Homemade Foundation
This is NOT a makeup tutorial :) Nope, the purpose of this video is to share my excitement about a recipe for a homemade foundation that I LOVE! It's natural, relatively inexpensive, and fun!
Read MoreBentonite Clay Face Mask
Bentonite clay binds with toxins to remove them from the body! And it works in our gut, skin, and mouth. When used on your skin as a mask, bentonite clay binds to your skin and extracts toxins from your pores. This helps to clear up blemishes, heal allergic reactions, and fight infections.
Read More2-Ingredient Dry Shampoo
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #10
Make your own dry shampoo. Washing hair takes wayyy too much time. After you wash it you have to dry it, and then style it. Who has time for that every day? And then there’s also the fact that washing your hair too frequently can strip your hair of healthy protective oils. And store-bought dry shampoos contain all those chemicals that we work so hard to avoid. Good thing it’s incredibly easy to make your own!
Read MoreHomemade Toothpaste
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #9
Make your own toothpaste. It can help remineralize your teeth and decrease sensitivity, it can whiten your teeth, and it can help balance pH to create a healthy mouth. And like always, making your own toothpaste allows you to control exactly what goes in it.
Read MoreMy 8 Favorite Ingredients for Homemade Products
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #8
Buy ingredients, not ready-made products… then make your own personal care products of course! Many homemade personal care products contain the same handful of ingredients. Making these products yourself is cheaper and allows you to control exactly what goes in them.
Read MorePregnancy and Infant Safe Bug Repellent
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #7
Make your own baby-safe bug repellent. There’s nothing better than being outdoors. But if bugs like you, it can be miserable! Make sure you add a homemade bug repellent to your camping or hiking supplies so you can go explore without the red bumps to prove it.
Read MoreEssential Oil & Aloe Juice Toner
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #6
Make your own facial toner. It’s important to use healthy and natural ingredients in your skin care products. What you put on your skin matters (we just can’t say it enough)! Try a natural facial toner that contains only a few ingredients to brighten and balance your skin.
Read MoreYoung Living Essential Oil Sunblock
We love taking care of our skin. Here is another one of our favorite sunblock recipes. This one features essential oils that not only protect your skin, but nourish it as well.
Read MoreZinc Oxide Sunblock
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #5
Make your own Sunblock. Store bought sunscreens contain a significant number of chemicals and anything you put on your skin is likely absorbed into your bloodstream. So we want to limit those chemicals as much as possible. Here's a super easy that you just have to try.
Read MoreSoap Nut & Rosemary Laundry Detergent
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #4
Make your own laundry detergent. Store bought detergents contain quite the laundry list of ingredients (and chemicals). Sure they might get our clothes clean, but ew, we wear those chemicals practically 24 hours a day. It’s easier (and cheaper) than you think to make your own. Let me show you how :)
Read More4 Ways to Naturally Protect Your Skin from Sun Damage
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #3
Protect your skin, naturally. Believe it or not, most people don’t get enough sun exposure anymore. The sun is vital for production of vitamin D and vitamin D helps us maintain our strong and healthy bodies. So we don’t want to block the sun, instead we want to soak up the sun without the burn.
Read MoreCamping in Death Valley
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #2
Meal plan (and snack plan), yes even on vacation! Don’t waste money at the expensive camp store or on snacks along the way. Just bring your own. And if you are anything life my family, snacks are a camping staple.
Read MoreSerena's Mini Vaca
Healthy Living on a Budget Tip #1
Go on vacation, but go camping! Some campsites can be as cheap as $15-30 a night.
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