The kids love seeing Grandma, they always do something fun together as my mom is quite a crafty person. This weekend Grandma came over and made lavender scented playdough with the kids. She followed a really simple recipe we found at thechaosandtheclutter.com. The ingredients needed are basic household items (I even had them all at the house — which is pretty impressive as I’m not a crafty person). It took no more than 30 minutes from start to finish and the kids loved playing with it. Here is what you’ll need: 2 cups flour 1/2 cup salt 3 Tbsp. cream of tartar 1/2 Tbsp. lavender essential oil 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 2 cups water purple food coloring (we mixed red and...
Lavender bath salts smell gorgeous and can make your bath very relaxing and therapeutic. Until recently I’ve purchased them in the store or online, but no more. You can make lavender bath salts at home — easily and cheaply. Again, this is a wonderful tip from a customer of ours, and we are so thankful to her for sharing these homemade goodies with us. Lavender Bath Salts Recipe Ingredients: Here are the 3 ingredients that you need: Epsom Salt – 3 cups Lavender Essential Oil – 10-15 drops Fractionated Coconut Oil – 3 tablespoons Mix it together and you are done. You can add some purple die to it to give it that beautiful lavender color, but it’s not necessary....
Looking for a creamy, long-lasting body butter that is good for your skin? How about one that can help reduce the signs of aging: wrinkles and sun spots? Last night I made a Frankincense Peppermint body butter. It was very easy to make as I only needed four ingredients, and in 10 minutes the body butter was made and ready for testing. My 6 year old daughter was my guinea pig. She has very dry hands and doesn’t like to use lotion since she sucks her thumb at night. She thinks lotion tastes bad (which it does), so her hands continue to get more and more dry. Last night she agreed to try my new body butter. It was very creamy...
I have to admit, I’m a chapstick/lip balm/lipstick addict. I have to apply something to my lips at least once an hour. Usually I use Burt’s Bees or lipstick. One of our customers loves essential oils (even more than we do) and she gave us a wonderful Peppermint Lavender Lip Balm that she made at home. I was skeptical at first that it could replace my Burt’s Bees — well, I was wrong. Aside from smelling wonderful, it was very moisturizing and the best part was that I didn’t have to apply it every hour. I could go two hours or more (ok, I haven’t timed it). But my point is that it works great! This homemade lip balm doesn’t have the addictive...
As a mom to four kids, I’ve tried my fair share of techniques to combat the cold & flu. In our home, we practice good hygiene, eat well, take vitamins and use both over-the-counter and prescribed medicine, when needed. Having a number of essential oils around the house, I thought I’d share some of the ways we use these oils to help prevent the cold & flu virus from spreading in our house, as well as some of the ways we help relieve the symptoms if it’s too late. COLD & FLU PREVENTION: Immunity Boost Option A: Rub a couple of drop of Robbers' Relief or Frankincense Oil directly on the soles of your feet to help protect you...
