DIY Moisturizing Facial Scrub Recipe - Such a fabulous a treat for your face! - Scratch Mommy

DIY Moisturizing Facial Scrub

Day and night, every day of the year, our skin takes a beating. We pull, tug, stretch. It deals with the cold, the heat, the rain, and the sweat. We pile on the cosmetics and lotions and creams (hopefully the all-natural ones), wash it all off, sleep, and start over again. And then there are those days. The days where …

Lavender Lemonade Recipe

Lavender Lemonade Recipe

Every summer growing up, my family went through gallons of lemonade. Our freezer was well stocked with the little frozen cans of concentrated, lemony goodness. “Homemade” lemonade meant adding water, lots of sugar and giving it a good stir. As a Scratch Mommy, I’ve cleaned up my diet a little (okay a lot!) since my childhood. And as good as …

6 Steps to a DIY At-Home Facial for when that "me time" pops up!

Six Steps to a DIY At-Home Facial

Most of us are moms here, so I am sure you can relate that “me time” is pretty slim pickings. Between changing diapers, cooking from scratch, work, and scrubbing counter tops I am left with about 1.5 minutes devoted entirely to myself….man how I sometimes wish I could just be a kid again. Somehow though, there are those rare days …

Washing your face with honey may sound weird but the benefits are truly amazing. Learn more about honey cleansing and if it's worthy of trying out yourself.

Is Honey Cleansing Worth Trying?

The first time I ever washed my face with honey I was skeptical. At the time, all I thought about honey was that it goes in my tea and it’s used as a sweetener. I didn’t know the amazing benefits of honey, its alive active enzymes, it hydrating properties, or it’s antibacterial powers. I was blind. The reason I decided …

Checkout our favorite ways to take care of yourself during that time of the month- Scratch Mommy

Ways To Take Care Of Yourself During That Time Of The Month

That Time of Month, Aunt Flo, your period, Shark Week (does anyone actually use that one?)… We all know what it means and we all hate it. Let’s face it ladies, our menstrual cycle is no joke! Don’t get me wrong, it’s an amazing part of our bodies and the more you learn about your cycle the better! But that …

Why you should use skincare that you can eat- Scratch Mommy

Why I Choose Skincare Products I Can Eat

What’s your morning routine? Mine goes a little like this… Wake up, stretch, and have a tall glass of water. After that, my favourite thing to do every morning is to rinse my face with some really great alcohol, dab some sodium laurel sulfate on it, and then gently massage in some expensive parabens. There’s really nothing quite like it! …

DIY Carpet Freshener Powder With Powerful Cleaning Herbs - Scratch Mommy

DIY Carpet Powder (freshens, cleans, deodorizes, AND disinfects!)

Do you remember that time you spent four hours shampooing the living room carpet? …Nope? Well let me tell you, you’re lucky. Stinky, gross carpets are no fun, but cleaning them with toxic chemicals is no fun either. You can easily whip that carpet back into shape with this DIY carpet powder. When we moved into our first apartment it …

Health Benefits Of The Egg White *AND* The Egg Yolk

Do you say no to eating eggs because of their calorie count? Are you scared that the high cholesterol content in eggs will staggeringly increase the cholesterol level in your blood? Pause for a minute, and think. How do you know that the cholesterol in egg yolk is harmful? Eggs are greatly misjudged foods with high nutritional values that you are …

Scratch Mommy DIY Facial Powder

DIY Organic Facial Powder Recipe

Hey friend! It’s Jess, the original Scratch Mommy, here to share another DIY recipe that has had loads of reader requests – DIY Organic Facial Powder. This DIY facial powder recipe has been a long time coming. If only there were more hours in the day (are you saying that with me)!? After publishing the DIY recipe and selling my Facial Foundation …