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homemade bug spray with essential oils

**While I am no longer an Active Distributor for Young Living Essential Oils, we do still use them daily in our home.  I hope you can find a local distributor in your community who can help you with your own essential oils journey. I am so excited to share with you a homemade bug spray…

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How to make herbal salve

I am so excited to share this simple recipe for how to make an herbal salve with you!!  Last summer I had the opportunity to go to an herbal medicine making class.  It was so eye-opening and educational to learn all about the many herbs that have healing properties and that can be found in your…

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make your own frankincense skin cream

We get really dry in the winter time around here.  Really, really dry.  Since starting essential oils, I set out to make the perfect face cream — and this is it.  It is smooth, soaks in nicely, does not leave a greasy feel.  It is perfect.  Even my husband says so.  In fact, my daughter let…

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why i put gelatin in my morning tea

I am trying to make simple steps to improve my health.  I think, or I know, after becoming a mama, my own health has fallen behind the importance and my concern for my littles’ health.  If we buy berries, the kids eat them.  If we buy vegetables, I give my brussels to the kids, because…

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how to make oregano lotion

We use our homemade oregano lotion when we feel our immune systems need a boost.  Making your own skin products has a lot of benefits for you and your family.  In this chemical-ridden world, it is really hard to trust companies to make products that are free of toxins and chemicals.  Making your own oregano lotion…

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how to make elderberry syrup

I am happy to be writing today on how to make elderberry syrup.  Elderberry syrup is a delicious way to fight off cold and flu season.  Elderberries more antioxidants than any small fruit and is naturally anti-viral and promotes overall health and well being. Why elderberries? Elderberry fruits are a great source of anthocyanins (antioxidants), vitamins A…

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Postpartum Herbal Bath

The smell of lavender, comfrey, and calendula defines both of my births.  You know how smell defines so many of our experiences?  Well, this postpartum herbal sitz bath is my smell.  My favorite smell.  It is medicinal, but lovely and oh so soothing.  My midwive brought in these healing herbs and steeped them while I…

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our homemade deodorant that works

I don’t normally use deodorant.  Okay, I said it.  It all started when I read (somewhere) that deodorant can cause some forms of breast cancer.  I am not saying that is the case.  I am saying that that is scary and I wanted to research it more.  And since I haven’t written an entire scientific…

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how to make echinacea tincture

Echinacea flowers are at the end of their bloom right now.  If you have some in your yard, or in a friend’s yard, clip the flowers, and dig up some roots if you want to get your hands dirty, and follow the below steps and recipe for how to make an echinacea tincture. What is…

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how to make your own toothpaste

I found a wonderful recipe for making your own toothpaste!  My teeth have become way too sensitive after my last pregnancy, and even though we have always used Tom’s toothpaste (the version without the killer fluoride!) and I use a soft-bristled brush, they still tingled horribly. Tom’s brand is a great alternative to commercial toothpastes…

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