Sore throats can be very painful and uncomfortable. The inflammation and swelling of the membranes in the throat make it hurt, especially when you swallow. Normally, a sore throat occurs in response to a viral or on the odd occasion, a bacterial infection. The good news is that there are several natural remedies that may help provide relief for you.Sore throats are commonly caused by the common cold, which means that most likely a runny ...
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Christmas Diffuser Blends
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Christmas is such a lovely time of the year, a great time for diffusing my favourite blends! Diffusing is a great, natural and toxin-free way to bring the wonderful smells of Christmas into our home. I have created a list of my favourite Christmas diffuser blends so you too, can have a wonderful, natural, lovely smelling house this Christmas.Choosing A DiffuserFirst thing you will need is a diffuser. I have quite a few different types ...
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We love using essential oils! They also make fabulous gifts for friends, family, teachers, co-workers and kids. With essential oils, you can create a variety of different products to suit the person you are giving the gift to and present these gifts in so many gorgeous ways. Here are 10 amazing essential oil gifts (plus a bonus at the end) that even kids can join in and help make. This year, create some amazingly cute holiday gifts ...
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Nothing is better than a nice, warm bath after a long days work and these DIY Calming Lavender Bath Bombs are sure to help you relax. Bathing helps soothe the skin, ease achy muscles and calm you down. These Lavender Bath Bombs are great for calming and relaxing with the therapeutic properties of essential oils.DIY Calming Lavender Bath BombsIngredients:1 cup baking soda (bicarb soda in Australia) ½ cup cornstarch (cornflour ...
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Magnesium is a crucial mineral for our bodies as it is used in many different body functions including digestion and promoting a healthy heart, but due to many people's diet, many of us have a magnesium deficiency. To increase your intake of magnesium, your could try eating more foods that contain this mineral, take a magnesium bath or use this calming magnesium body lotion.So, how do you know you are suffering from a deficiency of ...
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We live in a place that has very hot summers and cold winters, thought this winter has been an especially cold one for us with many nights under 0˚C which is unusual. Due to this, our skin has been a lot dryer than normal. My sons and husbands hands started cracking as well as my sons feet. I had been using commercial hand soap, as I had run out of my homemade one and as soon as I switched to my DIY Natural hand soap, their hands started ...
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With growing kids, eventually you will come across some funky odors, whether in sports shoes, gym bags, sports gear or yoga mats, that will need to be eliminated. This DIY Smelly Shoe Spray is a powerful deodoriser, has antibacterial and anti fungal properties as well as a great disinfectant which makes even the smelliest of shoes smelling clean and fresh again. You will need:witch hazel ~ has antimicrobial and ...
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Keeping your home clean is something that we all do. But did you know that when you are using commercial cleaners, you are cleaning your home with many harmful agents and chemicals? There is an app called Think Dirty with which you can use to scan all of your personal case / cleaning products and learn about the ingredients in them. This shows how many toxic chemicals are found in the products you are using. If you are looking for a more ...
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In part of our effort to move to a more natural, chemical free home, we are changing over our cleaning products as we use them up. The first product I finished was the windex glass cleaner. This great non-toxic DIY Glass and Mirror Cleaner is quick and easy to make and is now one of my cleaning staples.This glass and mirror cleaner works well when cleaning with newspaper, though I have used it with a quality glass microfibre cloth with ...
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Reed diffusers look great and help keep your house smelling wonderful. The only problem is the artificial fragrances that are used in bought reed diffusers. The good news is that you can make your own, for a fraction of the cost. This DIY Reed Diffuser is also quick to make, and make great presents as well. For the base oil, I like to use fractionated coconut oil or sweet almond as they are thinner oils and will travel up ...
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