December 28, 2010
Another present under the tree for family this year. To make this muscle rub I used the method described in the post How to Make an Herbal Salve. This year I made some improvements to the recipe, most notably the addition of organic, Maine grown peppers and essential oils. Chosen ...
December 26, 2010
A healing skin ointment inspired by a salve I bought years ago.
July 26, 2010
My herbal knowledge, whatever little I have, is mostly in plants for the skin. You probably already know about comfrey and plantain and this is a simple recipe using those herbs to make a poultice or paste to relieve itchy insect bites.
July 10, 2010
My first batch of homemade deodorant was based on a popular web recipe; this time around I made a few more modifications, enough to call it my own.
March 5, 2010
After writing that I was almost out of toothpaste and was going to have to start making my own very soon I found just one more tube of Tom's in the cupboard. Then my parents visited last week and stole it when they left. Actually they didn't steal it, they ...
February 11, 2010
A summary of my homemade skin care products and what we buy.