Frugally Sustainable
A Resource for All Things Frugal and Sustainable
Home is where the great change will begin. It is not where it ends. ~Shannon Hayes, Radical Homemakers Do you hold a dream to live off of the land and experience the joy of sustainable living? Living a sustainable lifestyle does not mean you have to have acres of land somewhere in the middle of nowhere! …
Lice. If your family has experienced it…you know the agony that comes from trying to eliminate it. However with patience and diligence head lice can be treated at home — without harmful chemicals — by using all-natural remedies. What are lice? Head lice are a common occurrence, easily transmitted, and NOT an indication of poor hygiene. …
Outdoors. Scratches. Scrapes. Cuts. Abrasions. Herbal Antiseptic Wash. Here’s a recipe for an herbal antiseptic wound spray that you can trust to clean out minor scrapes and scratches properly. When applied to broken skin, it works just as well — better in my opinion — than any store-bought antiseptic wound spray…and naturally prevents infection from setting in. Herbs and Their …
Warm weather activities like… gardening hiking camping swimming …often result in cuts, scrapes, sore muscles, insect bites, sprains/strains, and a multitude of other discomforts. Perhaps the most dangerous summertime aliment — and the one with the highest rate of occurrence — sunburn. It happens! We can be so careful — protecting our skin and eating foods …
In days gone by, lye soap was a homemaker’s ultimate all-purpose cleanser. From clothes and stains to dirty dishes and floors — even to poison ivy and bug bites — lye soap was the answer for the family’s daily cleaning needs. Usually made with leftover cooking fats and lye made from wood ashes, townspeople would gather on soap-making days, …
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful: they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.” ~Luther Burbank Just as with all-natural facial cleansers, a good foundation for healthy skin is the use of astringents and toners. Astringents are primarily used on the skin to penetrate and remove all traces of dirt and oil. …
