𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝙸𝚈𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘𝚡 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐

It’s really this simple. This is our laundry, this is our staples for our DIY products. To break it down for you it’s:

Products you can buy from a supermarket:
- Bicarbonate Soda
- Baking Powder
- Epsom Salts
- Citric Acid
- Magnesium Flakes
- Arrowroot Flour
- Washing Soda

Products from Young Living:
- Thieves Washing Liquid
- Thieves Dish Soap
- Thieves Household Cleaner
- Lemon Essential Oil

Others:
- Castile Soap

We choose to use particular YL products over making our own for the convenience it is for us and because we LOVE these products and how they work. These aren’t a must for your DIYS or to reducing the chemicals you are exposed too.
There are plenty of easy simple DIY recipes for washing liquid & dish soap (incase you weren’t aware Castile soap can be used to make dish soap) and for your multipurpose cleaners, Vinegar, witch hazel, boiled water are all alternatives you can use for cleaning sprays.

As for essential oils, YL aren’t the only brand out there, they are an amazing brand with high quality oils but we also use Oil Garden and Eco Modern Essential Oils. When it comes to oils we strongly believe in using the brand you want to use and working around what you can afford with your DIYs. It doesn’t need to cost you an arm and leg and it shouldn’t.

As you can see above it doesn’t take a lot to make the small changes that over time make the big changes 🌿

Know better, Do better 👏

Most of us have heard of beeswax lip balms or chapsticks but we’re you aware that beeswax has properties that heal and protect skin. From your lip balms to eye-liners, there are many different ways to use beeswax to care for your skin.

Firstly beeswax works by the healing of wounds with its anti inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Its also a protective for helping form a barrier between the skin and the environment without clogging pores. Further to that, beeswax is high in vitamin A, which has been found to support cell reconstruction. Making beeswax great for:

* hydrating dry skin with natural vitamin A
* Eczema treatment- known for taking away the itchiness that comes from eczema and the protective barrier to protect the skin from outside surfaces
* Stretch marks- using beeswax to support with coca butter & vitamin E for a natural solution for stretch marks
* Acne- the natural vitamin A and also protective barrier support with providing moisture to the skin without the clogging of pores.
* Lip balms/ chapsticks- providing natural moisture and barrier to protect against the dryness from the air / wind.

As an eczema suffer myself who has used steroid creams and every other “eczema relief” cream under the sun, I swear by the healing properties in beeswax and how it beats every other self cream out there.
If you are sick of hunting around to find a cream that helps maintain eczema relief then give beeswax a try.(my DIY go too recipe is in my post) It’s quick, easy and cost efficient to make. You will not look back 🐝

our FIRST reason why?

This kid, well all our kids really but this kid in particular, who is the one that has eczema, asthma & an allergy to everything..

After three years of smothering steroid creams, organic creams and any other “product” claiming it relives eczema. We ended up STILL searching for a product/s that would reduce the amount of harsh skin thinning steroid cream we needed to use on a daily basis to simply manage our little mans skin. Especially during the transition of seasons changing which caused BIG flare ups.

We didn’t think much of this change in lifestyle at the time but now since we’ve started to remove those toxic chemicals from our daily household products/ routine, it’s easily visible all the positive effects this is having on our life/health.

Sadly, his eczema & allergies go hand in hand together so that’s something we will never be able to “rid for good”. BUT our swap in lifestyle has reduced the amount of flare ups we get dramatically. Which is a BIG win!

A recipe so quick, easy & safe that our three year old joins in, you can’t do this with store brought dishwasher products!

1/2 cup baking soda
1 cup washing soda
1/4 cup citric acid
Glass storing container
1 cap Thieves household cleaner (optional)
10-20 drops essential oil
Mix all together & blend out lumps
Add 1-2 tbsp to dishwasher & GO!

FYI you can also make these into tablets by adding mixture into an ice cube tray & letting set or simply keep as a powder, it’s completely up to you what you prefer

Featured washing powder includes Thieves HC & Lemon essential oil 🍋

Doctor Bronner’s Castile soap is a MUST HAVe product in our house. It is great for creating natural cleaning products for the home. Its made with no synthetic preservatives, detergents or foaming agents.

Below is just some of what you can make with this amazing versatile product .

* DISH WASHING LIQUID
Add 1/8 Castile soap into a squeeze bottle and fill with pre boiled water then shake.

* WASHING LIQUID
Add 1/3 cup Castile soap (for a large load) then add 1 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle. Optional: For extra whitening add washing booster to wash cycle (Washing booster recipe in post)

* HAND-WASHING DELICATE CLOTHES
1 capful Castile soap in 4L cold water. Swish gently and let soak 10 minutes. Swish again and rinse with luke-warm water. Squeeze out excess water and hang clothing or lay flat to dry.

* HAND SOAP
Fill 1/8 pump bottle with Castile soap. Add 10 drops EO of your choice. Fill with pre boiled water and go!

* MOPPING (WOOD, LAMINATE & STONE FLOORING)
Add 1⁄2 cup Castile soap in buck of hot water.

* ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING SPRAY
Add 1/3 Castile soap to a spray bottle then top with pre boiled water. Optional: Add 10-20 drops EO of choice.

* TOILET CLEANER
Add 1/3 Castile soap with pre boiled water in a spray bottle, then spray into your toilet bowl and sprinkle baking soda onto your scrubbing brush. Scrub your toilet and leave to sit for 10 minutes before flushing

* WINDOW CLEANER
To get streak-free windows, add 1 tbsp of castile soap into a spray bottle and fill with pre boiled water. For a more effective clean you can also add vinegar.

* ANT SPRAY
Add 1/4 cup of Castile soap into a spray bottle, add 10 drops Tea Tree EO and spray around the trouble spots to help control ants.

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Studies suggest we spend around 36 per cent of our lives inside our bedrooms yet when we think of low tox, most of us focus more on cleaning up our diet, our health and beauty products and our household cleaners with our last thought usually being what’s inside our bedroom.

when we sleep each night our bodies defence mechanism lowers which means we’re highly exposed to what’s in our bedroom. Dirty shoes? Moulding wet towels? Condensation on the windows? Fungus from old yellow pillows? Built up trapped air? Sounds unpleasant when you think about it.

When you become more aware of your surroundings, simple changes can be made to support better bedroom environments.

Simple things like ensuring shoes live outside the bedroom. These things harbour all kinds of bacteria, toxins, and germs that then get walked into the home and sleep with you in bedrooms.

Changing to natural fabrics with bedding, rugs, curtains by using organic cotton (or wool) is the easiest and best way to go. Incase you weren’t aware, cotton is one of the most highly sprayed crops.

Reduce your Technology & Lighting within the bedroom. The reality is lighting and technology play a big part in preventing the body from producing natural melatonin that creates sleep and the ability to produce a deep sleep. Using dim lighting in the bedroom, establishing healthy bedtime routines and reducing your blue light exposure before bed will help create a space of zen and rest. This one is a necessity, we all need sleep to survive and those with young children/ babies like us need all the sleep you can get in between the ups and downs of children during the night, without adding the unhealthy sleeping spaces and habits into the mix.

Finally air quality! Open your bedroom windows each day for at least 15 to 20 minutes each day to properly air out the space. This eliminates domestic pollutants, eliminates odour, supports ventilation and reduces the level of damp which then causes mould.

Keep your bedroom a safe space for sweet dreams not a hidden nightmare ✨