My Month With Water Kefir
Welcome to the January 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Experiments in Natural Family Living This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have reported on weeklong trials to make their lives a little greener and gentler. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants. Since becoming a SAHM I’ve been on a streak of introducing new, more natural and healthy, things into my diet. For example I’m making my own laundry detergent,...
Read MoreLavender Rosemary Shampoo Recipe
Have you tried out the Homemade toothpaste? How about the Oil Cleaning Method? Well you are just going to love this one because it is my favorite, good-enough-to-eat (but don’t) shampoo and body wash you can make in your own kitchen! Lavender Rosemary Shampoo I’ll talk about the why of each ingredient in a moment but first how to make this luxurious body product: Ingredients: dried lavender flowers 2 heaping tablespoons-full (more or less is fine) 2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary or 2 tablespoons dried rosemary (fresh really works better if you can find it) 2 cups Boiling...
Read MoreMake Your Own Toothpaste
I’ve had much success washing my face with oil as well as making my own laundry detergent, deodorant, and shampoo (tutorials coming soon). The best has been making my own toothpaste. You know how I feel about fluoride. Even as a topical application (which is the only application that *may* help teeth NOT ingestion through water) I don’t think it is neccessary. However, mainstream toothpastes are filled with other bad ingredients. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: SODIUM MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE (0.15% W/V FLUORIDE ION) INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE, WATER, GLYCERIN,...
Read MoreMake Your Own “Vicks” Chest Rub
It is so easy to make a safe and natural chest rub you’ll wonder why you haven’t been doing it all along! Maybe you’d rather boycott Procter and Gamble or you don’t like that Vicks is made with petroleum jelly. Or, maybe you just want to save some money. Whatever your reason making a rub that soothes and opens your airways is super easy. I’ve seen recipes online that we’re a little more complicated but I use this simple method and love it. Take 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and mix 10 drops if eucalyptus essential oil in. Add more eucalyptus a few drops at a...
Read MoreOCM or How I Washed My Face With Olive Oil
I am shocked! Shocked that it works and shocked that EVERYONE isn’t doing this. Shocked that no one told me about this sooner! For the last 3 weeks I have exclusively washed my face with a mixture (50/50) of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Castor Oil. Yep. That’s it. No soap. Just Oil. I don’t know where I first heard of OCM, or Oil Cleaning Method, but I got most of my information from this site. If you’re like me reading that will open your eyes to so many misconceptions we have about our skin and cleanliness. Here’s my experience. Now, in case you...
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