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[tinyshe]

Homemade Electrolyte Drink

4.5 from 2 votes Making your own homemade electrolyte drink or homemade sports drink is incredibly easy. Also, this way you know exactly what you’re putting into your body. Prep Time 5 minutes Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 pint Ingredients

420 g herbal tea, water, or coconut water

⅛ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt

2 teaspoons raw honey (or maple syrup, to taste)

60.5 g lemon or lime juice

1 teaspoon calcium/magnesium powder (optional)

US Customary

Metric

Instructions

Add salt, sweetener, and calcium magnesium powder (if using). Mix to dissolve.

Add juice. Mix and taste. Adjust juice or sweetness levels as desired.

Start making your homemade electrolyte drink by brewing the tea and letting it cool slightly; or, slightly warm your alternative base liquid.

Recipe Video Notes

This homemade electrolyte drink will last a week in the refrigerator. You can always double or triple the recipe to make a big batch if you know you’ll be needing it.

You can also make this recipe with half the liquid base, and freeze it as ice cubes to use as needed. Simply fill a glass with the electrolyte cubes and add water.

Nutrition:Serving: 8ounces | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

[ejscreationsart]

Productive morning making more laundry detergent! Here's the super easy and cheap recipe that will last months: https://www.diynatural.com/homemade-laundry-detergent-soap/2/ #diynatural #laundrydetergent #diy #homemade

[thisisrobinjoelle]

I made two batches of hair and body butter today. One for @level3life the other for myself (fragrance: water goddess). Butters used: Shea (16 oz) cocoa butter (8oz). Oils, 1/2 cup coconut oil and 2-1/2 TBSP of sweet almond oil, and 2 TBSP of EVOO. I melted all the oils and butters (double boiler method) and cooled for two hours in the fridge (soft, but not hardened). I then whipped it all together for about 20 minutes until it looked and felt like buttercream frosting. I divided in half and added the water goddess fragrance (kuumba made). And blended again for about five minutes. I found the jars at IKEA and they hold 16 ozs each. I didn't want to use coconut oil, but it does add a fluffiness that I haven't gotten in previous times I've made this butter. I tried to avoid it because it has a high comedogenic level (4) and cocoa butter is a 4 as well, but a little goes a long way and it's super emollient and non greasy. #diylife #diynatural

[officially-mrs-awesome]

iHerb

Holy Moly Oly!  iHerb.com is flipping fantastic!  I've been scouring the net the past two weeks for some dirt cheap prices for the re-stocking of the DIY cabinet (see a couple posts back).  Most of the sites that DIY Natural linked were still waaaay pricey & out of my very modest budget.

In comes a few DIY searches later, an article about something (I forgot who to credit, but the world sends you warm cookie hugs), and includes iHerb and the great pricing they have.

So just what did I get?  Here:

* Mrs. Meyers Lavendar Scent 8oz Bar Soap (4.80)

* Kirk's Castile Soap - 4oz / 3pk (4.51)

* Jarrow Organic Coconut Oil 16oz (8.37)

+ Jarrow Omega-3 Complex 30 Softgels *$10 Discount when purchasing any Jarrow product) (3.95)

* Oxy-Cleanse 2 Capsules Free Sample - One per order

* Now Foods - Sweet Almond Oil - 4oz (3.18)

* Cococare Cocoa Butter 10.5oz (3.60)

* Natrol Daily MultiVitamin Iron-Free 180 Capsules 50% off @ $12.32 (12.31)

What was even more awesome;

+ Free Shipping on Orders over $40

+ You can also get free shipping/additional discounts using code: NCF359

+ I also got a 5% discount because my order was over $60 (before all the discounts)

+ I also got $10 off my FIRST (one-time use!) order

So all in all, what should've cost me over $70, cost me just under $37, all inclusive.  Amaze-balls!  These were all decent-sized items, nothing was a substituted, and I got everything on my list!  Amaaaaaze!

So here you go guys, happy shopping & happy DIY-ing!

[officially-mrs-awesome]

DIY must have supplies

Yesterday I reached out to a blog (DIY Natural) I started following late last year, in hopes of getting a list of supplies to restock my nearly exhausted "DIY cupboard"

With the holidays & the wedding over, we really cleaned through most of what we had, and there was no way for me to remember everything we actually did/made (and the ingredients), so I was hoping for a 'shopping lists' of sorts.  The book they have (which I highly recommend you purchase, it's only eight washingtons to put it on your amazon kindle account!) had a list, but I knew that the list would have grown or adapted over time, as readers have since put in input and comments/suggestions. 

Luckily, Betsy & Matt reached out to me before I left my office, so I was able to pick up most of these supplies (and order some online courtesy of Etsy, eBay & Amazon) before I headed home.  Now with a restocked cabinet on the way, I can't wait to try out all these recipes I've been compiling!

Here's the short list that they provided me with; but keep an eye on their facebook & blog for the "formal article"

Essentials for DIY cleaners: Distilled white vinegar, baking soda, liquid castile soap, 20 Mule Team Borax, Arm & Hammer Washing Soda, citric acid, hydrogen peroxide (great disinfectant), bars of natural soap for grating into recipes, an antibacterial/anti-fungal/antiviral essential oil (see below for ideas)

Essentials for DIY personal care products: apple cider vinegar; coconut oil; baking soda; liquid castile soap (scented or unscented); olive oil or a more quickly absorbed oil like jojoba, sweet almond, etc; arrowroot powder (absorbs moisture and doesn't feed yeast like cornstarch); one or more of moisture-rich butters like cocoa butter, shea butter, mango butter; beeswax; vitamin E oil (capsules are fine); vegetable glycerine

Essential oils: if you only own ONE essential oil, consider the following -- tea tree, lavender, or peppermint, or lemon (they're all anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral).

[gogreenwithme]

I just came across this awesome little blog. It is filled with tons of cleaning, beauty, and various other recipes.

I'm currently reading Reasons to Make Natural Beauty Products which pretty much sums up most of the reasons I've chosen to take on my go green challenge