Do you struggle with dry skin in the winter? I do but it is made worse by the fact that I swim about 4 times a week. Not only does my face dry out but also my arms and lower legs are often dry. Because I make all my own personal health and beauty products Continue Reading
If you are familiar with Essential Oils you will know that they are very helpful for use in our everyday lives. But do you find yourself wondering how specific oils or blends of oils can be used to replace complex and harmful chemicals in our everyday life? Of course Essential Oils are also chemicals and Continue Reading
We use Essential oils in our personal care and household cleaning products and everyday we live out the mantra ‘we have an oil for that’! Why? Because we are committed to reducing the toxic load of chemicals in our home and in the homes of our family and friends. In doing this we have learned Continue Reading
Cleaning our house the safer way has become the norm for us. It has taken us a while but we no longer use any commercial cleaning products in our house. We are keeping the kitchen clean and sparking, without the use of any complex or harmful cleaning products. Here is how we do it: We Continue Reading
When I talk about house cleaning I mean every aspect of staying clean in a house i.e. I also mean doing the laundry. In our house that means making our own laundry powder, softener and stain remover. Why? Because we are working towards eliminating as many harmful chemicals from our house as possible. Washing the Continue Reading
Over the past few years I have been working towards clearing my house of harmful chemicals. But before I could do that I needed to make sure that I could make all of the products I needed for house cleaning and also for personal health and beauty. I have to say, I am not a Continue Reading
What do I mean by ‘House Cleaning the Safer Way’. For the past few years we have been working towards reducing unnecessary and/or harmful chemicals from our house. As we grow older we want to create a safe environment to live in and for our family when they visit. So we have investigated ways to Continue Reading
I have never been one to spend up big on makeup or makeup removal so when I started making my own personal care products I was very pleased to find that I could keep it cheap, simple and safe! I have been making a makeup removal mixture for about 2 years now to be used Continue Reading
Do you know what a scrub is? It can consist of a range of substances but basically it is something that can be used to freshen and exfoliate the skin. I have just made 4 great sugar based scrubs and would like to share the recipes with you. Scrubs make great gifts!!! I love using Continue Reading
Making the switch to DIY Cleaning products for a low tox household can be daunting. However, house cleaning the safer way is important for your health! So it is worth the effort to investigate your options. But, developing your own cleaning products requires a trial and error type of approach and it is the hit Continue Reading
