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Featured image: Harm’s Woods, Cook County What are chiggers? Chiggers are bugs or mites, so microscopically tiny that you can barely even see them but you sure can feel them! Their scientific name is actually, ‘trombiculid mites’ but they reside under lots of other titles depending on where you live – harvest mites, harvest bugs, …
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Dandruff, those telltale white flakes, are the sign of an itchy scalp the net result of which are mini snowstorms of dead skin littering your shoulders. Unsightly and embarrassing, it’s not the most serious thing ever but dandruff can be stubbornly persistent and very difficult to treat effectively. What causes dandruff? Human skin is in …
There isn’t anyone who hasn’t experienced poor sleep or broken nights and it is the most miserable of experiences. Waking frequently throughout the night or not being able to get off to sleep at all will leave you feeling wrung out and shattered the following day. If sleeplessness carries on over a period of days …
Featured image source: Rodent Control in and Around Backyard Chicken Coops Short of buying a cat to stand guard at the door, how do you get rid of mice in your home? Even better, can you avoid an infestation without relying on toxic and harmful chemicals and poisons? Happily, yes there are. Many people don’t …
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Featured image: MSU Many people underestimate just how strong essential oils are; it’s because they are natural and untainted and so they carry a connotation of gentleness and mildness. In fact, essential oils can be very strong in their undiluted form and so blending them in a base or a carrier oil like sweet almond …
Whether you love to travel or simply love spending time in the great outdoors, you’ll likely come across mosquitos, ticks, flies, gnats, or one of many other nasty critters while going about your activities. For some people, that might not seem like such a big deal. However, as these bugs are known to carry Malaria, …
Using a pre-shaving oil to help you shave is an undiscovered revolution for many men. A good pre-shave oil will warm, moisturize and lubricate the skin making the whole process of shaving more comfortable and easier, leaving you with smooth skin that is not sore, stressed or irritated. The skin becomes more pliable making it …
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Feature image: greatergood.berkeley.edu Waking up with unexplained bites on your body is something that no one wants to deal with. But for many people across the globe, it’s something that happens all too often. If this sounds familiar, then there’s a strong chance that you could have bed bugs on your mattress. But to determine …
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Many men are already coming round to the idea of employing essential oils to make a shaving oil so how much more logical is it to consider using a blend of warm, spicy, and aromatic fragrances to create an aftershave that doesn’t sting or upset sensitive skin after shaving? What are the benefits of using …
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Feature image: Gardenista Poison ivy is incredibly prevalent throughout the US, in fact, there are hardly any locations where this plant doesn’t grow, just Hawaii and Alaska and some desert locations. Poison ivy produces oil called Urushiol that gives most people who come into contact with it, a very uncomfortable rash. Urushiol is a sticky …
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