I write a “Healthy Living” blog and therefore try to practice what I preach by “living healthfully”.
When I started becoming interested in healthier, organic and just plain old good for you things, I only made an effort with food.
It took me a while and lots of research/reading to realize that what you put ON your body is just as important as what you put IN your body.
A quote from Crazy Sexy Life on beauty product research…
…Many of the products, from body spray to shampoo, contain parabens, a chemical that acts like estrogen in the body. In all, the 18 body-care products used… contain roughly 200 synthetic chemicals that [they] are putting on their bodies each day before breakfast. This daily dose includes dozens of chemicals linked to cancer, skin problems, allergies and hormone disruption, according to an analysis of a typical suite of these products on the Skin Deep database.
The Skin Deep database that they mention is The Environmental Working Group‘s searchable database of toxic ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products. It is kind of crazy how many toxic ingredients we slather all over our bodies, faces and heads without even a second thought. Check out the products you use and you will be astounded.
Well, with all this in mind, I have a very special treat for you. Remember when I wrote about my love for How Now Brown Cacao body dessert?
Well, just in time for Valentine’s Day YOU are getting a chance to win some!!!
How Now Brown Cacao is made by Simply Divine Botanicals, a company devoted to “handcrafted, chemical free skin care”. It is “a yummy, skin softening body dessert made with raw cacao and nourishing oils”. Its ingredients are minimal and wonderful and include Organic Raw Cacao Butter, Organic Virgin Coconut Cream and Organic Avocado Oil.
And as I wrote before: It is RICH and CHOCOLATEY and you can pretty much eat it! It’s super moisturizing and I wear it as “perfume” because it smells so HEAVENLY!
Want to know how you can win a jar of this delectable treat?
**Leave me a comment below telling me your favorite chocolate-y dessert**
For extra entries you can tweet about the giveaway or blog about the giveaway (let me know in the comments)
I will announce the winner the morning of Valentine’s Day!
(open to US and Canadian Residents)
February 9th, 2010 at 10:32 am
This looks so amazing!!
I love warm brownies, with ice cream and warm caramel sauce!! (of course before I was dairy free)
This stuff would be amazing!!
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February 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Great giveaway! I think the combination of chocolate and fruit is to die for…chocolate covered strawberries and bananas are probably my favorites!
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February 9th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
My favorite chocolaty dessert is Chocolate Cover Strawberries! Love them!!!
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February 9th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
first of all, thanks for stopping by my blog today! definitely a great and encouraging comment
my favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate cheesecake…really any kind will do!
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February 9th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
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February 9th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
What a great idea, Janna!
My favorite chocolate-y dessert has to be mixed dark and milk chocolate covered almonds!!!!!!
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February 9th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
My favorite chocolate dessert is mousssssse! (or cheesecake).
The family I babysat for bought me really nice chocolate body butter for Christmas a few years ago and I loved it! I wanted to eat myself every time I put it on. It was gone in about a month
This is a really cute idea for a giveaway!!
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February 10th, 2010 at 1:08 am
I heart everything dark chocolate, but a favorite is frozen bittersweet chocolate chips straight from the bag : )
- The Nutrition Nut [don't miss MY giveaway!]
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Janna Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Yum! That sounds awesome. Definitely will check out your giveaway!
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February 10th, 2010 at 6:38 am
This sounds like a great product! Love Crazy Sexy Life. My favorite chocolate would have to be a chocolate cupcake from sugar sweet sunshine. The frosting has a slight almond flavor to it, and the cake is perfectly moist.
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February 10th, 2010 at 10:40 am
I love rocky road ice cream with a nice hot brownie. My arteries are clogging just thinking about it!
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February 10th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
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February 10th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I am a peanut butter fanatic, so anything chocolate and peanut butter is at the top of my list!
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February 10th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
I am going to attempt to make them for my Hubby for V-day, they are called Chocolate Lava Cakes, yum, yum, yum!!! Thanks.
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February 10th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
(Jen: “My one favorite chocolate-y thing? that’s like…almost impossible”)
A delicious dark chocolate and/or flavored chocolate bar always does the trick for me. I like Equal Exchange Mint chocolate. There’s this yummy chocolate maker located a block away from me called Taza who does direct exchange with their cacao source. Their cinnamon chocolate bar makes a delish Mexican hot chocolate. And the ice cream parlor up the street uses Taza 80% dark chocolate for one of their chocolate ice creams!
So yeah, to put it as Jen does, there’s no way to choose *just* one.
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Janna Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Agreed. My apologies for asking such a difficult question!
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February 10th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Hey Janna! I really love your blog, and i really REALLy love chocolate, so thanks for posting this one. I think you are doing a great job keep it up
Love, your cousin, Leah
P.S. my fave chocoloate desert is hot chocolate lava cake.
P.P.S. and brownies!!
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February 11th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
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February 12th, 2010 at 12:08 am
It’s hard to think of a chocolate dessert I don’t love, but my favorite is a truffle cake made by a friend that I have every Christmas Eve (topped with raspberry sauce). It’s delicious!
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February 12th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
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February 12th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Favorite chocolate-y dessert. Why is this ALWAYS the question??? It’s so hard to choose just one! But if I have to pick, it’s the flourless chocolate molten cake my dad makes. Just the one my dad makes, no one else’s.
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February 13th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
my favorite chocolately dessert is chocolate cupcakes
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February 13th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Chocolate brownies that my mom makes
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February 13th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Oh that sounds great, I would love to enter – my fav choco dessert is a flourless chocolate cake, yum.
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February 13th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
My favourite is chocolate cheesecake. I don’t get to eat it very often, but I love it whenever I do.
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February 25th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
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