Nicole Salter
Pumpkin Spice Body Polish Recipe
The older I get, the more appreciation I have for the changing seasons. A die-hard summer person until my early thirties, I despaired of...
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Nicole Salter
- Jan 8, 2021
- 4 min
Disinfectant or Cleanser - What's Best for Your Home?
To all my flower children: turns out essential oils are no match for nasty viruses like COVID. Here's when to bust out the Lysol.
Nicole Salter
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
Essential Oils to Calm Monkey-Mind
Everyone talks about the health benefits of meditation, particularly for people who are anxious, depressed, or grappling with seemingly...
Nicole Salter
- Nov 16, 2018
- 4 min
Welcome the Holidays With Healthy Fir
With the first snowfall, out come the puffer jackets with the fur hoods... beautiful jackets I may admire, but would never wear (I don't...
Nicole Salter
- Sep 21, 2018
- 4 min
Coconut Oil: Your big hairy questions, answered
Everyone has jumped on the coconut oil bandwagon in recent years, touting it as the perfect thing to slather on your face/toast/hair and...
Nicole Salter
- Aug 3, 2018
- 3 min
3 Great Ways to Centre Yourself For a Long Weekend
There is a long weekend which, to Canadians anyway, comes as a scary reminder that the summer is half over. If the thought of parkas in...
Nicole Salter
- Jul 20, 2018
- 3 min
It's a soap! It's a shampoo! No, it's a shampoo bar
You've come across them in your feed, on your friend's Pinterest board and at your favourite natural foods store - the fabled shampoo...
Nicole Salter
- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
In defense of the present moment
A few years ago I tried reading The Power of NOW, the groundbreaking book by Eckhart Tolle which basically tells us we are slaves to our...
Nicole Salter
- May 17, 2018
- 6 min
Make It Yourself: Rose-scented DIY Bath Bombs
You love everything about bath bombs - the remarkable fizz, the colourful water, the post-soak-silkiness of your skin - but you don't...
Nicole Salter
- Mar 31, 2018
- 5 min
4 easy ways to use essential oils safely
Some people are intimidated by the idea of using essential oils at home because they are, after all, pretty potent plant-based medicine -...
Nicole Salter
- Feb 12, 2018
- 3 min
Essential Oils for Beginners
You can’t turn around these days without hearing about essential oils. We all know they have been used for centuries if not millennia,...
Nicole Salter
- Feb 6, 2018
- 4 min
DIY Coconut Lime Sea Salt Scrub
You polish your nails, your shoes and even your car...what about your skin? Sure, summertime is when skin gets all the attention, but it...
Nicole Salter
- Jan 24, 2018
- 3 min
The Rose: A flower with a world of meaning
When February 14th approaches, people the world over will be primed to get - and give - masses of roses, preferably the blood red kind....
Nicole Salter
- Jan 5, 2018
- 3 min
What exactly is a shower bomb?
You already know what bath bombs are: those foaming, colourful, scented, skin-softening spheres you've been throwing in the tub ever...
Nicole Salter
- Nov 20, 2017
- 3 min
How to make your own bath salts
Ever wonder why you can go to Walmart and find a 500 ml jar of bath salts for $3.99, but in those quaint little stores in...
Nicole Salter
- Nov 10, 2017
- 3 min
How Essential Oils Are Made
Have you ever wondered what goes into the process of making essential oils - as opposed to fragrance oils, which are lab-made? With some...
Nicole Salter
- Sep 28, 2017
- 3 min
Essential Oil Profile: Fragrant Cedarwood
Are you the type to drape cedar boughs around the handrails and mantel come Christmastime? If you love the long-lasting smell of cedar,...
Nicole Salter
- Sep 7, 2017
- 4 min
5 Natural, Effective Ways to Treat Acne
Okay, you dealt with acne when you were younger, but that's all over now, right? Until you inexplicably get a breakout. We all experience...
Nicole Salter
- Jul 12, 2017
- 2 min
Catnip oil - yes, it's a thing
You know those adorable kitten videos on Facebook where they poke the sleeping cat and it just flops around instead of waking up? Well,...
Nicole Salter
- Jun 30, 2017
- 3 min
What's the deal with reed diffusers?
As someone who is in love with making natural skin care products, I am always trying out new ingredients, testing out recipes, and...
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