In The Best Natural Homemade Soaps(Robert Rose, 2014), Mar Gómez offers 40 recipes for simple, luxurious soaps based on three essential ingredients: water, olive oil and caustic soda. Gómez adds a ...

Maria Marabito is a writer who specializes in sustainable travel, green living, and food issues. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from West Chester University. A homemade aloe vera mask is the ...

Aloe vera is a succulent that grows in sunny climates all over the world. The fleshy leaves of this plant contain a gel that has many uses in natural remedies. It’s best known for helping to relieve ...

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Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Aloe vera is just as beneficial to ...