This year I’ve been trying to minimize many things in our home. I still have a long way to go with clothes, papers and stuff. One place I’ve made a lot of progress, though, is in personal & home care items and minimizing the chemicals in our household. Minimizing personal and home care products is [...]
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Pamper Your Skin With Rose Petals
Many cultures have embraced luxurious body treatments for centuries, typically reserved for royalty. Queen Esther in the Bible applied myrrh oil to her skin every day for 6 months just to prepare herself before she was presented to the king. You don’t have to be a queen, or king to benefit from some soothing skin [...]
Essential Oils Are The Fine Wines of Personal Care
Therapeutic grade essential oils are even more precious than many fine wines. They are powerful, a substance you can benefit from in just 1 drop! But only if they are crafted properly. Essential oils are volatile liquids distilled from trees, plants, shrubs, flowers and roots. Like wine, each oil requires careful preparation, nurturing and processing [...]
Is Your Deodorant Working?
Our culture is saturated with fragrance. Many Americans are preoccupied with avoiding body odor. Unfortunately, synthetic fragrance is loaded with chemicals and research continues to find it is harmful not only to adults but to children, even unborn babies. The irony is often our body odor is reflective of the toxins we put into our [...]
Cough Relief With Essential Oils
Cough syrups are some of the most chemical loaded products with artificial colors and flavorings added (does anyone really like the flavor?). You can green up your cold & flu remedies quickly by having some basic food grade, Therapeutic Grade essential oils on hand when a cough begins. While traditional cough syrups are really drugs [...]
Essential Oils for Anxiety, Depression & Attention Disorders
Anxiety, depression and attention disorders are on the rise. I believe the causes are two-fold, first simply because we live in a culture saturated with unimportant things. We have thousands of choices we can make every day, from the foods we eat to products for our home and health. Marketing campaigns reach for our hearts, [...]
Top 10 Stress Busters For The Holidays
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season and for many, this time of year can be stress-filled. Whether the stress is related to family relationships, social obligations or finances the results can be harmful if gone unchecked. Chronic stress can leave us vulnerable to physical ailments like headaches, digestive issues, panic attacks, and back strains to name [...]
Pure Body Scrub
There are hundreds of recipes for body scrubs on the internet but it doesn’t have to be so complicated. All you need are a few simple ingredients. You can brighten your skin with this easy combination: Exfoliant + Moisture = glowing skin. For your exfoliant use Sea salt (a natural detoxifier), ground almonds (watch out [...]
Essential Oils For Pets
Therapeutic essential oils can be beneficial to humans and their pets. Essential oils offer a holistic approach to pet care. Pet’s like humans are sensitive to toxins and chemicals – even more so because of their small size. Read about identifying toxins in your home that might be causing harm to your little friends. There [...]
Everyday Oils Kit
The Everyday Oils kit is a Young Living collection of 9 oils that are useful in everyday situations. These oils are the foundation of a first aid kit I keep with me at all times. This kit contains oils that are safe for children and pets. Make sure oils are diluted properly when using for [...]
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