With Father’s day nearly upon us, I have been thinking about what to make the Hippy Hubby this year, and then Syfy answered it for me, “what about a dad’s perfume…like your perfume?”. Hmmmm…we could make him a cologne and that’s a gift he would really love! Andy usually skips the cologne these days, because most […]
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Kick Your Habit in the Butt - Using Essential Oils to Quit Smoking
If you haven’t heard the news, cigarettes are bad…mmkay. I don’t think that I need to go into the information on the many ways that smoking cigarettes kill. In fact, as an ex-smoker myself, I know you have probably already heard most of it before. You can easily do a Google search to find a plethora […]
The Miracle of Cleansing Grains
For years, I had been cleaning my face with the same harsh cleansers that the majority of the population uses to clean their faces. I tried Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Biore, Loreal, Clearisil, and even Proactiv, but not one of them ever actually made my face any clearer. As we learned in my first post […]
Aunt Flo’s Cramps-B-Gone Tea & Tincture - Don’t Let Cramps Take Over Your Life
I must admit that I thought I was done with this topic. It seems I could probably fill a book with information on making this time of the month more comfortable, using natural methods. We’ve discussed before, the use of my salve, Aunt Flo’s Soothing Salve, but today I am going to share with you […]
Fire & Spice - Naturally Soothe and Heal Strep Throat Using Herbs
Somehow I had managed to go a whole (nearly by just a few days) 31 years without getting strep throat. My sister contracted it so much as a kid that she almost had to have her tonsils removed, but I never did. Before this bout strep, I thought to myself, “what’s the big deal? I […]
Good Night Sleep Tight - A Sleepytime tea & tincture for a good night’s rest
You’re tossing and turning and trying with all your might to keep your eyes closed and to fall asleep. A peek through your eyelashes reveals that it’s just getting later at an exponentially fast rate, which if you’re me, will piss you off even more. Through the mental clutter that is filling your brain, with each […]
Homemade Herbal Cough Drops
I can tell that it is fall already because everywhere that I turn I am seeing pumpkin everything! With pumpkin season in full swing already (and it’s not even my birthday month yet!), I am working hard to fill my natural medicine cabinet for this coming cold & flu season. We have already learned how […]
Cool Vibes Vapor Rub Jr - A Eucalyptus-Free Child-Safe Vapor Rub
Last year, when Robert Tisserand’s newest edition of Essential Oil Safety hit the shelves, everyone was surprised that it was now advised not to use ANY form of eucalyptus and rosemary on children under the age of 10 and peppermint on children under the age of 6 years old
Homemade Remineralizing Herbal Tooth Powder - choose your flavor
Last week we talked about DIY Peppermint Mouthwash, and in that post I mentioned that we love to use a tooth powder here in our house. As promised, I am sharing our tooth powder recipe with you today! When I made my first batch of tooth powder, about 6 months back, I was looking to try […]
DIY Natural Peppermint Antiseptic Mouthwash
We have been using my homemade toothpaste and tooth powder in the Hippy Household for quite awhile (I will share my tooth powder recipe next for those who are wondering!), but we were still in need of a good mouthwash that wasn’t too harsh and still was highly antiseptic.