Marie of Humblebee and Me creates some of the BEST natural beauty products. This anti-frizz hair mist tames flyaway hair and eliminates static electricity. It smells great because of the essential oils. Quick, easy, all-natural and it works! Click on the Homemade Anti-Frizz Hair Mist Recipe link below for the simple recipe. Homemade Anti-Frizz Hair Mist
Calming Herbal Tea Blend Recipe
This is Jerica’s recipe for “Mama’s Tea,” a relaxing, homemade herbal blend. She uses the Folk Method to make this tea. It’s an easy method, that lists ingredients by measured, equal parts. So you can make as much or as little as you want. Jerica’s recipe uses chamomile, nettle, marshmallow root and other herbs. It’s […]
Flower Waters for Health and Beauty
Flower waters like rosewater can be used in a variety of ways e.g. skin tonics, baths and homemade beauty products. In this post, SatuR of the Untrained Housewife explains how flower waters are derived. She also reveals the differences between flower water and essential oils. She then discusses the following popular flower waters in detail: […]
DIY Potted Herb Garden Ideas
There are a lot of interesting ideas out there for container and vertical herb gardening. These methods are gaining in popularity as people with smaller yards try to include herbs into their garden plans. In this article Greenthumb has some different and creative examples of vertical herb gardening solutions. I have relatives who use […]
5 Home Remedies for Seasonal Allergies (Beyond Local Honey)
This is the time of year when seasonal allergies become a major source of discomfort. Often, using raw local honey is encouraged for allergy sufferers. This is supposed to help by consuming local pollen which helps you to build up immunity before the allergy season. If you’ve tried local raw honey remedies and they didn’t […]
Make Your Own Non-Petroleum Jelly
There are a lot of uses for Vaseline. But Vaseline is made from petroleum and I won’t have it in my house. However, over a year ago I found this post by Stacy of a Delightful Home. She has a very simple recipe for Non-Petroleum Jelly that works just fine. It uses just 2 ingredients. […]
How to Make Castile Bar Soap ~ a Recipe & Tutorial
This is a recipe and tutorial for making castille soap from soap-making-resource.com. There are a lot of tips, tricks and step-by-step pictures. The soap is scented with an essential oil blend of grapefruit (pink) oil, pink essential oil, bergamot essential oil and some other ingredients. If you don’t have a local source, you can get […]
How to Grow Jalapeno Pepper Plant
If you like Mexican food or other spicy cuisines, the jalapeno pepper is a real staple. While it adds some heat to food, it’s not as overwhelmingly hot as other hot peppers. In this post, geekgardener explains how to grow jalapeno peppers in your garden. Best soil composition Drainage recommendations Sunlight requirements Temperature requirements Growing […]
5 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Mosquito Bites
I found this post really interesting because I’m a mosquito magnet. In the Spring and Summer mosquitoes find me like I have a bullseye on me. Well, it turns out that mosquitoes will land on people twice as often if they have a particular trait – and I have that trait! I never heard this […]
10 Medicinal Herbs to Plant This Spring
Spring is just around the corner (really!) and it’s not too early to start planning your garden. Karyn provides a list of the 10 best medicinal herbs (well technically one is a tree) including Coneflower (Echinacea), ginseng, chamomile and 7 more. What’s great is that she shares a detailed description of each herb, how to […]
Homemade Herbal Scouring Powder Recipe
This is a chemical-free herbal scouring powder that can be used to clean sinks, showers and tubs. Jan shares the following recipes: Homemade Herbal Scouring Powder Lemon Scouring Powder Lavender Scouring Powder Rose Scouring Powder Rosemary Scouring Powder Jan also includes a lot of different suggestions for additional herbs and essential oils you can add […]
The Top 10 Detox Herbs
This is a discussion of the top 10 herbs that can be used for detoxing. Some of these herbs have been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years. Some of them are used as active ingredients in commercial body cleans products. The article discusses the history of the top 10 herbs and how they […]