Carrier oils are a necessity for making your own natural body and skincare products, but do you know how to use them? Check out this in-depth post on how to choose carrier oils.

How To Choose Carrier Oils

*Guest post via Amanda Lopes How to choose carrier oils: Let’s talk carrier oils and why they’re necessities in a #LifeFromScratch skin and body care routine, as well as in homemade skin and body care items. Before I began my journey in earnest, I used pretty much any thing on my face, skin, and body. It was all just about …

Scratch Mommy's DeFunkifying DIY Deodorant Recipe. Only sweaty armpits need check out this bad girl (or you simply want an effective organic deodorant solution)

DeFunkifying DIY Deodorant – For sweaty armpits: Non-toxic & STILL no baking soda!

Hey friend! It’s Jess, the original Scratch Mommy. Today I’m bringing you a new DIY skincare post..one that *many* of you have been requesting for quite some time… DeFunkifying DIY Deodorant for Sweaty Armpits! I apologize for the delay. The response to my previously published non-toxic DIY deodorant recipe has been overwhelmingly positive. I have had hundreds of people whip up …

‘Fix Pretty Much Anything’ Salve – A Healing DIY Salve

Hello friends! Today I am sharing a crafty concoction that is utilized quite frequently in our home and will likely be a nice addition to yours, too. Today I bring you an easy to create, very powerful ‘fix pretty much anything’ salve. “Dramatic much?” Maybe, but, really…it’s true. You know how *real* food foodies kind-of laugh about saying, “Ah, just …

Garden Battle #1

If we are Facebook friends you may have seen a couple of posts yesterday and today about some uninvited visitors to my garden. How about I just show you a few pictures. Now, let’s look at this beautiful lettuce from above (picture taken this morning)… Cutworms I’ve learned a lot about these nasty boogers in the past two days. I …

Learn how to make your own healthy, non-toxic bug spray. Follow Pronounce Skincare's DIY bug spray recipe and stay bug free while avoiding those awful chemicals found in conventional bug spray.

DIY Bug Spray Recipe – Bye, Bye Bugs (especially mosquitoes)!

Looking for a natural DIY bug spray recipe that will not leave you soaked in toxic chemicals (…who needs that!??) AND actually works? Here is where I would usually go into my spiel about individual ingredients in products that make them bad for us. I think that I can skip that with bug spray (BUT, if you want to know …