Janice Cox
Natural Beauty at Home
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Janice Cox is an author and a leading DIY natural beauty and skincare expert. Additionally she is a freelance magazine writer and Beauty editor for Herb Quarterly Magazine. Cox is also a member of the International Herb Association and Herb Society of America.
Janice will be speaking at the Oregon, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Texas, North Carolina FairsWorkshops
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Natural Skin Care from the Garden
Learn how to treat your skin and hair naturally from head to toe using garden plants and common household ingredients. Janice Cox highlights some of the top natural beauty plants (many you may already have in your own yard). These plants can be used to cleanse, nourish, and treat your body. Creating your own products has a number of health benefits and also makes you a more educated consumer. It's fun, cost-effective, and puts you in control of what products and ingredients you are using on your hair and skin. This workshop also features a live demonstration of herbal infusions, skin scrubs, facial masks, and bath soaks that you can make at home.
Natural Health
Available In:
Oregon, Sunday 3:30-4:30 p.m., Mountain Rose Herbs Stage
Kansas, Workshop time to be determined
Texas, Sunday 2:00-3:00 p.m., Heirloom Gardener Stage
North Carolina, Sunday 11:30-12:30 p.m., Mother Earth Living Stage
How to Grow and Use Luffa Sponges
You may be surprised and delighted to learn that Luffa (Loofah) sponges do not come from the sea but are a vegetable in the gourd and cucumber family and can easily be grown in your own home garden. These vegetable scrubbers are easy and fun to grow. Come learn planting and growing tips as well as a few recipes for using your sponges. Luffas are best known for their skin scrubbing abilities keeping our skin fresh and clean. Young plants are also edible and delicious. Recipes for luffa soap, skin scrub and stir-fry included!
Organic Gardening Natural Health
Available In:
Texas, Sunday 2:00-3:00 p.m., Heirloom Gardener Stage
North Carolina, Saturday 2:00-3:00 p.m., Mother Earth Living Stage
How to Grow and Use Loofah Sponges
You may be surprised and delighted to learn that loofah (luffa) sponges do not come from the sea but are a vegetable in the gourd and cucumber family that can easily be grown in your own home garden. These vegetable scrubbers are easy and fun to grow. Learn planting and growing tips as well as a few recipes for using your sponges. Loofahs are best known for their skin-scrubbing abilities, keeping our skin fresh and clean. Young plants are also edible and delicious. Recipes for loofah soap, skin scrub, and stir-fry included!
Natural Health
Available In:
Oregon, Saturday 5:00-6:00 p.m., Mountain Rose Herbs Stage
Pennsylvania, Workshop time to be determined
Kansas, Workshop time to be determined
Hands-on: Natural Beauty from the Garden
Spend two hours learning how to treat your skin and hair naturally from head to toe using garden plants and common household ingredients. Janice Cox highlights some of the top natural beauty plants (many you may already have in your own yard). These plants can be used to cleanse, nourish, and treat your body. Creating your own products has a number of health benefits and will also make you a more educated consumer. It's fun, cost-effective, and puts you in control of what products and ingredients you are using on your hair and skin.
In this extended workshop you will be introduced to recipes and treatments from Janice’s newly revised book “Natural Beauty from the Garden” (Ogden Publications 2018). You will create an Herbal Shampoo, Natural Clay Facial Mask, Beeswax Lip Balm, Luffa Skin Scrub, Lavender Bath Bomb and Epsom Salt Garden Soak that you can take home and use. You will also receive a copy of “Natural Beauty from the Garden” featuring over 200 recipes to try at home using your newfound knowledge!
Note: An extra pass is required for this workshop. Space is limited, get your passes today
Natural Health Hands On
Available In:
Oregon, Saturday 11:30-12:30 p.m., Hands-On Demonstrations
Hands-on: DIY Bath Bombs, Soaks, and Salts
Soaking in a bath or “Hydrotherapy” has been used for centuries to refresh overworked muscles, treat skin conditions and soothe tired minds. New scientific evidence proves that a good soak does indeed benefit your body and mind. In this workshop you will learn the basics in making your own bath products using all natural ingredients, many of you already have in your own homes. Attendees will create an herbal bath soak, Muscle soothing bath salt and a fizzing bath bomb full of natural salts and herbs to take home and enjoy. Recipes, bath bags and molds are also included so you can create many more of your own unique products to use and give as gifts. Bath basics such as color, sound, and temperature will also be discussed so you can create a spa like environment in your own home. Note: An extra pass is required for this workshop. Space is limited, get your passes today
Natural Health Hands On
Available In:
Kansas, Workshop time to be determined
Hands-On: DIY Bath Bombs, Soaks, and Salts
Soaking in a bath or “Hydrotherapy” has been used for centuries to refresh overworked muscles, treat skin conditions and soothe tired minds. New scientific evidence proves that a good soak does indeed benefit your body and mind. In this workshop you will learn the basics in making your own bath products using all natural ingredients, many of you already have in your own homes. Attendees will create an herbal bath soak, Muscle soothing bath salt and a fizzing bath bomb full of natural salts and herbs to take home and enjoy. Recipes, bath bags and molds are also included so you can create many more of your own unique products to use and give as gifts. Bath basics such as color, sound, and temperature will also be discussed so you can create a spa like environment in your own home. Note: An extra pass is required for this workshop. Space is limited, get your passes today
Natural Health Hands On
Available In:
Texas, Saturday 5:00-6:00 p.m., Hands-On Demonstrations
North Carolina, Saturday 11:30-12:30 p.m., Hands-On Demonstrations
Garden Herbs and Flowers for Health and Beauty
Did you know geranium leaves are powerful antidepressants, or that lavender has antibacterial properties? Aloe vera is called the “first aid plant” and every household should have one. Discover new healthy uses for some of your favorite common garden plants. Janice Cox, author of the newly revised book Natural Beauty from the Garden, presents some of her favorite useful herbs and flowers for home beauty recipes and treatments. You don’t have to have a garden to enjoy many of these botanicals, herbs, and flowers, as many are available at local markets and natural food stores. Bring the outdoors in and promote your own health, wellness, and natural beauty!
Natural Health
Available In:
Oregon, Sunday 11:30-12:30 p.m., Mother Earth News Stage
Pennsylvania, Workshop time to be determined
Kansas, Workshop time to be determined
Continued…Natural Beauty from the Garden
Spend two hours learning how to treat your skin and hair naturally from head to toe using garden plants and common household ingredients. Janice Cox highlights some of the top natural beauty plants (many you may already have in your own yard). These plants can be used to cleanse, nourish, and treat your body. Creating your own products has a number of health benefits and will also make you a more educated consumer. It's fun, cost-effective, and puts you in control of what products and ingredients you are using on your hair and skin.
In this extended workshop you will be introduced to recipes and treatments from Janice’s newly revised book “Natural Beauty from the Garden” (Ogden Publications 2018). You will create an Herbal Shampoo, Natural Clay Facial Mask, Beeswax Lip Balm, Luffa Skin Scrub, Lavender Bath Bomb and Epsom Salt Garden Soak that you can take home and use. You will also receive a copy of “Natural Beauty from the Garden” featuring over 200 recipes to try at home using your newfound knowledge!
Note: An extra pass is required for this workshop. Space is limited, get your passes today
Natural Health Hands On
Available In:
Oregon, Saturday 1:00-1:30 p.m., Hands-On Demonstrations