This super simple homemade hairspray takes only 2 ingredients, is a breeze to make, and is a great way to clean up your every day beauty routine! Plus you'll save a load of money too! It might sound silly, but I get sooo excited when I find a great homemade personal care recipe. There are...
This Mother's Day, how about telling Mom how much you love and appreciate her with something homemade and heartfelt? Here's a great assortment of Homemade Mother's Day Gifts that are sure to please the mom in your life. Holidays like Mother's Day are often said to be getting too commercialized, and I completely agree with...
This Homemade Foaming Hand Soap is one of the easiest ways to create a greener and healthier you. It's simple to make, inexpensive, and it works really well--and is, of course, fun for kids (of all ages) to use! Why make your own homemade foaming hand soap? Well, if you are: tired of refilling your...
Have you ever heard of emulsifying essential oils? If you've been using essential oils for awhile, you know that there is just a lot to learn, and an essential oil emulsifier is one thing that you should know for many essential oil usages. So what is an essential oil emulsifier and why do you need...
Toxins. Are. EVERYWHERE! Note - I was with Ava Anderson Non Toxic for awhile, but there were a lot of ingredients missing from their labels, and other things going on, so I had to leave them. I did a bunch of research into all kinds of companies, both direct sales and not, but finally settled...
If you're looking for a homemade lotion or hand cream that will nourish your skin, look no further. This recipe is super nourishing, super versatile and super simple. And I've updated it with essential oils suitable for your skin's needs. I love making as many of my personal care items in order to cut down...
Women should NEVER have to sacrifice safety in the name of beauty. The Beginning Of My Safe Cosmetic Search After getting really sick, I changed my diet and lifestyle to remove toxic and refined foods from my diet. It made a lot of difference in how I felt, but I had never given much of...
Are you trying to clean up your beauty routine? Find out which shampoo ingredients to avoid can be tough, but I'm here to help with a list of chemicals to avoid in shampoo as well as safer options for your hair. Years ago, I had no idea what kind of things were in my shampoo!...
Wondering how to use essential oils? There's no need to be overwhelmed about it--it's fairly easy to learn. Here are 6 ways to get started using essential oils--you're sure to find some helpful ways to add them to your daily life. From adding them to DIY personal and home care products, to touting them as...
Confused about Essential Oils? Here are essential oil facts so you can better understand what they are, how to use them, and more. Essential oils are a hot topic these days. I used to be a total skeptic about essential oils, but I soon found that they really worked for several problems and I was...
I love making DIY versions of many personal care items like this DIY Eye Makeup Remover, Alcohol-free Hair Spray, Homemade Body Wash and Nourishing Hand and Body Cream, but when you think about it, babies are so vulnerable to toxins that it makes sense to do whatever we can to make sure we only use safe...
{I've been making my own homemade personal care products for awhile now, in an effort to keep toxins off of our bodies. Now, in addition to recipes for eye makeup remover, alcohol-free hair spray, body wash, hair rinse, sugar scrub and lip scrub, you can add this recipe for a homemade shea butter lotion...
Are weeds in your driveway driving you nuts? This DIY Weed Killer is just about the easiest way to deal with them--plus it's non-toxic, so it won't harm the environment, or your kids! Before I tell you about this great Homemade Weed Killer, it's confession time. I can get pretty worked up when I see...
There are so many synthetic chemicals in personal care products these days and there is a growing concern that exposure to at least some of these chemicals is not good for our health or the environment. One of the best ways to reduce your exposure is to make your own products like moisturizing cream, homemade...
Have you been wanting to make your own Homemade Beauty Products, but haven't known where to start? This list of DIY Beauty Products is just what you need. Save money, be more sustainable, and reduce your exposure to chemicals. Have your read the labels on store-bought personal care products lately? I'm super concerned about ingredients...
This Homemade Lip Scrub is super nourishing, smoothes your lips to perfection and is so healthy you can literally eat it! And since it's going on your lips, that's how things should be, right? Making your own personal care products is one of the best ways for you to keep toxins out of your body....
Ditch the toxins that are in most store-bought eye makeup removers and make your own instead! I tried a bunch of Homemade Eye Makeup Remover formulas, and this one worked the best. One of the best ways to get toxins out of your home is to make your own personal care products - like homemade...
This Nourishing Homemade Sugar Scrub is the perfect addition to your natural beauty routine. So easy to make, extra nourishing for your skin, you'll love it and you'll love the savings over store-bought scrubs. Today I'm sharing one of my favorite DIY personal care products of all time--a Homemade Sugar Scrub. Unlike most store-bought scrubs,...