Honey syrups are a simple and sweet way to take your herbal remedies! They’re especially helpful for the sore throats and coughs of winter, but can be used year ’round. If you can simmer a pot of water, you can make an herbal syrup. It’s super easy! Basic Formulas for Making Herbal Honey Syrups In…
Here are two easy cucumber mask and skin care treatment recipes to help cool and soothe your skin during hot weather! You’ll need a fresh cucumber to combine with aloe vera gel and witch hazel (or water). If making the cucumber mask, you’ll also need a small amount of French green clay. I’ve included instructions…
My favorite home remedies & skin care recipes involve simple ingredients that are easy to find locally and don’t break my budget. This is where the local grocery store comes in handy! Here are 5 grocery store ingredients I always keep in stock, plus tips and recipes for using them. Make grocery store remedies &…
Learn how easy it is to make your own homemade lotion bars! They’re so simple to make – if you can melt chocolate or candy melts, you can 100% make a lotion bar. I’ll share a basic lotion bar formula, tips on how to adjust ingredients so your bars won’t feel too greasy, some essential…
Learn how to make your own herb infused oils in this step by step guide. You can then use your finished oil to make lotion bars, creams, body butters, salves, lip balms, and natural soaps! Flowers and herbs are filled with healthy components, but to harness those benefits for skincare products such as salves, lotion…
Here’s a handy printable reference sheet with some of my favorite summer remedies for things like bug bites and sunburn. Just click on the thumbnail photo below to open up the printable PDF. (No signup required!) I’ve also copied the recipes below, in case you’re not the sort who wants to keep track of printable…
Learn how to make an effective pain cream featuring MSM powder – a popular natural supplement containing sulfur. MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) is a dietary supplement powder that’s often taken internally as a natural remedy to provide significant improvement for joint pain, arthritis, inflammation, seasonal allergies, and healthier skin, hair, and nails. It’s also used externally in…
Learn how to make soap using these step-by-step instructions. I’ve also included a free printable checklist to help you navigate the entire soapmaking process from start to finish! Making soap is one of my favorite pastimes. There are so many ways to personalize a single recipe, that I rarely make the same soap twice! Once…
Learn how to create all-natural cleaning products using simple ingredients from your pantry! Includes 12 recipes, plus a printable cheat sheet that you can stick to your fridge or cleaning supply cabinet for easy reference to the recipes. Last year, I sent this spring cleaning printable exclusively to my newsletter subscribers, but thought now would…
This creamy DIY lavender body butter recipe is made with all natural ingredients! Use it as a hand cream or smooth it all over; it’s especially helpful for dry elbows, knees, and feet. It features: shea butter, to moisturize, repair, and condition dry or damaged skin lavender flowers, for their soothing, anti-inflammatory properties skin nourishing…
This luscious whipped body butter is so rich, so moisturizing – it has quickly become a favorite of mine! It’s loaded with wrinkle fighting rosehip seed oil, skin nourishing oils and butter, and naturally tinted pale pink with a smidge of rose clay. Avocado butter is easy to whip at room temperature, so no melting…
Learn how to make homemade whipped body butter using all natural ingredients. We’ll cover the basics of making a simple body butter formula, expected shelf life and storage tips, some carrier oil and essential oil options, plus troubleshooting tips if your body butter turns out too greasy, grainy, soft, or hard. As a bonus, you…
Today, I have a printable quick reference sheet (“cheat sheet”) for you to save for the next time a cold or flu strikes your house! Plus even more natural cold and flu remedy recipes and tips below! A couple of weeks ago, our family came down with co-vid, and the intense brain fog and fatigue…
This easy to make anti-aging eye treatment is perfect for dabbing around your eyes, on laugh lines, or other wrinkle prone spots. It also makes a great nighttime hand cream! This creamy salve features rosehip seed oil, one of the best treatments for scars, wrinkles, and damaged, weathered skin. The rosehip seed oil is combined…
Learn to make a quick and easy throat spray using tinctures (or herbal tea) and honey. It’s a delicious way to treat sore throats, coughs, and colds! Today, I’m sharing how I make customized herbal honey throat sprays to treat my family’s scratchy and sore throats. I use raw honey in these, but you can…
These fun wintertime snowball bath bombs have a special snowflake soap surprise tucked in the middle of each one! I made these using round bath bomb molds, so they would resemble sparkly snowballs, but if you don’t have round molds, you could use a 1/2 cup measuring cup as a mold instead, for an even…
Learn how to make a homemade coffee eye serum recipe that can be helpful for dark circles and puffy skin under your eyes. As a bonus, the caffeine in coffee helps prevent signs of aging due to UV rays. This DIY caffeine eye serum formula was discovered within the pages of the Botanical Skin Care…
Learn how to make natural cold process soaps for eczema, plus plenty of recipes to get you started! I’m often asked about making homemade soaps for eczema. As someone with severe childhood eczema, who grew up to have a son with severe eczema, I’ve got some experience with this topic! While there are many primary…
Lemon balm is a powerful antiviral, proven to banish cold sores. Use this DIY super healing cold sore lip balm recipe to help fight & prevent cold sores. It also makes a great all-purpose lip balm for everyday use! If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know that a lot of my inspiration…
These homemade natural wax melts are made with coconut oil and beeswax, naturally scented with essential oils, and colored with plant based powders! Commercial wax melts are loaded with synthetic fragrance oils that can often be problematic for those of us with allergies, asthma, or chemical sensitivities. Instead, try these do-it-yourself melts made with just…
