Want to learn how to lighten hair naturally? Discover different ways to naturally lighten your hair with everyday ingredients, such as honey, chamomile, lemon juice, and salt. You will also learn how to create a DIY hair lightener spray, that sets soft highlights and gives your mane a healthy, sun-kissed glow. These simple, natural hair care recipes are perfect for summer. However, you can use them year round to give…
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Best Natural Deodorant for Women with Sensitive Skin (Without Baking Soda!)
On the hunt for the best natural deodorant for your sensitive skin? It can be super frustrating finding that perfect natural deodorant without baking soda that actually works. I know. I’ve literally tried a TON of them! Luckily, there’s a new brand in town that blows the competition out of the water. Not only, that, but my quest for the best natural deodorant is FINALLY (omg FINALLY!) over! My quest…
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Aromatherapy for Sleep: 3 Ways to Make An Insomnia Sleep Spray Recipe
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…
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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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How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally (Using Food Ingredients As Natural Dyes)
Learn how to dye Easter eggs naturally using food ingredients as natural, plant-based dyes. Plus unique Easter egg design ideas using foraged botanicals or store bought herbs. When I was a little girl I would dye Easter eggs with my mother every spring. My mom would hard boil eggs and buy my brother and I an Easter egg decorating kit she’d picked up from the grocery store. We’d dye our…
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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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Homemade Cleaner Recipes with Essential Oils
I love essential oils! They’re perfect for all types of uses, not just making bath and body products. I also use essential oils to create my own homemade cleaner recipes with essential oils. However, I don’t always have the time to create my own products. I mean, life can be crazy sometimes, right? Honestly, there are days I feel like I can’t catch up much less get ahead. Add in…
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Easy Holistic Beauty & Skin Care Recipes for A Spa Day at Home
You don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy luxury skin care and natural beauty products. Instead you can make your own easy holistic beauty and skin care recipes for a spa day at home! Keep reading to discover 60 natural beauty and skin care recipes that are easy to make, for the perfect clean beauty products to enjoy during your spa day at home. My roommate’s house is heavily…
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Natural Antifungal Foot Salve Recipe to Promote Foot Health
This natural antifungal foot salve recipe is a great way to naturally promote skin health. Used daily it can help to treat fungal foot infections as well as prevent their recurrence. Keep reading to learn how you can have healthier feet with this simple, all natural homemade salve. I love warm weather. Not only am I able to to be more active when the weather is nice, but there are…
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Best Scar and Stretch Mark Treatment You Can Make at Home
This homemade salve recipe for the best scar and stretch mark treatment from guest poster Cari Dunn of Everything Pretty will teach you how to easily create a homemade salve that can help fade dark spots and promote cellular turnover. Our scars tell a story. Whether you fell as a child, cut your finger while cooking a holiday dinner, or otherwise hurt your skin, each mark has a story. If you…
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Sensitive Skin Deodorant Recipe with Natural Probiotics
If you’ve been on the fence about switching to a natural deodorant, then you must try this sensitive skin deodorant recipe! Free of irritating baking soda, this all natural deodorant works hard at fighting odors without leaving you with an angry red rash. Sometimes it’s hard to let go of your vanity for your health. Giving up antiperspirant was a huge challenge for me. I didn’t want to stink. Yet…
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Whipped Cucumber Hand Cream Recipe with Bergamot Essential Oil
This whipped cucumber hand cream recipe with bergamot essential oil is a must for anyone with dry hands. But don’t be afraid to use it on other parts of your body as well. Not only does it hydrate and soothe dry skin, it can also help with sunburns and other skin care concerns. One of my favorite bath and body ingredients I’ve been working with lately is the cucumber hydrosol…
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Rose Skin Care Recipes for Natural Beauty & Gifts
If roses are one of your favorite flowers, then you don’t want to miss this stunning collection of rose skin care recipes that you can make and gift! These beautiful rose beauty recipes are a must have for your next DIY project! Each carefully formulated recipe begins with plant based ingredients then adds a touch of creative spirit for some of the best rose skin care recipes for your skin.…
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Aloe Vera Soap Recipe with Neem Oil
This homemade aloe vera soap recipe with neem oil is a cold process soap that uses aloe vera gel for its natural skin care benefits. It makes a great natural soap bar for daily skin care. Discover the benefits of aloe vera for skin, and learn how to incorporate aloe vera gel into cold process soap recipes to make soap with aloe vera. Homemade Aloe Vera Soap If you commonly…
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Soothing Moisture Whip Recipe for Dry Skin
This soothing moisture whip recipe is an absolute dream for dry, parched skin. Crafted using natural ingredients, this ultra luxe body moisturizer has a fluffy, cloud like texture that melts instantly into skin when applied. Skin soothing butters, aloe vera and witch hazel extract offer rich moisture that promote skin health while a calming essential oil blend lends its aromatherapeutic properties. If your skin is like mine, it is not…
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Boost Your Immune System Naturally with 5 Must Have Products!
There are a number of ways to boost your immune system naturally before you get sick. With a deadly flu going around, not to mention all the other illnesses we’re more likely to acquire when our body is worn down, you really don’t want to take chances. Boosting your body’s immunity however does more than just help deter illnesses. It can also help your body respond better to stress as…
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Plantain Soap Recipe with Date Sugar & Frankincense
Nourish dry skin and promote skin health with this natural plantain soap recipe with date sugar and frankincense. This natural plantain soap recipe is handmade using the cold process soapmaking method and is perfect for dry or problem skin. Formulated to produce a low cleansing, super nourishing soap with an exceptional lather, this homemade plantain soap is also palm free. Last summer I made a wonderful plantain herbal oil infusion…
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Epsom Salt Bath Bombs Recipe for Chronic Pain
This Epsom salt bath bombs recipe is an easy and natural way to flush toxins from your body, reduce stress and ease muscle aches and pains. And, because an Epsom salt bath also helps to increase the body’s magnesium levels, you don’t have to be in pain to reap the benefits of this amazing salt. Keep reading to discover how to naturally relieve pain using Epsom salt bath bombs with…
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Essential Oil Anti-Acne Roller Ball Recipe
If you have a new teenager struggling with acne, or like me, you realized that acne doesn’t end with adulthood, then you must try this essential oil anti-acne roller ball recipe! Natural Acne Remedy with Essential Oils This amazing natural essential blend is perfect for spot treating acne. And, because it’s formulated with black cumin seed oil in addition to an anti-acne blend of essential oils, it also targets inflammation…
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Peppermint Lip Balm Recipe with Lanolin for Dry, Chapped Lips
Don’t let chapped lips ruin your day! My peppermint lip balm recipe with lanolin is crafted using only natural ingredients that work in tandem to promote skin health. Tackle your dry, chapped lips with this easy lip care recipe this winter. This natural DIY lip balm is a great way to nourish, moisturize and protect lips all season long. You’ll love the velvety smooth glide of this lip balm almost…
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Essential Oil Skin Care Recipes to Promote Skin Health
Get started using essential oils in your own homemade skin care products with a classic essential oil kit from Mountain Rose Herbs. Mountain Rose Herbs offers high quality, organic essential oils that you can trust in all of your natural essential oil skin care recipes. Essential oils offer a variety of benefits when used in essential oil skin care recipes. From tackling dandruff or acne to their aromatherapeutic benefits, choosing…
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Activated Charcoal Skin Care Recipes for Acne Prone Skin
If you’ve ever struggled with acne, then these activated charcoal skin care recipes are a must for your next weekend DIY! From homemade soaps to facial scrubs, these natural activated charcoal skin care recipes will help to prevent troublesome acne so you can worry more about what’s for dinner and less about your next facial explosion. Adult Acne? No Thanks. As if going through acne as a hormonal teenager wasn’t enough,…
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Lavender Bergamot Deodorant Recipe with French Green Clay
Whether you prefer a stick or a cream deodorant, this versatile lavender bergamot deodorant recipe with French green clay offers some of the best wetness and odor protection yet! And it’s completely 100% natural. I’ve accumulated quite the stash of lifestyle and beauty tips over the past several decades. Like retinol will clear up your hormonal acne at any age and flossing can not only prevent a receding gum line,…
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Arnica Pain Relief Salve Recipe for Muscle Pain & Inflammation
Whether you suffer from pain due to occasional bumps, bruises and sore muscles or as a result of chronic conditions such as arthritis or carpal tunnel, this arnica pain relief salve recipe is the perfect natural remedy for muscle pain and inflammation! Pain is something we all experience at some point in our lives. And whether it’s a bump or a bruise, sore muscles, arthritis or even a chronic illness,…
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Natural Ways to Fight Colds & Flu This Fall
The kids are in school, the holidays are fast approaching and there’s so much planning and shopping still yet to be done. Who can afford to get sick? Whether you’re making soothing medicinal teas, immune boosting syrups or something else entirely, these natural ways to fight colds & flu will keep you in shape to do what needs to be done. After all, we can’t always afford to take time…
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Chocolate Mint Lip Balm DIY for Fabulous Fall Lips!
Are you ready for fall? My chocolate mint lip balm DIY is the perfect beauty accessory to help you make the transition from summer to fall! There’s no need to worry about dry air or chapped lips with this fantastic lip balm in your pocket! Made using natural skin care ingredients, this chocolate mint lip balm will help to protect and moisturize lips all season long. Made using unrefined cocoa…
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Neem Oil Body Butter Recipe with Arnica Infused Coconut Oil
This plant based natural neem oil body butter recipe is handmade with arnica infused coconut oil and neem oil to help ease the pain of minor wounds, minimize the appearance of scarring and promote healing. Made with only the finest natural ingredients, this neem oil body butter is sure to become a staple in your bathroom medicine cabinet. As both arnica and neem oil have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, I thought…
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How to Make Dog Paw Balm to Moisturize, Protect and Soothe Paws
Pets paws, while different from their human counterparts, are also susceptible to damage from hot pavement, the elements and other factors. You can help soothe and moisturize damaged or irritated paws with this best dog paw balm recipe. Keep reading to learn how to make a natural pet balm for your furry family! Homemade Dog Paw Balm If you’re like me, then your pet is a part of your family.…
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Hair Gel Recipe with Castor Oil & Lemon Mint Essential Oils
Learn how to make a homemade hair gel recipe with castor oil and essential oils. This easy hair gel is a healthy way to style your hair to get the desired hold you need. This DIY lemon mint hair gel recipe to give your hair flexible hold while also encouraging hair growth and adding shine. Plus discover 12 more hair care recipes you can make at home. How to Make…
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Homemade Salve Recipe for Eczema with Honeybush Tea Infused Pumpkin Seed Oil
This homemade salve recipe for eczema is made using all natural ingredients including honeybush tea infused pumpkin seed oil. Prized in skin care for its ability to soothe skin irritation, honeybush tea is a wonderful pantry staple for whole body health both inside and out! As someone who suffered from eczema throughout childhood and at times into adulthood, I know how challenging it can be to find something that calms…
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Anti-Aging Rosehip Face Serum Recipe
I’m pretty sure that we can all agree that no one wants to look older after a certain age. But it’s not exactly our choice to make either. However, you can give your skin a fighting chance and help it look younger longer by using natural plant-based anti-aging products. Right now I’m using my own anti-aging rosehip face serum recipe that I created for maturing skin. My simple skin care…
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Plant Based Tinted Vegan Lip Gloss Recipe
This plant based tinted vegan lip gloss recipe is both all natural and, well, kind of amazing! Naturally tinted with alkanet root infused sweet almond oil, this vegan lip gloss gives lips the perfect pop of red. Plus the natural, plant based ingredients help to moisturize lips and prevent chapping! What better way to complement your new wardrobe for fall? Try this tinted vegan lip gloss solo or over your favorite lipstick…
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Natural Pain Relief Remedies for Body Aches, Pains & Bruises
Whether you’ve been working too hard at the gym, overestimated your ability to hike up that mountain or your troublesome arthritis is flaring up again, these natural pain relief remedies will help to ease your body aches, pains and bruises! Six Natural Pain Relief Remedies Simple Pain Relief Massage Oil Made using just three simple ingredients, this pain relief massage oil recipe helps to relax tight muscles, soothe pain and…
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Vegan Face Wash Recipe for Sensitive Skin
As someone with sensitive skin I understand how challenging it can be to find products that not only work for your skin but also don’t cause irritation. Therefore I developed a simple vegan face wash recipe for sensitive skin. Not only does it gently cleanse skin without stripping it of beneficial oils, but it’s also effective at removing makeup and deterring adult acne. I crafted my unscented vegan face wash…
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Natural Vegan Bath Bombs with Lavender & Chamomile
Do you love natural vegan skin care products? Then these natural vegan bath bombs with lavender and chamomile may be right up your alley! Made using all natural vegan ingredients, these natural vegan bath bombs are perfect for a long relaxing soak in the tub! My homemade lavender chamomile bath bombs are made using a fizzing combination of baking soda and citric acid, not potentially skin irritating SLS, so they…
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Coconut Milk Facial Cleanser Recipe with Bamboo Extract
Looking for a vegan facial cleanser that’s both gentle on skin and easy to customize? Then give my new chamomile & coconut milk facial cleanser recipe a try! Made with soothing chamomile, coconut milk and colloidal oatmeal, this easy facial cleanser and scrub gently exfoliates with bamboo extract and tones with French green clay for a healthy looking complexion! Simply combine this dry facial cleanser with a small amount of…
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Pedicure Foot Scrub Recipe with Coconut Oil for Dead Skin and Calluses
Learn how to make a pedi foot scrub recipe at home. This DIY foot scrub for dead skin will leave your feet feeling like they just had a pedicure! Made using all natural ingredients, this foot care product with coconut oil helps remove dead skin and calluses and restore cracked heels. Try this natural skin care recipe to exfoliate and hydrate skin for soft, beautiful feet today. Let’s face it.…
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Matcha Body Butter Recipe for Sunburned Skin + Some Exciting News!
I’m super excited to announce, that beginning this month, I’m now a guest writer over at The Nourished Life blog! This amazing blog covers all the things you need to live a nourished life including nutrition, self-care, exercise, balance, natural living and similar relevant topics. I’ll be sharing more of my natural skin care recipes at The Nourished Life blog a few times a month so be sure to check…
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Homemade Moisturizing Facial Toner Recipe
Don’t let your skin dictate your look. Instead, conquer your skin’s unpredictability with this homemade moisturizing facial toner recipe! This homemade facial toner recipe is made with natural ingredients that help to remove excess oil and dead skin cells, while also balancing your skin’s PH levels to help prevent dryness and breakouts. Homemade Moisturizing Facial Toner Skin care can be complicated especially when you have no idea what your skin…
