Natural Living
Welcome to our Natural Living and Herbal Remedies hub—your go-to resource for building a healthier, low-tox lifestyle. Discover easy herbal recipes, DIY wellness remedies, and sustainable living tips designed to support your home and health naturally.
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Why I Ditched Toxic Ingredients and Switched to Natural Soaps
Have you ever flipped over a bottle of body wash or baby lotion and been stunned by the ingredient list? I sure was. What started as a simple goal to eat a little healthier after having my first baby quickly snowballed into something bigger. As I started learning to read food labels, I realized I needed to take a closer…
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Is Lye Natural and Safe? Why It’s in Every Real Soap-Even the Gentle Ones
Why does lye (sodium hydroxide) need to be in soap? This is a huge question I asked myself when I started looking into a more natural way of making soap. I read all the ingredients in the soaps and other products we were putting on our skin. I began to wonder what all the chemicals were for and how they…
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My Scheduled C-Section Story-Thanks to My Breech Baby
This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the cost of running the blog. We only share products we are using and are items we would recommend to a friend. Thank you for your support! Click ‘HERE’ for more info. First of all, I went into this pregnancy NOT wanting to have a C-Section,…
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Review of GroVia All in One Newborn Cloth Diapers
We’ve been using the Newborn All-In-One Grovia Cloth Diapers for 6 weeks now, and we love them! My daughter was born at 8 lbs 14oz, but by the time we got home, she had lost almost a whole pound (yeah, we had a slight weight issue), so she wore them as a 7lb 14oz baby and is about 9 lbs…
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How to Work Self-Care in as a Homeschooling Mom
Self-care for moms during homeschooling is essential when life feels overwhelming — and lately, it really has. Between managing the house, keeping up with meals, prepping lessons, working, and spending time with the kids, it’s a lot. I’m loving this homeschool journey so far, but I know burnout creeps in fast without intentional self-care. Mental health matters, especially when you’re…
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Fig Leaf Tea – It’s Healthy and it Tastes Amazing!
Fig leaf Tea is so amazing! When we moved into our house, we had a Brown Turkey Fig Tree in our yard. I was so excited about the tasty little fruits that blessed us in the spring. But I had no idea how amazing the leaves were until a couple of years later, when I was reading about how plants…
