This gluten-free homemade Lavender Body Butter is so easy to make, right in your own kitchen! It's the perfect addition to a calming night routine. It's also the perfect gift idea for friends and family! {GF + SF} If you are in the market for a spy-like experience right in your very own home, then this Lavender Body Butter recipe is right up your alley! It happens to be a gluten-free and soy-free lotion recipe that takes just mere minutes to make. And although we're working with lavender ... continue reading...
Lavender Sugar Scrub
Do-it-yourself lavender sugar scrub is gluten-free and soy-free. With just five ingredients, it's also easy to make and ready to go in 10 minutes or less!Stress relief in a jar. Relaxation at your fingertips. A day at the spa without leaving your house. This sugar scrub is AMAZING. And Toodle? She can't get enough of it. "I think I'll need some sugar scrub in my bath tonight because I need to get out the old energy to make room for the new energy." Dying. Dead on the floor over here. How is it ... continue reading...
That Time We Went to Texas and Learned Things
Yesterday I shared what finally prompted us to visit a specialty clinic out of state. And today I’ll share what we learned. As a recap, we had Toodle tested for:Vitamin D deficiencyCandida overgrowthBacterial infectionGenetic mutationsHistamine intoleranceAnd possibly a few other things that were wrapped into the above tests. And oh boy, did we learn ALL THE THINGS. I cannot even with all that we learned.But let me try.It turns out that Toodle was pretty low on the vitamin D scale. Not ... continue reading...
That Time We Went to Texas and Received Amazing Medical Care
We went to Austin, Texas in July to visit a dietician who specializes in autoimmunity, so this blog post has only been in my head for about 3.5 months. Probably it has simmered long enough. We had hemmed and hawed about going to the clinic. The final blow was not that Toodle continued to lose her hair, but rather the eczema covering about 85% of her body. Warm summer months were around the corner, but extreme temperatures and humidity aggravated Toodle’s eczema so much so she had to stay indoors ... continue reading...
4 Do-It-Yourself Recipes: Detergent, Toothpaste, Lavender Sugar Scrub, and Lavender Body Butter
When we went all-natural last year and started removing toxins from our home, I managed to find some awesome products for lotions, detergents, shampoos, and conditioners. I wasn’t so lucky in the toothpaste department. It’s hard to find gluten-free, fluoride-free toothpaste that doesn’t taste like salty tree bark. However, for the products we loved, we went through A LOT of them. And while I felt like a million bucks, that was neither the point of buying them nor was it my plan to spend like ... continue reading...
