I know how you feel. It seems like every time you turn around, you hear how this or that totally normal thing that you do in our world is going to hurt you, cause disease, or maim the environment. It’s exhausting. It seems like you can’t do anything without being cognizant about it, without seeking […]
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I would have to say that Autumn is by far my favorite season. Warm mugs of milky chai tea, crunchy leaves, the crisp coolness to the air, and pumpkin everything! With everyone making pumpkin muffins, pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin-whatever-else, this is the perfect season to add pumpkin to your skincare routine. Related: DIY Herbal
Enjoy this huge list of natural home remedies for itchy bug bites from mosquito, chigger, black fly or other insects! From grandmother’s tricks to herbs to essential oils, this post has it all to get rid of the itch. Ah, the skin of summer – grubby feet, farmer’s tan lines, bruises and scrapes on little
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“Don’t marry someone unless they have all their teeth.” That old-fashioned, farm country wedding advice may make you laugh a little or reflect on simpler times gone by, but the reality is that the health of one’s teeth is a pretty darn good indicator of their overall physical health. I’m proud that my family all
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It’s not often that a negative review inspires someone to run out and buy a product, but I have a story that begins in just that way. Some years ago I tested a natural deodorant called Herbalix which had two varieties: regular and “nighttime detox.” I detailed my stinky dismay at the end of the
This is a guest post by my friend-in-real-life, Laurie. She and I met and connected because we both had babes in slings at our sons’ Valentine’s Day Party one year, and we quickly discovered that real food, natural parenting, and Christianity were more than enough to form a strong bond. (I love it when God
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I used to daydream about being famous and decided that if I was ever a movie star, I would be that person whom no one had ever seen without her perfect makeup. It would add to my mystique, and when I got married, my husband would know he was special because I’d allow him to
As I was working on the Monday Mission about safer toothpaste, I realized that telling you about the various natural toothpaste options I’ve tried needed to be a post in itself. That post may have made you depressed about all the junk in toothpaste and in our city water, but today you can be glad
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to examine and potentially replace your toothpaste. I come from the town that actually has the distinction of being the first in America to add fluoride to the city water supply. And I’m about to tell you I think that’s a dangerous and irresponsible practice. This post
When your little clowns, pirates, witches and kitty cats are tuckered out and ready to hit the sack next Monday, how will you get their face paint off? For young children especially, a tear-free method, without stingy soaps or sandpaper-esque scrubbing, is a necessity. The first year my little guy wore Halloween makeup, I wasn’t
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This is a guest post about how to make your own soap for baby by Erin Odom of The Humbled Homemaker. How to make simple, frugal and natural homemade baby wash in a foaming dispenser. It’s easy and safe for your little ones. But adults can use it too! The perfect cleanser for the whole
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Let’s talk about natural alternatives to all the chemicals we parents are made to believe are necessary from insect repellent to sunscreen. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to pick a category and find a natural product or homemade remedy to use instead of the conventional and potentially harmful version. Upgrade one product
Do I have too much fun with this review stuff? Perhaps I’m becoming addicted to comparing everything in my life. I can hardly buy a new product without wondering how it stacks up against the competition and scheming about how I can get two or three different ones to compare. I guess if I have
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It’s been over a year since I told you I stopped wearing deodorant, so I guess it’s about time I get fresh and honest with you again. It’s also been over a year since I washed my hair with shampoo regularly. It was June of last year when my last bottle of shampoo emitted its
I often find it overwhelming to “go green” in so many areas of life, especially personal care products. If you’re a green rookie, you may feel like there are so many changes you want to make and simply don’t know where to start. This comprehensive list of green and natural body care products that I’ve
Although I get horribly cracked hands in the winter, I might not the very best person to test lotions. I always forget to apply them regularly. That said, I was still excited to try MadeOn’s hard lotion bar on my extremely dry hands for the very first time. The day the product sample arrived in
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EDIT: A commenter asked what the ingredients in Shaklee Basic H2 are, and lo and behold, they’re not on the bottle! I really dislike companies who won’t disclose. I went looking online for the ingredients and discovered that they’re pretty hard to find. This site listed them supposedly from the MSDS and had some concerns,
I never thought I would make homemade deodorant, believe me, but as I told you when we talked about the hazards of antiperspirants, I wanted to take a baby step away from antiperspirant. I had used Degree for years because many other name brands didn’t work for me. I’m not a dainty little lady who
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