These cold winter days really have my dry skin craving some moisture… or maybe a vacation where my skin can soak up the sun ;). I am totally daydreaming… because we are taking our first trip together outside of North America in a few weeks and I AM SO EXCITED. What is in Commercial Lotions,…
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Stuffy nose? Congested chest? Sore throat? Coughing and sneezing? Nobody likes to be sick. Try a Natural Vapor Rub with a recipe for both adults and kids!
Get those cute fall boots out and jump into your cozy oversized sweater. It’s time to cure your summer blues and embrace autumn with with a face full of pumpkin pie. Literally. We are putting food on our face… and not because we are slobs. Ingredients Pumpkin contains enzymes and alpha hydroxy acids, which help to…
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Leave-in conditioners aren’t doing your hair justice. They should be called leave-in-the-store-condtioners 😉 because they are coating your hair with chemicals to make hair “appear” shiny and healthy while just covering up the damage. Ingredients Coconut oil is full of vitamins, minerals, and medium chain fatty acids. It also contains lauric acid, which is able…
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Oh sensitive teeth. How you have made me avoid drinking anything containing ice, eating ice cream, or having anything too sugary… and when I am a rebel and do it anyways… then comes the “mouth-freeze” pain [like a brain freeze inside your teeth]. No sensitive toothpaste or numbing gel could comfort me… until I made…
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Kawa drinkers inevitably get coffee breath. But don’t let that shy you away from your mornin’ cuppa! Rinse out that dragon’s breath with some mouthwash – but wait… not that questionable blue liquid hiding under the sink. I’m not talking about your drain cleaner… but I might as well be. What’s in commercial store-bought mouthwash?…
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Manitoba is known for a few things: long snowy winters and beautiful warm summers (in which we question whether there are more mosquitoes living here than people). There is a Mosquito Monument in Komarno, Manitoba [I really can’t make this stuff up…] I’m blessed to be a mosquito magnet [insert tons of sarcastic expressions here…] but I…
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If you loved the last post on DIY Hand Soap, this one is even better and easier! There is no need to worry about getting the right consistency, since the foaming soap dispenser does all the work. If you want to read about what is in commercial hand soap and why switching to natural soap…
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Welcome to the blog post dedicated to arm pit odour… because well it’s there… and someone has to talk about it. Some people slather on commercial deodorant and don’t give it another thought. But do you wonder… what’s really in that strange plastic container? I wondered. I researched. Then came the day I quit commercial…
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Do your towels begin to stink a few days after laundering? Are they not absorbing water like they used to? SOS! Someone help! Get a CPR instructor to breathe some new life into the towels. 😉 No CPR instructor needed here… just some ingredients from the pantry: vinegar and baking soda. Why do towels stink and lose their…
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