Happy Hearts At Home

Easy and so clever. See here for recipe.

My son has mild acne with sensitive skin. I've had him use a zinc based  wash and honey masks , and they seem to be working at keepin...

On a whim, I purchased Palmolive's Classic Soft Touch dish soap at our Dollar General because it was only $2.00 for 30 ounces, and i...

I could never use body exfoliaters because they were too rough on my skin. Now that I'm older, my skin is thicker, and it does not renew...

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After reading about the excellent moisturizing properties of Crisco shortening, I finally tried it on my face and hands. It works better tha...

My new favorite soap and hair shampoo is the all-in-one raw African black soap/shampoo bar. I have wavy to curly fine dry hair, and this wor...

"Fennel seeds & fennel essential oil contain plant estrogen & phytohormones that firm and rejuvenate the skin by stimulating t...

This year I added some daffodil flower leaves. I make this with 2/3 water and 1/4 alcohol(grain alcohol or rubbing), and stuff the bottle wi...

From my garden. These Lenten purple hyacinths come back year after year, and are so fragrant. I've made some lovely cologne spray with t...

Reposted from last summer. We will use our homemade sunscreen again this year. ------------------------------------------------------------...

It's mid-May and we already have a good number of mosquitoes in the yard. Even though it works very well, I try to avoid insect repellen...

a black tea and sage rinse . This works over time, but you have to use this rinse repeatedly. Henna , my favorite hair dye, works much more...

All natural olive oil is effective at getting rid of itchy dry winter skin. We have sensitive skin in my family, and this natural oil works...

I've been experimenting with my garden lavender attempting to find the best way to extract the fragrance for cologne, insect repellent, ...

Ingredients: 4 tablespoons very finely ground coffee(I used regular ground) 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 8 tablespoons whole milk or cream(I u...

Beer supposedly makes your hair shine, helps with frizz and increases volume. Maybe you remember the beer enhanced 1970's shampoo, Body ...

I decided to henna my hair, so I've got my head wrapped in plastic wrap, trying not to drip on the camera. I haven't tried this for...

Chandrika soap is an inexpensive natural vegetable soap. I got a bar of this healing soap for about 65 cents at Vitacost.com . Chandrika veg...