I Switched Toothpaste over avocados. At $3 a pop, it's time to get creative with my budget if I'm going to keep my kids reveling in their creamy green goodness. Our homemade deodorant recipe works better than the "natural" stuff and costs pennies on the dollar, so I recently decided to tackle toothpaste (actually, tooth SUDS) and tooth brightener, [...] Continue Reading
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How To Whiten Teeth Naturally With Turmeric
They say a smile is the prettiest thing you can wear. I say that, given some of the questionable fashion choices I've made since becoming a mom (hello pj's at 2pm!), that's never been more true. Americans spend over a billion dollars a year on over-the-counter tooth whitening products, often without being aware of their risks. Fortunately, we [...] Continue Reading
25+ Baking Soda Uses for Cleaning, Personal Care & Remedies
Operation Deep Clean is currently underway at my house, which means I'm glamming it up in sweatpants and dumping baking soda on everything. Okay, maybe not dumping, but certainly using it in every room. Expired baking soda - which can cause recipes to fall flat - still works beautifully for cleaning and other applications. Not [...] Continue Reading
7 Ways To Reduce Holiday Stress
Ahhh, the holidays . . a time to deck the halls, trim the tree, and hide your dirty dishes in the oven when your in-laws stop by for dinner. Oh, and gorge yourself on butter pecan cookies after the kids go to bed. You know I like to DIY everything from deodorant to detergent to shampoo, but there are only so many hours in the day, and this is the [...] Continue Reading
Homemade Lip Balm Recipe
Remember when I shared with you a list of my beauty essentials, like deodorant, shampoo bars, tooth powder, foundation powder, dry shampoo? Well, I forgot one! This tried-and-true, super easy lip balm recipe moisturizes and protects with beeswax, natural cocoa butter and your choice of moisturizing oil. While it's very [...] Continue Reading
DIY Leave-In Conditioner
Coconut oil is the Swiss Army Knife of beauty products. It can be used to make this three-ingredient shampoo bar, homemade deodorant, lotion bars, and even tooth whitener. And, hey, you can just rub it on as a lovely body oil. But as a DIY leave-in conditioner? Yeah, not so much . . . it's just too heavy for most [...] Continue Reading
Coconut Oil Shampoo Bar Recipe (Photo + Video Tutorial)
Want to play “I never”? Good, I’ll start. Since becoming a mom, I have never ever accidentally used the phrase "go potty" with an adult because I forgot how to talk like one. I have never ever accidentally rubbed soft scrub in my armpits instead of my homemade deodorant. And I most certainly have never ever run out of shampoo [...] Continue Reading
Which Essential Oils Are Safe For Kids? 70+ Oils & How To Use Them
Which essential oils are safe for kids? If you've tried to answer that question by researching online lately, you know that there is a ton of conflicting information out there. Some say everything is safe, some say nothing is safe. What's a mama to do? A few years ago, I decided to get over my sticker shock and try to answer that question [...] Continue Reading
