It’s that time of year again… Spring, when nature goes through its cycle of renewal. If left to its own devices, everything would be green, and everything would be natural.
Most of us desire to have soft skin. It’s what we strive for when we purchase any moisturizer or skin treatment. Sometimes though, the secret to having smooth, soft skin
I love formulating cosmetics with herbs. Here are some quick and easy ways to add herbs to your natural skin care routine.
Grind your herbs and add them to masks, scrubs,
The most basic face mask, and probably the easiest to make is a blend of whichever type of clay is suited to your skin type, moistened with an appropriate hydrosol,
Oats, Groats, Haver. Whatever you wish to call it, Avena Sativa or it's wild sister Avena Fatua just might be the most versatile and beneficial plant alive. It is
Walk into the beauty section of any department store today and you’ll find a dizzying array of soaps, for every possible purpose and in every conceivable size, shape,
When harvesting time comes around in the garden each year, I feel a shift inside me. Starting in March, I am planning and buying seeds, planting and transplanting, watering, weeding,
Once the heat of summer arrives here in Michigan, my deck is filled with potted flowers, plants, and oh yes, a bunch of canning jars filled with herbs infusing themselves
What did the ancient Polynesians know about the sea and its healing properties? Long before the first European sea therapy center was instituted in 1899 by Dr. Louis Bougot in
