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HairIf you’ve been with me for a while, you know I’m all about simple, from-scratch living. That doesn’t stop in the kitchen—it carries right into the shower, too. Over the years, I’ve experimented with all sorts of homemade hairca...
Easy 5 Step Leg And Foot Spa Treatment
BodyNeed a spa treatment for your tired legs and feet? Our feet and legs carry us everywhere we need to go during the day. And while downplaying your inner Carrie Bradshaw and skipping the heels can help, all shoes can add additional pressur...
DIY Non-Toxic Bubble Bath (TWO Recipes!)
Body, bathPut that bottle back on the store shelf. You can absolutely make your own bubbly, DIY non-toxic bubble bath that is a safer, kid-friendly option. It’s fun, foamy, and easy to make at home with only a few ingredients. It costs less, you c...
DIY Detox Face Bar
FaceLearn why you should create your own DIY detox face bar (and discover just how easy it is to make). Let's face it...our faces take a beating on the daily. Take time (just once a week!) and show her some extra detoxifying love....
Restorative Leg and Foot Butter – Relief for Tired Legs and Feet
BodyHave you ever thought of all the places your feet have taken you? Around and around your elementary play yard, back and forth across the sports field, up and down your high school corridors, and miles through shopping miles. To the edge ...
Cooling Soft Leg Mask
BodyAre you feeling the heat? It’s full on summer time here in the U.S. and you can bet we’re doing everything we can to stay cool! Think sipping on iced margaritas and wearing big hats with sunglasses. And there’s nothing like a long ...
Tropical Hibiscus Bath Bombs Recipe
BodyWhat do you picture when you think of a tropical vacation? Most of us picture soft, white sand beaches next to endless blue water, roads lined with towering palm trees, and tropical flowers at every turn. Tropical flowers...found in your...
Ultra Creamy Homemade Shaving Cream Recipe
BodyMany women around the world don’t find shaving on a regular basis to be important. Some even feel comfortable skipping it altogether. Others today find the notion of letting your hair grow to be quite natural and feminine; others seek t...
Dreamy DIY Sugar Scrub Cubes Recipe
BodyWhat's So Dreamy About A Cube? In geometry, a cube is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square sides, where three meet at each vertex. Maybe it’s the shape or maybe it’s the convenience of a cube that makes sugar scrub ...
The Ultimate Creamy Vanilla Cinnamon Body Butter
BodyToday we are talking about the Ultimate Creamy Vanilla Cinnamon Body Butter!!! Made up of rich vitamins, unsaturated fats, and protein intense shea butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and more. Bonus additions for your sense of smell....
Learn About Oregon Grape Root
Skincare LibraryHerbs have a special place both in my heart and my pantry shelf. Recently a new member joined our little family – Oregon Grape Root. Since Oregon is my home I am bit embarrassed to admit that it took me ten years of living here to find...
5 Ways To Use Bentonite Clay (complete with DIY recipes!)
Skincare Library, UncategorizedI wash my face with dirt every morning. Technically it’s called bentonite clay, but it is literally dried and powdered dirt. Which is funny, because it has worked better as a facial on my sensitive skin than any store-bought soap or ...
DIY Floral Bath Salts (for detox and calm)
BodyNeed a Little R&R? If you’re anything like most women, I bet you rarely go through the week or often a day without feeling stressed. Meeting work deadlines, keeping your kids clothed, fed, and out of trouble, not to mention if you have...
DIY Kokum Butter Sugar Scrub
BodyDo you ever just find yourself with incredibly dry skin. Skin so dry that you find yourself scratching at it like a mad woman? Yeah... that was me just a few weeks ago. It started out of the blue but I found myself with very dry skin. I ...
Chicory Face Mask (collagen boosting!)
FaceDo you ever wish you could get a high quality face mask that hydrates your skin and gives you a youthful look... without costing an arm and a leg? Well you can! DIY face masks are where it's at! Don't go thinking that DIY face masks are ...
Homemade DIY Witch Hazel
FaceYou’ve likely heard of witch hazel before; it’s a common astringent and used in many face washes and toners. In fact, it’s used in our DIY facial toner as well as our facial toner in the shop!...
3 Ingredient DIY Rosemary Cedarwood Facial Toner
Face, acne, herbsEvery so often, a little rosemary plant finds a new purpose. When my dad gifted me a small potted rosemary, I knew I wouldn’t use it in the kitchen—I’m one of those rare folks who loves the smell of fresh rosemary, but not the flav...
DIY Hyssop Cough Drops Recipe
BodyWhen you were sick as a child, did you grow up with a box of tissues and a bag of menthol cough drop as the go-to standard in your home? It's typical stuff, but now that I'm all about the DIY and natural, so I've cut back on my store bou...
DIY Fun Fruity Essential Oil Perfume Roll-On Recipe
BodyEveryone wants to smell good. Popular stores like Bath & Body Works appeal to young girls and women every day with their extensive line of fragrance items. What young girl doesn’t want to smell like Black Raspberry Vanilla, Wild Honeys...
DIY Baby Wipe Spray
BodyWhen I became pregnant with my first child I was already living a #lifefromscratch. I ate organic nourishing food, used clean beauty products, and DIY’d many of my home cleaning supplies. So, naturally I was concerned about anything an...
‘Fix Pretty Much Anything’ Salve – A Healing DIY Salve
BodyHello friends! Today I am sharing a crafty concoction that is utilized quite frequently in our home and will likely be a nice addition to yours, too. Today I bring you an easy to create, very powerful 'fix pretty much anything' salve. "...
SUPER Moisturizing DIY Antibacterial Hand Soap (leaves your hands silky smooth & ready for handshakes)
BodyFirst, I am NOT a germ freak… at all (see my blog posts on Earthing and hand sanitizer). That said… yes, I wash my hands and certainly encourage my toddler washing his hands in our home, too. We simply aren’t obsessive about it. When w...
DIY Lavender Sugar Scrub Recipe
BodyLearn how to make your own EASY DIY lavender sugar scrub. Great for you and great to give as a gift!...
DIY Cracked Foot & Heel Salve Recipe
BodyEditor’s note (Spring 2025): Just gave this post a quick tidy-up! It’s an oldie but a goodie—and this salve is exactly what your dry winter heels are craving right now.Last night I heard rain and lightning and *thunder* for the fir...
