Want to lose a couple of inches fast? Learn how to make homemade body wraps with bentonite clay! Body wraps are no joke – they can really help you lose an inch or two to and make you look slimmer and more toned. If you do them regularly, you can even get rid of 6 to 30 inches off your body – no kidding! They work by helping you sweat thereby forcing out excess unwanted fluids, that have an overload of toxins and wastes, trapped under the surface of skin. The ingredients used also have powerful detoxifying properties: bentonite clay is one of them! It is an ancient secret ingredient for beautiful skin Continue Reading
Homemade Spray Deodorant with Tea Tree Oil
Learn how to make your own homemade spray deodorant with tea tree oil to fight bad odor and keep your underarms fresh and clean! Spray deodorants are so easy to make! All you need is distilled water, essential oils and a liquid ingredient to emulsify the essential oils. For this recipe, I’m using witch hazel to emulsify the essential oils but you can also use aloe vera gel. Before we move on to the recipe, let’s explore the benefits of tea tree oil that make it a good ingredient for making deodorant! Why Tea Tree Oil? Here are a few reasons tea tree is useful in this deodorant recipe: Continue Reading
Homemade Hand Salt Scrub for Soft & Smooth Skin
Got dry peeling hands? Make your own homemade hand scrub with just a few natural ingredients! Hands can take a beating during the winter when the weather is cold and dry. They can also become rough and tough if you do garden work, frequently carry weights and wash clothes/dishes by hand. Using a homemade hand salt scrub, you can get your hands to become as good as new again when used consistently. Try this easy homemade hand salt scrub recipe and experience soft and smooth hands! Before moving on, let’s look at the ingredients and how they work: What Each Ingredient Does ► Sea salt – It has a slight Continue Reading
Bone Broth for Babies | A Perfect First Food
Ancient civilizations knew the benefits of bone broth for babies, and there could be nothing more healing, nourishing, safe and easy-to-digest as bone broth as a first food for babies! What is Bone Broth? Bone broth is simply a soup made from beef, chicken, fish or goat bones and water. Vegetables such as carrots, celery and zucchini may also be added to the broth. It is often lightly spiced with garlic, ginger, cumin and pepper. Bone broth is rich in many nutrients, minerals and vitamins, unlike any other food in the world. Some of the nutrients in bone broth such as gelatin and collagen just can’t Continue Reading
DIY Soap Free Body Wash for Sensitive Skin
Got sensitive skin? Make your own soap-free body wash with this easy recipe that leaves your skin fresh, clean and silky! Many of us want to avoid soap on our skin especially when we have sensitive skin, psoriasis, body acne, eczema, skin allergies and other skin problems that make us super reactive to foaming soap. The reason why our skin reacts negatively to soap is because it’s filled with ingredients like chemicals such as SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) which has been linked to hormone disruption and the big bad guy - fragrance. Fragrance is a major cause of skin allergies and the worst part is that it’s Continue Reading