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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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Natural Homemade Goo Remover Recipe

Homemade Goo Remover Recipe | The Easiest Way to Remove Sticker Residue

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Cleaning Tips· Essential Oils

Store-bought Adhesive Removers come with these warnings: “HARMFUL or FATAL if swallowed” and “DO NOT Breathe Fumes” Yikes! No thank you… How about a Homemade Goo Remover recipe requiring only three natural ingredients… and it removes sticker residue like magic! When I decided to organize my spice drawer, one of the things I wanted to do was create cohesive labels…
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Homemade Coffee Scrub made with oils to moisturize skin, coffee grounds for exfoliation, and essential oil to support healthy skin.

DIY Coffee Scrub Recipe

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Bath & Body Recipes· Essential Oils

One of my favorite smells is coffee, so testing homemade coffee scrub recipes was pretty much the best thing ever 🙂 … This particular DIY coffee scrub combines five ingredients that not only moisturize your skin, but also exfoliates and enhances your skin’s appearance. This isn’t my first go-’round with making a scrub. A couple years ago I made a…
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Homemade room spray made with essential oils and vodka

Homemade Essential Oil Room Spray

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Cleaning Tips· Essential Oils

Store-bought room sprays come in beautiful bottles and make our rooms smell delightful, but do you know what’s actually in that room spray? Often room sprays don’t have an ingredient list; and the ones that do contain vague ingredients like “Odor Eliminator”, “Propellants”, and “Solubilizers”. What?! Luckily, I have a homemade essential oil room spray recipe that uses three simple…
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Homemade Carpet Freshener Made with Baking Soda, Essential Oil, and Dried Lavender

DIY Carpet Deodorizer | How to Make Carpet Smell Good Naturally

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Cleaning Tips

This natural carpet freshener is truly amazing (see the story below). Requiring only a few simple ingredients, this DIY carpet deodorizer will make carpet smell fresh in minutes. A few years ago, our family became owners of the sweetest puppy, and (per usual) our newest family member came with a few “accidents”. One particular night I woke up to an…
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Homemade Cuticle Oil Made with Jojoba oil

Natural DIY Cuticle Oil Recipe

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Bath & Body Recipes· Essential Oils

Confession: I have super brittle nails. And then, in the winter months, my finger tips start cracking from the dry air. So, this year I am committing to try something to (hopefully) help nourish my dry nails: A natural DIY cuticle oil made with jojoba oil. I went on a little “cuticle oil” hunt to see which ingredients are used…
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