This spring, I am on a mission to plant a herb garden. The more I read about herbs, the more fascinated I am about the healing properties of so many ordinary herbs, and about how many ways there are to use culinary herbs as herbal home remedies. First in my new series about herbs: mint […]
Orange Blossom and Orange Essential Oil
The orange tree gives us three different essential oils. Orange essential oil comes from the orange fruit, Neroli essential oil (Orange Blossom) comes from the blossoms of the bitter orange tree, and Petitgrain essential oil comes from the leaves and twigs of the orange tree. Of the three oils Neroli is by far the most […]
3 Ways to Use Eucalyptus Oil at Home
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.
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.
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.
An Introduction to the Bach Flower Remedies
The Bach Flower Remedies are gentle natural remedies, safe to use at home and safe even for children. Rescue Remedy is the most familiar of the Bach range, but there are also 38 individual remedies.
Flower Waters for Health and Beauty
Flower waters are some of the best natural beauty products you can find. They also come with many health benefits. Flower waters can be used as skin tonics, in baths, as natural perfumes, in homemade beauty products and even to give your bed sheets a delicate fragrance.
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea Tree essential oil is created from a distillation of the ti tree, which grows on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. This oil produces a rather strong medicinal scent, which some find distasteful and others find comforting.
