Essentials for Living

All About Solid Dish Soap

I get asked every week about solid dish soap! Many people have never heard of it and then immediately ask how to use it! If your entire...

Let's Talk About Lye ( Sodium Hydroxide)

Tallow for Skincare

3 Tips To Combat Dry Winter Skin

Most areas have been in winter conditions for a few months now, while the Texas Hill Country is very indecisive as to which season we are...

8 Benefits of Using Turmeric Soap AND a Face Mask Recipe!!

Have you tried our Orange Turmeric soap? It's more amazing then just smelling good and uplifting! Turmeric offers some worthwhile...

Beef Tallow and skincare

I am so excited about this new adventure of tallow in my life. I've had tallow before, used some tallow, but never ever made soap with...

Udder Care Recipes, Essential Oils and a bit of chaos!

I recently moved my farm. It’s been about a month and a half, but I’m not at all settled or in a routine… it’s been crazy crazy here. My...

What Can You Use Lemongrass Essential Oil For?

Just when I think I know a lot about an essential oil or herb… I trip over some more mind blowing information! Just to cover my booty and...

Using Essential Oils with Dogs!

Last week, my best man, Steve, my dog, got into a bit of a confrontation with two very large dogs. He is 11 in human years and he forgets...

It’s Finally Sandal Season and A Coffee Scrub Recipe!!

Is Sandal wearing time really a season?? I think why the heck not? We have flu season, why can’t we have sandal season? Sandal season is...