Sometimes, falling asleep, much less getting a good night’s sleep can be a challenge. Without proper rest, however, we suffer not just physically but emotionally as well. Luckily there are ways to help combat sleeplessness and enable you to get a good night’s rest. By utilizing aromatherapy for sleep, you can promote a restful night’s sleep. Not only can my easy DIY aromatherapy sleep spray assist in helping you fall…
Health & Wellness
Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe: A Healthy Non-Dairy 2-Ingredient Recipe
This healthy dairy and gluten free pumpkin spice latte recipe is the perfect treat for fall. A vegan latte packed with healthy fats from coconut and almonds, this pumpkin spice latte makes a quick and easy breakfast swap whether you’re running behind from back to school or just feeling run down. All with just two simple ingredients and only 76 calories per 12.5 fl oz. serving. A Better Pumpkin Spice…
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DIY Shower Steamers Recipe with Menthol Crystals
Learn how to make DIY shower steamers with menthol crystals and eucalyptus essential oil as a natural home remedy for stuffy noses caused by colds, flu and seasonal allergies. For natural relief from congestion caused by colds or allergies, this easy shower steamer recipe is a must for back to school season. Learn more about this home remedy as well as the benefits of menthol crystals when used to promote…
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Free Online Herbalist Course: Making Herbal Preparations (with 33 Herbal Recipes)
Are you looking for basic herbalism skills you can practice in your day to day life? Then don’t miss out on this free online herbalist course from the Herbal Academy! Available for a limited time only, this free online herbalist course will teach you how herbs are used and prepared for everyday use. By the end of the course, you can begin making your own herbal recipes at home! Keep…
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Why I Switched to Syndet Solid Shampoo Bars (Plus How to Make Your Own!)
Learn the benefits of switching to a solid syndet shampoo bars for both hair health and the environment. Syndet solid shampoo bars work just like a regular shampoo – but better! And, unlike cold process or melt and pour soap shampoo bars, there’s no transition period. Only happy, healthy looking hair from the start! Plus they’re gentle on even color treated hair. Keep reading to learn about the benefits of…
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Easy Bath Bomb Recipe with Natural Ingredients for Beautiful Glowing Skin
This easy bath bomb recipe is crafted with a combination of skin conditioning butters and essential oils. Naturally colored with spinach powder and French green clay, this natural bath bomb recipe not only fights the visible signs of aging, it can also help prevent or clear up back acne. While the other skin care ingredients prevent your skin from being stripped of beneficial oils – a known cause of overproduction…
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Natural Remedy for Thinning Hair on Females for Healthy Looking Hair
Do you need a simple, affordable solution for thinning hair? This natural remedy for thinning hair on females costs as little as $20 a year! You’ll be amazed at the difference this simple home remedy for thinning hair makes. Naturally build volume and thicken hair while also increasing strength, texture and shine – even if you can’t regrow the hair you’ve lost! It even helps with itchy scalp and dandruff.…
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Natural Alternatives for Symptom Relief of Fibromyalgia & Perimenopause
Learn about the best vitamins and herbal supplements you can take for emotional & physical symptom relief of fibromyalgia & perimenopause for women over 40. I sometimes like to refer to it as the “Princess and the Pea Complex.” Because there are days when a wrinkle on a sheet feels like a rock that’s dug into my skin and left a bruise behind. Days a tickle feels like a punch.…
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Botanical Skin Care (200+ Herbal Beauty Recipes & More)
Take your hobby to new levels through an exploration of botanical skin care. Discover 200+ herbal beauty recipes through an instructional course that will teach you basic skills for designing, producing and using homemade herbal skin care products. Crafting Natural Skin Care Recipes If you’re a regular reader of Soap Deli News, then you’re likely already a fan of making your own skin care and beauty products. Compared to my…
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Eucalyptus and Orange Essential Oil Blend for Health, Home & Beauty
This natural aromatherapeutic eucalyptus & orange essential oil blend recipe doesn’t just smell wonderful. It actually can be used in a number of ways for health, home and beauty. Learn how to make a simple eco-friendly linen spray & deodorizer, surface sanitizer, smoothing hair shine spray & diffuser blend for stuffy noses. As well as how to add this essential oil blend to your homemade soap & natural skin care…
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Aloe After Sun Lotion Bar Recipe for Natural Summer Skin Care
This natural aloe after sun lotion bar recipe helps rescue sunburned skin. A vegan friendly moisturizer, this hard lotion bar is perfect for after sun summer skin care. Learn how to make your own easy aloe after sun lotion bars. Plus discover other natural sunburn remedies and recipes with aloe that you can try in a pinch. Natural Summer Skin Care I was badly sunburned at my son’s graduation not…
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Summer Safety Tips to Protect Against Tick-Borne Illnesses & Skin Cancer
Learn important outdoor summer safety tips to protect your body from tick-borne illnesses and sunburns that can lead to skin cancer. Outdoor Summer Safety Tips Which is your biggest concern? Getting skin cancer or contracting Lyme disease? You may be surprised to learn that equal numbers of people fall victim to both each year. As these numbers have increased considerably to around 300,000 cases of each per year, it makes…
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Essential Oils for Pets (Recipes for Dog Fleas, Itchy Skin & More!)
Your pets are your best friends. So taking care of them is naturally at the top of your list. Learn how to use essential oils for pets with six easy essential oil recipes for your furry friends. Learn how to use essential oils for dog fleas and itchy skin. Plus quick, simple recipes for a pet paw balm, a fur and skin conditioner, a DIY pet odor eliminator spray and…
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Magnesium Body Butter Recipe (A Natural Moisturizer & Home Remedy)
My homemade magnesium body butter recipe is perfect for those wanting to make more advanced beauty and skin care recipes at home. A more professional recipe for dabblers wanting to take that next step up or artisans looking for products to make and sell, this natural magnesium body butter recipe is a must for your to do list! Learn about the benefits of magnesium along with how magnesium body butter…
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Blueberry Thyme Bath Salts Recipe (A Homemade Mother’s Day Gift Idea)
If you’re looking for an easy homemade recipe for bath salts, then make this blueberry thyme bath salts recipe! This bath salt recipe is formulated with Epsom salt and magnesium flakes to ease sore muscles and reduce stress. Plus it smells amazing! (It’s kind of cotton candy like. My friends LOVE this scent.) Learn how to make this Epsom salt bath salts recipe for sore muscles for yourself or as…
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Natural Cleaning Clay Recipe for Your Glass Stove Top, Countertops & Tile Floors
Learn how to make a natural cleaning clay recipe to clean just about everything! This DIY soft scrub cleanser is perfect for cleaning glass stove tops, granite countertops and even tile floors. As this natural cleaning product can be made with or without essential oils, this easy soft scrub cleaner recipe requires as few as 2-ingredients. Plus discover more simple, all natural cleaning products for essential oil cleaners you can…
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Natural Skin Care Recipes for Bath & Beauty
Learn how to make your own non-toxic natural skin care recipes for everyday beauty! Three simple recipes for crafting a homemade coffee scrub, lip balm and foot soak. All with natural ingredients that you can find in your kitchen. Plus discover more homemade beauty recipes in the book, Spa Apothecary: Natural Bath & Beauty Recipes, by Stasie McArthur. Making Natural Skin Care Recipes I started making my own bath and…
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Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
This collection of eco-friendly spring cleaning tips will not only help you save time, but also save money! Discover the best spring cleaning tips for a non-toxic home. It’s that time of year again! Time to give your home an overhaul and clean everything and every room for the new spring season. Sounds daunting, right? You bet it is! Rather than try to tackle the task all in one go,…
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Creative Self Care Ideas To Kickstart Your Spring
Spring is a season of renewal. A fresh start. What better way to usher in spring than with self care? This collection of creative self care ideas are the perfect way to get your mindset where it needs to be. (And to finally tackle those New Years goals you may have fallen behind on!) By now you’re probably familiar with the term, self care. And maybe, like many of us…
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Amyris Essential Oil Usage & Benefits (Plus Easy Essential Oil Recipes to Try!)
The March Simply Earth essential oil recipe box brought with it a few surprises. Not only did I discover amyris essential oil for the first time, I also learned a few other interesting things when making my amyris essential oil recipes. Keep reading to learn about the the usage and benefits of amyris essential oil. Plus discover the natural amyris essential oil recipes I tried. About Amyris Essential Oil To…
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Treat Yourself This Valentine’s Day
Four unexpected yet easy ways to treat yourself this Valentine’s Day! (Because not every love affair needs to be about someone else.) I’m not the biggest fan of winter. Granted, snow is fun – to a point. But we’ve just not had enough snow to hoot and holler this winter. And that polar vortex that dipped super south this year? It left me huddled inside feeling the full force of those winter…
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Natural Eczema Treatment for Real Relief from Eczema & Dry Skin
Learn how to make an eczema treatment that works. This eczema relief balm recipe uses ingredients that soothe inflammation, itching and dryness. If you’ve ever suffered from eczema then you understand how awful it can be. Finding relief from over-the-counter topical eczema treatments, however, can be a challenge. Often times, I’ve found, these products make my eczema worse. This natural eczema treatment is different. Formulated using only natural ingredients known…
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Simple Essential Oil Recipes for Home, Health & Beauty
Creating simple essential oil recipes for your home, health and beauty is easier than you think. And it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Keep reading to discover how you can get started making your own products at an affordable price with no special equipment to buy! There’s a universal truth about soapmaking. And it’s not really one we’re aware of until we actually devote ourselves to becoming…
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Anti Aging Serum Recipe for Maturing Skin, Acne & Even Eczema
Add this homemade anti aging serum recipe to your natural beauty and skin care routine to hydrate skin, fight acne and calm eczema and inflammation. It even removes makeup! Plus a simple 2-ingredient recipe for a hyaluronic acid serum recipe that saves you money! So you can have beautiful, healthy looking skin without breaking your beauty budget! Why Use an Anti Aging Serum for Maturing Skin? One of my favorite…
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Best Essential Oil Blend for Colds and Flu
Enjoy all of the wonderful health and wellness benefits of essential oils by starting with this practical (and less expensive) best essential oil blend for colds and flu. Saving you money so you can breathe easy in more ways than one! Using Essential Oils During Cold and Flu Season Essential oils don’t have to be expensive. If you love the idea of essential oils and their potential aromatherapeutic benefits, but…
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How to Deal with Holiday Stress Even If Your Family Is Insane
This post is sponsored by Wiivv. All opinions are my own. Let’s face it. The holidays can be tough. Not only is there more to take on during the holiday season, but family can make the holidays even more stressful. There are ways, however, to lighten that emotional load. Keep reading for my tips on how to deal with holiday stress. So maybe this year you can start enjoying the…
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Keep it Simple: Natural Skincare for Women Over 40
Our skin changes as we age. We’ve come to expect that. However, once those fine lines and wrinkles start to set in, it can be a challenge to figure out which products work best – without causing more harm. Guest writer, Alyson Monaco, shares 12 simple, natural skincare ingredients for women over 40. Natural Skincare for Women Over 40 Love the skin you’re in! At least that is the goal most…
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Natural Beauty Tips for Women You’ve Probably Never Tried (But Should!)
Beauty is more than just the way we look. It’s also about who we are. Keep reading to discover my collection of natural beauty tips that cover not only the physical aspects of ourselves, but also delve into how to be beautiful as we interact with others. How To Be Beautiful Inside & Out Tips to Make Inner Beauty Shine Beauty isn’t just skin deep. Beauty also comes from the…
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Wildflower Bath Tea Recipe (With Free Printable Labels for Gift Giving)
This natural wildflower bath tea recipe from guest blogger Irena of Country Hill Cottage is perfect for year round self care! Crafted using natural herbs and essential oils, this fragrant bath tea makes lovely addition for a spa day at home. Or gift the finished product as relaxing homemade gift for someone special. Wildflower Bath Tea Can you think of anything more relaxing than a hot bath? With winter around…
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Simple Plantain Salve Recipe in Natural Cocoa Mint
This simple plantain salve recipe is naturally scented with a lovely cocoa mint fragrance. Lovingly crafted with ingredients like roasted cocoa butter and plantain herbal oil, this natural herbal salve is a must for your herbal apothecary. Use this multi-functional, natural skin care product on eczema prone or dry skin, minor cuts and scratches or as a natural lip balm for seasonal skin care. When I was a little girl…
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Amazon Black Salve Recipe with Bacuri Butter, Buriti Oil & Volcanic Black Clay
This post is sponsored by Paris Fragrances. All opinions are my own. Are you curious about some of the products found within the Amazon Rainforest? Keep reading to discover the natural skin care benefits of bacuri butter, black clay and buriti oil. Sourced from the Brazilian Amazon Forest, learn how you can use these natural ingredients to create your own natural Amazon black salve recipe. If you really take the…
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There Is A Way to Beat Seasonal Depression. And It’s Not What You Think.
There is a way to beat seasonal depression. And it’s not what you think. Keep reading to learn natural ways to relieve symptoms of seasonal depression as well as how to possibly prevent seasonal depression completely with these healthy lifestyle tips. Winter can be dreary. It’s only just fall and it’s already getting dark sooner. The leaves are starting to change colors and the sky seems to be gray a…
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CBD Natural Pain Relief Salve Recipe
Learn how CBD oil can help with fibromyalgia and other types of chronic pain, including arthritis. Beneficial for both people and their pets alike, CBD oil is an important adaptogen that helps to regulate our bodies state of balance. Plus learn how you can use CBD oil to make your own CBD natural pain relief salve recipe for everyday aches and pains. CBD Oil for Fibromyalgia. Not all CBD oil…
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How to Treat ADHD Naturally (Without Prescription Medications)
Whether you or your child struggles with ADHD, or you find you lack concentration and focus as you age, the inability to focus and on stay on task can be daunting. However, you don’t need to resort to prescription medications with unwanted side effects to rectify this problem. Instead, there are a number of ways to treat ADHD naturally so you can be more productive, in addition to cognition and…
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The 12 Best Outdoor Activities To Enjoy This Fall
This post is sponosored by Wiivv. All opinions are my own. Whether I’m adventuring in the wilderness or engaging in urban exploration this fall, my new Wiivv custom insoles are making every step even better. So you don’t feel left out, I’ve put together a collection of the 12 best outdoor activities for fall. These activities are perfect for bringing friends and family together – even if you’re an empty…
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My Daily Supplement Regimen for Managing Fibromyalgia Naturally (Without Prescription Medications)
Learn how to naturally manage fibromyalgia symptoms with herbal supplements to prevent and reduce pain without prescription medications. Life is a journey, as they say. However, if you live with a chronic illness, that illness is an entirely separate journey in itself. And like all journeys, this journey has turns we can never predict. Answers we might not ever find. It’s when you learn how to manage your chronic illness…
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The Year I Lived With Agoraphobia (And Other Things We Don’t Talk About)
Sometimes we catch ourselves in a trap of our own making. Which is exactly how I came to be diagnosed with agoraphobia in the first place. The feeling you get. Have you ever felt your chest get tight going over an interstate bridge? It’s followed by this onset of panic. You feel like you’re just not going to make off that bridge unless it’s over the side. Any second you…
Why You Shouldn’t Wait Until Retirement to Indulge in Self Care
You hear people talk about self care a lot. And with good reason. Self care isn’t just making sure our basic needs are met. Self care is what recharges us. And while the definition of self care may vary from person to person, in the end it is the key to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Are you still putting yourself last? How many times have you heard your parents say,…
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You’re About to Discover Your New Favorite Tea!
Whether you’re new to drinking loose leaf teas, or you’re a self described tea connoisseur, you’re going to love the natural, organic loose leaf teas from Mountain Rose Herbs. With a wide selection of every kind of organic loose leaf tea imaginable, it’s hard not to find a tea that you love. However, if you’re still on the hunt for that perfect tea that fits both your tastes AND your…
