I’m very excited to be able to share with you this year’s holiday soap recipes. Like my Fall soap recipes, I’ve put together Holiday and Christmas soap recipes each year for a while. These are part of the Frugal & Healthy DIY Holidays event. I’ve been brainstorming and have come up with 4 new recipes […]
There are a number of reasons to hand mill soap. The biggest reason people hand mill soap is to fix botched soap and other soaping problems. Sometimes you forget to add enough water, enough oil, or add too much lye. If you know what you did (and sometimes if you’re not quite sure) you can […]
Thanksgiving is always a very special time for me. As weather changes and cool weather moves in, it’s a time of eating delicious food and visiting family. I’m very blessed with having a great family to join for the holidays. It’s always adventurous: hikes, lots of board games, yard games, teasing, and eating. We also […]
For the past few years, I’ve put together Fall soap recipes and Christmas soap recipes. I have to tell you, after putting together around 15 Fall soap recipes I had to sit and think for a while to create something new. After all, I will not use fragrance oils to make toxic scents. Even with […]
I’m a summer girl. I’ll outright admit that. Anyone who knows me well also knows that Kelly and cold don’t do well together. But I have definitely come to love Fall. These DIY Fall Decorations add to the fun of the changing of the seasons and are easy and frugal. These decorating ideas, plus many […]
Yes, I really do like to try my hand at making everything we use. Dog food is no exception. If you have a dog, then you know that it is extremely expensive! That fact alone may have spurred you to consider making your own dog food. But there are a lot of other factors to […]
A lot of schools are starting up soon, or have already begun. Whether it’s the beginning of the semester, you’re half way through, or you feel like you can’t make it the last few weeks until the end, herbs and essential oils are great to have on hand. Herbs have been used traditionally to calm […]
Some of you may have heard of the term French-milling or hand-milled soap before, but are unsure of what it is, how it’s different from other soap processes, or why anyone would want to hand mill soap. Hand-milling is a valuable skill to know, whether you are a soap maker, someone who wants to be […]
It just came to my attention that my recipe for essential oils for hormones that I carry in my shop is not up here on Simple Life Mom! I’ve had people ask me, “Why give all your recipes away? Don’t you want to sell these items instead?” My answer is that I want to treat […]
At some point in our lives we notice that we have brittle nails that chip and crack easily or soft nails that bend and break. No one wants their nails breaking or splitting. But more than anything, what if brittle soft nails indicates an underlying health issue that needs to be addressed? Can you heal […]
I was so excited to make this Anti-Itch Soap that as soon as my husband walked in the door I declared, “I made Poison Ivy Soap!” He looked at me oddly and said, “I hope you didn’t put poison ivy in soap, Kelly.” That made me laugh. I guess he doesn’t know what I’m going […]
I’m a cold process girl. Probably because I’m a control freak and can’t stand the idea of not having ingredients that I’ve purposely chosen for my skin care routine. That being said, if you can find a good melt and pour source then it’s such a fun project to tackle. If you have children and […]
One thing that I don’t have on my website is a liquid shampoo recipe made with potassium hydroxide. I have a method for making hand soap that uses pre-made soap bars that are grated into a pot of water and melted and then cooled and blended. But what if you don’t have shampoo or body […]
Dandelions are one of those plants that grow all over North America and don’t get enough credit for their health value. People routinely spray their lawns so that nothing grows but grass. Yet dandelions have wonderful health benefits that even people living in urban areas can access and benefit from dandelion oil. Making dandelion oil […]
I’ve written articles on sleep before, because sleep is SO important to our health, and because I’ve struggled getting good quality and quantity of sleep in the past. Because of my own struggles, I’ve talked to naturopathic and traditional doctors and have gotten a lot of tips and direction from professionals to use herbs and […]
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