Soap Dots
Soap dots are small, pearl sized bits of soap that are used for single-use applications.
They are often found in hospitality settings, such as hotels or guesthouses. They are also convenient to use for those with allergies (such as coconut) and strong fragrances that are often found in public bathrooms.
Mothers find them useful to hand out a dot to her children to easily monitor the amount of soap each child uses.
Campers and hikers find them convenient to pack to use for cleaning hands and washing dishes. Travelers can easily bring a small pack of soap dots in a purse or carry-on perfect for those quick washes.
Soap dots are compact, dissolve quickly with water, and provide a perfect measured amount of soap. The dot size provides enough suds for child and adult sized hands alike.
How Soap Dots Started
Soap Dots started with a 6 year old girl who did a craft kit with her mom. She loved it so much she dreamed of doing it more.
When she got her own supplies she started making soaps for friends and family, and shortly after was making them for events like baby showers. She loved getting orders and customizing them perfectly for each customer, taking time to really hone in on what would make each person satisfied.
Now she is a teen entrepreneur using her love of soap making and hospitality to bring a fun and convenient way to wash your hands in a busy, go-go-go world. As she is a teen, she is under her parents watchful eyes, operating under the family farm until she is ready to form her own business as an adult.
What is it made of?
Our unscented soap dots are made with goat milk soap. No fragrance, colors, or extra additives. Perfect for those with sensitive skin, allergies, or sensitivities to fragrances and dyes.
We also offer fun colors and scents, including holiday and seasonal scents. Check back often to see what is new in store!
How to use:
2024-25 Winter Collection
Unlocking the Power of Fermented Honey Garlic: A Delicious and Healthy Recipe
Cold and flu season is right around the corner which means it’s time to start preparing our cabinets with our favorite cures for winter ills. I’ve made fire cider, tinctures, but by far my favorite is fermented honey garlic.
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Fermented Honey Garlic Recipe:
Ingredients:
– 1 cup raw garlic cloves, peeled
– 1 cup raw honey (unpasteurized and unprocessed)
We buy both in bulk from Costco. We buy raw pure honey as local as we can find. It needs to be real, raw, unprocessed honey to have all the health benefits. Our Costco has a brand that is sourced in Minnesota that we love.
I started my first batch in August 2021. Over the years I’ve tried whole cloves, minced, and chopped. My family does not like whole cloves. I’ve found August is the perfect time to make it. This timing allows my mix plenty of time to ferment before any illness strikes, and it’s harvest time so I’m in my kitchen anyways.
Instructions:
1. Prepare the Garlic: Peel the garlic cloves. You can leave them whole or lightly crush them to release more flavor. I don’t mind eating whole cloves or bigger chunks but my children aren’t as willing so I tend to cut mine up into small pieces.
Check out this Garlic Peeler to make this process super easy and fast!
2. Combine: Place the garlic cloves in a clean glass jar. Pour the honey over the garlic, ensuring that all cloves are fully submerged.
3. Seal and Store: Put the jar out of direct sunlight, but somewhere you will remember to give a shake or flip every day or so. If you forget a day or 2 it’s forgivable, but at least a few times a week. If you have a regular lid on you can flip it, but make sure to burp it as it will form gasses in the jar with fermentation. With a fermentation lid make sure to shake well to coat the garlic. If you find flies or bugs are attracted just find a small loose topper to put on your fermentation lid so the bugs don’t get stuck to it. During this period, the mixture will bubble and produce some gas; this is normal and indicates fermentation.
We love these Pickle Pipes for a burp free fermentation process
4. Stir and Taste: Occasionally check the jar. You can stir the mixture gently if you like. Taste it to see if the flavor has developed to your liking. It will continue to darken over time: this is good!
Darker is the older ferment I started in 2021 and added to it every year. This is good! Lighter is the new honey and garlic mix that needs to ferment.
This process will take about a month, than the mixture can be stored in the fridge until needed.
Uses of Fermented Honey Garlic:
1. Immune Support: Both garlic and honey have natural antibacterial and antiviral properties, which can help support the immune system.
2. Digestive Health: The fermentation process can enhance the beneficial probiotics in the mixture, supporting gut health.
3. Cough and Cold Remedy: It’s often used as a natural remedy for sore throats and coughs due to the soothing properties of honey and the antimicrobial effects of garlic.
4. Flavoring: The fermented garlic can be used as a flavorful addition to salads, dressings, or marinades. The honey also adds a unique sweet and tangy flavor.
Remember to store the fermented garlic honey in the refrigerator after the fermentation period to preserve its flavor and benefits.
God Bless!
Top Homeopathic Remedies to Include in Your First Aid Kit
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If you are wanting to get into homeopathy the best place to start is with a basic first aide kit.
Arnica montana
Uses: Bruises, trauma, muscle soreness, sprains, and strains. It helps reduce swelling and promotes healing.
Calendula officinalis
Uses: Cuts, wounds, and minor burns. Calendula is soothing and promotes healing of skin injuries.
Hypericum perforatum
Uses: Nerve injuries, crushed fingers or toes, and injuries to nerve-rich areas. It helps reduce pain associated with nerve damage.
Ledum palustre
Uses: Puncture wounds, insect bites (especially from stings), and black eyes. It helps reduce swelling and inflammation.
Apis mellifica
Uses: Insect bites and stings, allergic reactions with swelling, and hives. It helps reduce swelling, stinging pain, and itching.
Cantharis
Uses: Burns (especially scalding burns), sunburns, and blisters. It helps relieve intense burning pain and promotes healing.
Rhus toxicodendron
Uses: Sprains, strains, joint stiffness, and poison ivy rashes. It helps reduce stiffness and pain that worsens with initial movement.
Arsenicum album
Uses: Food poisoning, stomach flu, diarrhea, and vomiting. It helps alleviate symptoms of digestive upset and restores balance.
Nux vomica
Uses: Hangovers, indigestion, overeating, and nausea. It helps relieve symptoms associated with overindulgence or excess.
Belladonna
Uses: Sudden fever, earaches, throbbing headaches, and acute inflammations. It helps reduce fever and alleviate intense pain.
These remedies are commonly used in homeopathy for acute conditions. It’s important to consult with a qualified homeopathic practitioner or healthcare professional for proper dosage and application specific to individual needs.
We love this brand of homeopathic kits:
Or start with a few and build your own with a refill storage bin
God Bless!
Battle the Blues: Utilizing Homeopathic Remedies for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are common mental health disorders that often overlap but have distinct characteristics.
Anxiety involves excessive worry, fear, or apprehension, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as a racing heart or sweating. It can interfere with daily activities and cause significant distress.
Depression is marked by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest or pleasure in activities. It can affect sleep, appetite, and energy levels, and may lead to difficulties in functioning.
Both conditions can significantly impact quality of life and often require a combination of therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes for effective management.
Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine that uses highly diluted substances to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. For depression and anxiety, homeopathic treatments are tailored to the individual’s specific symptoms and overall constitution. Remedies are selected based on a person’s emotional and physical state, with the aim of restoring balance and improving mental well-being. Though some individuals report benefits, it’s essential to consult with a healthcare provider to ensure that homeopathy is used safely and in conjunction with other evidence-based treatments, especially when involving complex issues like mental health.
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Here are ten commonly used homeopathic remedies for anxiety and depression:
Often used for anxiety with restlessness and fear of being alone, accompanied by physical symptoms like digestive issues.
Ignatia Amara: Suggested for emotional stress and grief, especially when there’s a tendency to suppress emotions or feel a lump in the throat.
Nux Vomica: Typically used for individuals who experience irritability, overwork, and digestive disturbances as part of their anxiety or depression.
Calcarea Carbonica: Might be recommended for those who feel overwhelmed by responsibilities and are often anxious about their future.
Sepia: Often used for people who feel indifferent or emotionally detached, particularly women experiencing hormonal changes. Often used with mothers of many young children who feel detached, overwhelmed, and may have postpartum depression.
Natrum Muriaticum: Commonly prescribed for individuals who have experienced emotional trauma or loss and feel a deep sense of sadness or isolation.
Kali Phosphoricum: Believed to help with mental exhaustion, stress, and fatigue, with symptoms like lack of motivation and poor concentration.
Pulsatilla: Suggested for those who are emotional, weepy, and need reassurance, often with a tendency to seek comfort from others.
Lycopodium: Used for individuals who experience insecurity, fear of failure, and a lack of confidence, often with digestive issues.
It’s crucial to consult with a healthcare professional before starting any treatment, including homeopathic remedies, especially for mental health conditions. These are intended only to help along the journey of healing, not to cure.
Please do your own research into each of these as the descriptions are brief and all related to depression or anxiety, but each remedy works better if you match all the symptoms. For example: Sepia and Lycopodium both help with depression BUT sepia is more suited to mothers where as Lycopodium is more suited to those who have digestive issues.
Some other vitamin, herbal, or other suggestions would be:
Vitamin D (natural sunlight is best, but suppliment too for symptom management, best to combine with K2)
Vitamin B complex (methylated suggested for MTHFR, we use this one and love it. (Click here for the kids one) This gene polymorphism can be linked with depression purely due to the body not being able to process or absorb as much of the B vitamins as other people. A methylated vitamin is absorbed by everyone.
St John’s Wort. Please check with your doctor/ naturopath/ homeopath before starting as this can interact with prescriptions.
Exercise!!! Exercise, especially outside, is the best cure for depression and anxiety. Exercise quiets the mind and gives it focus when it’s in a frazzled state. It helps you sleep, feel more confident, and boosts immunity- all the opposite of depression and anxiety.
Being social. In person. Text doesn’t count.
Eating healthy.
Find a goal for yourself- something to strive for and work towards. Plan it out. Get excited. Do it!
Having Faith in God. We all go through life with questions and unknowns. Why am I here? What do I do? How do I get this? Why did that happen to me? Constant fear in all the questions and a lack of trust in a solid foundation are the building blocks of anxiety and depression. Having faith in God doesn’t mean we have all the answers; It means to have a relationship and trust in the One who does.
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:1
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8
Empowering Parents: Effective Homeopathic Treatments for Common Childhood Issues
Homeopathy is based on the principle of “like cures like” and uses highly diluted substances to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. Homeopathic remedies are generally considered safe when used appropriately for minor ailments. They are non-toxic and non-addictive, making them suitable for children.
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Homeopathy treats each child as a unique individual, focusing on their specific symptoms and overall health rather than just the disease or condition. Homeopathy is often used for conditions such as teething pain, colic, colds, coughs, earaches, allergies, and minor injuries. Remedies like Chamomilla for teething or Pulsatilla for colds are examples.
Homeopathy can complement conventional medical treatments but should not replace them for serious or life-threatening conditions. It’s essential to inform your pediatrician about any homeopathic treatments your child is receiving.
Monitor your child’s response to homeopathic treatment closely. Adjust the remedy or dosage if necessary based on their symptoms and how they are feeling.
Stay informed about homeopathy through reliable sources and educational materials. Understanding the principles and practices can help you make informed decisions for your child’s healthcare.
Homeopathy often requires patience as it aims to address underlying causes rather than provide immediate relief. Consistency in treatment and follow-up consultations are key to its effectiveness.
In summary, using homeopathy with children involves a thoughtful and informed approach, respecting their unique health needs and consulting with healthcare professionals as needed. It can be a valuable option for parents seeking gentle, natural remedies for their children’s health concerns.
It’s advisable to consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or a healthcare provider experienced in homeopathy before starting any treatment for your child. They can provide personalized advice based on your child’s specific health needs.
That said, here are 20 common homeopathic remedies that are sometimes used for children:
1. Aconite (Aconitum napellus): Often used for sudden onset of illnesses like fever or colds.
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2. Arnica (Arnica montana): Used for bruises, bumps, and sore muscles.
3. Belladonna: Used for sudden fevers, ear infections, and throbbing pain.
4. Chamomilla: Commonly used for teething pain, irritability, and colic.
5. Pulsatilla: Often used for colds with yellow-greenish discharge, clinginess, and weepiness.
6. Apis mellifica: Used for bee stings, insect bites, and allergic reactions with swelling.
7. Natrum muriaticum: Used for cold sores, headaches, and colds with clear nasal discharge.
8. Hepar sulphuris calcareum: Used for infections, especially those with pus formation.
9. Calcarea carbonica: Used for teething problems, slow development, and excessive sweating.
10. Phosphorus: Used for respiratory issues, especially coughs and chest infections.
11. Silicea: Used for lingering infections, slow healing wounds, and brittle nails.
12. Sulphur: Used for skin issues like eczema, itching, and burning sensations.
13. Thuja occidentalis: Used for skin problems, warts, and vaccination reactions.
14. Mercurius solubilis: Used for sore throats, ear infections, and swollen glands.
15. Nux vomica: Used for digestive issues, colic, and indigestion.
16. Bryonia: Used for dry coughs, joint pain aggravated by movement, and headaches.
17. Gelsemium: Used for flu-like symptoms, weakness, and fatigue.
18. Ipecacuanha: Used for nausea, vomiting, and persistent coughs.
19. Rhus toxicodendron: Used for joint pain, sprains, and skin rashes like poison ivy.
20. Cina: Used for digestive problems, irritability, and worms.
Homeopathic remedies come in various forms including pellets, tablets, liquids, or creams. They are usually administered orally but can also be applied topically depending on the condition.
It’s crucial to consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or a pediatrician before using any of these remedies for children. Homeopathy involves individualized treatment based on specific symptoms, and a professional can provide guidance tailored to your child’s needs. Always keep in mind that homeopathy should not replace conventional medical treatment when necessary.
