Borax uses
The uses of the natural mineral deposit known as “borax,” are numerous. I use borax because it’s inexpensive, natural, non-abrasive and non-toxic. Even if you don’t pinch pennies, having a box of borax in your cleaning closet will save you an emergency trip to the store. Borax uses generally fit into one of these categories: cleansing agents, sanitizers, craft-making, garden-helpers and insecticides. [Read more…]

13 Uses of almond oil  – For thousands of years, almond oil has been pressed from sweet almonds for its dietary and health benefits. I tried it as carrier oil for some of the essential oils I use in my home but it has even more benefits than that. It’s a drupe, not a seed, which was cultivated well before the Roman Empire when natural oils were a critical part of daily life in both hygiene and cooking. Today, the US is the [Read more…]

10  Milk Thistle uses and How Milk Thistle May Bless You – On my journey to better health through natural products, I recently discovered the uses of milk thistle. In holistic formularies, you may see it referred to as “blessed thistle” and even its Latin name, Silybum marianum, refers to the origin of this nickname, a story in which Jesus’ mother, Mary, was nursing her baby and a bit of her milk fell onto a nearby aster flower. Milk thistle is a type of aster with a purple cone-like flower and spiky leaves. Milk thistle is an annual and grows in nearly every part of the world. [Read more…]

Top 11 Uses of Aluminum Foil – There are so many uses for the kitchen essential, aluminum foil, it’s hard to pick the best. As I’m no slouch, I’ll tell you some uses of aluminum foil that not even our grandmothers knew. But first, I think it’s important to take care of a common question.  [Read more…]

Uses for Lavender Oil – HHMmmmmmmm, lavendar! Lavender, of all the essential oils, is queen. I enjoy using it my the homemade bath salts and sugar scrubs. Civilizations have exploited the essential oil of Lavandula agustifolia for   [Read more…]