Most newborns suffer from gas. Massaging a baby’s tummy helps immensley, massaging a baby’s tummy with oils and herbs is even better. To relieve infant gas naturally try this recipe:

50 ml Sweet almond oil
1 drop Anise essential oil
1 drop Fennel essential oil
1 drop Coriander essential oil
1 drop Lavender essential oil

When massaging your infant’s tummy, use a clockwise motion. You can also make a hot compress with these ingredients.

A Simple Way Out of a Sticky Situation
Do you have an overproductive wax factory in your ears? That’s okay, you are not alone. Many people suffer from a type of dry wax that doesn’t move itself out of the ear canal and can build up causing discomfort and other problems. A simple solution to this ear wax problem is to use ear wax candles.

Ear wax candles are long, hollow and tubular shaped with a tapered end to insert just on the outside of the ear canal. After putting a small paper plate around the bottom of the candle, it is then lit on fire just like a candle would be. While lying on one’s side, the candle is held in the ear until the flame is near the plate. The ear wax is drawn up into the tapered end of the candle.

Try it Yourself
The way these work are truly amazing! Many people doubt the effectiveness of ear wax candles but I can assure you they work. I took my daughter to the doctor because we thought she had and ear infection. The doctor couldn’t see her ear drum because she had major wax build-up. The doctor attempted to clean out the wax with water and a bulb syringe but was unsuccessful so he recommended we put hydrogen peroxide in her ear to get the wax out. I didn’t feel like this was the right thing to do so I candled her ears. One week later we took her back to the doctor and he could see her ear drum perfectly, no infection and no more wax build-up. It had to be the candle because we didn’t do anything else to her ears. You can try this yourself by getting an othoscope and looking in the ears before and after a candling.

Even if you don’t use cloth diapers you may want to consider using cloth wipes on your baby’s sensitive bottom. Commercial wipes are full of fragrances and ingredients that you just shouldn’t put on your baby’s delicate skin.

If you are already cloth diapering or planning to cloth diaper, you should consider using cloth wipes also since you will already be washing diapers. Once you start using cloth wipes you will see just how easy and economical it can be. Make homemade diaper wipes… Read more…

Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is a unique and effective natural remedy because it works against all three infectious organisms: bacteria, fungi and viruses; plus tea tree oil can be applied through different methods making it the perfect alternative.The purest tea tree oil comes from the Melaleuca alternifolia tree; not to be confused with the broad range of botanicals known commonly as tea tree. Pure tea tree oil is called melaleuca oil and is colorless to a pale yellow. Originally used by the Aborigines for skin infections, Australia has become a major source for tea tree oil. Tea trees have been grown outside of Australia but the Melaleuca alternifolia tree is grown mainly in the New South Wales area and is not grown outside of Australia.

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Discover 6 common essential oils and the ailments they aid in treating you and your family. Essential oils are the vaporizable oils found in plants which give them their odors, flavors and healing properties. Various parts of the plant such as the seeds, flower, bark or leaves hold essential oils. For example…

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