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Natural homemade shower cleaner recipe.

Easy DIY Shower Cleaner

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Cleaning Tips· Essential Oils

Make your own natural homemade shower cleaner in minutes with this easy recipe. I have used (and tweaked) this Homemade Shower Cleaner for years. It started with a simple combination of dish soap and vinegar. Over time, I learned about essential oils and decided to add a couple drops into the recipe for added cleaning power. Then, a couple years…
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Natural Homemade Peppermint Lip Balm

Natural Lip Balm Recipe | How to Make Lip Balm At Home

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Bath & Body Recipes· Essential Oils

Hands down. This Natural Homemade Lip Balm recipe is one of the best things I’ve made. The lip balm is super nourishing, and takes only a few minutes to make. I hope you love it as much as I do! Not only is this homemade lip balm easy to make, it contains just four simple ingredients… and you can pronounce…
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Homemade Whipped Body Butter made with natural ingredients to support muscles, skin, or the immune system

Natural Homemade Body Butter Recipe

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Bath & Body Recipes· Essential Oils

Did you know there are over 3,600 different ingredients that can be used as “fragrance” in your cleaning and beauty products? (Source) And because “fragrance” is considered proprietary, companies don’t have to disclose which of those 3,600+ ingredients they use when creating perfumes, soaps, and lotions. This homemade whipped body butter recipe uses only four ingredients, with no hidden surprises…
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Homemade foot soak made with Epsom salt and tea in a jar with a wooden scoop

Natural Homemade Foot Soak Recipe | For An At Home Pedicure

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Bath & Body Recipes· Essential Oils

Sore feet? Try our Homemade Foot Soak recipe made with Epsom salt, essential oils, and tea. This homemade tea foot soak recipe is perfect for those that are on their feet all day and need a little relaxation. With a combination of Epsom salt, essential oils, and tea (yes… tea!), this foot soak not only smells amazing, it also has a…
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Garbage disposal bombs used to fix smelly garbage disposals

Homemade Garbage Disposal Bombs | How to Fix A Smelly Garbage Disposal

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Cleaning Tips· Essential Oils

I think we’ve all been there… you walk out to the kitchen and something smells… bad! Is it the trash? Is it something in the fridge? Nope and nope. It’s the garbage disposal. Yuck! Let’s chat about how to fix a smelly garbage disposal with homemade garbage disposal bombs. Garbage disposals are notorious for causing some pretty funky odors. This…
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DIY Hand Soap made without handling lye

How to Make Soap Without Lye | Using Essential Oils

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Bath & Body Recipes· Essential Oils

Technically speaking, soap is a combination of oil/fat, liquid, and lye. Here’s the thing… lye is a highly caustic alkaline solution, which can cause severe burns on your skin. If you choose to make soap (from scratch) you’ll need to use caution and wear proper protection. So… can you make soap without lye? Well… yes and no. While lye is…
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