules help organize the myriad of information and tasks that PRINERGY Software offers. It also includes new capabilities that take automation to the next level, extending automation upstream to the customer’s order and downstream to digital presses and computer to plate (CTP) devices. Scenario functionality allows printers to set up and save a chain of tasks associated with a certain printing press or set of production conditions, which can then be used to handle specific sets of production jobs by simply hitting a play button. In addition, intent-driven automation uses the basic description of the job—or its intent—to drive automated processing through every step of production.

More than 45 PRINERGY Workflow customers are winners of the 2013 Print Excellence Awards hosted by Printing Industries Association, Inc.  To see why PRINERGY Workflow was awarded the first-ever GRAPH EXPO MUST SEE ‘EM Legacy Award, hear customer testimonials, and learn about additional features and benefits of the next revolution in workflow, visit www.kodak.com/go/prinergy6

Commentary by Cary Sherburne

PRINERGY Workflow 6 and Workspace have been in the works for about three years.  This major overhaul will bring PRINERGY more in line with the growing number of workflow offerings now in the marketplace in terms of ease of use.  KODAK’s Bracken, in a conversation with WhatTheyThink, reports that the software has been under extensive customer evaluation and in beta testing for about 5 months to “make sure it is rock solid.”

Bracken continues, “PRINERGY 6 has a radically different user interface in Workspace. But we have taken great pains to make sure that everything they are used to in the previous release (Workshop) continues to work with PRINERGY 6.  This way, customers don’t have to retrain everyone on Day One. We also wanted to make sure our customers were ready for the upgrade.  This will often include the need for them to update on-site resources such as computers and operating systems.”

Bracken indicates that with its new Plan/Manage/Track panes, Workspace is a much simpler, more streamlined browser-based user interface, adding, “Plan is brand-new and takes a job definition from JDF job intent or job specifications created within the system. The PRINERGY database includes a resource database of CTP systems, digital presses and finishing equipment. The system logic matches a job against the equipment you have in your portfolio and allows the operator to choose a predefined scenario that best fits the job or to modify it accordingly. This will be much more straightforward for operators than previous PRINERGY versions and limit the amount of involvement superusers will need to have on a daily basis.”

As another objective for the project, Bracken explains, “In addition to making operations easier for the typical user, we have also tried to make PRINERGY the best possible client of a print MIS system, sending information downstream to the press and bi-directionally to the MIS.”

PREPS Imposition Software 7 and COLORFLOW Software Version 2 are also being released at the same time.

By Kevin Karstedt on Aug 28, 2013

Nice overview of 6.0. I look forward to seeing it in action.

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Arcade Fire aren’t making it easy when it comes to revealing details about their upcoming album.

The band announced the record’s release date (October 29) on Twitter as an @-reply to a fan. They pulled the same move when it came to announcing their first live dates in three years, which will be happening across Australia and New Zealand during the months of January and early February.

Now they seem to be all about revealing tiny little details via Instagram. Most recently three cryptic photos that reveal the date September 9 and 9 p.m. One could assume it’s the release date of their new single or perhaps they will finally officially confirm the album’s title, which is rumored to be Reflektor. Yes, a video on Instagram is the source for this one too, along with shots of the pentagram-like design that is popping up on streets around the world.

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