This post by Erin of Keeper of the Home is like the Holy Grail of Natural Cleaning posts! She shares links to 67+ Recipes! Making your own homemade, all-natural cleaners saves money, and allows you to control the ingredients so that you avoid the chemicals and additives that are found in commercial products. This post […]
FREE Herbal Academy of New England Online Herbal Class Class!!
The Herbal Academy of New England (HANE) is offering a FREE Online Herbal Class. It will be free only in January. You’ll learn how to research and record the therapeutic properties of herbs used for healing. HANE only offers quality classes, so to get access to one for free is like an extra Christmas present […]
Easy Natural Bathtub Scrub with Essential Oils
This is a post by Amanda of Natural Living Mama. She tells an interesting story of trying to clean her bathtub with commercial cleaning products. She would try to avoid breathing in the chemicals so that she wouldn’t have an asthma attack. Later she decided to develop a non-toxic method of cleaning. She came up with […]
How to Use Essential Oils the Right Way
Mary of Sipp and Om discusses 3 different ways to use essential oils: Applying the essential oil to you skin, Inhaling the essential oil and Ingesting the essential oil. There’s a very good explanation of the role of carrier oils and how they help to safely use essential oils ~ whether you’re putting them on […]
How To Make Your Own DIY Reed Diffuser
A reed diffuser allows you to diffuse or spread the beautiful scent of essential oils throughout your home. You can buy some really expensive electric diffusers. But you can also make a simple reed diffuser that works really well. This reed diffuser project by Jillee of One Good Thing uses just 4 ingredients and is […]
Healthy and Sustainable Gift Guide on a Budget
If you’re interested in holiday gifts that are useful, eco-friendly, sustainable, affordable and a good investment, this 2016 Gift Guide by Andrea is loaded with great ideas. Every gift has a product link where you can get more information and purchase the item. You’ll find: Gifts for Women Gifts for Men Gifts for Kids Gifts […]
Herbal Holiday Recipes Cookbook
Kami McBride of the Living Awareness Institute created a FREE small cookbook of herbal holiday recipes. These are both healthy and tasty recipes that are perfect for any holiday get together. You’ll find recipes for: Appetizers Drinks Dessert Just click on the Herbal Holiday Recipes link below and follow the directions to get the FREE […]
What Is Your Medication Story?
This is a different type of post. Kami is starting a discussion of readers’ experiences with OTC and prescription medication. One of the problems with prescription meds and OTC drugs as well is that we’re not always clearly told about the side effects or possible interactions with other medications. So if you follow the […]
Strawberry Mint Herbal Smoothie
I love smoothies and often have one for breakfast or for an afternoon pick-me-up. What I like is you can quickly combine a lot of healthy ingredients and they end up tasting so good! This is a Strawberry Mint Herbal Smoothie from Healthy Smoothie Headquarters. Bananas, strawberries, mint, kale or spinach and several other ingredient […]
How To Make Your Own Hairspray and Detangler
If you have small children with long hair or if you have long hair yourself, you know how tangled long hair can get and how painful it is to get the tangles out. You can get commercial detanglers, but commercial products are filled with chemicals. Well Jillee came up with a simple solution for the […]
Homemade Moisturizing Citrus Hand Cream
This is a recipe for a moisturizing citrus hand cream by Patricia of SheKnows.com. It will help your hands recover in all seasons, especially in the harsh, dry winter. Patricia uses a variety of moisturizing ingredients. Thanks to orange essential oil it also has a wonderful citrus scent. The recipe uses a microwave to melt the Shea butter, […]
Homemade Rose Water Spray Recipe
Adrienne of Whole New Mom has a quick and easy recipe for a refreshing, homemade rose water. Rose water is excellent for rehydrating your skin during the day. Rose oil can be expensive because of the way it’s produced. Flowers are harvested by hand and it takes a lot of rose petals to produce sufficient […]