Katie Vance

10 Ways to Use Hydrosols for Home and Beauty

Essential oils are the focus of many natural at home cleaners and recipes. However, people are starting to take great notice to hydrosols and hydrosol uses!

A Homemade Anti-Aging Green Clay Face Mask

This DIY face mask tones, soothes, and improves skin’s natural look and feel. It works well with most skin types and even reduces subtle signs of aging!

Homemade Bath Melts Recipe Using Pink Sea Salt

These Pink Himalayan Salt bath melts were inspired by Valentine’s Day but you can make these DIY shower melts any time of year. They’re simple and they work great!

Healing Lip Balm: Simple and Natural DIY Lip Balm that Heals & Protects

This healing lip balm is simple and effective. With just four ingredients it yields almost 20 tubes of a lip balm that heals and protects.

Homemade Natural Diaper Cream That Really Works

Homemade diaper cream that is great for daily use and for treating nasty diaper rash. This natural DIY diaper rash cream keeps baby bums clean and clear!

DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner: A Simple Natural Recipe

I make DIY makeup brush cleaner because the natural makeup brush cleaners on the market are pricey and, since you’re supposed to clean them weekly, I go through it really fast! Making homemade brush cleaner also enables me to tweak it to my preferences.

Make A Naturally Deodorizing Wooden Wick Candle

I absolutely love using my wooden wick candles, and I guarantee you’ll love them too! They only take a few minutes to make and are easy to customize with your favorite essential oil, so you get the exact scents you want. Enjoy!

10 Ways to Use Essential Oils for Cleaning Your Home

Cleaning with essential oils is all the rage, as it should be. Today we show you how to use them effectively to clean every room in your home and then some! From your bathroom to your kitchen to your floors and even for use outside!

Sunburn Treatment: A DIY Soothing Sunburn Lotion

I know people have long used home remedies for sunburn treatment, so this year I set out to create a soothing, after-sun lotion using aloe vera and several other natural, healing oils. I’m happy to report that it works great on sunburns and more!

Seven Plants You Can Grow for DIY Beauty Projects

Growing lavender and these 6 other perennial plants, provides me with the ingredients to make numerous salves, lotions, soaps, and fragrances for my home. Plus, nothing beats the convenience of having these ingredients at my fingertips.

Homemade Hand Scrub: Perfect for Gardeners and More

This homemade hand scrub gently exfoliates away stubborn dirt from my hands. I always include some gentle exfoliants as well as some nourishing oils to help keep my hands looking clean and moisturized.

Natural Beeswax Drawer Freshener for Your Clothes

I made this homemade drawer freshener because I was tired of the harmful chemicals used in commercial fabric softeners and detergents to mask odors in clothing. The ingredients in my recipe are natural and they work!

Easter Lotion Bars with Cocoa Butter, Beeswax, and Coconut Oil

These Easter lotion bars are great any time of year! They’re simple, keep well, and work great. Make them for personal use or gift-giving.

A Homemade Hazelnut Coffee Sugar Scrub Recipe

This homemade sugar scrub is great for use on hands and feet. We made it a coffee sugar scrub because we love the smell the coffee imparts. This scrub also makes a great gift, especially around Valentine’s Day!

10 Ways to Green Your Cleaning Routine in 2016

Homemade cleaners, for some reason, were the one area of natural living where I fell short. It was hard for me to believe they actually worked, but after using them, I found that couldn’t be further from the truth!

DIY Natural Candy Cane Lip Balm For the Holidays

My favorite lip balm recipe for the holidays (and for Christmas gifts) is this all-natural peppermint lip balm recipe that is both beautiful and delicious.

Homemade Oatmeal Lavender Bath Soak for Dry Skin

This homemade oatmeal bath soak helps ease dry winter skin without all the chemicals in the expensive commercial bath products. Two soaks and my dry skin was gone!

Natural Homemade Dusting Solutions and Wipes

Let’s make a homemade dusting solution with reusable wipes so you can control the ingredients, save money, and stop throwing out all those expensive disposable dust wipes!