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Natural Lavender Dryer Sachets

Make Your Own Natural Lavender Dryer Sachets

Dryer sheets can be expensive! They are only good for one load, and they can also be filled with chemicals and unnatural fragrances. Why would I want to infiltrate my clothes with chemicals my family is wearing all day? I decided it was high time to give them a toss into the trash instead of [...]

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Natural Bath Salts

Make Your Own Pure and Natural Bath Salts

Making your own natural bath and body products can be a fun hobby. You don’t have to sniff through aisles of products filled with unnatural ingredients and artificial fragrances; instead, you are in charge. You can mix up your own custom blend that soothes your senses and saves the sinuses. If you decide to create [...]

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Organic bamboo towels

Exceptional Benefits of Organic Fabric In Your Home

Fabrics are all over your home.  We sleep on them, wear them, wash with them and even walk on them.  Going back to more natural, untreated and organic fabric in your home is a sure fire way to help the planet, not to mention create a healthier atmosphere in your home. Whether plant or animal-based, [...]

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Natural aromatherapy

Natural Aromatherapy For Your Home Environment

When my children were growing up, I tried to create a welcoming, comfortable, nurturing home where all their senses could be stimulated.  One of my favorite things to do was to simmer different spices on the stove.  My favorite concoction was putting cinnamon sticks along with cloves in a saucepan of water. One Halloween, I [...]

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Honey bee landing on yellow flower

The Benefits of Burning Beeswax Candles

It’s rumored that the idiom “Mind your own beeswax” came from Colonial America when women would put beeswax on their faces to soften their skin.  If you didn’t “mind” the timing, it would grow hard and crack and the benefits to the skin would be lost. Ironically, beeswax is a component in many modern day [...]

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Organic, green, open farmland

Making Smart Choices While Living The Healthy Life

The past two decades have seen the popularity of the healthy living movement skyrocket and with it, catchphrases such as environmentally friendly products, organic food and carbon footprints have entered our social vernacular. All too common is the attitude that healthy living is simply about opting for products or lifestyle choices that seem like ‘greener’ [...]

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