Recipes

I’m passionate about sharing how simple it can be to make nourishing food and treats from scratch using whole foods and minimal ingredients, without refined sugar, gluten, or dairy. I also enjoy creating natural DIY recipes using essential oils and everyday household ingredients to help reduce toxic load and support overall wellbeing.

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Kawakawa Balm

Kawakawa balm is a traditional, natural remedy known for its soothing and healing properties across a wide range of skin conditions, including dryness, irritation, eczema, and minor cuts or inflammation. It’s gentle enough to be used as a baby balm, helping to calm sensitive skin, nappy rash, and general skin discomfort.

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Jo’s Signature Face Oil

No fillers, chemicals or artificial ingredients... just pure doTERRA essential oils with carrier oils of vitamin e, coconut, almond & hemp seed. I love making my own products, as well as saving money it’s important to me to know exactly what’s going on my body is natural.

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Cough Syrup

We keep a jar of this made up and any sign of a tickle or itch in your throat it’s amazing to sooth it. With the combination of honey with it’s antibacterial properties and essential oils that are anti inflammatory, antiviral, antimicrobial, anti fungal and antiseptic - it’s an amazing combo.

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DIY Cream Cleanser

Three ingredients, super easy and quick to make! A great alternative to synthetic chemical options. This cream is great for cleaning, the lemon oil helps to cut through any grease or stains as well as being a natural whitener especially when added with baking soda

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Home-made Laundry Powder

Making your own laundry detergent is super easy! A great way to detox your home and get rid of the chemicals you use by making your own.

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Home-made Face Toner

The most super cheap toner with beautiful nourishing essential oils. Lavender - soothing, anti-bacterial, healing. Frankincense - anti-inflammatory, anti-wrinkle. Roman chamomile – promotes healing and soothing to all skin types. Witch hazel - Helps to rebalance skin pH, anti-inflammatory, contains polyphenol which acts as a protector from UV damage, helps to retain skins natural collagen and to tighten the skin.

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DIY Deoderant

I have used baking soda for my deodorant for about the last 5 years, it took 5-6 days to get used to it but once I did I’ve never looked back! It’s easy to make your own!  Here’s a recipe I love from @4everybody.co.nz

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Oil Pulling Tablets

These DIY oil pulling tablets are an easy way to pop straight in your mouth, saving you time in the morning.

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Vogue Blue Beauty Serum

Meet Blue Tansy, a member of the chamomile family that’s a beautiful aquamarine colour & intensely nurtures dry, sensitive, stripped, blemish or acne prone  with its anti-inflammatory properties.

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Whipped Body Butter

The most delicious creamy and decadent body butter with beautiful essential oils that’s so nourishing and great for your skin. Plus, it’s got ingredients you could eat, which means it’s gotta be good for you!

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Hair & Scalp Oil

My go to hair growth & scalp health nourishing treatment oil. Each of these oils can be used individually or in combination for effective scalp and hair care.

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DIY Bodywash

It’s so simple with a few DIY staples + of course essential oils! 

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Throat Spray

I’ve been making this throat spray to use in winter for over 5 years, it’s something I always have on hand in case of any sore throats that come on in the household.

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DIY Cleaning & Surface Spray

Whether you are into DIY or not – anyone can make this cleaning spray. Easy, cheap & quick!  If you’re still using commercial toxic cleaning products, you seriously need to get rid of them out of your life and house. You ain’t doing any favours to your health and hormones!

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DIY Foaming Hand Soap

One of the easiest & quickest DIY’s we teach at our home cleaning workshops. Not to mention super cheap! 

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Every time you eat or drink you are either feeding disease or fighting it
— Heather Morgan, M.S., N.L.C.