Tag: Homemade Essentials
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Natural Tick Spray for Children & Dogs
A gentle homemade tick spray recipe for children and dogs, alongside simple summer rituals that help create a calmer, more peaceful home and family life outdoors.
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Natural Bug Spray for Summer Evenings
This natural homemade bug spray recipe uses simple botanical ingredients to create a gentler alternative to conventional insect repellents — perfect for slow summer evenings, garden dinners and outdoor family life.
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How to Make Dishwasher Tablets at Home
Homemade dishwasher tablets are one of the simplest ways to reduce plastic waste and create a gentler kitchen cleaning routine. This beginner-friendly guide explores how to make natural dishwasher tabs at home using simple, inexpensive ingredients.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Homemade Cleaning Products
You do not need a cupboard overflowing with chemical cleaners to create a home that feels fresh, calm and cared for. This beginner’s guide to homemade cleaning products explores the simple ingredients, gentle routines and natural recipes that can help you build a lower-tox home — one small swap at a time.
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My Pantry Staples: The Ingredients That Make Healthy Living the Default
A well-stocked pantry doesn’t need to be elaborate — it just needs to be useful. Here are the ingredients I reach for again and again, across baking, quick meals, and natural homemaking.
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Natural Product Staples I Always Keep at Home (And What I Make With Them)
If you strip things back, you don’t need much to make effective, low-tox products at home. These are the eight ingredients I keep stocked — and everything I can make from them.
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What a Candle-Making Course Taught Me
I attended a natural candle-making course and it quietly changed the way I think about scent in the home. Here’s what I learned — and a simple soy candle recipe to try at home.
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How to Make a Simple Natural Deodorant
I didn’t set out to become someone who makes their own deodorant. But the more I read about what’s in conventional sprays, the harder it was to ignore. Here’s the simple recipe I’ve used ever since — and why it works.
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How to Make a Natural Surface Cleaner (Safe for Little Hands)
I started making my own surface cleaner when I realised I couldn’t read half the ingredients on the bottle and that the surfaces my child touches every day deserved better. Here’s the simple, natural recipe I’ve used ever since.