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What do you get when you combine coffee and cocoa? That would be mocha, and it’s just as indulgent in homemade soap, as it is in my hot dandelion mocha beverage. This beautiful layered mocha soap is exfoliating and hydrating and is super-fatted for extra gentleness. As a bonus, keep some in the kitchen to remove food odors from your hands.
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At the time I first created this homemade chamomile soap recipe, we had a brand new great-nephew to fuss over, so I wanted to come up with a gentle bar soap just for him, for times when soap is needed.
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Chickweed is a wonderful herbal “weed” to forage, and is both edible and medicinal. Be sure to try this chickweed salve recipe – it’s easy to make and is great for itchy skin and all types of skin irritation.
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Do you suffer from cold sores? If so, I highly recommend that you grow lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, in your herb garden. Also called Sweet Melissa, its oil has a strong antiviral effect on the herpes virus and can easily be made into a healing cold sore lip balm.
What this means is that if you apply this lip balm for cold sores topically, it can inhibit the virus directly and can help speed up the healing time (source).Continue Reading
Do you need relief from skin irritations like sunburn, bug bites, razor burn, or dry skin? This easy to make violet-infused aloe soothing gel will bring about quick relief. Aloe and violet each have natural skin-calming and anti-inflammatory properties that your skin will love.Continue Reading
Who doesn’t love a nice warm bath on a frosty winter’s evening? Add some warming chai spice bath salts to help you relax with that fragrant aroma. Be sure to bring along a cup of homemade Roasted Dandelion Root Chai for a blissful experience.Continue Reading