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Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Long before we could purchase synthetic food coloring, people colored eggs for spring festivities using the natural homemade non-toxic dyes. Hard Boiled Eggs Red Dye (beets, cranberries, raspberries) Green Dye (spinach, liquid chlorophyll) Blue Dye (blueberries)...

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Natural Insect Repellant

Create your own bug repellant without all the harmful chemicals 20 drops eucalyptus oil 20 drops cedarwood oil 10 drops tea tree oil 10 drops geranium oil 2 oz carrier oil such as jojoba 1.Mix all ingredients together in a 4 oz container or spray bottle. 2.Apply to...

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Holiday Ornaments

The fun and enjoyment of making your own salt dough ornaments will provide holiday memories for a lifetime. So have fun, creating your own dough ornaments together! 4 Cups of Flour 1 Cup of Salt 1 1/2 Cups of Hot Water Holiday Cookie Cutters Decorations, Glitter,...

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Foot Scrub

1 cup of sea salt or epsom salt 1/2 cup of cold water 2 drops of essential oils such as lavender Start off by gradually adding water to salt and lavender oil. As you are adding it, you want to make sure the mix starts looking like a paste. It should be liquid enough...

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Avacado Mask

Ingredients ½ of an avocado ½ of a banana Olive oil or other unrefined oil Directions Mash the fruits together and add some olive oil to the mixture. Application Apply paste on the face and leave it for 20 minutes and then rinse your skin thoroughly with lukewarm...

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Homemade Sugar Scrubs

Homemade sugar scrubs are fast and easy to make. Use the scrub in the shower or bath for wonderfully smooth skin. RECIPE: 2/3 cup sugar (white, brown, sucanat, coconut etc.) 1/2 cup sweet almond oil or other unrefined oil 1 vitamin E capsule 1 tsp. vanilla extract...

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Acupuncture for Stress

Good news, acupuncture fans: It really does help relieve stress. And now, a new study is giving a closer look at why. The body secretes an assortment of hormones into the bloodstream as a reaction to stress, which the researchers were then able to measure in the rats....

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