Strawberries are high in Vitamin C, which is fantastic for your skin! Learn how to eat your way to healthy skin- Scratch Mommy

Eat Your Way To Great Skin!

When I was in high school, it was the early 2000s. The internet was dial up, social media outlets, blogs, and gossip websites were still on the horizon and if you had a cell phone you were really, really cool. So, to entertain ourselves, we reached to teen magazines for our celebrity news, fashion advice, beauty tips, and fun. One …

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! …

Learn about our favorite, top 10 essential oils for calming and relaxation - Scratch Mommy

Top 10 Calming Essential Oils (and how to use them!)

Essential Oils have been around for thousands of years, but many are just now realizing their benefits, including myself. Until a few years ago the only essential oil I knew of was tea tree oil. Thankfully a whole new world has been opened to me to support the health of my family naturally with essential oils. And although there are …

Three Herbal Facial Steam Recipes - Learn to do an herbal facial steam, which is so easy and good for any type of face! Scratch Mommy

How To Do An Herbal Facial Steam (with 3 recipes!)

Sometimes you just need a little pampering. Sometimes your face decided to develop the Mt. Everest of pimples. Sometimes you have more blackheads on your nose than you care to count. All of these are excellent reasons to learn how to do an herbal facial steam. If an herbal facial steam sounds fabulous, that’s because it is. The steam feels …

You will love this easy and soothing DIY Herb Infused Whipped Body Butter Recipe...and I'm pretty sure that you need it in your life!- Recipe on Scratch Mommy

DIY Herb Infused Whipped Body Butter

I have super sensitive skin. It can be a pain sometimes (quite literally), but it’s also forced me over the years to resort to super gentle, non-toxic skincare products. One of my current skincare favorites is this DIY herb infused whipped body butter.   Now if you’re not the DIY type, then there’s always the Pronounce Skincare lavender infused body lotion …

DIY Hydrating Magnesium Oil Recipe (with less sting!) - Scratch Mommy

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 …

DIY Skin Lightening Serum for Acne Scars & Hyperpigmentation

DIY Skin Lightening Serum for Acne Scars & Hyperpigmentation

I struggled with acne for years. It’s hard to put into words how much it can impact your self-confidence, but if you’ve ever had any issues with your skin, you know what I’m talking about. I spent a lot of time looking for ways to clear up my acne. Many of the methods I tried would sort of work for …

DIY Edible Facial Mask Recipes for All Skin Types

DIY Edible Facial Mask Recipes for All Skin Types

Oh, this mama could use a spa day! One blissful day filled with hot stone massages, a pedicure with a side of champagne, and a facial that leaves my face radiant, smooth as a baby’s bottom, and brighter than it was before I had children…..Okay. Back to reality. That’s not happening any time soon. If you’re anything like me (and …

DIY Coconut Coffee Sugar Scrub

DIY Coconut Coffee Sugar Scrub

Gone are the days of the supple, smooth skin of my youth. Don’t get me wrong, I feel like my skin is still pretty darn great for being in my 30s, but there are some stretch marks from baby, quite possibly some spider veins here and there and yes, a touch of…cellulite!! Just a touch. 😉 It’s okay and part …

7 Tips for Switching to Real Food

What is Real Food? It’s food the way nature intended it to be — unprocessed, vitamins and minerals intact, and active alive enzymes. It is the key to unlock the door to life-long health. Without Real Food the body misfires at a cellular level resulting in miscommunication and disorganization which then can cause health struggles, both short and long term. …