For about a year, I did not use commercial shampoo or conditioner. It shocked some of my friends and family members when I learned how to make homemade shampoo. Many had questions or thought it would make hair unclean. It actually had the opposite effect. My hair remained healthy, I saved money and reduced chemical […]

About five years ago I began a conscious effort to reduce the use of chemicals and unnatural products in our home and in my personal daily beauty routine. The efforts were spurred in part by the adoption of our rescue dog Lulu and realizing that using chemical cleaners in the home wasn’t healthy for her […]

Most of the all natural recipes I have tried in the past were the result of trying were to replace items I already purchased. For homemade foot powder, this was not the case. I didn’t have any foot powder to begin with. While it’s common to use foot powder, I personally had never used any. […]