Survival blog for disaster and emergency preparedness.
My Simple Melt and Pour DIY Salt Scrub Bars were created to give those winter dry and scratchy feet sandal worthy softness. Actually, this is a great bar of soap to grab anytime weary tootsies need a bit of revival. Not only are ingredients in this recipe are readily available, making these fun bars are …
I love organic gardening with essential oils. Therefore, anytime I can address fungal threats and pests with non-toxic, chemical free alternatives, I’m a happy gardener. Let’s explore all the ways we can effectively use essential oils in the garden. Organic Gardening With Essential Oils Rosemary The woodsy scent of Rosemary may help repel garden pests. …
Wondering how to make a two tone melt and pour soap recipe? Well, I’m happy to tell you that it’s much easier than you think. My two tone Honey Calendula Melt and Pour Soap Recipe will show you how to make a vertically layered soap. Ingredients For Two Tone Melt and Pour Soap Recipe *this …
Do you love a man with a beard? Then give our all natural DIY beard oil recipe with essential oils a try! Not only is this beard conditioner perfect for unruly beards, it keeps dry beards flake free. Your man have a smooth beard, and healthy skin underneath that beard too. BTW, if you need …
Our DIY Chocolate Mint Lip Balm gets it chocolaty taste from real cocoa powder and it’s mint zing from peppermint essential oil. It’s like a peppermint patty for your lips. However, the real star of the show is the carnauba wax. This vegan wax enhances emoliency and moisturizing properties of the avocado oil and cocoa …
I love a good DIY Body Spray with essential oils. But, it’s got to have a fragrance that lasts. And It can’t be drying. Finally, if you don’t want to have to continuously shake the bottle before I use it, I have a couple of solutions. All of this in an DIY Body …
When it comes to staying focused, I struggle. It’s not that I don’t want to pay attention, rather, I have no power over thoughts that drift into my head as I’m trying to pay attention. Luckily, I have a terrific Focusing Roller Bottle Blend that keeps my mental energy from straying. Why Meadowfoam Seed Oil? …
My Homemade Beeswax and Honey Lip Balm is the perfect blend of beeswax and honey. In addition, I toss in some organic Coconut Oil, and Kokum Butter for a sweet tasting winner. This is a harder lip balm that will melt from the warmth of your finger to glide on and moisturize all year long. …
Making your own lip balm is easy. What’s hard is deciding what kind of lip balm to make. Today I’m combining two of my favorite things, lemon essential oil, and freeze dried raspberries into a coconut oil and beeswax lip balm that is not just moisturizing but provides a little bit of summer time flavor …
I’m not a big fan of taking jars of sugar scrub into the shower with me. Water gets into handmade items and can cause all kinds of grief. Instead, I love bringing a Homemade Organic Brown Sugar Scrub Bar with me. Super simple to make, I just break off a piece of the bar …
Our Homemade Herbal Milk Bath is going to rock your world. Milk, chamomile flowers, and lavender essential oil provide nourishing skin properties, including removing scaly winter dried skin. As a result, ingredients you may already have in your cupboard work skin softening magic in your bathtub. Homemade Herbal Milk Bath Ingredients *this ingredient list contains …
It’s almost that time of the year again! Time to play in the dirt and get planting! When it comes to cleaning grimy gardener hands, this Homemade DIY Gardener’s Soap with essential oils the perfect solution! What Makes A Great Gardener’s Soap? You want a bar that exfoliates and soothes as it cleans. And the …
A simple DIY facial toner needs to be in everyone’s skin care regimen. Because you don’t want chemicals in your skin care, we use only truly natural ingredients in this recipe. Our simple, make your own recipe, not only works, it saves money too! Woot! Why You Need An All Natural DIY Facial Toner With …
Manuka Honey is gaining in popularity today. Unfortunately, it’s expensive. Really expensive. This DIY Manuka Honey Recipe is a homemade alternative I use and enjoy. Properties of Manuka Essential Oil Steam distilled from the leaves and stems of the plant, Manuka oil has a woodsy, slightly sweet scent. Manuka essential oil can be compared …
What if I told you that my most intricate melt and pour soap design was actually the easiest of them all? No, really, It’s true. Embossed soap, using melt and pour soap base, is the easiest bar of soap you will ever make. It’s the perfect bar of handmade soap for gifts and for the …
Lavender Charcoal Soap is the perfect blend of a few of my favorite things. Charcoal is terrific for oily skin, with the ability to pull both oil and dirt from pores. Because the charcoal can be drying for some skin types, I’ve chosen to add a bit of shea butter to a goat milk …
We are living in uncertain times, where the ability to be self reliant could be the difference between living well, and merely existing. For example, who knows what will ultimately happen to our ability to access health care? To that end, I’m sharing with you the 10 Top Essential Oils for Prepping. Compliance And Essential …
