Natural recipes for a healthy body.
For years, I thought taking care of my skin meant buying more products. More bottles. More steps. More money spent. But the deeper I went into simple living and natural health, the more I realized something surprising: Healthy skin thrives on simplicity. Once I started making my own skincare products, my routine became easier, my...
I’ve tried out a few recipes for homemade lotions and have found some that I really love. I’ve changed my favorites over the years and created what works best for myself and my family. Homemade lotions and balms have been such a blessing to me. I was having random breakouts and odd eczema that I...
If you’ve followed my journey, you know that I have worked pretty hard to replace my beauty routine with items that I can make myself and products that are healthy and organic. This has led me to the question, how can i make organic perfume? I do purchase some products. It’s not like I’m against...
A wonderful list of Last Minute Handmade Gift Ideas is super duper handy to keep on hand. We all have a number of people on our Christmas lists that we’d love to give something special to, but we’re not sure what that special gift might be. We also have people like teachers, co-workers, postal workers,...
Accidents happen. And even though we are vigilant about not getting burned, sometimes we need homemade sunburn remedies to sooth burned skin. Sun blocks and sunscreens have a lot of toxic chemicals in them. There are some ok brands out there though, or you can make your own. I’ve put together 4 Homemade Sunscreen Recipes,...
I apparently love tinkering with my deodorant recipes. This homemade clay deodorant recipe had to go through many tests in order to make it glide nicely, work wonderfully, and also not be a melting mess. My coconut oil and baking soda deodorant recipe is easy, frugal, and fun because you get to add the scents...
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...
Essential oils are wonderful to diffuse in the bathroom while you take a bath. They add an aromatherapy therapeutic aspect to an already soothing shower or bath time for adults or children. But if you want to add a medicinal aspect to your aromatherapy routine, then herbs are the best choice. These herbal bath blends...
If you haven’s heard, deodorant is a big toxin that can easily be avoided by using and making natural deodorant or making your own herbal deodorant spray. I have a number of recipes for natural deodorant on Simple Life Mom. There’s a simple natural recipe with baking soda, a detoxing deodorant recipe without baking soda,...
I’m really encouraged to see so many options in the stores these days for a more natural deodorant choice, though finding a natural, detoxing, no baking soda deodorant recipe that really works can be a challenge. Even so, it seems that people are beginning to speak with their money and cause companies to step up...
Coconut oil has become very popular the past 10 years or so. With good reason! There are so many great uses for coconut oil AND it’s a renewable resource that profits many areas that need our support. These beauty recipes are versatile and a great way to stop buying items and making them instead. So...
Baby powder is to help prevent or heal diaper rash. But we also use it to help keep art projects dry, as well as to help keep feet from sticking to gel pads in pointe shoes. It’s very versatile and is widely used. That’s why this baby powder recipe is such a great DIY to...
Although a huge part of America has been stuck in colder weather than usual this Spring, we know the warmth is coming. Sandal weather is upon us! I don’t know about you, but my winter feet need a little TLC first with these foot scrub recipes. Now is the perfect time to pamper your feet...
Here on Simple Life Mom, I try to give other ladies and moms tools for a completely toxin free environment: pure bath product recipes, makeup recipes, healthy drinks, essential oil use, fresh food ingredients, and other natural living ideas. Homemade baby wipes are great to have around, even if your kids are older. I actually...
This has been a year to remember in so many ways for Simple Life Mom. I’ve out together a compilation of the best of the best of this year’s top 21 articles on natural bath and natural beauty product recipes. These are all 100% natural recipes with no compromises. There are no unnecessary preservatives because...
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