If you love this post don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Pinterest for the latest tips and tricks. Eucalyptus is one of the most popular essential oils and most people recognize its refreshing and medicinal scent from cold remedies or bath salts. Eucalyptus essential oil is a good home remedy […]
Aromatherapy for Children: Safety Tips
Are essential oils safe for children? Yes and no: some essential oils can be used on children, and a few are suitable for babies too, but you’ll need to take certain precautions and only use safe oils in safe amounts. How Aromatherapy Can Help Children Children and babies enjoy massage (even if you’re not a […]
How to Use Essential Oils Safely
Essential oils make great natural home remedies, but just because they are natural does not mean they are always safe. Essential oils are very concentrated and powerful and should be used with caution. Here are 5 safety tips for using essential oils at home. 1. Do not take essential oils internally. Even a tiny amount […]
How to Buy Essential Oils
Essential oils are good home remedies, great ingredients in homemade beauty products and excellent natural perfumes.
How to Do a Steam Inhalation with Essential Oils
A steam inhalation is one of the best home remedies for cold and for coughs and an effective sinus infection home remedy. Steam inhalations can also to relieve sore throats and catarrh.
Tips for Using Essential Oils in the Bath
A bath with essential oils is an easy and safe home remedy for stress, for sleeplessness, for colds and flu’s and for muscle aches and pains.
Home Remedies for Indigestion
As the festive season approaches, it is a good idea to stock up with some natural home remedies for indigestion and other common stomach problems.
Australian Bush Flower Essences: Gentle Home Remedies
The use of flower remedies is based on the idea that, if you want to heal physical health problems, you’ll need to treat emotional imbalances.
How to Use Bach Flower Remedies at Home
The Bach Flower Remedies are gentle and natural remedies that can be used by the whole family without fear of side effects. I wrote about the Bach remedies in my last post; here are some more tips for using flower remedies at home.
Five Home Uses for Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is one of the most popular essential oils. It comes from the Melaleuca alternifolia tree (and has nothing to do with the tea we drink), and the name of the oil is also sometimes written ti-tree. Many essential oils are antiseptic, but tea tree is one of the few oils that can […]
Natural Home Remedies for Colds
From hot chicken soup to aromatic baths and steam inhalations, here are some easy and natural remedies for the common cold. At the Start of a Cold… At the very first signs of a cold, take a warm bath with anti-viral essential oils. Some of the best (and safest) oils for this purpose are Lavender, […]
The Handbook of Vintage Remedies—A Review of An Herbal Primer
The Handbook of Vintage Remedies: A Modern Family’s Guide to Herbal Medicine by Jessie Hawkins, MH is an informative and helpful family herbalist book for natural home health and wellness.
