Today I went to the Less Is More Festival, an event I only found out about a few days ago via Facebook. It was held at the library at Peppermint Grove, a building already based on sustainable concepts. I was very impressed with the toilets. Essentially, the cisterns have a sink built into the top of them. When you flush, water flows from the ( Read more... )

I've been looking through the memories about homemade laundry detergent, and they've been really helpful.
I'd like to try 1 c Borax, 1 c Washing Soda, 1/3 c unscented Dr. Bronner's.

My issue is that I have to be cautious about the soaps and detergents I use because I have eczema. 7th Generation unscented detergent works well for me, but it's too ( Read more... )

I am doing basic aromatherapy kits for a few relatives for gift. I know which essential oils I use, but I thought I would dig around and find what everyone else uses!

What essential oils do you use frequently? And how?

Any recipes, blends or ailments that you use/use them for would be appreciated, too!

I'm really interested in making candles and soap, and I've googled it tons of times to make them naturally but I thought I'd come here for help too. Anyone here make natural soy candles and soap? Could you share recipes and tell me what supplies I will need? Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!

i couldn't find anything on this in the entries ( Read more... )

Hello everyone, I had a few questions but decided to put them into one post since they all deal with finding uses for items instead of throwing them out(useless waste annoys me ( Read more... )

Does anyone have a dry shampoo recipe they would like to share? A quick google search turned up a recipe consisting of baking soda and oatmeal, which sounds fine but I was wondering if anyone had other ingredient suggestions.

Thanks!

I have some questions and am looking for advice regarding tea tree oil vs witch hazel as a daily facial toner. General facial skin information is that I have very oily skin and large pores around my nose and cheeks. I am not so concerned about the pores just with controlling breakouts ( Read more... )

does anyone know the correct proportions for making shea butter spreadable by melting the shea butter and adding oil to it ( Read more... )

Alright, collective wisdom, don't fail me now.

My husband has toe nail fungus. It's gross. He's had it for years. The last time we brought it up with his doctor he was prescribed some pill which gave him a rash. He didn't complete that treatment per doctor's orders.

I'm looking for remedies, if you have any, that actually work AND are ( Read more... )