This is a recipe by Kimberly of Spa Scentz for a lavender, lemongrass linen and room spray. It has a wonderful scent. Lavender has antiseptic, anti-depressant and other healthy properties. Lemongrass is useful in stress reduction. So it’s a wonderful essential oil combination. Click on the How to Make a Lavender & Lemongrass Linen and Room […]
10 Ways to Go Green in the Kitchen and Save Money
If you want suggestions on how to cut down on waste and make your home increasingly green, this article has some terrific tips. Tracey of the Don’t Mess With Mama website has collected 10 different ways to go green in the kitchen. What I like about her suggestions is that they are both simple and […]
How to Make a Microderm Face Scrub
Helen shares her recipe for a microderm face scrub. A microderm scrub is used to get rid of the dead top layer of skin on your face. It’s such a simple recipe. I think probably most people have the necessary 4 ingredients in their homes. After mixing the ingredients, you use the scrub on your […]
Homemade Honey & Onion Cough Syrup
Claire of EveryDayRoots developed this honey and onion cough syrup. She says that it tastes a lot better than it sounds 🙂 It has components that work as natural antibiotics, expectorants, anti-inflammatories, antivirals, and antibacterials. Claire runs through each ingredient and explains how each one contributes to the cough syrup. There are also a lot […]
59 Uses for Lavender Essential Oil
Rachel calls lavender essential oil the “Swiss Army Knife” of essential oils. She shares a brief history of lavender and its uses. Then she discusses 59 different uses for lavender essential oil. For the first 35 uses she often includes a short recipe. For example, for Wounds, Sprains and Strains “ Mix 4 drops lavender […]
10 Herbal Soaps You Can Make at Home
Taking a hot bath or shower with herbal soap is like having a spa experience in your own home. You can enjoy the wonderful herbal scent, and the relaxing effect of the soap in the comfort of your own home. This article presents 10 herbal soap tutorials from various websites. There’s terrific variety: Garden Mint […]
Homemade Honey Bear Soap Recipe
Honey is really excellent for skin care. The mother and daughter team at Homespun With Love share all of the benefits of honey. But just a few are: it works on any skin type, it’s antibacterial and anti-fungal and it’s an excellent moisturizer. This is a recipe for a honey bear soap that uses organic, […]
DIY Homemade Laundry Softener
This is Liz’s recipe for a DIY Laundry Softener. It uses just 3 ingredients. One of the ingredients Liz uses is a commercial conditioner. If you’d like to avoid any sulfates and other chemicals in the commercial conditioner, you could try substituting the conditioner with the essential oil of your choice. Another option would be […]
How to Make Your Own All-Natural Protective Paw Wax for Dogs & Cats
Andrea and her family breed, train and compete champion bird dogs. She realized that because of the desert temperatures and terrain in their area, they needed a balm that would protect and heal puppy and cat paws. She created Dog and Cat Paw Wax. The recipe uses oils, Shea butter and another ingredient. In the […]
An Orange-Ginger Smoothie Recipe To Help Fight Colds & Flu
Oranges are a wonderful source of vitamin C which fortifies your immune system. Ginger is ideal for treating upset stomachs, upper respiratory problems and muscle pains. Shannon of the MindBodyGreen wesite has combined oranges and ginger in a smoothie recipe that helps to fight colds and the flu. The recipe also uses avocado, nut milk […]
The Essentials on Oils: How to Save Money on the Top 5 Essential Oils for Your Home
If you look at the number of essential oils that are available, the choice of which oils to buy can be daunting and expensive. In this article, Andrea shares her picks for the top 5 essential oils for your home. Some of the criteria are: Affordable Simple Health-related properties required: antiseptic, antibiotic, antiviral,antifungal and antimicrobial […]
Homemade Ginger Clove Cough Drops
This is Lindsey’s recipe for all-natural ginger clove cough drops. The ingredients are really well-suited to relieve the pain of both cough and sore throast. Here are just a few of the ingredients: Ginger has been traditionally used to soothe colds. It has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Cloves have been used medicinally for centuries. One […]