This is a recipe and tutorial for making apple mint extract that I found at the Horrific Knits site. It uses rum for a particular reason explained in the article. You can certainly use the more traditional vodka. The directions are simple. After you mix the apple mint with the rum, just cap it and […]
14 Soothing Remedies for Nausea & Morning Sickness
If you suffer from nausea or morning sickness, this article may help you. Claire of Everyday Roots has collected 14 home remedies that treat nausea and morning sickness. Some remedies are herbal. Others are alternative medicine approaches. There are food and diet remedies. Finally, there are lifestyle recommendations. Click on the 14 Soothing Remedies for […]
How to Make Lavender Syrup (Recipe)
This is a really simple recipe by theHerbGardener for lavender syrup. Lavender syrup is especially good when added to hot or cold tea. It adds a sweetness and light floral aroma. You can also experiment using it in other drinks including alcoholic beverages. TheHerbGardener has a great ice cube tip too. Click the How to […]
How to Grow Elderberry
There was a time, not so long ago, that most people had not heard about elderberries. Now they are extremely popular in herbal preparations like elderberry syrup. The problem is it’s increasingly difficult to find dried elderberries, much less fresh elderberries. In this post Kami McBride shares a free audio interview with Tina Glaessner, an […]
Rosemary Infused Ghee Hair Mask Recipe
Do you have dry, damaged or unruly hair and can’t afford the time or money to make one of those expensive hair mask conditioners? Well Shannon has your back. This is her recipe for a hair mask that uses ghee, which is clarified butter. It’s easy to make, inexpensive, and it works! It adds oils […]
How to Make a Healthy, Homemade Master Tonic
Master Tonics are homemade immune boosters made with natural ingredients. They’ve been around forever and there are a lot of different recipes. The key to a good Master Tonic is the use of fresh ingredients. This is Pat’s recipe for Master Tonic. It uses fresh, chopped garlic cloves, fresh grated ginger root, fresh, grated horseradish […]
Home-made Herbal Culinary Oil
In this post, Kami McBride shares some of the different herbally-infused olive oil that she makes in her own kitchen. You can use these oils for: Salad dressing Marinades Garnish for different foods Gifts These oils are easy to make because you can use whatever quantities of dried herbs and olive oil that you’d […]
31 Ways to Use a Lemon Peel
Robin of Thank Your Body loves lemons and so do I. Wasting the lemon peels bothered her so she started looking for different ways to use them. She collected a list of 31 different things you can do with lemon peels. Lemon zest and lemon pepper immediately come to mind. But how about lemon sugar? […]
Natural Cranberry Facial Mask
There are countless expensive anti-aging products out there. The simple fact is you can make natural alternative products in your own home. This is a DIY cranberry anti-aging face mask. It contains grapes too and the acid in the fruit makes it a super exfoliant. Cranberries fight free radicals that can cause wrinkles and they […]
How to Make Homemade Warm Vanilla and Honey Lip Balm
This is a lip balm by Andrea of Frugally Sustainable that looks great and tastes great. It both heals and protects your lips from the elements. It’s a very easy recipe to make. There are a total of 5 ingredients: sweet almond oil, Shea butter, beeswax, raw, organic honey and vanilla oil. If you don’t […]
How To Make a Master Tonic for Good Health
Master Tonics are very popular, especially in the wintertime. They’re extremely potent drinks and are sometimes called Fire Cider. This is because they use raw apple cider vinegar infused with onions, ginger, garlic, hot peppers and other ingredients. The drink packs a real punch and is usually taken in small portions at the first sign […]
Poison Ivy Home Remedies that Can Help You This Summer
This article contains a wealth of information about poison ivy and includes 9 home remedies. It’s a VERY helpful article. Here’s just a part of what’s included in the article: How to identify poison ivy What oil in poison ivy causes itching? How to help a pet that’s been exposed to poison ivy 9 simple […]