Homemade Toothpaste

Mix:

• 1 part Baking Soda
• 1 part mineral salt.
• 1 part Coconut oil to the mix (especially for sensitive teeth). If you skip oil pulling, this will ensure you do not strip your teeth.
• 15 drops of essential oils of food grade peppermint, cinnamon, etc..

source: fosteringnutrition

Head lice and nits

Head lice are tiny parasitic bugs that live on the scalp and hair of humans. They are easily spread from one person to another, especially among children going to school. Tea tree oil is a powerful weapon used to kill head lice without any harmful side effects.
Tea tree oil contains natural insecticides, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiseptic properties, and terpinen, a natural bacteria-fighting ingredient, all of which prevent and kill lice effectively.
Tea tree oil coats the hair and scalp, contains agents that will kill head lice and its eggs, and soothes and heals the irritated scalp affected by lice.

It is not recommended to ingest tea tree oil as it is toxic in nature and can cause side effects like drowsiness, confusion, diarrhea, and coma.
Tea tree oil should not be used by pregnant or breast feeding women.

Instructions:

1. Sprinkle a few drops of tea tree oil on the affected scalp and hair before going to sleep.
2. Leave overnight with a towel on the pillow to kill the lice and eggs.
3. The next morning, comb your hair to remove the dead lice.
4. Wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner containing tea tree oil. Also, you can mix a teaspoon of tea tree oil with your shampoo.
5. Repeat regularly as needed.
6. Tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner is great for repelling and killing lice. 

Make sure to test the tea tree oil on your skin for sensitivity or allergies. Dilute the oil with water if necessary.

PREVENTION:

1. Mix 10 – 15 drops of tea tree oil and 2 cups of water in an empty spray bottle.

2. Spray the solution on any lice-affected area including hair, furniture, clothing, stuffed animals, and toys.

3. Repeat regularly as needed.

To kill lice from collect toys, stuffed animals, clothes etc. in tightly-sealed garbage bags. This smothers and kills the lice.

source: homeremediesforlife

Nail Fungus

• Take about a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and a cotton swab
• Dip the cotton swab in this apple vinegar and apply this directly on the affected nail
• But remember that this vinegar gets under the nail to kill the fungus infection.
• Allow it to dry naturally without disturbing it and again reapply it if necessary.
• Do this process of applying for 3 – 4 times a day until you cut down all the fungal infection in your nail.
• Make sure to change the cotton swab for each and every application.

Chapped Lips

Chapped lips are one of the most common problem in which everyone experience it. It is mostly caused by vitamin deficiency, harsh weather changes, skin disorder, dehydration, smoking, allergic reactions, sun and wind exposure, etc. 
It has the symptoms like dryness, redness, cracking, soreness, etc. 

Dehydration is one of the most common causes for these chapped lips. So, it’s recommended to drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration. Start your day by drinking water and continue to keep your body hydrated.

Prevent your chopped lips without any side effects. Ideal to treat pregnancy chapped lips.

Sugar not only exfoliates the dead cells of your chapped lips but also helps to restore the natural softness. It removes the cracked lips and makes your lips soft and smooth when applied on it.

And cucumber helps to fight against the chapped lips to make it smooth.

Instruccions:

First,

·         Mix a small amount of sugar and a teaspoon of olive oil.

·         Rub the mixture gently on your lips

·         Leave it on lips for about 10 minutes and rinse it off with warm water.

·         This process naturally exfoliate the lips. Repeat to get clear from the problem.

Then,

·         Take a small slice of cucumber and rub it gently across your cracked lips.

·         Make sure that the juice has to be applied all over the dry lips.

·        Let it be for about 15 – 20 minutes and rinse your lips with water.

·         Repeat several times a day to get quick heal from the cracked heals.

Some people wrote me, they don't like cucumber. You can change the cucumber to honey:

Honey is a great natural moisturizer which has healing and antibacterial properties that treat the chapped or dry lips effectively. 

·         Take a small amount of honey and apply it at night time before going to bed.

·         Wash it off early in the morning and continue doing this process and you will experience a softer lips in every morning.