Natural Products for Home and Body

11 Simple, Homemade Gifts

December 2, 2011

 As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
Written by Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer
Homemade gifts are my favorite gifts to give and receive. A present that [...]

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9 Toxins to Remove from your Life

November 18, 2011

Written by Rachel, Contributing Writer
With my husband being a doctor, I have learned and am constantly learning new information about things in our everyday life that are dangerous to our health and are making our bodies toxic.
Although you might not know it, there are environmental, household, food and life factors that play a role in how toxic you are. From [...]

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Children’s Sleepwear: Avoiding Flame Retardant Chemicals

October 4, 2011

Written by Courtney, Contributing Writer
The warm summer evenings are turning into cool autumn nights. Your children’s closets are probably all set for fall weather, an organization project most of us like to do before the start of the new school year and long before the weather starts to cool down. Where we live, the weather [...]

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Gentle, All Natural Deodorant Stick Recipe

September 22, 2011

Although I've been using more natural deodorants for years, it can be hard to find the right one that actually works for you and doesn't cost a fortune. I hear many complaints that people simply don't want to use natural brands because they just "don't work".
This is true, to some degree. They don't work in the sense [...]

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Ever Get Tired of Natural Living?

August 24, 2011

Do you ever get tired of it all?
Have you read an article on nutrition or being green, and found that your eyes began to glaze over as you thought, blah, blah, blah? Does the garbage sometimes seem like a more convenient option than the compost? Do you just want to break down and buy toothpaste [...]

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Natural Shampoo and Body Bars from Apple Valley Natural Soap (Plus a Giveaway!)

August 22, 2011

Update: Giveaway has now ended. Thanks, all!
I have to let you know, I'm a bit of a natural soap junkie.
Underneath my bathroom cupboard are baskets, literally full of various kinds of handmade soaps-- ones with oatmeal for scrubbing, with essential oils, with herbs, for oily skin, for sensitive skin, shampoo bars, regular body bars, soap [...]

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Affording Cloth Diapers on a Low Income

August 4, 2011

Guest Post Written by Erin Odom
After Keeper of the Home’s recent series on cloth diapers, you may finally be thinking: Hey, I CAN do this! She makes cloth diapering seem so EASY!
But have the upfront costs of modern cloth diapers frustrated you?
I’ve been there.
And I found a solution.

Image by chahad

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My Buttered Life Ebook: 5 Summer Skin Recipes and a Giveaway!

August 1, 2011

By reading the ingredient list on most skincare products, you would think that it's necessary to have a degree in chemistry and your own in-home lab if you ever wanted to create your own. Sunscreen in particular seems daunting to me and I wouldn't have the faintest idea where to begin if I wanted to [...]

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How to Swish a Diaper in the Toilet and Your Other Cloth Diapering Questions Answered

July 25, 2011

This post marks the end of our short, but hopefully helpful, series on dispelling some myths about why cloth diapering is actually easier than you think.
I asked you for your cloth diapering questions, and you really let me have it! I couldn't answer every single question, but I tried my best to make sure that [...]

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Sunburn Soothers: Herbal Remedies for Summer’s Ailments

July 19, 2011

Written by Meg, Contributing Writer

Herbal Remedies for Sunburn
Once your skin is burned and there’s no turning back (or when your skin has been overexposed to hot, drying sun and wind or chlorinated swimming pools), use the same herbs, essential oils and vitamins recommended to treat any injured skin.
My first choices are lavender, aloe vera [...]

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