Moms, whether your own or a friend, can be difficult to buy for. These easy DIY gifts for crunchy moms are toxin free (just pay attention to the ingredients and what fabric you buy) and will show moms how much you love them with the extra attention you put into these gifts. pin these crunchy…
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Natural, Homemade Vapor Rub
Making your own vapor rub is easy and it’s just as effective! Instead of using toxic chemicals like petroleum & fragrances (which can hide all sorts of ingredients) like in commercial vapor rubs, this homemade vapor rub recipe uses essential oils and natural ingredients. using your easy, homemade vapor rub This chest rub recipe can…
Switching to A Toxin Free Home: Making The Switch
You’re at the store. You have decided to make the switch. You’ve educated yourself and know some alternative ingredients to look for. As you’re looking, you still don’t feel comfortable and confident – and that’s okay! Making a change is scary and hard. Switching to a toxin free home IS worth you. Your health is…
Switching to A Toxin Free Home: The Ingredients & Why
Here is part two of Switching to A Toxin Free Home! Last week we talked about the importance of mindset and making change. If you missed it, you can read about it here. Today let’s take a look at what is in your products and the harm they can cause. Keep in mind that this…
Are Antibacterial Wipes Safe?
With schools starting up, you’ve seen them. Maybe it’s been on your kid’s classroom list or displayed brightly in stores. They’re cheap & offer shiny promises of health. But the fact is, there isn’t data supporting the use of antibacterial wipes in the home. Or worse yet, you could be at risk for making your…
Homemade Sugar Scrub
Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived. – Sidney Sheldon One reason I really love essential oils is the fact that it makes DIYing easy and toxin free! I can reuse jars I already have, see the exact ingredients that go into what I’m making, and when you make something…
How to Decrease Your Risk of Preventable Diseases
It’s not a short term diet. It’s a long term lifestyle change. AI’m reading another great book about the benefits of eating plant based. I remember growing up & driving my mom crazy because I wanted to eat peppers & spring mix..then being told they cost too much. But guys, if you buy REAL food it’s…
DIY Dryer Balls & Their Benefits
I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use. – Mother Teresa Do you like to save money? Be healthy? Help the environment? Do you ever have those months or items that you can’t hang your laundry outside? I love hanging our laundry because of the…
Easy and Nourishing Lip Balm Recipe
Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder. Do you deal with chapped lips during the winter or after a sunburn on your face? I know I have! Some of the ingredients in conventional lip balms aren’t helping heal your lips like the claim. Avoid…
3 Natural Hair Care Tips
It’s just as important what you put on your skin as what you put in your body When you think about what you put on your skin, but do you ever think about what you put on your scalp? Hair is one of the first things people notice about you. Hair can be symbolic and…