Honestly, I don’t sweat that much. TMI? I mean, I wish that I would sweat more (as weird as that might sound). Sweating is your body’s natural way of ridding toxins, so it’s really a good thing. On occasion, I do wear deodorant, especially if I know I’ll be in a situation where I’ll likely sweat. Since I started my *real* …
Herbal Headache Relief Shower Bombs
Need quick headache relief? Call yourself a headache-prone person?Had too much caffeine?Or too much screen time? No matter how you’ve spent the day a headache can strike at anytime! And when it does our day can quickly turn into an abyss of misery. Anyone who has slipped into an abyss of splitting headache pain knows how difficult it can make …
DIY Mouthwash for Fresh Breath and Healthy Gums
If you would have told me five years ago that I would be a full-fledged DIY chick, I would have told you that you were crazier than a football bat — I’m a girl who’s easily distracted by flashy packaging. I also really appreciate the convenience of going to the grocery store and quickly grabbing whatever it is I need …
DIY Hydrating Magnesium Oil (with less sting!)
I’m a sucker for convenience and simplicity…and like most of us when something becomes inconvenient it easily gets pushed to the wayside. This is what happened to me when I started magnesium supplementation. At first, in the honeymoon stage, I was gung-ho and used the magnesium religiously. However, because it stung my skin and was expensive within weeks I found myself …
SUPER Moisturizing DIY Antibacterial Hand Soap (silky smooth hands ready for handshakes)
First, I am NOT a germ freak…at all (see my blog posts on Earthing and hand sanitizer). That said…yes, I obviously wash my hands and certainly encourage my toddler washing his hands in our home, too. We simply aren’t obsessive about it. When you do wash your hands, you want to make sure that a few things are occurring… You …
DIY Hair Gel Recipe
When I was a kid, I did dance and every performance my mother would lather my hair in gel so that it would fit the dance guidelines. So much gel! I had no idea what ingredients were in that hair gel, all I knew was that we needed the crazy strength stuff and if it came in a fun color …
Hand Sanitizer Or Hand Poison – A Fun Facebook Convo
Hello friends. I recently had a great conversation with my Scratch Mommy Facebook friends. It began when I had a trip to a doctor’s office earlier this week. As I checked out, I noticed a bottle of hand sanitizer on the counter. I read the ingredients. Ummmm, not okay. Could it really be poison!?? So, what would any good little …
Irritated Skin Scalp Spray
Nothing is more embarrassing than an itchy, flaky, red scalp. Not only does it keep you from wearing black shirts out of the house, but it can be uncomfortable, and even downright painful. Thankfully, this DIY irritated skin scalp spray recipe will give you the soothing comfort you need. While the root cause of an itchy, red, and scaly scalp is …
Solid Perfume Recipes with Essential Oils
You want to make sure that people are able to smell you when you walk into a room. No, I’m not talking about the bad, *you stink* kind of smell. Everyone should have a signature scent, and with one of these solid perfume recipes with essential oils, you can have just that. In a good way of course. Ahhh, the …
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 …