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Super Easy DIY Carpet Deodoriser

This is a 2 ingredient Carpet deodoriser that is just baking soda and an essential oil (I used lavender). Ingredients Essential oil -if y...

DIY Dry shampoo recipe

I made some DIY dry shampoo! Which totally worked! The only thing I would suggest is to NOT... I repeat... DO NOT put it in an empty garl...

Natural bath mix for sensitive skin - recipe.

I actually sold this at one point on my Ecomonkey website. It was a mix that I made up when we were dealing with my oldest child's eczema...

DIY toner/skin calming spray.

During our lengthy battle with Scarlett's eczema we tried so many creams, doctors were next to useless and I had googled "eczema cure" ab...

DIY orange oil cleaner

I wrote the blog 'natural items for your emergency kit' a while ago and it had among other items baking soda, vinegar and orange oil. Or...

Weird and wonderful items to put in your bath.

I really wanted to title this post "The awesome, random shit that I put in the bath!" but I thought maybe that wouldn't do as well on the...

DIY activated charcoal water filter

I'm not gonna lie, I love doing this kind of thing although I don't think I would actually like to HAVE to do it if an actual emergency a...

Natural items for your emergency kit.

Now some people may or may not know that I am a bit of a 'prepper"... I'm not extreme, but we do have a comprehensive medical kit, a plan...

Natural activated charcoal toothpaste

This is natural toothpaste made from activated charcoal, baking soda and coconut oil. Commercial toothpastes contain a variety of toxic i...

Sour cherry chocolate bliss balls - allergy friendly, coconut free

These little bliss balls are gluten free and coconut free! We often do a breakfast snack platter at home that has a little slice of chees...

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