Author: debigregan

It has been a very long time since I have taken any sort of headache medication.  I used to pop Advil like candy when it was really bad, and went through bottles of it during a full blown sinus infection.   My journey into the natural remedies arena introduced me to peppermint essential oil as a… Continue reading Gotta a Headache? Blast it Away!

As the end of February draws near, I find myself contemplating my garden for this year.  Last year was a bit of a fail due to mother nature’s insistence on not providing ANY rain.  It all started last February with some overrated ambition, and the desire to get my hands in the dirt.  I bought… Continue reading Time to Think About the Garden

mmmmm … Aroma Dough.   What in the world is it, you ask?  It is playdough – for grown ups (and kids, too).  Sometimes you just need to be fidgeting with something in your hands.  What better to fidget with, than Aroma Dough!  Aroma Dough is made with food ingredients, like flour and salt, water and… Continue reading What the Heck is Aroma Dough?

A while ago, I was asked about making something for a man’s uncomfortable under-beard skin.   Now obviously, I don’t have a way to test such a product to its fullest abilities, but I did do some research.  I started with our Baby Bum Balm recipe, tweaked it a little bit – you know, to make… Continue reading I Don’t Have a Beard

Anybody who knows me knows that I take it personally when I actually do get sick. Usually, I am down and out for 6 weeks with a sinus and chest infection even when I get the slightest of colds. Since I have been on my natural health “kick”, I have successfully fought off any sort… Continue reading Remedies for Stuffy Nose

Magnesium is vital to your well being.  Studies show that the majority of people are deficient in magnesium for various reasons.  Did you know that a good way to boost your magnesium levels is by absorbing it through your skin?

A couple of years ago I made my way out to the bonfire (a favourite pass time of mine) with both hands full.  An ember jumped right out of the fire and landed on my shin.  It actually sat there long enough to sizzle before I could get it off.  I came in the house… Continue reading Goldenseal & Plantain – Healing Herbs

So we’ve melted our beeswax and let everything cool.  Now it’s time to start ripping away the cardboard.   Remember there’s liquid honey in the bottom so we have to be careful.  When the hardened block of beeswax is pulled away from the honey, it’s time to clean it up and begin the next process.  The… Continue reading Beeswax! Part 2

People are always interested in the beeswax process.  When I need beeswax, I source it from local beekeepers – straight from the hive.  Well, not actually the hive, I get it straight from the beekeeper, but that still counts, right?  My point is, the beeswax has not been altered in any way before I get… Continue reading Beeswax!

A couple of years ago, I became interested in natural alternatives to artificial / chemical laden products.  I have a fixation with beeswax, and with learning to make my own products.   I started with beeswax lip balm, and branched off from there.   I source my beeswax from a local beekeeper here in Norfolk county and… Continue reading Welcome to D.E.B.S. (Deb’s Everything But Soap)