If you look at the ingredients list for commercial shampoos, soaps, and cosmetics, you’ll often see PEG as an ingredient. You’ll probably see variations like PEG-40, PEG-8, PEG -7 etc. PEG is Polyethylene Glycol. In this article Katie of Wise Wife Soaps, explains where you find this chemical and the health risks. Very helpful and […]
10 Amazing Benefits Of Matcha Green Tea ~ the Power Drink
Matcha Green tea is the highest quality green tea available. Before harvest the tea bushes are covered to prevent direct sunlight. This makes the leaves darker green and increases the production of amino acids. Only the finest tea buds are hand picked. After drying, the leaves are de-veined, de-stemmed and stone ground to a fine […]
The 6 Best Natural Remedies for Nail Care
This article on the Search Herbal Remedy site discusses 6 herbs and herbal essential oils that promote the health of nails. There is some information on how to use several of the herbs. You’ll learn which herbal remedy: Has a high concentration of silica that repairs and strengthens brittle and weak nails Has high concentrations […]
Wise Wife Soaps
Katie owns and operates the Wise Wife Soaps website (wisewifesoaps.blogspot.com). In the past year, I’ve featured quite a few of her soap recipes and home remedies. I love the quality and variety of her home remedies. And they’re all-natural! In addition to soaps, she focuses on natural remedies like homemade sugar scrubs, acne remedies, baby […]
20 Unbelievable Reasons To Start Your Day With Water and Lemon
Many people start their day off with coffee, tea or soft drinks. This is not the healthiest way to start the day. But there are alternatives. Anya of L.A. Healthy Living shares 20 different reasons to start your day with water and lemon. Here are just a few of the reasons: Water with lemon contains […]
7 DIY Ideas To Make Your Home Smell Amazing
Spray air fresheners and plug in chemical air fresheners can contain toxic ingredients. Scented paraffin candles produce soot which can be inhaled into the lungs and cause health problems. Commercial candles have other unhealthy properties and ingredients. There’s also still a risk of finding lead core wicks in candles imported from China and elsewhere. So […]
Homemade Honey-Sweetened Lemonade with Honey-Lemon Ice Cubes
You get two terrific summertime lemonade recipes in this article. They’re perfect for the hot summer weather. The first is for homemade, honey-sweetened lemonade. There’s a great tip about blending the honey. The second recipe is for honey-lemon ice cubes. These are great in lemonade, fruit punch or iced tea. There’s also a helpful tip about […]
How to Make Old-Fashioned Hot Pepper Jelly
This is a wonderful recipe for old-fashioned Hot Pepper Jelly by Lesa of Better Hens and Gardens. (I Love that site name!) The jelly is both hot and sweet! This is a nice, simple recipe with clear directions. In addition to other ingredients, the recipe uses red and green sweet peppers and hot jalapeno peppers. […]
How to Make Homemade Summer Berry Lemonade
This is a recipe for Summer Berry Lemonade by Marie of Humblebee & Me. It combines lemons, strawberries and other berries. It makes a tart lemonade. However, you can either increase the sugar used in the basic recipe, or you can put honey in each glass of lemonade. Nice, healthy and yummy summer drink! Click […]
Homemade Herbal Summer Party Drinks
Summertime is party time around here. We have parties for specific events like graduations, and birthdays. Then there are the holiday parties: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. In addition to all of those events, we have cookouts and casual parties throughout the summer. I LOVE to find new […]
33 Interesting Uses for Aluminum Foil
Aluminum foil has been around since 1913. In this post on Fluster Buster, you’ll find a total of 33 different uses for aluminum foil. Most are interesting and a few are amazing. Kitchen: 10 uses General Cleaning: 6 uses Laundry: 3 uses Outdoors: 7 uses Miscellaneous: 7 uses You will also learn why we sometimes […]
How to Get Started Keeping Honey Bees
If you want to learn more about beekeeping basics, this is a terrific article. Linda of Linda’s Bees is a Master Beekeeper. In this article she explains: The basic things needed to get started Helpful books Where to keep bees (You’d be surprised – there are hives on top of buildings in New York City) […]