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Homemade Household Swaps

Simple homemade alternatives to common store-bought products, focused on cost savings, ingredient control, and practicality.

  • The ingredients for a relaxing milk and honey bath soak.
    Simple Living Skills

    Treat Yourself to a Relaxing Milk & Honey Bath Soak

  • Close-up of a pink silicone soap mold filled with melt-and-pour soap and dried botanicals, surrounded by lavender sprigs and small jars on a light countertop.
    Simple Living Skills

    How to Make Melt and Pour Soap: A Simple Guide for Beginners

  • A closeup of my homemade lip scrub in a quarter pint mason jar sitting on a fluffy white bath towel.
    Simple Living Skills

    12 Homemade Lip Scrubs Recipes to Exfoliate at Home

  • A lavender scented goat milk shampoo with sprigs of fresh lavender tied with twine.
    Simple Living Skills

    Goat Milk Shampoo Bars: A Recipe for Healthy Hair

  • Traditional shampoos can be harsh and dry out your hair. Learn why you should use dry shampoo and get some recipes so you can easily make it yourself.
    Simple Living Skills

    The Best DIY Dry Shampoo for Light or Dark Hair

  • Terracotta flower pot with hand-painted mosquito symbol showing a natural approach to pest control.
    Simple Living Skills

    How to Keep Mosquito Away Naturally (And Enjoy Being Outside)

  • Diatomaceous earth in a red spoon with ants approaching it on a rustic blue table.
    Simple Living Skills

    How to Use Diatomaceous Earth for Ants (Safely and Effectively)

  • Gardeners and farmers have hard-working hands that need TLC. This homemade hand cream helps moisturize and soothe rough, achy hands.
    Simple Living Skills

    Soothing & Healing Hand Cream for Farmers/Gardeners

  • A ripe banana with its peel partially open, a rustic knife, and a glass bowl containing mashed banana and honey on a wooden surface.
    Simple Living Skills

    6 Easy Homemade Face Masks for Glowing, Healthy Skin

  • A cracked open coconut with a jar of coconut oil and a spoon.
    Simple Living Skills

    42 Real-Life Uses for Coconut Oil Beyond the Kitchen

  • Bright yellow marigold flowers growing in a decorative pot.
    Simple Living Skills

    Natural Insect Repellents for Your Homestead

  • An older baby asleep in a bed of cabbage leaves.
    Simple Living Skills

    Suppressing Lactation: How Cabbage Leaves Can Help

  • I am excited to share this awesome natural deodorant recipe with you. Not only because it works when you're perspiring, but it also cuts back on the amount of perspiration over time.
    Simple Living Skills

    How to Make Natural Deodorant Fast and Easy

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Become Self-Sufficient

Upcycle Pill Bottles (22 Ideas!)
Upcycle Old Holiday Cards
Goat Milk Shampoo Bar Recipe
DIY Unpaper Towels Guide
Upcycle Those Old Bed Sheets

Get Cooking — Yum!

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
Peel Tomatoes (No Boiling!)
Crispy Homemade Dill Pickles
4 Cheese Baked Mac & Cheese
Freeze Spaghetti Squash

Transform Your Green Thumb

Easy DIY Garden Trellises
Winter Sowing Made Simple
Winter Sowing by Zone
Burn Barrel Basics for Homes
Grow Hyssop in Your Garden

Add Some Animals

Chicken-Safe Plants List
Cheap DIY Nesting Boxes
Fix Spraddle Leg with a Glass
Why Sand is Best for Coops
Weird (But Normal) Quail Behavior

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