I selected this post because it’s so original. Rosalee of Herb Mentor News shares a recipe for homemade Lavender Mustard. It uses both yellow and brown mustard seeds to add to the unique taste. I’ve never seen a simpler recipe and the final mustard looks delicious. The advantages of making your own mustard include avoiding […]
Homemade Oil and Vinegar Natural Furniture Polish & Cleaner
I like really simple recipes that use ingredients that are already in my kitchen. Heidi of Lightly Crunchy has a good one. This is a vinegar and oil blend that cleans wood and conditions it at the same time. The oil is nicely absorbed by wood. One exception: this blend won’t work as well with […]
A Simple Homemade Eye Cream & Make-up Remover Recipe
This is another great recipe by Jillee of One Good Thing. It’s a recipe for a natural homemade eye cream that also works great as a makeup remover. It uses a base oil, essential oil and one other ingredient. The ingredients have the following properties: moisturizing, antibiotic and antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory. The recipe is […]
How to Make Orange Peel Tea
I think most people think of the orange peel as the wrapper they discard so they can eat the sweet orange inside. But I think this post by Kami will help you to see orange peels in a new light. She first explains how to use a little orange peel to add flavor to herb […]
4 Do It Yourself All-Natural Facial Cleansers
Stacy of Keeper of the Home shares 4 natural facial cleansers. Unlike commercial products, these cleansers have no chemicals or additives to worry about. For each cleanser, Stacy explains why it works, how to apply the cleanser and offers different variations. Click on the 4 Do Itself All-Natural Facial Cleansers link below to see all of […]
Homemade Bath Fizzies for the New Mom
These bath fizzies are made with soothing salts and healing herbs, which make a wonderful post-delivery bath. Katie of WelllnessMama developed the recipe. The Fizzies are similar to the bath bombs sold at Lush and Bed, Bath and Beyond but without artificial fragrances, colors and chemicals. If you’re expecting a baby, bath fizzies are great […]
Carving Pumpkins with Cookie Cutters!
I love Autumn, the changing colors of the leaves, crisp air, and Halloween. Decorating for Halloween at my home always involves carving at least one pumpkin and putting it outside. At night I turn on the battery tea candles I put inside. Nice. But the carving is always a pain. When October rolls around, I […]
Pumpkin Recipes for the Fall
Autumn is here and it’s pumpkin time! Not only carved pumpkins but all of those wonderful pumpkin spice recipes that are perfect when leaves are changing color and the air is crisp. In this article, Courtenay shares 12 different pumpkin recipes. She includes a photo and a link to the original recipe. You’ll find recipes […]
Make Your Own, All-Natural Cold Fighting Medicine
I love Jerica’s site, Strangers and Pilgrims on Earth. She shares her thoughts and posts on a variety of different subjects. This post is by guest blogger, Jacqueline, a nurse who has an interest in natural healing. In this article, Jacqueline explains how to make an all-natural cold fighting medicine from ingredients we all have […]
How to Choose A Good Natural Shampoo
In this article, Katie shares how she finds commercial shampoos that are safe to use. First, she explains which free, online database she uses to get the toxicity score for any product she’s interested in. The nice thing is you can search by product name. Then she goes into depth about four different commercial shampoos. […]
Herbal Academy of New England – New Courses!
The Herbal Academy of New England (HANE) has announced a fantastic new selection of Herbal Programs and classes. These are all online, self-paced classes. The programs are a package of individual classes and other materials that help you to achieve a particular career goal e.g. Clinical Herbalist, Professional Herbalist etc. You can still take individual […]
A Body Spray You Can Make Yourself in 5 Minutes!
If you’re pressed for time and like quick recipes, this is a post you’ll like. This is a recipe for a super-fast body spray. Patti of Patti’s Place starts with a base ingredient that is an astringent and antioxidant. Once you have the base, you can add any essential oil or blend of oils you’d […]