Natural Remedies You Use

There are a few things I have learned to do and use that will heal my body or my children without the use of anything harsh. Things that we can do that won't interfere with our bodies natural ability to heal itself from the inside out.

We do not use diaper rash cream. I'm sure I could do more research, but common sense tells me not to put something unnatural and loaded with man made ingredients on a rash or tiny open sores. So, we use olive oil. It works wonderful! We haven't had a lot of diaper rash, but when we do, we pour/rub some olive oil on and within the day we have a clear bum!

I wash my face with raw honey. I learned about this on a discussion board at mothering.com. It is gentle, kills bacteria and tastes great. My skin feels great when I used raw honey!

As a moisturizer or lotion in our home we use coconut oil. There are a numerous amount of benefits of coconut oil and this is one of them! Organic extra virgin is our first choice, but we'll use any kind. It works quickly at making dry skin soft. My skin looks much younger, healthier and shinier when I use coconut oil. I love the combination of raw honey and coconut oil. They are cheap (when compared to artificial cleaners and moisturizers on the market), natural and safe. Let's not forget that they smell and taste great too!

Lansinoh for chapped lips. I know it's a 'nipple cream', but it is a miracle for chapped lips. We lived in a house that was very dry for a few months. My oldest daughter and I had very chapped lips and nothing was helping. It was painful and annoying! I also had a newborn and one day I though, "Hey, if this works for healing chapped, cracked and sore nipples, then why not our lips?" I am so glad I did. Soft lips will be yours by the end of the day!

Aloe Vera! This is a miracle plant. Obviously it works wonders on scrapes, cut and burns. We have used the aloe from a Aloe Vera leaf to help heal a burn my daughter received on her hands and cuts, etc. Something I found it can also help with is an infected wisdom tooth! I had a problem with a wisdom tooth and did not want to have surgery. I started taking some things and then realized one day that I should use aloe to pull out the infection. So, I cut off a piece of aloe and placed it on that tooth and held it there as long as possible with my teeth. When it was pretty mushy, I just swallowed it. I did this for a few days and then infection cleared up on its own. The Aloe aided my body in healing itself. It gave me enough relief to allow my body to do its job without the use of drugs. I had to do this twice and have since then had no problems and no surgery!

Those are a few of ours. What are yours?