Have you ever checked the ingredient label of your favorite night cream? A couple of years ago I started making my own natural homemade lotions and face creams. I wanted to know exactly what was in the products I was smoothing onto my skin, especially during pregnancy. Since my recipe for homemade olive oil night…
Daytime Natural Head Lice Treatment
Most parents have to deal with head lice over the span of their parenting career. Battling those pesky bugs doesn’t have to involve harmful chemical shampoos, French schoolgirl haircuts, or money. Today I’ll show you the second step of killing (and preventing) head lice using only easy to find natural ingredients. Be sure to use…
Natural Overnight Head Lice Treatment
School’s back in session, and your kids are having a grand time catching up with old friends, making new ones, and getting to know their new teachers. It’s a great time of year! Unfortunately, it’s also the time of year when head lice spreads like the plague. Don’t despair, use my favorite natural head lice…
Natural Alternatives to Makeup Remover
If you’re squeamish about using chemicals on your face or have sensitive skin, you’re probably on the market for natural makeup removers. Bottled solutions can be pretty expensive, so you’ll be happy to know that there are some effective and inexpensive natural makeup removers probably already hanging out at your house. Let me introduce you…
Homemade Olive Oil Night Cream
Making your own night cream can save you tons of money each year. I used to be a Clinique girl, but once I tried making my own homemade olive night cream from natural ingredients, I bade farewell to the lady at the beauty counter for good.It’s just plain fun to mix up your own night…
Natural Homemade Deodorant
I can’t pronounce the ingredients on an antiperspirant label, so I make my own deodorant. A little over two years ago I stopped buying antiperspirant and deodorant all together. I was pregnant at the time and concerned about toxins being trapped inside my body because of the sweat gland plugging properties of antiperspirant. I was…
Is Non-toxic Nail Polish For You?
Source Last month I gave away all my nail polish. Okay, so I only had 5 bottles. I decided to do away with chemical-laden polishes, opting instead for the 4-sided nail buffer that’s been a staple in my makeup bag since high school. Sure, shiny, smooth, buffed nails look professional, but I missed fun summer…
Whipped Belly Butter
Years before I ever pictured myself as a mom, my vanity told me that pregnancy was just not going to happen. Stretch marks? Um, no thanks. Now I realize that stretch marks don’t mark all moms. Whipped belly butter can help! I’m astoundingly grateful that God changed my heart about motherhood and happy to tell…
Labor-Friendly Natural Massage Oil
Show me a pregnant woman who doesn’t like massage, and I’ll show you a…. wait a minute, I’m not sure what I would show you. Anyway, most pregnant women in labor appreciate the relaxation benefits of a massage given with strong hands and a labor-friendly natural massage oil. Source With our first child, our sweet…
Pregnancy Belly Butter
I’m a sucker for skincare products. There’s just something luxurious about silky smooth skin. My preference for natural skin care products that don’t contain chemicals, colorings, and ingredients that I can’t pronounce is especially true during pregnancy, when I’m growing a sweet innocent baby inside. That’s why I use this natural pregnancy belly butter for…
