When we’re so focused on food, we can sometimes forget that what we put on our bodies matters almost as much as what we put in our bodies. After all, skin is the largest organ, and it absorbs everything: the smog from your morning commute, the sodium lauryl sulfate from your body wash, the methylparaben in your body cream. In a nourished home, it’s critical that we not only focus on the foods that nourish our bodies, but also our environment and how we care for our bodies. Wellness extends beyond the kitchen table.
This week Nourished Kitchen has teamed up with Actual Organics to offer a Health Beauty Kit featuring Miessence certified organic soap, travel toothpaste, travel intensive body lotion and a lip balm. Miessence is a company that started in a kitchen in Australia and became the world’s first certified organic skin care range in 2003. Joanna found it through searching for genuinely ‘good enough to eat’ skin care ingredients and, having suffered from acne for many years, realized that what she used on her skin mattered as much as what she ate. Advising and promoting this extensive range of products seemed like a logical next step to compliment her wellness coaching. Many products are certified organic, to food-grade standards, by Australian Certified Organic and the USDA.
Actual Organics is the vision of Joanna, who feels that balance in life is fundamental to health, wellness and happiness. What we eat, breathe, use on our body and how we think affects us, thus Actual Organics’ wellness coaching is guiding individuals to switch from the standard American diet to one that focuses on nutrient-dense foods, as well as adopting simple changes in the home that can assist in “Detoxing your body & our World.”
The Winner
Gena of Girl Gone Domestic won this giveaway and will receive a Health Beauty Kit from Actual Organics. The kit contains a certified organic geranium & coconut oil cleansing bar, mint travel toothpaste, travel intensive body lotion & a jaffa lip balm. (Valued at $29.00 Canadian).
For those of you who didn’t win this won, keep in mind that Actual Organics is offering FREE SHIPPING on orders over $100. It’s a great way to stock up on some high quality skin care products. Remember, what you put into your body is only part of the story; what you put onto your body matters too.
We also have some more great giveaways scheduled for this month!
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I think the detox tip I most resonate with right now is about getting houseplants. I’ve been thinking about doing this & this was a good reminder.
I definitely love her “Butter is Better” detox tip, but make mine pastured please!
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What a great giveaway! I think my favorite product listed, believe it or not, is the toothpaste. I’ve been looking for an all-natural brand and haven’t yet found one that is 100% what I’d like. This sounds like it might be!
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The Balancing Moisturizer looks great!
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The intensive body lotion looks wonderful!
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I know exactly what I want: that facial massage oil (and her whole face cleanser line!). I’ve recently moved and the new area has done a number on my skin! Hopefully this is the help I need to get back my great skin.
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I think the mouthwash looks good. I’d like to know what is in it besides the essential oils.
I liked the sounds of the balancing moisturizer…goodness knows I’ll need help avoiding the wrinkles!
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I love perfume but I know it’s not good for me, so I think I’d love the Free organic perfume. It sounds lovely!
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I love the oven cleaning tip, going to do it this weekend!
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Just checked out the website and would love to try the Purifying Cleanser. Hope to get a chance to order soon.
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I clipped the “recipe” for baking soda/vinegar household cleaner – right BEFORE I saw this giveaway, lol.
I also lusted after the mineral makeup and the facial masks. Mmmmm, nice stuff.
I definitely love her “Butter is Better†detox tip, but make mine pastured please
The balancing moisturizer looks awesome!
I’m following them on twitter and I tweeted!
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The Miessence Rejuvenessence facial serum looks like my favorite product! I love a good facial massage. Ooooh.
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Of the products I saw on the website, the deodorant looks most interesting to me. Thanks for highlighting this great company and hosting the giveaway!
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I am always looking for a nice natural toothpaste, I have never used one with an aloe vera gel base
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I signed up for the newsletter, emailed the link to several friends (though I didn’t realize you had an email link, so then I emailed it to another person with your link as well), and I think my favorite tip (other than to eat more butter, as I always say “everything’s better with butter”) was to keep the house cooler for better sleep and energy savings. I am also exciting about the toothpaste, we’re always looking for a more perfect toothpaste.
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I would like to implement her tip on eating more porridge for breakfast instead of cereal.
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I would love to try the intensive body lotion here in arizona my skin is so dry
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I like this tip-Avoiding synthetic chemicals is crucial to reduce our body’s toxic burden.
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I love the tip about eating hot oatmeal instead of cereal for breakfast!
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I Tweeted it too.
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My favorite product is the Mint Toothpaste. Not sure if I needed to do this separately or if it should have been with the first entry (sorry!).
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Love the baby products promotion! Big fan of natural stuff for the kids!
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Signed up for the newsletter. I liked their tip about exercise — I feel so much better this week since trying to get through my yoga routine a few mornings a week before breakfast.
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I am actually very interested in the toothpaste and the deodorant. I hear that Tom’s of Maine just got bought out by Crest and I just love that this product is the most basic and natural stuff that aids healing and cleanliness!
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My favorite product on her site is the shave gel, I’d really like to try that out.
following her on twitter & tweeted http://twitter.com/buttabee/status/6619821514
I’d like the shave gel. Thanks for the chance.
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Thank you so much for the chance to win.
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My favorite detox tip is “Look at ingredients, not calories.” We eat things way too often without realizing it’s complete junk! codisweepstakes2 (@) gmail.com
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My favorite product that I would love to try is the Miessence Love Botanical Perfume.
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I would love to try their shampoo.
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would love the intensive body cream at this time of year!
My favorite tip: Look at ingredients, not calories.
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I think the Free perfume is my favorite product I say on the website.
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the mouthwash is great
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My favorite detox tip is Breathe & walk
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Looks like nice stuff!
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she has my motto!
detox tip…Eating locally and seasonally is not only nutritionally better but cheaper too!!!
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According to the perfume quiz, Love is best for my personality. They all sound good and I know there are days I could really use Calm, lol.
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I’m excited to try the shampoo and the toothpaste.
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The Mint toothpaste would be interesting to try. I am a former dental assistant and love clean teeth. I hope to be able to try it someday. Thanks for the chance at winning.
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The Berry Radical looks really wonderful! I would love to try that!
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I really want to try both the toothpaste and the mouthwash, I think they may be what I have been looking for esp. for my kids as I am having an issue with cavities.
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•Don’t waste money on air-fresheners. Open a window. “Fresh air not air-freshener air”
The mint toothpaste sounds great
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I would love the BioPure Probiotic Household Cleaner. Very interesting. I’m also interested in the toothpaste and mouthwash since it is so hard to find truly natural toothpaste and mouthwash.
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And my favorite product I’d like to try would be the Miessence Mint Toothpaste. We are still on the hunt for a good toothpaste we really like!
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I like her tips about when walking, taking in through all the senses – hope to start walking (even in this cold!) very soon. Never thought about it as “detox,” but like the idea!
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Oops, got my sites mixed up. I signed up for ACTUAL ORGANICS! Please disregard previous post. lol
l would like to try the Geranium Cleansing Bar
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Favorite detox tip: Breathe & Walk!
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I loved reading several of her articles on detoxing. One of her products that would be fun to try is the BioPure Probiotic Household Cleaner. It seems like a great company!
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Butter is Better
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Skin Essentials Pack is my favorite because my skin needs help!
Best tip: Don’t waste money on air-fresheners. Open a window. “Fresh air not air-freshener airâ€
I try to do that when my redneck neigbors are not burning trash.
I mix a few drops of dish soap in a spray bottle with water & use that too.
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I would like to try the Free organic perfume.
Favourite Detox Tip:
Eat REAL food! ‘In season’ is cheaper!
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