FREE Toothbrushes from OraWellness

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The OraWellness Giveaway ends today (hurry…. go enter if you haven’t already!). Because of the great response (you guys are amazing!) OraWellness agreed to extend a special offer to Wellness Mama readers. Even if you don’t win the giveaway tonight, they are offering a FREE Bass toothbrush with the purchase of every bottle of Brushing [...]

How to Make Natural Shampoo [Easy Recipe]

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I’ve made natural alternatives to most of our household products and toiletry product, but shampoo was by far the toughest. I tried the “no-poo” method, which has great results for some, but did not work on me at all (and I have some terrible Christmas pictures to prove it!). If you have coarse hair that [...]

Improve Your Oral Health [OraWellness Giveaway!]

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We’ve been talking about oral health a lot lately, explaining how oral health affects the health of the whole body (part II) and how the teeth, like the rest of the body, can regenerate and remineralize if given the right nutrients. I even shared a way to whiten teeth naturally using one natural substance… Last year, I [...]

Best Way to Whiten Teeth Naturally

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As crazy as it sounds, this one simple home remedy can really whiten teeth (and help with gum disease) and is also very effective against food poisoning and other types of internal toxins. I used Activated Charcoal a few months ago when I had an awful bout of food poisoning, and it worked wonders! This [...]

Luxurious Sugar Scrub Recipe [Easy!]

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FACT: Sugar is not good for your intestines! FACT: Sugar can be very good for your skin… Those expensive sugar scrubs you see in department stores and spas… they cost pennies to make! Sugar scrubs are a simple beauty recipe with countless variations, and they can be incredibly moisturizing and exfoliating to the skin. If [...]

Natural Stain Treatment Reference Sheet [Printable]

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If your house is anything like mine, stains on laundry are a daily fact of life. When you switch to natural cleaning, you can’t just spray it all with “Shout” and call it a day… so what to do? Borrowing some wisdom from my grandma’s era, I compiled a helpful list of effective stain treatments [...]

How to Make Your Own Natural Vapor-Rub

How to make your own natural Vapor-Rub for illnesses

Hopefully cold and flu won’t strike at your home this year, but this is a good remedy to have on hand in case it does. For babies and small children especially, treatment options are limited, but congestion and coughing can really interfere with their ability to sleep well. We used to keep regular Vicks Vapor Rub and [...]