You’re going to love this herbal dry shampoo recipe! Made with natural botanicals, clay and essential oils, this dry shampoo not only keeps your hair looking great, but it smells amazing! Homemade Dry Shampoo A modern day beauty cult favorite, dry shampoo is a must for summer. Not only does it absorb the excess oil that can leave hair looking dirty and greasy, but it’s also great for styling and…
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Natural Shaving Soap Recipe with Lanolin for a Smooth, Skin Hydrating Eco-friendly Shave
Learn how to make a skin hydrating natural shaving soap for a smooth, eco-friendly shave — even if you have sensitive skin! A wonderful addition to your natural skin care routine, this homemade shaving soap recipe is made with skin conditioning shea butter and lanolin, a humectant, to help lock in moisture and aid in glide. Keep reading to learn how to craft your own lanolin shaving soap recipe, plus…
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Vinegar Free All Purpose Cleaner That Works Like Magic (An Easy 3-Ingredient DIY All Purpose Cleaner Without Vinegar)
Need a DIY all purpose cleaner without vinegar to naturally clean your home? I have the absolute perfect 3-ingredient recipe! This vinegar free all purpose cleaner works magic on your family’s muck and mayhem. It’s also non-toxic and eco-friendly. So you can feel good about using it around kids, family and pets. Keep reading to learn how to make your own non-toxic homemade cleaners, including my wonderful DIY all purpose…
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DIY Air Freshener with Essential Oils: A Natural Deodorizing Air Freshener for Your Home
Get a clean, fresh natural fragrance in your home with this natural DIY air freshener with essential oils. This DIY air freshener works like a natural deodorizing spray recipe to neutralize and eliminate even the toughest odors without chemicals. So you get a healthy, non-toxic clean scent in your home. Tackle Home Odors with A Natural Air Freshener If you’re wanting to use more all natural products in your home…
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How to Use Neem Oil for Plants as a Natural Pesticide
Do you need a non-toxic natural pesticide alternative for your home and garden? Learn how to use neem oil for plants as a natural non-toxic pesticide! In addition to neem oil’s many medicinal uses – for which I’ve already created multiple recipes for soap, shampoo, salves and lip balm – you can also use neem oil for plants in your garden as a natural broad spectrum pesticide. Neem oil is extracted from the seed of…
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DIY Lemongrass & Sage Bath Bomb Recipe
With this year’s polar vortex dipping South I’m pretty much over winter at this point. So I thought that instead of sharing another winter DIY, I’d instead share a spring inspired DIY bath project to remind us of what’s ahead. And hopefully it won’t take too terribly long because these 1°F temps are definitely not something we are used to here in Southwestern Virginia! While it’s finally warming up a…
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DIY Upcycled Washi Tape Planter
I use so many gallon sized containers of vinegar every month – for everything from a homemade after shower spray to a natural and inexpensive laundry softener – that I wanted to figure out something I could actually use these plastic containers for rather than just tossing them into the recycling bin. One of the quickest and easiest ways I thought of to upcycle these containers is to re-use them…
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Creative DIY Storage Solutions & Organization Ideas for the Home Made from Recycled, Upcycled and Repurposed Items
Looking for ideas to better organize your space? Here are a few of my favorite frugal & creative DIY storage solutions and organizing ideas for the home that take the ordinary and turn them into the extraordinary – without having to spend a lot of money. Creative DIY Storage Solutions & Organization Ideas for the Home Take advantage of everyday items and repurpose, upcycle, and recycle them into something new…
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Frugal Tips for Saving Money
Feeling the sting from the expiration of that 2% payroll tax credit that expired at the end of the year? It affected everyone who works as it raised social security taxes another 2% on our income – back to what we all paid before the tax credit was passed. I know I could still use that extra money, so I’m always looking for frugal tips for saving money on the…
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DIY All Purpose Cleaner in Chocolate Mint
Learn how to make your own simple DIY all purpose cleaner for a safe, non-toxic way to clean your home! You can stick to a normal “clean” essential oil blend when making your own DIY all purpose cleaner, but you really don’t have to! I scented my DIY all purpose cleaner in a fresh and fun chocolate mint scent instead. I recently ran out of my regular Method all purpose…
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How to Grow Stevia to Use as a Natural Sweetener & Sugar Substitute
Learn how to grow stevia from seeds, plants and cuttings to use as a natural sweetener or sugar alternative. Stevia is an herb that has a naturally sweet taste. As it doesn’t affect blood sugar, it makes a wonderful, all natural sugar substitute that is safe for diabetics as well as for use in keto recipes. Growing Stevia as a Natural Sugar Substitute Stevia is a wonderful, natural sugar substitute. Not…
