DIY Ideas
Zap! Tips for Preventing Bug Bites + The Best Natural Insect Sprays
Summer means splashing in pools, hitting the sand, savoring stone fruits, backyard barbecues, and … figuring out how to prevent mosquito bites! Nature’s smallest creatures love to come out and play during the hottest months of the year, which makes bug spray an essential skin-care item for every member of the family.
DIY Gua Sha Oil
Hayley Wood, holistic esthetician and founder of Therapeutic Skin Coach, recently shared how to give yourself the best at-home gua sha facial. With these skills now in your arsenal, it’s time to ensure you have the right oils on hand to perfect your practice. Many of these ingredients you may already have—or can easily be ...
How to Cope With Stress While You’re Stuck at Home
Learning how to handle stress effectively should be in everyone’s quarantine survival strategy. We’ve all been forced into new routines, which means families are navigating school closures (and close quarters) and employees are working from home—not to mention the stress of the virus itself! Understandably, our monkey minds can quickly go from okay to panicky ...
Fill Your Free Time With These Fun and Practical DIYs
Whether out of boredom or necessity, now is a great time to try some DIY projects at home. Mix up a creative cocktail or replenish your hairspray without a trip to the store—these projects are fun, easy, and practical. Try one with your kids, or plan to do one via a virtual happy hour with ...
3 Ways to Pickle With Chef Megan Mitchell
Don’t throw out that pickle brine! We’ve got three inventive ways to repurpose it and get the most out of every jar. In today’s installment of Prep School, self-proclaimed pickle lover Chef Megan Mitchell shows us the light.
DIY Essential Oil Beaded Bracelet
Now you can bring the soothing aromas of essential oils with you on the go. This DIY bracelet can be designed with beads in your favorite colors and scented with any aromatherapy blend to suit your mood. Once you gather the materials and ingredients and put the bracelet together, it’ll give off its healing aroma ...
Make DIY Laundry Tablets With 3 Natural Ingredients
Nix harsh chemicals and clean your clothes the natural way. These all-in-one laundry tablets combine eco-friendly Molly’s Suds detergent (made from only five earth-derived ingredients), refreshing lemon essential oil, and clarifying white vinegar. Just add 1 tablet per load of laundry to refresh your wardrobe.
Dinner Party Ideas: Recipes, Games & More
Love to entertain but find the idea of hosting a formal dinner party a little intimidating? Breathe easy, friend. We’ve rounded up our favorite party-ready recipes, games, and even some clever shortcuts for making this an event you won’t end up dreadinwineg and will actually want to do again. Here’s how to treat your guests ...
Support Immunity With These Easy DIY Vitamin C Gummies
Battling a bug? Eat raw honey for beneficial antioxidants and enzymes.
This DIY Seaweed and Essential Oil Bath Bomb Brings the Spa Experience Home
We didn’t know there was anything better than lounging in a hot, steamy tub … until bath bombs came along.
Aromatherapy 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started With Essential Oils
Essential oils aren’t new, but they’ve definitely gained some steam in recent years. Plants are throwing these substances at us (I’m not exaggerating—pay attention the next time you walk past a lavender shrub!) and then chemists are able to isolate them, analyze their molecular structure, and determine the potential benefits of each substance. Using this ...
The Perfect Kid-Friendly Activity for Snow Days: DIY Play-Dough!
Colder weather and shorter days are the perfect excuse to curl up with a good book or movie—unless you have kids. If that’s the case, then it’s time to get creative!
Get to the Bottom of Diaper Rashes With This Natural, DIY Cream
The dreaded diaper rash: red, inflamed skin that’s so raw even gentle wipes send baby screaming. But before you reach for the toughest, fastest-acting treatment available, check the ingredients.
Don’t Sweat It: An Easy, All-Natural DIY Deodorant to Keep You Smelling Fresh
Few personal care products play as important a role as deodorant. It’s what saves us during sweaty situations like first dates, job interviews, and hardcore gym sessions. Plus, it’s one of the few products we use without fail every single day.
Drink This DIY Tonic to Help Support a Healthy Metabolism
You might be one of those people who bolts out of bed in the morning, ready to take on the day. Or, perhaps your energy peaks mid-morning after a slow rise. And we’re guessing you’re not immune to the dreaded afternoon slump following a long, relaxing lunch. What do all of these experiences have in ...
Beat That Headache! 5 Must-Haves to Numb the Pain
It seems just about everything in our modern world could be considered a potential headache trigger—from the rampant use of fluorescent lighting and eye strain caused by our addiction to mobile devices to frequent and unpredictable weather changes.
8 Eco-Friendly DIY Halloween Decorations
In a bid for spookiest house on the block, some Halloween enthusiasts can get carried away, filling their homes and lawns with plastic decorations.
Our Favorite DIY Shampoos To Try At Home
There’s something so satisfying about working shampoo into a thick lather in the shower. Covering your whole head in big, foamy bubbles just feels so—clean. But, as good as it feels, that shampoo probably isn’t doing you any favors.
6 Ways to Fight Garden Pests Without Chemicals
Tiny, polka-dotted red wings flutter and a ladybug lands on a leaf—one of the cutest moments in nature. But these famously adorable beetles have another persona: carnivorous predators.
Transform Your Tub Into a Spa With These Fizzy, Floral DIY Bath Bombs
If you love bath bombs, you better read this. And if you don’t know what we’re talking about, this might change your life (or at least your bath).
How to DIY Your Own Eco-Friendly Dryer Sheets—Without Any Chemicals
A fluffy comforter straight from the dryer is everything. Couldn’t you just envelop yourself in its pillowy softness and stay there forever?
17 Natural Cough Remedies
The cough might be the most annoying of all cold symptoms. The body spasms, the raw feeling in the back of your throat—and the fact that it might wake you up in the middle of the night and even draw glares from your cubicle mate at work. Not to mention it can seem impossible to ...
29 Gifts for Dads
Poor ol’ Father’s Day. It can sometimes feel a little like an afterthought, coming on the heels of Mother’s Day—but it doesn’t have to be!
A Simple Alternative To Using Toxic Dryer Sheets
Just crinkle a piece of aluminum foil into a ball 2 or 3 inches in diameter, then toss it into the dryer with wet laundry. When the cycle ends, you’ll have perfectly cling-free clothing.