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Wish You Knew More About Essential Oils? Let’s Learn Together {GIVEAWAY-NOW CLOSED}

January 12th, 2012 · 55 Comments · Natural Health

If you’ve been wondering about natural remedies for something that’s plaguing you, or just for relief from cold symptoms, I’ve got a great opportunity for you today. Getting intimate with essential oils is one of my goals for this year, and when my husband woke up sneezing and probably tallied up 200 by lunchtime, I [...]

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Top 5 Herbs for Cold and Flu Season

November 17th, 2011 · 10 Comments · Natural Health

You all know I know practically nothing about all the natural remedies for illnesses, right? I’m trying, though. Yet another example of why KS is a place where baby steps are embraced! We’re all just doing what we can. I’m pleased to partner up with Trilight Health today to give you a tiny smidgen of [...]

Monday Mission: Find and Replace SLS

October 31st, 2011 · 41 Comments · Green Living

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to read your soap and cleaning labels, seek out "sodium lauryl sulfate" and "sodium laureth sulfate," then begin to look for natural alternatives. (Can you see why I just wrote "SLS" in the title?) Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides Since last year’s natural personal products [...]

Are Hand Sanitizers Safe or Superbug Creators?

October 27th, 2011 · 71 Comments · Cleaning, Natural Health

It’s so easy, you know? Squirt, rub, and done. For little people and adults alike, waterless hand sanitizers have become a simple and often daily alternative to hand washing in our society. I happen to be a pretty big fan of them pragmatically, but what about "naturally"? Are antibacterial hand sanitizers a green and natural [...]

Monday Mission: Tackle Those ‘Pits

October 24th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Green Living, Monday Missions, Natural Health

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make sure your deodorant is safe. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides Way back over a year ago when we talked about the dangers of aluminum during Analyzing Aluminum in August, I posted the homemade deodorant recipe I had been using. At that time, however, [...]

Monday Mission: Stock Your Natural Remedies Medicine Cabinet

September 12th, 2011 · 70 Comments · Monday Missions, Natural Health

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get ready for sick season by stocking a few ingredients for fighting infection. Impact Ratings: ? Level of Commitment: Making Strides Last spring I came home from a doctor’s appointment with my child carrying two bags: one with a super-strength prescription antibiotics from the pharmacy, and [...]

Natural Solutions to Outdoor Problems: Product Reviews

June 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · What to Buy

When was the last time your whole mailbox smelled pretty? I was just tickled to receive a box of goodies from Graham Gardens, one of KS’s sponsors for this month. I’ll get to talk about their soap (which we love) later on, but two GG products are related to last week’s Monday Mission, Get Natural [...]