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Essential Oils can be used for medicinal purposes, as well as in natural beauty recipes like anti aging serums and handmade soap recipes.

7 Back to School Essential Oil Blends to Calm and Energize

7 Back to School Essential Oil Blends to Calm and Energize

Whether you are off to college, have kids or grand kids who go to public school or are home schooled, or if you want to just be able to focus more efficiently throughout the day, study hours and focus can be greatly enhanced by diffusing essential oils. That’s why I’ve put together a set of...

4 Essential Oils for Allergies that Really Work for Me

4 Essential Oils for Allergies that Really Work for Me

Allergy season has come early for us this year. We’ve had a very warm winter and where we usually don’t start feeling allergy symptoms until the end of April, and all through May.  This year we’re already feeling it, making my extra research so that we can use essential oils for allergies right on time....

Top 10 Natural Beauty and Body Recipes

Top 10 Natural Beauty and Body Recipes

I’ve gathered the most popular recipes from this year and am giving you the Top 10 Natural Beauty and Body Recipes. These are the recipes that got the most attention from you, my readers, and were shared the most over the year. Thank you so much for continuing to support my blog.  It’s made a...

Frankincense Extract Oil for Pain and Anxiety

Frankincense Extract Oil for Pain and Anxiety

Frankincense is truly an amazing resin. Last week I told you what frankincense is, where it comes from, and how almost two hundred studies to date have shown that it is highly beneficial to the human body: Frankincense Benefits and Types.  The next question is, of course, what are the ways to use frankincense? What...

Frankincense Benefits and Types

Frankincense Benefits and Types

Frankincense has been in the news for the past few years, gaining popularity among those looking for alternative health remedies. Universities in Europe and the United States have been doing research to give more credit to claims of tumor reduction in cancer patients, lowering inflammation, and other natural health benefits. I’ve had so many questions...

Easy Herbal Hand Salve for Extra Dry Skin

Easy Herbal Hand Salve for Extra Dry Skin

My skin tends toward being dry no matter what time of year it may be, but winters are always hard. Having an Herbal Hand Salve Recipe on hand is very important. It ensures that I will have something to soothe those fingertips, heels, knees, and wherever else gets dry. No one likes cracking or splitting...

Get the Natural Beauty from Head to Toe Ebook

Get the Natural Beauty from Head to Toe Ebook

I’ve finally put together an e-book! A 21 Beauty and Body Recipe E-book called Natural Beauty from Head to Toe. No more hunting around for the best recipes that really work! You know exactly how it is. You try a recipe and love it! You save it. Yes! A few months go by and you...

How to Make Natural Mouth Wash – 3 Ways

How to Make Natural Mouth Wash – 3 Ways

Homemade Natural Mouth Wash is a super easy project that does more than give you fresh breath. If you haven’t yet, make sure you check out my other article on Mouth Wash where I discuss the many many reasons why you Should Never Buy Mouth Wash Again. Making your own mouth wash is not very...

Top 20 DIY and Beauty Recipes of the Year

Top 20 DIY and Beauty Recipes of the Year

This year, we’ve covered a wide variety of DIYs from head to toe, including essential oil health remedies and a few yummy food recipes.  I’ve put together the most popular articles, recipes, and beauty tips from this year on Simple Life Mom and wanted to give them to you all in one place! A lot...

Top 33 Homemade Gift Ideas with Essential Oils

Top 33 Homemade Gift Ideas with Essential Oils

Most everyone loves to get homemade gifts, so I put together 33 Homemade Gift Ideas with Essential Oils. Homemade gifts are thoughtful and show that you put in a lot of personal effort and care – especially when they see your excited face as you explain all the ingredients and how good they are for...

3 Healthy Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipes

3 Healthy Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipes

Not 1, not 2, but 3 Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipes! Why 3? Because they are made differently and one may suit your lifestyle, needs, or just what you have in the cupboard better than another, and because I just like variety. ‘Tis the Season for cute hairstyles, sports activities, and …….germs! I’m not being negative,...

17 Natural Back to School DIYs

17 Natural Back to School DIYs

Whether you home school, private school, or government school your kids, there are lots of fun ways to stay organized and healthy. My kids and I put together these Natural Back to School DIYs, because they thought they were fun and something they’d like to do to help them get organized, or I thought it...

Natural Remedy Research and Treatments

Natural Remedy Research and Treatments

I have to start this article by expressing that I will give you information on natural remedy research and various treatment research concerning skin concerns and the tremendous impact of essential oils. I will express my experience and my opinion as well. If you have questions, please talk to your doctor. This is for you...

Organic Bug Spray You Can Make at Home

Organic Bug Spray You Can Make at Home

Before I started learning about essential oils, I still couldn’t stand those bug repellent sprays. I’m sure my parents sprayed straight DEET all over us as kids (just kidding), but after learning more about the contents in those spray bottles I am SO excited that it is easy to make my own organic bug spray...

Homemade Natural Wood Polish for Furniture and Floors

Homemade Natural Wood Polish for Furniture and Floors

This homemade natural wood polish with essential oils is such a great and effective option for cleaning the home with natural ingredients. Those essential oils give you the aromatherapy scent you want in your home and often kill germs in the air as you polish! Bonus! There are interviews about: How to choose good quality...

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