This post has been a LONG time coming. Over a year ago, I wrote a post on making your own dish soap, but even that recipe was never one that I found to work too well. I have been trying to find a recipe for dish soap that ACTUALLY worked, for at least a year now. I have tried just about every single diy all-natural “crunchy” soap recipe that I could find! The cold hard fact of the mater is that castile soap whether in liquid form, grated bar form, or even a combination of the two, just wasn’t working well enough to cut the grease and clean my dishes effectively. Read more »
Posts Tagged ‘Hippy Homemaker’
DIY Dish Soap That Actually WORKS - It’s Simple, No Melting and No Waiting!
Before There Was Peace Pits - DIY All-Natural Aluminum Free Deodorant Paste
With all of the information out there now about the extremely damaging effects of aluminum in our deodorants, many people are changing over from their antiperspirants to more natural deodorants. Some are willing to fork over the cash to try each of the natural brands until they find one that works for them, but others would like to make it themselves. I receive a lot of messages from your guys, asking me what my secret recipe for my Peace Pits Deodorant Paste is. It’s true, it works better than any of the other natural deodorants that I have tried. Peace Pits is so effective it beats the stink ALL DAY LONG! I can totally understand why you want my recipe. Read more »
The Hippy Homemaker’s Green Cleaning Starter Kit - The Ultimate Green Friendly Wedding Present
I had the privilege of being invited to one of my long-time friend’s wedding and reception this last weekend. Though we weren’t able to go to Colorado to make the actual wedding, we were able to go to their reception dinner held here in Texas. When our invitation arrived in the mail, my first thought was “what to make them for their wedding present?” Read more »
Fluffy Vegan Pancakes - Delicious ANY Time of Day
Who doesn’t like pankcakes? It’s actually one of the easiest things to make non-dairy/vegan and not have any complainers around. I admit, some vegan dishes can be really crazy experiences for the non-vegan pallete, but not my vegan pancakes. These fluffy cakes of deliciousness are tasty to everyone and no one is ever the wiser that they don’t have any eggs in them. Read more »
Cool Yourself Off With Peppermint Essential Oil During These Hot Summer Days - Hippy Summer Aromatherapy 101 Series
It is HOT outside! August has finally arrived here in the great state of Texas, and it hasn’t spared us from the normal excessive heat that we usually experience down here. This year, to combat the heat, I have made up a refreshing body spray using water, witch hazel, and peppermint essential oil! Most of the time we think of peppermint during the winter time, but not me! The first thing that comes to mind when I smell peppermint essential oil, is it’s cool refreshing blast. In the summer, I can not get enough of that cooling sensation. Read more »
Breathe Easier With Eucalyptus Essential Oil - Hippy Summer Aromatherapy 101 Series
Last week we talked about the miracle of Lavender essential oil and it’s many uses. It is really surprising how many uses there really are for these essential oils. One of the reasons that I love using them so much is because I feel like I am getting back to my roots by using these plants for medicine! This week, we are learning about Eucalyptus essential oil! Read more »
Which Essential Oil Companies Should YOU Buy From? My surprising findings on my quest to find the best
I am most likely going to piss off some people with this post, but the information that I found was too good to keep to myself and keep you guys in the dark. As always, you should do your own research and question everything (even me!!). Read more »
Make Your Own Toothpaste For Your Kids, Your Dogs, and Yourself
You guys know how much I like to get on my soap box about getting chemicals out of our lives, so of course one of the first things I got rid of out of my body care products, was my toothpaste. Don’t worry…I didn’t get rid of toothpaste all together, at the time, I had switched to Tom’s toothpaste; the no fluoride kind. …that is until they got bought out by Colgate, then I had to find myself another toothpaste.
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Hippy Mother’s Day With Vegan Strawberry Orange Cinnamon Rolls
We all know how much I love coming up with crazy awesome vegan sweets and treats. I can’t help myself, when I get a craving for something…I have to create it! I decided for this upcoming Mother’s Day, I wanted one of my favorites, but revamped for spring. Cinnamon rolls! These aren’t just ordinary cinnamon rolls though, they are orange strawberry cinnamon rolls, and they are GOOD!! Read more »
Make Your Own Dog Food and Your Dog Will Thank You EVERY Time That You Feed Him!
After making Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats, I began to notice Sirius (our 50+ lbs. dog that thinks he is Syfy’s brother) began to act very bored with the super expensive dog kibble I was feeding him. Every morning and every evening he would slump over to his food dish and sniff at the same old boring kibble and then walk away. What happened to my voracious eater? I know for a fact that he loves to eat food, Read more »
