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I’ve always had pretty dry skin, but over the last few weeks it has gotten out of control. My hands have been so dry that my skin has been peeling and cracking, splitting and bleeding. It’s not comfortable at all. My husband said my hands look 40 years older than the rest of me. So, I decided it was time to take matters into my own hands. Hehe. I’ve been making my own lotion bars for a year or {Read More}
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Photo via DrMomma.org Like most moms, I spent my pregnancies daydreaming about what my babies would be like. What would they look like? What would they be good at? Would they love to read, or sing, or dance? I imagined sweet, sleepy little infants who spent hours snuggling and cooing. What I didn’t spend time daydreaming about was reflux. I didn’t imagine myself sobbing in the furthest corner of the house holding a baby who had been screaming for hours {Read More}
A couple of years ago my sister told me that she had successfully healed her receding gums by switching toothpaste. I was very intrigued, because I too have suffered from receding gums. She told me she had done some research and had learned that sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) damages gum tissue. Until then, I had assumed my issue was caused by brushing too hard. But what she said made sense, since the dangers of SLS were already on my radar. {Read More}
It’s funny to me that as I walk farther and farther down the path of natural living the more and more “Well, duh!” moments I seem to have. There are so many things I now make from scratch that never would’ve occurred to me to make a few years ago. I used to just buy things. Not only just out of convenience, but because I didn’t realize it was possible to make them myself. Like deodorant, make-up, lotion bars and {Read More}
If you “like” me on Facebook, you know how much I adore our CSA. I mean, what’s not to like? Every Wednesday when I come back home from running carpool and errands, I’m greeted by a giant box of fresh produce + whatever lovely add-ons I’ve chosen for the week. Black beans? Check. Grass-fed beef? Check. 25 pounds of oranges? Don’t mind if I do. I think it’s pretty much immoral to live in SoCal and not take advantage of {Read More}
PEOPLE! I am so super duper excited about this post. Why? Because I get to tell you all about how to make chemical-free makeup. It is really easy to make and costs much less than store-bought products. AND! AND! AND! Did I mention it is all chemical-free?! Why do I care about chemical-free? Well, skin is our largest organ. Everything that we put on our skin is then absorbed into our bodies. Do you have any idea what kind of {Read More}
As the temperatures are dropping and germs are brewing, I figured this would be a good time of year to talk to you about home remedies. Over time we have made the switch from the typical over-the-counter drugs to natural treatments for what ails us. We no longer use any drug store products in our home. We literally don’t even keep children’s pain reliever on hand. There’s no need. Why? Because the ingredients and the side-effects of even seemingly “safe” {Read More}
