What is a salve? And how to easily make one!
Salves are probably the easiest herbal skin care product to make at home. They’re fantastic for healing and soothing all kinds of skin conditions. If …
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Using Honey for Allergies – breaking down the evidence
As a family who keeps bees I’m often asked about using honey for allergies – mainly, does it work? The simple answer is “it depends.” …
Homemade drawing salve recipe to draw out splinters, boils, and other impurities
It’s dewberry season around here which means we have stained fingernails and small thorns in our hands, enter homemade black drawing salve to the rescue. …
Growing and Using Maypop Passion Vines
Soon after my husband and I got married, he brought home a beautiful lavender flower that had a lovely smell, He had found on a …
Making herbal tea blends – what you need to know
We are a tea loving family. In fact, I joke that growing up while other kids drank Kool-Aid® or Tang®, we drank tea (meaning sweet …
DIY Body Butter for Healthy Skin
Dry skin is something that drives me crazy but putting chemicals on my skin is something I’m not willing to do to moisturize it. I’ve …
Pink Lemonade Herbal Bath Fizzy
A few years ago we tried to make bath bombs and let’s just say they were one of my more epic DIY fails. We had …
Homemade Vapor Rub for the Cold and Flu Season
When my big kids were little we used to use something we called “nose medicine” when we were stuffy, most people call it Vicks® Vapor …
How to Make and Use Infused Oils
In fusing herbs in oils is such a great way to add flavor, scent, color and health benefits to oils. I’ve been making infused oils …
DIY Herbal Bath Tea For a Better Night’s Sleep
There’s nothing quite like slipping into a warm herbal bath after a long day. I realize some people have thing against baths and only take …