Kelly is the author of number one best seller The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners and Easy Soap Making. She's also written multiple ebooks on herbal remedies and natural bath and body DIYs.
Her journey toward better health has inspired her to make things in and around the home from scratch, start a homestead, and become more resourceful when it comes to health and home.
She shares her recipes and DIYs here on Simple Life Mom and has an Etsy shop where she sells products for those who would rather buy than make (SimpleLifeMom.Etsy.com).
We are an active family, and if it’s not one stain, it’s another, so it makes sense that I would want to find out how to remove stains naturally. Getting stains removed from clothes is one thing, but it can be even harder to remove stains from your carpet. Though I do consider stains much...
We try to eat salads often in our house, because there are many benefit to eating raw vegetables. This Cucumber Cilantro Salad is definitely one of our favorites. This is the 4 C Salad: Cucumber, Cilantro, Chickpeas, and Cumin! I love this salad because it is so light tasting and refreshing, and the cilantro and cumin...
I grew up in Africa surrounded by some wonderful food experiences. One of those was great foods was samosas. I always wanted to replicate their great samosas recipe. We would often have to make a trip from one town to another that would take about 3 hours. I always liked that about an hour from...
I’ve put together these 8 homemade palm oil soap recipes because a lot of people like to use palm oil in their soaps. It makes a good hard bar with a creamy lather that will last longer. Palm oil can be used in place of tallow in a favorite recipe you have, but I, personally,...
This 4 cheese spinach dip recipe is a fun way to eat a healthier dip. At least, you will get some protein from the many cheeses and great iron from the spinach. It looks green, but my kids love it! It is a fast, frugal, filling, and healthy snack. It’s ultra cheesy and variations can...
GMO corn has been introduced into the American, and worldwide, food systems in an overwhelming way and it’s obvious that it has effected people and their tolerance of it. My sister is highly allergic to corn. I mean, it’s serious; no playing around. Through her, I have learned just how prolific the corn invasion is,...
Learning how to make beef bone broth is very fulfilling. I’ve made my own chicken stock for a long time; boiling the carcass with onions, carrots, and celery. I’ve not bought a cow before to have the good bones from a grass-fed cow for bone broth, so I was excited to be given some great...
I wanted to tackle laundry. I’ve made homemade laundry soap, how about Homemade Dryer Sheets and Fabric Softener? DIY Fabric Softener Many people will find that when you make your own laundry soap, there’s little need for a fabric softener. But, for those who would still like to use some type of fabric softener, there...
When I first started looking into making my own soaps, I could not figure out where I could buy this thing called essential oils. I knew nothing about essential oil safety or the difference between essential oils and fragrance oils. I finally ended up at a large craft store and came upon an isle for...
Chicken Parmesan is one of my husband’s favorite recipes. It’s a little bit more involved than the one skillet meals I usually like to do, but it is definitely worth the few more minutes it takes to make. This Chicken Parmesan recipe is breaded and browned in a skillet. Then it is covered with Mozzarella...
There are lots of reasons to know which essential oils are great at healing the skin and helping scars to disappear. When one of my kids gets a gash that is healing with a scar, it would be nice to know what can painlessly help (though my boys are no doubt proud of that scar)....
Now that your ready to make your Homemade Sauerkraut full of all those wonderful probiotics, here’s a Polish recipe to go with it: Crockpot Sauerkraut and Kielbasa Crockpot Sauerkraut and Kielbasa is a healthy dish for when you have a couple of minutes in the morning or early afternoon and want to throw something together...
Homemade Sauerkraut is a wonderful way to receive good nutrients from lacto-fermentation. Lacto-Fermentation is a food preservation process that has been used for thousands of years. There are many great reasons to eat fermented foods. The chief reason is to provide healthy bacteria for your gut. We wipe out our good flora with antibiotics and...
Natural Flavoring is found in almost everything now, which is one reason why your finding this recipe for homemade ketchup and Parmesan fries. My question is, if it is just a natural flavoring, then why not state what it is? I used to think this was because it was the secret part of the special...
Does Natural Nail Polish really exist? A natural nail polish that is not harmful, but even healthy? Many Nail Polishes in the Past Have Contained: Toluene– Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Persistence and bioaccumulation Formaldehyde– Cancer, Ecotoxicology, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system...