Karrie loves Burt’s Bees Lip Balm. She loves it so much she developed a recipe that resulted in a homemade version.The cost of her version works out to 12 cents a tube which is cheaper than buying Burts Bees Lip Balm in a store. The article includes a recipe and a step-by-step tutorial with […]
Homemade Lavender-Chamomile Sleepy-Time Lotion Recipe
If you have trouble going to sleep at night, this Sleepy-Time Lotion developed by Claire of Everyday Roots may help you. It’s made with natural ingredients and is so much healthier than commercial sleep aids. The lotion contains lavender and chamomile. Lavender is calming, reduces anxiety and causes drowsiness. Chamomile has a calming scent […]
DIY Peppermint Infused Muscle Strain Medicinal Massage Oil
This is a frugal, homemade recipe for Peppermint Massage Oil that’s perfect for achy neck and sore muscles. JES always shares economical home remedies that work. This recipe uses peppermint-infused oil. In addition to the dried peppermint, you can use other dried herbs. JES has a number of suggestions. You can infuse a variety of […]
Soak Away Your Stress with an Herbal Foot Bath
Between home, parenting, work, and life responsibilities, it’s extremely easy to get stressed out. And stress can weaken your immune system, lower your resistance, and increase that chances of illness. Kami suggests adding personal rituals like foot soaks, to relax and reduce the stress you’re feeling. She explains the process she follows for creating foot […]
How to Make Hot Pepper Relish
I found this great recipe for hot pepper relish on the Homesteading Quest site and had to share it. Everyone in my home likes hot and spicy relish. But you can make this same recipe with sweet peppers if you like a sweeter relish. Please take note of the comment in the article about the […]
Extraordinary Skin Care Benefits of Turmeric
In this post you’ll learn about the extraordinary skin care benefits of turmeric. There are 10 skin benefits listed. You’ll also get a recipe for a simple face mask using Turmeric powder. Turmeric has a lot of skin treatment benefits. It helps heal and prevent dry skin and slows the skin aging process. […]
Strawberries Stuffed with Honey-Lavender Cream Cheese (Recipe)
Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows I like recipes that include lavender. This is a honey lavender cream cheese recipe by Jerry James Stone . He uses it to stuff fresh strawberries. The recipe includes step-by-step instructions and photos. If you click the Watch the Video button, you’ll see a video […]
How to Use Magnesium for Migraines and Many other Ailments
This is an eye-opening article. Despite having a small amount of magnesium in our bodies, this trace mineral is critical in more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Magnesium deficiency is related to migraine headaches, anxiety, depression, heart health, allergies and many other conditions. This article shares: Signs of magnesium deficiency Magnesium supplements Recommended dosage […]
How to Make an Amazing Instant Natural Energy Drink
How would you like an instant, natural drink that makes you feel alert, focused, and filled with real energy? What if it also boosted your metabolism and burned calories? And had more antioxidants than blueberries? What if it didn’t raise your blood pressure, heart rate or give you the jitters? Sounds impossible right? Well Lindsay […]
How to Make Jewelweed Salve for Poison Ivy & Skin Rashes
My country relatives are all familiar with Jewelweed Salve and have it on hand in their medicine cabinets. Jewelweed Salve is used to treat poison ivy and poison oak. It also works to relieve the itch of mosquito bites and skin rashes. If you buy Jewelweed Salve it can cost $10 (or more) for just […]
Detox Waters for Cleansing and Wellness
Claire makes a significant point at the beginning of this post. Rather than using a drink to magically detoxify our bodies, we need to use remedies that strengthen the body organs that are responsible for naturally detoxifying our bodies. The liver and kidneys are especially responsible for filtering toxins. In this post, she shares two […]
5 Easy Steps to Making Compost Fast
This is a neat and helpful post about how to make compost fast. The success of an organic garden is highly dependent on the quality of the soil. Good compost goes a long way to improving soil quality. This post goes through 5 steps for making compost in around 30 days. How to optimize what […]