Dilo Oil is also known as Tamanu oil. It’s used in some very expensive skin creams because it has amazing healing properties. It’s great for treating damaged skin, scars, and skin conditions like eczema. This is Shannon’s recipe for DIY Dilo Oil Cream. It uses Tamanu (Dilo) oil, mango or shea butter, lavender essential oil […]
3 Natural Detox Bath Recipes
A warm to hot detox bath will relax you and will help to remove toxins from your body. It will also make you tired in a good way. Katie of WellnessMama shares recipes for 3 different detox baths. In addition to the recipes she includes some tips to get the most out of a detox […]
How to Make Fake Windex that Works
The owner of Fake-It-Frugal wanted to reproduce Windex and came up with a streak-free recipe that works great. Even better it only costs $0.27 to make compared to $3.69 to buy the real thing in the store. The recipe uses just 4 ingredients and is wonderfully easy to make! If you make this recipe, here’s […]
Homemade Leather Balm Recipe
Leather can dry out. Even with waterproofing sprays, leather shoes and boots will show wear and tear after a long winter. So Marie developed a Homemade Leather Balm. Leather balm is a mixture of beeswax, cocoa butter and liquid oil. Marie provides the exact ratio of ingredients in the recipe. The leather balm is soft […]
Homemade Mineral Make-Up ~ Moisturizer & Light Foundation
This is a recipe for an all-natural tinted moisturizer/light mineral makeup. Mineral-based make-up is made of compressed minerals. These are usually pure minerals and do not contain any wax additives or oils. It’s believed that the minerals can provide healthy ingredients for the skin. In short, mineral-based make-up combines both health benefits and excellent cosmetic […]
How to Make Anti-Inflammatory Green Tea With A Peppermint & Nettle Kick
This homemade green tea is an antioxidant powerhouse. It combines green tea, peppermint, and nettle leaf. You can serve it hot or iced. Margaret also shares some natural ways to sweeten the tea. It’s a super easy tea to make. Click on the How to Make Anti-Inflammatory Green Tea With A Peppermint & Nettle Kick […]
How to Make a Healing Turmeric Power Juice
Chloe of MindBodyGreen shares her recipe for Turmeric Juice. The recipe includes turmeric, tamarind, raw honey and other ingredients. Given the health benefits of turmeric, it’s easy to see why it’s considered a Power drink. Those health benefits include: Aiding bone and joint health Anti-inflammatory properties Powerful Antioxidant Natural Liver detoxifier and kidney cleanser […]
Fantastic Naturally Flavored Water
I rarely drink plain water. I like water with fresh-squeezed orange, lemon or lime juice. When I saw this post by Nancy of NancyCreative I literally jumped up because I was so excited by the variety of flavored waters she shared! These are great drink ideas for the Spring, Summer and Fall. And for dedicated […]
Homemade Peppermint And Honey Facial Toner
This is a guest post on the MommyPotamus site by Aubrey of Homegrown & Healthy. She shares her recipe for a Peppermint and Honey facial toner. Aubrey recommends using a particular type of honey. She also explains why honey is the perfect ingredient in a facial toner. She uses Peppermint because it’s is great for any […]
How to Make a Rose & Silk Facial Makeup Setting Spray
After you apply your makeup and face powder, sometimes it has an overly powdery look to it. This is a Rose & Silk Facial Setting Spray by Marie of HumbleBee and Me that “sets” your make up after it’s applied. It helps you to achieve a finished look to your makeup. Marie creates some of […]
Homemade Healing Herbal Liniment Recipe
Christine of These Light Footsteps first discusses deciding on the purpose for making a liniment. For example, you could make a warming liniment with herbs like cayenne or ginger. Once you learn the basic steps involved in making one liniment, you can make any other liniment with different medicinal ingredients and properties. The recipe that […]
How to Make a Calming Lavender Vanilla Relaxation Salve
It’s hard to not feel stressed out at times. Work demands can be draining. Family responsibilities are never-ending. Since stress can lead to health problems and insomnia, it’s important to reduce anxiety. This is Lisa’s recipe for a calming lavender vanilla relaxation salve. Lavender has stress-relieving properties and vanilla reduces anxiety. It’s an exceptionally easy […]