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Sarah Powell of Lilith’s Apothecary shares two recipes for herbal mouthwash that will help you to maintain healthy gums. You can purchase Sarah’s products here.

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Notebook: Magazine has a great website that is home to many helpful hints and how-tos. There’s a simple recipe for a homemade face mask, as well as step-by-step instructions detailing a DIY manicure. You will also find information regarding how-to apply…

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FIMBY, which stands for Fun In My Back Yard, posted 4 steps to making homemade soap. While you’re there, check out the other bath & body related posts, including the one detailing how to make homemade laundry soap.

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Rhonda Jean, author of the Down to Earth blog, shares how to make liquid soap. She states that this is a healthy soap that can be used for a wide range of household tasks as well as personal hygiene.

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Soap Queen posted several recipes for homemade hand sanitizer as shared on the Martha Stewart Sirius Radio Show. These recipes allow you to make sanitizer in your own home without most of the chemicals that are found in most store-bough sanitizers.

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Between Friends Too has an extensive page of recipes featuring directions on how to make linen spray, herbal healing salve, and much more. The company carries fresh, natural, wild crafted products and ingredients from around the world.

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MakeYourCosmetics.com is a great source for tons of recipes, most created by Donna Maria Coles Johnson. MakeYourCosmetics is a fun, informative site that combines the joy of making your cosmetics with the peace of mind that the products you make and…

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Although written months ago, A Sonoma Garden’s post regarding handmade hand lotion will come in handy when creating homemade holiday gifts. Found via TipNut, this recipe is easy & takes little time to complete. You can also download decorative labels to put…

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The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe posted instructions for creating Felted Soap. If you are unfamiliar with what exactly felted soap is, as I was, it’s a soap and washcloth all in one, according to The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe. As you lather…

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Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, NY, just 90 miles from metropolitan New York City. Lauren Foster wrote an article for The Circle, Marist College’s school newspaper, titled Spa-aaah: Unwind with the D.I.Y. tricks. She stresses the importance of health, especially…

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Allison B. Kontur of BathBodySupply.com posted instructions for creating an Autumn Air Freshener on her blog. (found via Homemade Bath Products) There is also a video tutorial demonstrating how to make clear linen sprays.

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Many of you may already be thinking about all those handmade holiday gifts you plan to make. If you need a few more ideas and/or instructions, check out the blog 101 Handmade Gift Ideas. Below are links to the bath…

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nullMy problem with recipes of all kinds is that the majority of them call for a million ingredients and seem to take forever to complete – leaving me to think it’s cheaper & more efficient to purchase ready-made items. However,…

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Are you concerned about the flu?  Try this germ fighter spray from Aroma Thyme to help cut down on germs in your home.

Germ Fighter Spray
We’ve all been told to wash our hands more frequently. Here is an antiseptic, germ fighting spray…

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Natural Shaving Cream from Essential Oil Recipes

This Natural Shaving Cream is great for both men and women. It is excellent for a man’s bristly beard as well as for the softer feminine hair on legs, underarms, bikini and Brazilian. The…

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