Say Goodbye to Harmful Furniture Polish! Say Hello To a Natural Alternative
October 4, 2007 | 17 Comments
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Did you know that the majority of the floor and furniture waxes that are available on the market today can be harmful to your health? As a child I remember my mother would use these toxic chemical cocktails disguised as furniture polish and floor wax to clean or church. She and a few of the other people that were church members took turns volunteering to make sure the church stayed spotless. It was beautiful, but it came with a price. I received headaches Read more
Healing Yourself Naturally’s Dream Pillow Recipe
September 29, 2007 | 7 Comments
Healing Yourself Naturally Dream Pillow Recipe
1 cup mugwort
1/2 cup rose petals
1/2 cup sweet hops
1/3 cup lavender buds
1/3 cup crushed catnip
1/4 cup valerian
1/4 cup peppermint
10 drops lavendar essential oil
5 drops myrrh essential oil
Directions
- Make cloth bags from 6 x 12″ piece of material
- In a bowl mix all ingredients together
- Add essential oils
- Mix until blended
- Using a funnel fill bags with your mixture
- Sew the bags shut or use velcro to seal (I prefer velcro since I can refresh the herbs.)
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Lavender Essential Oil: Relax Yourself Naturally
September 25, 2007 | 6 Comments
Have you ever had problems falling asleep? A few years ago I was always having issues falling asleep my mind was always racing and I could not get it to shut down. I constantly found myself reaching for a natural remedy that would help me to fall asleep naturally. That does not happen anymore I’m usually asleep within ten minutes after going to bed. What did I reach for when I had trouble falling asleep? I used lavender essential oil.
Since my business is natural beauty products, I definitely have the essential oil on hand. All my essential oils are purchased in bulk. I simply add a few drops of the lavender essential oil into a spray bottle which water is added. That’s it! I lightly spray my bedsheets.
If you are concerned about spotting your sheets (never happened to me before) spray, a tiny area of fabric or even better you can make yourself a dream pillow.
You don’t know how to make a dream pillow? I’ll include a simple sleepy time recipe. It works like a charm with my daughter and know she associates those natural scents with relaxation. The beauty of it is that it’s cheaper than purchasing a pillow yourself. However, if you are sewing challenged stick around I’ll be offering them for sale within the next few weeks or you can purchase a dream pillow somewhere else.
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Healing Yourself Naturally’s Stimulating Sugar Scrub
September 5, 2007 | 2 Comments
In this series I have done things a little differently in that I gave you the recipes first instead of the introduction. In the next article that I will publish on the subject I’ll will write about what skin exfoliation is and the benefits of including it into your skin care regimen.
Healing Yourself Naturally’s Stimulating Sugar Scrub
- 3/4 cup raw turbinado sugar (you could use brown sugar)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 2 drops of peppermint essential oil
Directions
- Add sugar into a mixing bowl
- Gradually add the coconut oil until you reach your desired texture
- Add peppermint essential oil
- Stir thoroughly
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Healing Yourself Naturally’s Heavenly Sugar Scrub
September 1, 2007 | 8 Comments
Lisa Of Lisa C Writes asked me if I knew of any good sugar scrubs. Of course I do! I have lots of sugar scrub recipes and I use many of them in my natural product line. Over the next few posts I’ll be sharing natural healing recipes that will not only exfoliate your skin but it will leave it buttery soft.Scrubs are an effective way to exfoliate your skin and I use them often in my skin care regimen. They smell good because of the essential oils that I add to the ingredients. I prefer using sugar because it contains glycolic acid. Glycolic Acid is one of the natural alpha hydroxy acids that aids in exfoliating your skin.
An added bonus is the sugar melts without leaving a sticky residue. I love sugar scrubs. They leave my skin baby soft. Why spend a lot of money on an expensive all natural scrub when you can make your own at home? I would recommend this for everyone (yes males shouldn’t be left out.)
Several years ago when I first started making my homemade sugar scrubs I noticed that my skin would get blotchy in a few places. I think I might have scrubbed too hard or perhaps it was a reaction from my skin being so clean. To be on the safe side do a patch test.
Items Needed That You Might Not Have At Home
- 1 glass or plastic jar
- Almond Oil
- Organic Sucanet Sugar or brown sugar
- Ylang Ylang essential oil (optional)
- Lavender essential oil (optional)
Healing Yourself Naturally’s Heavenly Sugar Scrub
- 3/4 cup organic sucanet (you could use brown sugar)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup almond oil
- 5 drops of ylang ylang essential oil
- 3 drops of lavender essential oil
If your skin is sunburned or irritated do not exfoliate your skin! When you apply the scrub to your skin avoid cuts or sensitive areas.
Application
- Massage gently onto skin (I use my hands but you can use a shower glove or loofah)
- Let sit on skin for 3-5 minutes
- Rinse
- Enjoy your baby soft skin
If you think, you need some extra moisturizer apply body lotion or body oil to your skin.
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