Healthy Living Guide - Natural Home Articles
The need for a fabric softener I could tolerate back in 2008 was the catalyst for this whole store. Before Shop Naturally, I was a professional web developer and had made over 200 websites for other businesses, including a dozen online stores. When I developed sensitivities to chemicals and smells and my skin was ultra sensitive, I went on the hunt for natural fabric softener. The only store in my local area who sold one was a 45 minute drive each way and more often than not, they were out of stock. I set up a small online store, found the wholesaler and ordered a carton, plus a few other products I used on a regular basis that my naturopath recommended and Shop Naturally took on a life of its own. It grew from a bookshelf in a spare bedroom to a 300 sqm warehouse in under 2 years with no advertising spend.
This category is the way I live my life. My health is significantly better each and every day when I control my surroundings. We’re not just moving boxes and analysing spreadsheets here, this is my life. The cleaning products in particular are the least profitable thing we do and the thing I’m most passionate about. Until you know what it’s like to break out in a rash, have itchy skin, or breathing issues and countless other reactions from not being able to clean your home or wash your clothes and bed linen, you don’t quite understand how important these products are to people.
I am also a big advocate for the safe use of essential oils. These little bottles are potent extracts and need to be treated with the utmost respect. The post we wrote about safely using essential oils in the bath is a game changer and we crushed a few myths about this one.
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Go Green Bento Boxes up close
One of our popular picks in the lunch box aisle for Back To School this year was the Go Green Bento Boxes. They were so popular that we ran out of virtually every lunch bag / lunch box -
Mortein NaturGard vs Orange Guard
UPDATE MAY 2019 We are no longer selling Orange Guard. The information below may still be helpful if you source it elsewhere. For the second time now, a member of my family has assumed that the Mortein NaturGard -
Using our doTERRA store to order product from the USA
While we keep a reasonable amount of products in our own warehouse from the doTERRA range, we don't stock everything, and there are many products that can only be ordered from the USA warehouse for personal use that -
Cleaning essential oil spills and residue
The more I handle and use essential oils, the more I'm realising just how powerful and potent they are. Whether you're handling doTERRA or any brand of essential oils, they always need to be treated with the utmost -
Is coconut oil a good leather conditioner?
I have 4 white leather dining chairs in my home. Surprisingly enough, they don't get too dirty, but every once in a white they get a wipe over with a barely damp cloth where they're have spots and -
NEW: doTERRA On Guard Protective Blend
The latest essential oil blend added to our store from the doTERRA range is the doTERRA On Guard Protective Blend. This blend is a mixture of orange, clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary essential oils. It has two general -
How to clean your dishwasher naturally with 2 simple DIY methods
Dishwashers are a great convenience for washing dishes, but it's important to keep your dishwasher clean too. You can clean your dishwasher naturally both manually and also by running some products through a cycle. Whether you use dishwasher -
1st Click & Collect natural & organic food service for the Central Coast
We're making buying organic food online easier for all our customers Australia wide, and for those on the Central Coast, you can use our free Click & Collect service. CLICK & COLLECT from Tuggerah Is your lunch break -
I 'heart' Geoff Jansz - read how I spent 4 years being inspired by his cooking
Every now and again, I am going to sprinkle in a handful of personal blog posts about my journey with health and food in the hope that something resonates with someone and helps someone through a rough patch -
Unscented Fabric Softener - the best 5 options to make your own
The product that was the inspiration and started this whole "Shop Naturally thing" way back in 2009 now was the Seventh Generation fabric softener. I really wanted an unscented fabric softener, but I found one with a scent -
#1 Australian natural vanilla
When you're at the supermarket, not all vanilla is created equal. There are lots of vanilla extracts and essences and flavourings, but unless you're getting a pure vanilla bean, which are expensive, the chances are, you're getting something