Giveaway from Sponsor: Hybrid Rasta Mama

Today's giveaway is brought to you by Wooly Moss Roots Sponsor- Hybrid Rasta Mama.

Jennifer, of Hybrid Rasta Mama blog, has created an amazing e-book called Coconut Oil For Your Skin, with natural body care recipes based on coconut oil, that you can make in your own home. And she is offering it for only $6.95!
I love the sound of the Green Goddess Face Mask and her Shampoo Recipes. This week I made a batch of her Insect Repellent Lotion. It was so quick and easy to make (only taking a few minutes.) Jeff and I had the opportunity to try it out and it worked great. I'm looking forward to making more recipes from her e-book.

Jennifer is so passionate about coconut oil, and I agree with her that I think coconut oil is simply amazing stuff. I'll let Jennifer tell you about her e-book and introduce herself. In Jennifer's words:

  "Thank you Taryn for not only affording me the opportunity to join Wooly Moss Roots as a sponsor but also for hosting a giveaway of my “newish” Ebook! I am so excited to be here and hope that your readers gain a little insight into the wonders of coconut oil.

If you were to visit my blog and do a search for coconut oil, you would quickly discover that I live and breathe by it. It honestly is magical. Ok – maybe not magical but darn close.

You see, coconut oil is nature’s perfect healer. It works inside the body and it works outside the body. It has hundreds of uses. (I even wrote about 160 Uses For Coconut Oil).

Offering a myriad of health benefits, coconut oil is affordable, readily available and completely natural. I use it for EVERYTHING. Literally. I buy it in 5 gallon increments and keep it all over my house. I even have some in the car.

I have been dabbling in the fine art of making personal care products (aka toiletries) for over 10 years. I have made everything from shampoo to body wash to lotions and exfoliating scrubs. I never seemed to find the right blend of butters and oils and it was incredibly frustrating. Then, I discovered the amazing healing powers of coconut oil a couple of years ago.

Coconut oil is the most nourishing oil you can put onto your skin and into your body. Pure virgin (unrefined) coconut oil is the best natural ingredient for skin lotion. It prevents destructive free-radical formation and provides protection against them. It can help to keep the skin from developing liver spots, and other blemishes caused by aging and over exposure to sunlight. It helps to keep connective tissues strong and supple so that the skin doesn't sag and wrinkle.

The small molecular structure of coconut oil allows for easy absorption through the skin and into the cell structure of the connective tissues. This means that it has the ability to actually restore damaged or diseased skin. Coconut oil will also have lasting benefits, unlike most lotions. It can help bring back a youthful appearance. The coconut oil will aid in removing the outer layer of dead skin cells, making the skin smoother. The skin will become more evenly textured with a healthy "shine". While doing this the coconut oil will penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and strengthen the underlying tissues.

Clearly, coconut oil needs to be present in every product you put onto your skin! This is why I have worked so hard to create recipes for personal care products that incorporate coconut oil.

Why should you invest your precious time and resources into making your own skin care products? Easy – homemade products are free of added chemicals, dyes, synthetics, and other nasty stuff most commercial products have. They are also very cost effective. It might not seem like it at first but you will come to realize that a little product goes a long way and that your ingredients will really be able to stretch.

So what makes my eBook a “must have?” I’ll give you 3 reasons.

1. The 40 recipes in this Ebook are all simple to make. I made sure of that. I know that I do not have the time to sit in the kitchen for 8 hours trying to concoct a 4 ounce jar of face wash.

2. The ingredients in the recipes are all readily available at health food stores and online. I have no interest in sending anyone on a wild goose chase for elusive and exotic ingredients.

3. Every single one of my products work and they work great! Scratch that – they are fantastic. Plus, they are all customizable. You can pretty much use any essential oils of your choice should you decide to do something different than what I suggest.

Just in case those reasons were not compelling enough, Coconut Oil For Your Skin also offers information on carrier oils, butters, and essential oils. I even included a pretty cool chart outlining both the physical and emotional benefits of the essential oils called for in the recipes. I also discuss storage of finished products as well as ingredients. Seriously – I did not leave anything out.

That all sounds great but I am sure you are wondering about the recipes themselves. What can you expect to find in the Ebook?

• 8 recipes for the bath/shower;
• 6 recipes for body care products like lotions and creams including a cellulite cream and an eczema salve;
• 6 recipes dedicated to your face;
• 5 shampoo recipes;
• 4 recipes that serve as conditions and hair treatments;
• 5 lip balms and;
• 6 miscellaneous recipes such as insect repellant, deodorant, wart remover, “love potion,” toothpaste, and a PMS blend.

Would you like to try to win a copy of my EBook? Taryn is giving away three copies to her readers! Just leave a comment letting her know why you would like to win!

Good luck to all of you and thank you again Taryn (and Jeff and Bracken too!)

And in case you are interested in learning a little more about me, I am a former government recruiter (boo hiss politics) turned stay-at-home mama to a precious daughter (“Tiny”) brought earthside in early 2009. My husband and I are passionate about conscious parenting, natural living, holistic health/wellness, real foods, and a Waldorf inspired approach to unschooling. I am very committed to breastfeeding (especially extended breastfeeding), bed-sharing, cloth diapering, green living, babywearing, peaceful parenting, playful parenting, and getting children outside and connected to nature as much as possible. I am a hybrid parent, taking a little of this, throwing in a little of that, and blending it all together to create a parenting style that is centered on what my daughter needs in order to flourish as a human being. I also live and breathes reggae music, the Rastafarian culture and way of life. Reggae music and its message touches my soul.

You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Networked Blogs, and StumbleUpon."

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Would you like to win a free copy of Jennifer's e-book?

If yes, enter the giveaway by leaving a comment below letting us know why you would like to win. 

Jennifer is generously offering three copies to three readers.
International entries welcome.

The giveaway will be open until late Wednesday evening and the winner announced within this post on Thursday.

In addition to the giveaway, Jennifer is also offering a coupon code. 
Use the code: WOOLY15 and get 15% off!! 
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Thanks Jennifer!

***Congrats to Lemontreelane, Lauren, and April! You will be receiving e-mails shortly.***