Commercial cough drops contain ingredients like acesulfame potassium, aspartame, malic acid, artificial coloring, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and so on. Katie’s (Wellness Mama) recipe for homemade herbal cough drops contains organic honey, elderberry, chamomile, and other natural ingredients. Sounds healthier to me! I love Katie’s recipes because they’re clearly written and she gives you different options depending […]
Homemade Whipped Coconut Oil Body Butter Recipe
If you use coconut oil you know that in the Fall and Winter when temperatures drop, it can solidify. You can liquify it by holding the container under hot tap water, placing the container in a pan of water and heating it over low heat or putting it on top of a warm stove. In […]
How to Make Elderberry Jelly
Elise provides very clear directions on how to make Elderberry Jelly. She also has some great suggestions if you’re picking the elderberries in the country. Includes foraging tips, and step-by-step instructions Click on the How to Make Elderberry Jelly link below to see the post and recipe. How to Make Elderberry Jelly
Online Herbal Skin Care Course ~ On Sale for Limited Time
The Herbal Academy has a new online class: the Botanical Skin Care Class. Learn how to make herbal skin care products in your own home. This course will teach you how to create your own skin care recipes using herbs and other safe, nourishing, and non-toxic ingredients. The class includes over 200 herbal recipes. The […]
How to Make Infused Lavender Oil
Lavender oil is one of my favorite essential oils. I love the scent and find it very relaxing. In addition to its wonderful scent, lavender oil has some very useful healing properties. You can use it to treat burns & scalds. Some view it as a natural antibiotic. It has antiseptic properties, promotes healing and […]
How to Make Soy Candles
This is a nice, simple recipe and tutorial for soy candles by Staci of Cobble Hill Farm. She recommends using wax flakes because they are easier to melt. Soy is good wax choice because it’s affordable, and has a longer burn time. Also one pound of soy wax flakes will fill a pint-size canning jar, […]
Rosa Rugosa Soap Recipe (Palm Free)
In Spring when the roses bloom one of the things that the Nerdy Farmwife makes is Rosa Rugosa soap. She shares her recipe in this post. If you don’t have fresh rose petals available, she cautions to avoid roses from the florist or grocery store. It’s likely they’ve been treated with pesticides. You’ll need […]
DIY Homemade Dry Shampoo
This is an original recipe for homemade dry shampoo by Shana at the ModCloth Blog . It includes 4 ingredients that you mix together and apply to your hair. Shana has an additional tip for a fifth ingredient for dark-haired people. Simple, easy-peasy recipe. Click on the DIY Homemade Dry Shampoo link below to see the complete […]
Homemade Lemongrass Body Wash
Patricia at SheKnows has a very simple recipe for Lemongrass Body Wash that only uses lemongrass essential oil and 3 other ingredients. Lemongrass has a wonderful citrus scent and is invigorating. This body wash is thinner than commercial body washes but it works really well. Quick and easy recipe. Click on the Homemade Lemongrass Body Wash […]
34 DIY Natural Air Fresheners You Can Make
Commercial air fresheners, sprays and some candles contain chemicals and artificial scents and colorants that can be harmful. John of Homemade Home Ideas has collected 34 DIY natural air fresheners. You’ll find gel air fresheners, herbal and fruit simmer pots, homemade potpourri, natural scented sprays and MORE! Click on the 34 DIY Natural Air Fresheners […]
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 Make Herbal Tinctures
An herbal tincture is a concentrated liquid form of an herb. A tincture concentrates all of the properties of the herb so that they’re more effective. They also last longer. Katie at Wellnessmama.com is an expert at making tinctures. In this post she shares general instructions on how to make a tincture. She uses an […]