by rita | Jan 29, 2015 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Hello Glinies, This time I thought , I would share some fun for children with natural ingredients that we use on the GLIN Workshops. These activities are inspired by the Montessori method that we are following from the beginning with my son. Where should I search for these ideas in the easiest way? Of course, I have looked up in Pinterest. When I started checking the different possibilities, I realized , there are endless possibilities no matter how old your child is. They are fun and having enough variety for weeks. So I pinned an entire board to keep it for us and for you here. I have first hand experience now because we tried a lot of them. Because it was fruit time, we took the idea to see, examine the different parts of a fruit.We had mandarin first. My son got really excited when I started drawing with one hand and peeling the fruit with the other hand. I could not manage to draw something fancy. He has no patience yet. He may never have, just like me. However, he was eager to match the drawings with the different parts of the real fruit. We went a bit further in our little discovery than the original post. I quickly took an apple and did the same with it. Now he was able to compare the two different fruits from all aspects. (size, consistency, taste, scent, inside, outside, structure, etc) . I loved to see his face when I showed him how we can take the oil out of the mandarin peel. Of course, at the end of the...
by rita | Jan 20, 2015 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Hello Glinies, This is the first year at school for my son, and this weekend we got a short mail from the school , saying that they noticed the first lice in the school. I must say, I got mixed emotions. When I was a little girl, I had long, long hair…you know that superlong and I hated to comb or wash it of course. I heard from my mum: you should wash your hair otherwise the lice will move into it. So I did. Lucky enough, these little creatures did not find me. I have no idea why, was it because I listened to my mum or just I was lucky. However, when I opened the mail from the school this weekend, I didn’t feel so comfortable with the news. You know, as a green minded person, I double checked that tea-tree oil or geranium, or eucalyptus or lavender can work fine against lice. I rushed to my oil box and immediately put some tea-tree oil in the neck of my son`s jacket. I have also combed his hair carefully. No sign of anything in. Thanks God. But still I was not so relaxed and I have started searching in Dutch site`s and asking people who live here longer than me: -What is it about that lice is an issue at all. I have heard already within our bigger family that it is an issue from time to time. Is it because of the weather or what? I figured out that there is a significant difference about how they handle the children who got infected. They are allowed...
by rita | Nov 26, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Midweek tips: Fall diffuser blend 4 drops orange essential oil 3 drops ginger essential oil 3 drops cinnamon essential oil Enjoy your new blend Rita P.S.: Find here more inspirations for making your own diffuser blends. Purchase your oils...
by rita | Sep 12, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Hello Glinies, As you know, not long ago, I discovered the doTERRA oils and even the wonderful world of cooking with essential oils. From that on, I am experimenting with our dinner dishes. I must say with success. My boys love these dishes even without knowing that I am flavouring them with essential oils. The good thing that I love about cooking with them, that they are so pure, you get just the amazing extra fine flavour and it doesn`t taste oily or so. Of course you only need a drop or two, thanks for the pureness of these products. Here is my last creation. White bean mash with fresh parsley and lemon oil Ingredients: 200gram of white beans ( or any other that you like) 1 avocado 1 tiny chunk of garlic ( you can use more for a stronger taste of course) 1 handful of fresh parsley 1 handful of fresh basil 3-4 leaves of citrone mellise 1 teaspoon of apple cider a pinch of sea salt 1-2 drops of doTERRA lemon oil 100ml of olive oil Process: 1. Soak the beans in water for the night 2. Cook the beans till soft and let them cool 3. Add the other ingredients 4. Blend them together. ( Based on your taste you can add more oil.) Enjoy My son ate as a side dish with grilled fish , I love it as a dipper with a bit of more oil with. This is my version. Do you want to try it? I would love to hear your experience or other recipes with essential oils?...
by rita | Sep 5, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Ok, now that you are hooked with home made, vegan , biological cosmetic products like soap, body butter, lip balm and sunscreen, now it is time to green our household step by step. As a mother, or the manager of a family logistical center, where do you spend most of your time? Yes, in the K I T C H E N. So after cooking , hopefully with lots of fresh, veggies and fruits the most hated part of the housework comes: washing the dishes. In the old days , our mothers used soap and hot water. Of course, evolution did not stop, so one day, the dishwasher was invented. Great, you as a busy mother you can quickly put all the dirty dishes in it, add a tablet, push the bottom , close the door and ready. Everything is on order and after a few hours the dishes are clean too. Win-win. Let me stop for a second. Do we really need a machine? Is it environmental friendly? Is it good for our health? There are certain answers that we can give. But it feels already overwhelming to go entirely green at home. So let me give you advice little by little, a piece of alteration at a time. Start with your kitchen. You do not need to throw away your dishwasher even. Just be conscious about what you put in, how and when. Here are a few tips that you can easily adapt in your daily routine. LETS CHANGE THE WASHING DETERGENT IN YOUR DISHWASHER AND FINE TUNE YOUR METHOD OF USING THE MACHINE. First of all, I...
by rita | Jun 5, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Ok, every mother faces various stains on a daily basis. source: Pinterest Let`s see how this list can help you to dissolve these stains. Beer: Use Vinegar Berries:Use Vinegar Blood stain: Baking soda rubbed onto a damped blood stain Chewing Gum:Put the clothes in freezer for a few hours, when it is cold, peel off the gum Chocolate: Wash it in detergent first. If stain remains, soak in an enzyme-based stain remover. Cigarette Smoke: washing soda or sodium per carbonate Coffee and Tea: The stain is from the tannin and/ or milk and/ or sugar. Spot clean tannin stains with vinegar. If necessary , soak in enzyme based stain remover. For old stains, rub with glycerin first and after wash it in sodium per carbonate. Crayons and Candle Wax: Freeze the stain, remove the residue, pull off the wax. After heat iron, cover the wax stain with an absorbent cloth, and melt the wax onto the cloth. Egg: Enzymes Feces: Enzymes Fruit/ wine stain: Fruit and wine stains need to be treated immediately, but if you’re in a hurry, pour a little baking soda on the stain, and then later run hot water through the back of the stain. Ice cream: Enzymes Ink: Vinegar Lipstick and Makeup: Use a few drops of oil or glycerin, being careful not to spread the oil farther than the stain. Scrape off. Pre-treat with detergent, and then wash in hot water. Also try a biodegradable stain remover like White Wizard. Mildew: Vinegar Mold: Vinegar Oil: Glycerin Perfume and Essential Oils: Vinegar / baking soda Petroleum Oil: Washing soda Protein Stains: Enzymes Rust: Borax paste Tomato Sauce: Vinegar Sweat Stain: baking soda paste can be useful...
by rita | May 28, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Hello Glinies, Here is a table for the basic ingredients for a GLI:N Household in english and dutch Have a GLI:N week...
by rita | May 21, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
Now that you have got addicted to your own soap, you are thinking about to make a new batch. Maybe you have a favorite scent or color combination or even more important you would like to try other oils and/ or butters, so you are searching for ideas already. You remember, that on the GLI:N Vegan Soap Making Workshop you heard, every added ingredient has an impact on the Cold Process (CP) soap batch. So what to do? How to choose? Where to start to design your own soap recipe? Here are some pro tips that will help you take your first steps. These are the questions to be answered before you start to look for your ingredients. Feel free to use as a check list. -Who will use this soap? (Man, Woman, Baby…) It has an influence on the scent. -What kind of skin has the person got? (Normal, Dry, Sensitive…) It has an influence on the essential oils and hard ingredients -Do I like hard or soft soap to use? It has an influence on the basic ingredients -Do I like to make a liquid soap from the batch? It has an influence on the lye that you should use -Do I want to use ingredients out of my kitchen or buy new things? It has an influence on timing. -Do I have a special purpose to make this soap? ( Gift, Health issue, Daily use) It has an influence on the timing. -Do I want to make different textures? It has an influence on the hard ingredients and techniques -Do I want to add...
by rita | May 13, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
This time I would like to help you with an overview about the extra ingredients you can use in your own natural soap recipe. We all know by now, that first you will make your own basic vegan soap mixture, using hard oils, soft oils and lye solution. You will mix it carefully till the” trace” phase. At that point , you can add your chosen essential oil and extra, hard ingredients. So let`s talk about what these “hard” ingredients could be. cacao powdercoffee powderoat mealsaltclay( red, white, green)milk powder ( goat)calamine powderginger powdercardamom powderpoppy seedsdried flowers (rose, lavender, chamomile, etc )chilli powder How to use these ingredients? Make sure that you will match the essential oils with these hard ingredients. These will add colours (cacao, chilli, calamine, clay,etc) to your soap, but also will effect your skin and body. As a golden rule, make sure that you will not add more than 1 tablespoon of hard ingredients to your soap batch (approx. 1000gram). Never more. If you split your 1000gram soap batch, keep in mind that you need to split this 1 tablespoon of hard ingredients as well. Do not exceed the 1 tablespoon of hard ingredients. Let`s talk about the effects of the hard ingredients on your skin and body. energizers: coffee, ginger, chilli, sagerelaxing: chamomilepenetrate: lavenderrevitalize: pepperminthydrates: roserefresh: rosemarysrub: coffee, oat meal, poppy seeds, saltsoften: milkanti itching agent: calamine Attention point: Please if you are planning to use SALT, check your recipe. The one tablespoon rule DOES NOT WORK with salt. P.S.: Come back next week for a salt soap recipe that works !Do you want...
by rita | May 7, 2014 | GLIN Midweek Tips
This is the first post of a series, called: GLI:N MIDWEEK TIPS. Every week, you can read little GLI:N tricks & tips to keep balance between your body & soul. Here we are, for today I will share a simple and efficient detox process. It will clean your body via your feet. Even it comes handy with the upcoming warm weather, when your hills will be visible soon. Detox foot is just a little extra treat that you can do for your body to cleanse it. Adding the right ingredients makes it a gentle foot bath to detox. Baking soda is alkaline. It helps to balance the ph-level in the body. It makes your skin soft and silk. Probably you have all the ingredients already at home. Ingredients: 1 cup of Epson Salt 1 cup of Sea Salt 2 cups of Baking Soda 10 drops of Essential Oil Process: Take a big jar, put all the dry ingredients together, add the essential oil and shake it. It is a good workout for your upper body. Eventually stir with a spoon. From this mixture for each Detox Footbath occasion put half a cup into a hot water. So hot that your feet almost cannot stand it. So now, your half hour Detox ME TIME is coming. Fill a big plastic dish pan with hot hot hot water and add half a cup of Detox Footbath mixture to the water and enjoy. Want to make a sunscreen, click here for the recipe. Want to make a lip balm, click here for the recipe. Want to make a liquid soap, click here for the...
Recent Comments