Regular The Sweetest Digs readers know how serious I am about creating a toxin-free home. I'm fanatic about using either homemade products or products where I can fully understand the ingredient list. After making my own cleaner for a while (a simple water + vinegar mix), I found the best natural all purpose cleaner that we now use literally EVERYWHERE in our home. My homemade cleaners had ... View the Post
How to Make: Homemade Citrus Body Scrub Recipe
Once you know how crazy easy it is to make AMAZING sugar scrubs, you will never buy one again. Seriously. Keep reading for my homemade body scrub recipe featuring a super yummy citrus scent! What You'll Need: 1/2 cup Organic Coconut Oil (solid) 1/2 cup of Organic Coconut Oil (liquid). You could replace this with any liquid oil that is good for the skin - grapeseed, olive, sweet ... View the Post
Easy Homemade Lip Balm Recipe: Grapefruit and Tangerine
We use lip balm in our house like it's going out of style. Especially in the chillier months! So, I figured I needed to start making our own homemade lip balm - both to save money, but also to know exactly what ingredients are in it (I wanted all organic, no toxins). Did you realize how easy it is to make your own homemade lip balm? I swear, you can't screw this up. I decided to make a ... View the Post
Join me for an Online Essential Oils Class
Wanna come hang out with me? Next Monday night, from the comfort of your own couch, come join me for a live stream class on winter wellness! I'll be chatting all about why I made the switch to using essential oils, how I use them on a daily basis, and how they are helping us stay above the wellness line during this winter season. The nice thing about it being a live class is that you can ask ... View the Post
Immunity Roller Recipe
Now that the weather is turning colder and the kids are back at school/daycare, it's that time of year when we can all use a little immunity support using this simple immunity roller recipe. Anything I can do to avoid the runny noses, hacking coughs, and sore throats, I'm there. Ever since I started using essential oils in our household (read more about that here), I have a little "tool ... View the Post
Get Gorgeous Skin with this Homemade Face Serum Recipe
I have been using this homemade face serum instead of moisturizer for years and absolutely LOVE it. I knew I needed to share the recipe! In my teens I had acne and the idea of putting OIL on my face goes against everything I was taught. I thought you wanted to dry out your skin as much as possible. I used to put toothpaste on any acne (anyone remember trying that?), used a daily toner, almost ... View the Post