What is a salve? And how to easily make one!

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Salves are probably the easiest herbal skin care product to make at home. They’re fantastic for healing and soothing all kinds of skin conditions. If you’re new to this diy lifestyle you may find yourself asking, “Yeah, but what IS a salve?” What is a salve? A salve is basically an ointment that is applied … Read more

Easy DIY Lip Scrub for Dry Winter Lips

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This diy lip scrub is made with just 3 ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. It’s easy to make and will put an end to your dry. flakey lips. Since it’s homemade you know there are no questionable ingredients. Lip scrubs play an important role in preventing dry lips. They are both … Read more

Easy Homemade Sugar Scrub

This easy homemade sugar scrub exfoliates and moisturizes at the same time – without leaving your skin oily feeling. The basic recipe is super versatile and can be used to make a variety scrubs that make fantastic, and inexpensive, gifts. Ingredients Needed Glycerin – Vegetable glycerin is an emollient and will help moisturize your hands … Read more

Homemade Hand Scrub for Gardeners (and other messy people)

homemade hand scrub for gardeners in mason jar

Gardener’s hands can get pretty dirty but with this homemade hand scrub no one would ever know. This scrub is perfect for getting the dirt out from under fingernails and out of the nooks and crannies (aka wrinkles) in our hands. It takes just minutes to mix together using ingredients you probably already have in … Read more

DIY Honey and Sugar Face Scrub

homemade honey and sugar face scrub in a mason jar with sugar in the background

Making homemade sugar scrub couldn’t be easier when you use this DIY sugar and honey scrub recipe. Use twice a week to keep your skin glowing. I make it because it’s super cheap and it works. But it’s also one less thing that you have to put on a shopping list and remember to get … Read more

Using Honey for Allergies – breaking down the evidence

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As a family who keeps bees I’m often asked about using honey for allergies – mainly, does it work? The simple answer is “it depends.” There are a lot of variables to consider when deciding to use local raw honey as part of your seasonal allergy protocol. The basic thought process of using honey for … Read more

Growing and Using Maypop Passion Vines

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Soon after my husband and I got married, he brought home a beautiful lavender flower that had a lovely smell, He had found on a pasture fence line. It was a native purple passion flower, Passiflora incarnata, which is also known as maypop in areas where it grows wild in North America. We’ve been growing … Read more

Making herbal tea blends – what you need to know

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We are a tea loving family. In fact, I joke that growing up while other kids drank Kool-Aid® or Tang®, we drank tea (meaning sweet iced tea, I am from the South, you know). As a young adult I was introduce to herbal teas and fell in love with them, too. At first I would … Read more

DIY Body Butter for Healthy Skin

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Dry skin is something that drives me crazy but putting chemicals on my skin is something I’m not willing to do to moisturize it. I’ve been on the hunt for a homemade moisturizer for quite a while. I’ve tried several recipes and techniques; some have been super oily and didn’t absorb well, others had water … Read more

Pink Lemonade Herbal Bath Fizzy

jar of herbal bath fizzy

A few years ago we tried to make bath bombs and let’s just say they were one of my more epic DIY fails. We had fun, but they didn’t work the way Martha said they would. The problem was you had to add water to them to get them to stick together and the water … Read more

Homemade Vapor Rub for the Cold and Flu Season

Discover the soothing relief of homemade vapor rub with jars from SchneiderPeeps.com. One jar sits open, revealing creamy yellow contents, while the other remains sealed. Follow the tutorial to craft your own blend and embrace natural comfort.

When my big kids were little we used to use something we called “nose medicine” when we were stuffy, most people call it Vicks® Vapor Rub. It works great, but we decided to stop using it for a several reasons. Now, I make homemade vapor rub salve for our family using essential oils, carrier oils, … Read more

How to Make and Use Infused Oils

Infusing herbs into oils is a great way to add flavor, color and medicinal value to oils. Learn how to make and use infused oils as both food and medicine.

In fusing herbs in oils is such a great way to add flavor, scent, color and health benefits to oils. I’ve been making infused oils for quite some time and thought I’d share with you my no-fuss way of infusing the oil. But first let’s chat about why you would even want to infuse oil. … Read more

How to make your own body powder

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Goodness, it’s hot around these parts! Probably not any hotter than any other June but since we’ve switched from antiperspirant to deodorant I notice the effects of the heat much more. So, Esther and I decided that everyone needed some body powder to help keep us all feeling fresh.  So, we made some. I’ve made … Read more

DIY Herbal Bath Tea For a Better Night’s Sleep

jar of sleepy time bath tea and reusable tea bag

There’s nothing quite like slipping into a warm herbal bath after a long day. I realize some people have thing against baths and only take showers but I’m defiantly in the Team Herbal Bath group, especially when we need a little extra self care in our lives. Whenever my kids aren’t feeling well they are … Read more

How to use nettles for seasonal allergies

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Yep, those weeds that sting bare little feet as they run over them are great for helping with seasonal allergies. I use stinging nettle in several different ways to help with season allergy relief. Several of our children struggle a bit with seasonal allergies and I often find myself with itchy eyes when the mold … Read more

How to Make an Easy Comfrey Poultice plus how to use it

Comfrey poultices made from herbs wrapped in cloth are displayed on a surface. The text at the bottom reads, "How to make Comfrey Poultices for bruises, sprains and muscle pain - SchneiderPeeps.

Poultices are a staple in our homemade first aid supplies. I like to keep a few homemade comfrey poultices on hand for when we need them and I’m going to show you how you can make them in advance too. A few years ago our oldest daughter bruised her big toe at dance (pointe ballet). … Read more

Moringa Tea {a simple and frugal healing tea}

A cup of moringa tea with a honey dipper drizzling honey into it. In the background, two jars stand, one open to reveal its contents. Text overlay reads: "Moringa Tea: a healing infusion.

Being from the South I grew up on tea…sweet tea. In fact, I remember having sweet tea available daily but rarely drinking those fruit flavored drinks. I was an adult before I knew there was any kind of tea besides sweet tea (ok, so I knew about unsweet tea but didn’t know anyone who actually … Read more

Conquering dry winter skin with homemade scrubs and lotions

small jars of lip scrub and lotions

Last week we had a little chapped lips issue going on here. We were applying lip balm all day it seemed and still several of us had dry chapped lips. Poor Esther, she didn’t really understand why we kept telling her to stop licking her lips, they were dry after all. But really, licking dry … Read more