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Quick! Mother’s Day is just around the corner. May 11th will be here before you know it so if you have any natural mamas on your list that you’re buying something for, I’ve got just the thing for you today. (Psst… you can always forward this post to your man too if any of these […]

Blending essential oils together is easy. All you do is pick out your oils and combine them in a bowl. Blending essential oils that smell good together or create some type of therapeutic effect… well that’s another story. It isn’t as easy as mixing whatever you want together. You have to know a bit about […]

I wrote a post a long time ago called the 10 Best Essential Oils To Use For Children (my first guest post in fact) where I talked about 10 essential oils that are must-haves in your natural medicine cabinet when you have children. What I failed to mention was which oils were best for what ages. […]

My family and I recently overcame a long bout with an irritating cough. It was miserable, but thankfully, we had some natural options to help us through. We use honey onion syrup as well as a steam vaporizer to help calm our coughing every night. As I mentioned in my article on using steam vaporizers […]

Welcome to another giveaway here on the Growing Up Herbal blog! This month I’ve got something goooooood for you! I wish I’d of gotten one of these when I started learning about natural health, herbs, essential oils, and all that good stuff, but let’s cut to the chase, shall we? July’s giveaway will consist of […]

When I first read about creating odor prints for babies, I knew it was something I wanted to try to do for my little ones. Smells are all around us, and they can trigger memories. I can remember the smell of mothballs in my grandmother’s closet when I was little. It still makes my nose […]