Herbal teas won’t dye your hair permanently like commercial dyes do, but over time, with regular use, your hair will have tinted highlights. Herbal teas are safe to use, and there’s no harmful chemicals. As an added bonus, herbal tea will get your hair in great condition. See our post on Hair Treatment Herbs. PleaseContinue reading “Herbal Hair Highlights”
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Cleansing Grains
Create a cleansing experience so luxurious, leaving your skin so beautiful, that you may never cover your skin with makeup. A cleanser rooted in ancient ritual, Cleansing Grains are powered by earth and plants; the perfect cleanser to start and end your day with. This incredibly gentle, deliciously luxurious water-activated powder brings together the gentle cleansingContinue reading “Cleansing Grains”
How To Make An Herb-Infused Oil
Herb-infused oils offer numerous benefits for skin and hair health. Infused oils can improve skin hydration, soothe inflammation, and promote healthy aging. When applied topically, they can provide nourishment to the skin, helping to reduce dryness, redness, and irritation. In addition, the soothing scents and calming properties of infused oils can reduce stress and promoteContinue reading “How To Make An Herb-Infused Oil”
Herbs For Kidney Support
If you consume adequate fluids, vegetable and fruit juices, and especially water, the kidneys are self-cleansing. But, many herbs can improve kidney function. Most herbs do so in preventing common kidney and urinary-tract infections or by acting as a diuretic to flush out excess fluid and kidney stones. Some herbs act in more of aContinue reading “Herbs For Kidney Support”
Oil Cleansing Method
Clean your face with oil? We’ve been taught all these years to remove the oil from your face if you want a clean face. Sorry, but that’s not the truth, your skin needs oil to be soft, healthy, and beautiful. Here’s how to cleanse your face using your favorite oil or oil blend: If youContinue reading “Oil Cleansing Method”
Herbal Bath Salts
You can create many homemade gifts from our lavender, rose, or chamomile flower for your friends and yourself. You can make bath bags, bath salts, bath fuzzies, bath oils, soap, sachets, salves, lotions, tea bags, dream pillows, and so many more. One of my favorite is bath salts. It’s super easy to make, and itContinue reading “Herbal Bath Salts”
Basil Mosquito Bug Spray
Fall is finally here, but sadly, that means summer is over. All my herbs are going to seed and clean up has begun. I decided to harvest the rest of my basil this morning. They are now tied in cute bundles hanging on my porch. I’m lucky to have a large porch that stays shadyContinue reading “Basil Mosquito Bug Spray”
Salt Glow Body Scrub
Rejuvenate your body and remove dead skin with this easy to make body scrub. Glowing skin is always in. Ingredients 3 cups finely ground kosher salt, Dead Sea salts, or salt of your choice 1 cup of a dried herb (see below), finely chopped or crumbled (opt.) 1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil or oilContinue reading “Salt Glow Body Scrub”
Rose Petals Face Care
Lovely rose essences do far more than just add their light scent to your products. This fragrant flower helps rejuvenate and replenish skin. Discover how this lush blossom can make your skin feel as velvety soft as a bed of roses. Roses provide these benefits for your skin: Antibacterial – help treat acne and otherContinue reading “Rose Petals Face Care”
Mineral Blushes
There’s a lot of interest in natural makeup lately. I’ve already shared my Plant Powder Foundation, Mineral Eye Shadow, and now I will share my mineral blush recipe. You can get mica in matte or sparkle if you want a little glitter. Ingredients: Directions: That’s all it is to it! You can add other ingredients, butContinue reading “Mineral Blushes”
Mineral Eye Shadows
There’s a lot of interest in natural makeup lately. I’ve already shared my Plant Powder Foundation and now I will share my mineral eye shadow recipe. Also, my Mineral Blush recipe is free too. You can get mica in matte or sparkle if you want a little glitter. Ingredients: Directions: That’s all it is to it! You canContinue reading “Mineral Eye Shadows”
Motherwort Tincture
This is one of the tinctures I’m making today. Motherwort is a favorite of mine and I use it everyday. It has many uses, but these are reasons I use it: cramps heart palpitations nervousness insomnia high blood pressure It’s very bitter, and a tea is hard to swallow, so, I make a tincture. HereContinue reading “Motherwort Tincture”
Spa Bath At Home
My favorite way to relax, treat aches and pains, insomnia, and my fibromyalgia, is simple soak in the tub. But by adding two or three ingredients, they turn my bath in a private retreat. Choose one or more of the following salts and oils to create your own spa: Salts: Epsom Salt In water, itContinue reading “Spa Bath At Home”
Ginger Syrup
Just the name, Zingiber Officinale promises a great surprise. But, it’s no secret that ginger works well for motion sickness. But, there’s must more to this rhizome than you think. Ginger is one of the most ancient spices worldwide. It has become well-known for its health benefits, which include its ability to boost bone health, strengthen the immune system, increase appetite,Continue reading “Ginger Syrup”
Garlic Onion Honey, Cold and Flu Cough Syrup
Garlic, onion, and honey are a powerhouse of combined healing naturals. When you feel a sore throat, cold, runny nose, and body aches coming on, your immune system is probably running on empty. You can mix up this easy remedy for fast relief. This syrup is all natural, and it tastes yummy too. All youContinue reading “Garlic Onion Honey, Cold and Flu Cough Syrup”
Elderberry Syrup
Many symptoms connected to colds and flus are effectively treated with this tiny berry. Coughs, fevers and sinus infections all bow to elder’s healing touch. This makes elderberry a rare herb as it not only prevents infection but also treats the infection after it’s taken hold. Elder is an important herb for the immune system,Continue reading “Elderberry Syrup”
Elder Flowers
Scientific Name: Sambucus nigraCommon Names: elder, mother elder, elderberries, elderflowersFamily: Caprifoliaceae-Honeysuckle Family Uses: sweat-inducing for fevers encourage circulation, colds and flu bronchial and upper-respiratory allergy and hay fever eye wash tonsillitis and sore throat mild laxative rheumatism and gout inflammation The Elder, with its flat-topped masses of creamy-white, fragrant blossoms, followed by large dropping bunches ofContinue reading “Elder Flowers”
How To Make Decoctions
Decoctions are preferred for harder herbs like roots, barks, and seeds, it takes longer to release the healing properties. It’s best, but not necessary, to mash or grind the thick herb before use. To make a decoction, you just need the following steps: Use 1 tablespoon dried herb per 1 1/2 cup of cold, filtered waterContinue reading “How To Make Decoctions”
Shepherd’s Purse
Common Names – Shepherd’s Purse , Pickpurse, Casewort, Lady’s Purse Botanical Name – Capsella bursa-pastoris Family – BRASSICACEA What a curious name for a plant. It was probably called this because of the resemblance of the flat seed pouches of the plant to an old fashioned leather purse. From Europe this little plant found its way around theContinue reading “Shepherd’s Purse”
Uva Ursi
Common Names – Uva Ursi , Bearberry Botanical Name – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Family – ERICACEAE Uva Ursi, is a small groundcover shrub distributed throughout northern latitudes and in high altitudes further south. The plant produces small; stiff evergreen leaves that last 1-3 years before falling. In late spring, white to pink flowers bloom, eventually producing ¼- to ½-inchContinue reading “Uva Ursi”
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