I’ve written about using clove oil to kill mould before when I cleaned the rubber seal in my washing machine. There is some science in that blog post. You could use bleach (which I would have normally used), but I did learn it is only making the mould “white” for…
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DIY low-tox dry shampoo for light and dark hair
How often do you wash your hair? Is it one of those tasks you just hate doing?? Yeah, me too. I can go a week (I’m pushing it!) without washing it. I usually cave around the day 5 mark though. It’s a job I think “Am I really going anywhere…
That clean house smell diffuser blends
If you’re a lover of citrus of woody smells then these blends will definitely give your house that clean home smell! Throw out the artificial fragrances (here’s why you SHOULD) and switch to using a diffuser. A diffuser is an efficient way to maintain a fresh home by removing dangerous pollutants and agitating…
How to make your own reed diffuser
If you’re after a really simple project that will take minutes then make your own reed diffuser. Plus it’s cheap! Store bought reed diffusers are often filled with synthetic and hormone disrupting fragrance so making your own low-tox version is a winner. How to I bought the jar and reeds here.…
DIY: Night serum
Make your own night serum/cream! I’ve been using this combo for about 8 months now and I love it. No artificial fragrances or chemicals are sitting on my skin all night long. While I know it’s hard to become NO-TOX (because I still like sunscreen), you can easily reduce the…
Essential oil perfume blend
When I started to learn more about essential oils one of the first things I ditched was all my perfumes. I know! It was hard to part with them, because I did have some lovely ones. And expensive too. But they had to go. Here’s why… Perfumes contain neurotoxins, which have…
Where to buy bottles for doTERRA recipes
So you’ve bought your Home Essentials Kit and you’ve been happily diffusing oils, but you know you can do more with them! Here’s 10 more ways you can use your oils apart from just diffusing them. I like to clean with mine, travel with them, get my kids to use…
Head and neck tension? There’s an essential oil for that!
If you suffer from neck tension, headaches or just feel uptight, then try an essential oil FIRST before you start digging through your medicine cupboard. I’ve been doing this myself and until you TRY it, you just don’t know how amazing it feels to use a little drop of 100%…
DIY Natural Teeth Whitening
Looking for a low-tox way to whiten your teeth? Well this simple recipe is a no-brainer! Firstly, since reducing my toxic load in my home and on my body I switched to the doTERRA toothpaste. It’s natural, reduces plaque, and will whiten teeth. It’s a blend of Wild Orange, Clove, Cinnamon,…
Home Essentials Kit Cleaning Recipes
Have you considered going low-tox in your home? I have been doing this over the past 10 months and it’s definitely been life changing. My goal was to improve my overall health and mood. If you have joined the magical world of doTERRA and are keen to use your essential…
Make your own laundry soaker to strip wash your clothes
I chose to make my own napisan (or soaker) with sodium carbonate, borax and a low-tox washing liquid. Basically, I wanted to give some clothes, sheets and pillows a ‘strip wash’. That is, reset the clothes back to factory settings. Ridding everything of soap build up or ineffective washing. And I…
Stain removal roller
Get those stains out! Put some doTERRA laundry detergent in a roller bottle and rub that directly over stains, dirty marks or greasy spots. Then leave for 20 minutes and wash as normal. You won’t waste any by tipping it everywhere and it works a treat on school uniforms. Easy…