nettle Archives - The Nerdy Farm Wife DIY Herbal Recipes, Soap Making & Body Care Projects Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:17:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yellowflower.png nettle Archives - The Nerdy Farm Wife 32 32 Nettle & Horsetail Shampoo Bars (Cold Process Soap) https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/nettle-horsetail-shampoo-bars/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:34:44 +0000 https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/?p=24216 Here’s a homemade nettle shampoo bar recipe that also features horsetail and tallow! (Or an alternative vegan variation using shea butter and cocoa butter.) I created these shampoo bars specifically for my daughter. She has really long, thick hair and for years, I thought her hair type was unable to use shampoo bars. However, it...

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]]> Stinging Nettle Tincture + Uses https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/stinging-nettle-tincture-uses/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:36:27 +0000 https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/?p=25276 Here’s how to turn stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) leaves into a tincture that may be useful for allergies and inflammation. You can also tincture different parts of nettle, for different effect. For example, the root can be tinctured for prostate problems, while nettle seed tincture may be helpful for kidney problems. Today though, we’re focusing...

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