Today is the final day in the Toxin-Free family series, and I’m going to wrap it up with some more hard-to-pronounce words. Are you ready? Ok. Let’s discuss all the toxins hiding in your household cleaning products. Here are the … Read More
The Toxin-Free Family Series, Part Three
Who else is tired of rinsing your apples under cold water only to find they leave your hands with a sticky, waxy feeling? And just what IS that powdery white coating all around the top of my apple? I assume … Read More
The Toxin-Free Family Series, Part Two
Yesterday we talked about how I have started trying to eliminate a lot of the toxins from our lives. This is way easier said than done, of course. Here is a quote from Melissa Poepping book The Chemical Free Home: … Read More
The Toxin-Free Family Series; Part One
I’m far from being a hippie. This is a website about natural living for normal folks, after all. But the older I get, the more I crunch. Growing up in the middle of backwoods Alabama being “green” wasn’t really on … Read More
10+ Great Uses for Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is one of the most well known and well researched of all of the essential oils. Tea tree oil is derived from a tree called the Melaleuca Alternifolia. The Mel-A plant typically grows in Australia and its beneficial … Read More
Thieves & Lemon Honey Hand Scrub Recipe
Looking for an all-natural way to do some heavy-duty hand cleaning (and more!) Keep this recipe next to your kitchen sink and use it to scrub the messes away. Thieves & Lemon Honey Hand Scrub : Recipe 1 cup Turbinado sugar About 4-6 … Read More
Day 7: How to use Purification Essential Oil
Day 7 of the 14 Day Essential Oil Challenge is here! We’re already halfway through, and I hope you guys are learning a lot! Today we have another essential oil blend that I use on a daily basis in my home. Purification … Read More
Day 1: How to use Lemon Essential Oil
Welcome to Day 1 of the 14 Day Challenge! This is the day you crack open that box of essential oil awesomeness that is the Premium Starter Kit and start using those oils! Over the next 14 days, I’m going to … Read More
How to Clean Your Oven with Thieves Household Cleaner
We are down to a matter of minutes before Thanksgiving is here! I hope you all have your turkeys defrosting and shopping lists ready! I cannot wait for the smell of fresh baked goodness coming out of the oven. But … Read More