Amanda of VintageAmanda shares two natural ways to darken your hair. Commercial hair coloring products are filled with chemicals. These recipes offer a healthy herbal alternative. The first is a rinse that uses apple cider vinegar, an herb, and one other ingredient. The second is a rinse based on an herbal infusion that uses […]
Homemade Bayberry Vegan Lip Balm Recipe
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, DIY Projects, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. This is a recipe for bayberry vegan lip balm by Marie of Humblebee & Me. It’s a simple recipe that uses […]
How to Make Homemade Elderberry Elixir
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, DIY Projects, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. Elderberries have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. You’ll often find elderberries included in natural cold and flu remedies. Jerica […]
15 Natural Homemade Beauty DIYs for Under $15
I found this article by Sami on the Brit + Co website. She has collected 15 natural beauty products that you can make at home for under $15. They are all-natural. There are no chemicals or additives. Finally they are easy to make and are cheap! I think some of these natural beauty projects would […]
Yes You Can! Make Soap at Home
If you have ever thought about making soap at home but hesitated for any reason, this would be a good article to read. Connie of Urban Overalls wrote a very good introduction to making soap. She covers the soap making tools that she bought when she first got started. She also has some excellent […]
Holiday Craft: How to Make DIY Gift Candles
In this article, Jo shares how he and his wife made some DIY gift candles for the holidays. The article is both entertaining and informative. It’s a great first-hand account that discusses pitfalls to avoid, the project supply list, and step-by-step directions. One thing that I like about this article is that Jo is very candid about […]
Homemade Headache Cure Tea
This is Rosemary Gladstar’s recipe for Homemade Headache Tea, which is one of her favorite tea blends for the treatment of headaches. This and other herbal healthcare recipes can be found in Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health which is 400 pages of amazing herbal knowledge and recipes. She shares 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, […]
8 Non-Traditional Uses for Kombucha
After discovering that after 2 to 4 weeks of brewing, kombucha becomes more sour, Tracey (DontMessWithMama.com) decided to explore other uses for kombucha. She realized that overbrewed kombucha becomes kombucha vinegar. So she looked at: Adding a little kombucha to certain drinks Marinades and Dressings (recipes!) that use kombucha Household cleaning applications Gardening uses Pesticide […]
Homemade Cranberry Superfood Bread Recipe
Cranberries are a superfood that have an antioxidant capacity that is second only to blueberries. Laurie of the Dan330 website explains the history of cranberries in the United States. She shares the various ways that Native Americans used cranberries and how they passed their knowledge on to fur traders from Europe. For example, they shared […]
How to Make Fermented Radish Slices (Recipe)
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, DIY Projects, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. Fermentation is another excellent method of preserving food. Beneficial bacteria transform sugar and starches into a tart lactic acid. As a […]
A Smoothie To End All Sugar Cravings
This is a delicious smoothie that can reduce or end your sugar cravings. Those cravings often result from blood sugar that spikes up and down due to eating unhealthy carbohydrates that trigger the insulin response. This smoothie recipe was created by Lisa of MindBodyGreen. It keeps the blood sugar steady by slowing down the […]
Homemade Herbal Remedy for Indigestion (Recipe)
Don’t forget to Like Herbs and Oils Hub on Facebook so you’ll get notified every time we find a great new post about Herbs, Essential Oils, DIY Projects, Spices, Natural Remedies and Natural Living. Over the holidays we get together with family and friends. We also eat large amounts of home-cooked food and sometimes we […]