This is Marie’s homemade bar soap that has a lot of acne-fighting ingredients. First, it’s an attractive looking soap. I love the swirly black, gray, and white design. Secondly, it includes a great collection of anti-acne ingredients. Here are just a few of them: Zinc oxide is an astringent, that manages oily skin and helps […]
How to Make Fresh Mint Bug Spray
This is a bug spray that works great on mosquitoes in the summer. But I’ve found it also works well on fruit flies and other flying insects in colder months. Marie of HumbleBee & Me developed a Fresh Mint Big Spray. It uses mint-infused water and a variety of essential oils that mosquitoes HATE. It’s […]
12 Home Remedies for Snoring
Approximately 45% of the population snores. That’s a lot of people. There are many factors that can lead to snoring. The physical structure of your mouth and sinuses, your weight, allergies, a bad cold can all result in snoring. When you go to sleep the muscles in your mouth, throat and tongue all relax. This can […]
5 Healing Uses of St. John’s Wort Oil
In this post, Kami shares 5 ways you can use St. John’s Wort Oil for healing. It’s important to note that this is NOT St. John’s Wort essential oil. Kami focuses on using an infusion of St. John’s Wort into oil. Kami explains how St. John’s Wort oil can help with a variety of external […]
Homemade Lavender Peppermint Body Scrub Recipe
Lavender has a wonderful, relaxing scent. Among its many applications, herbalists use it to treat skin conditions like acne and eczema. Peppermint has a soothing and calming effect on irritated skin. Since it contains menthol, peppermint oil increases the blood flow to the skin. This results in a soothing and cooling effect. This is […]
9 Powerful Home Remedies for Arthritis
If you have arthritis, you know how the aches and joint pain can slow you down, and interfere with the enjoyment of life. This article discusses 9 powerful home remedies that can ease the symptoms of osteoarthritis. One of more of these methods may help you. The article discusses: Lifestyle changes Supplements Recipe for a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You Don’t Need a Dehydrator: 5 Fruits You Can Dry in the Oven
If you plan to dehydrate a lot of fruit, then it makes sense to buy a dehydrator. But if you only dehydrate occasionally, then you can use your oven! Anjali of theKitchn shares links to 5 different fruits and veggies you can dehydrate in your oven. Very helpful article! Click on the You Don’t Need a […]