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Mint foot scrub recipe
This Homemade Peppermint Foot Scrub moisturizes, soothes, and refreshes your feet! I walk around barefoot a lot and my feet really show it. I love to use this foot scrub after summer to refresh my feet and remove any dried skin on my heels and all over my feet. It’s also great in the winter when the cold weather leaves my whole body needing a moisture lift.Peppermint Foot Scrub with Essential OilsThis Peppermint Essential Oil Foot Scrub is super easy, fast, and a great gift for friends or loved ones!An added bonus about this spa treatment is that I absolutely...
Homemade bubble bath
Did you know most store-bought bubble bath products are loaded with toxic chemicals? Here’s a DIY Homemade Bubble Bath recipe – it’s just 4 ingredients.Closeup of bubble bath bottles with towels and soap on a tableIt never fails. Every time I take my toddler to the store and we pass by the bath and body aisle, he asks asks for the colorful bottle of bubble bath. It’s got cute cartoon characters on it. It’s in a bright red or yellow bottle. He wants it. He begs for it. EVERY single time. So I decided to have a go at a...
What your food cravings secretly reveal about your health
Craving these popular foods may mean your body is trying to tell you something important.Craving ice?Some people really love chewing ice, it’s true. But if you find yourself craving the cold stuff it might be a sign of anemia. A 2016 study in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners concluded that doctors should ask patients if they crave ice as it’s a sign of iron deficiency. Ice cravings are a form of pica—a desire to eat non-food items like dirt and laundry soap—and are linked to low iron levels. The researchers hypothesized it might be because chewing...