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Easy DIY Liquid Hand Soap Recipe for Eczema
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Easy DIY Liquid Hand Soap Recipe for Eczema

If you suffer from dry skin eczema in your hands you may be making it worse every time you wash them! In this article I will tell you why, and then give you an easy DIY Liquid Hand Soap Recipe specifically for eczema sufferers. This recipe was one of my first DIY household recipes and I still make it on a regular basis because it works so well.

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Progress not Perfection: 2022 Update
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Progress not Perfection: 2022 Update

Here is my 2022 Update: the story of the plans that I had last year, what happened to make me shelve them and the future trajectory of Mother Makings. I have been mulling over this blog post/series for several months now. Once again I have been reminded that progress is more important than perfection, so it is time to get it done and share it with you.

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Product Spotlight: Infused Euphoria Tallow Balm
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Product Spotlight: Infused Euphoria Tallow Balm

Our most decadent tallow balm! With its scent of organic vanilla beans, local creamy tallow and luxurious Ylang Ylang essential oil it smells like a divine dessert! Here is the story of our most sensuously decadent tallow balm! With its vanilla and ylang ylang scent this unique tallow balm smells like a divine dessert while its base ingredients, 100% grass-fed beef tallow and organic extra virgin olive oil, make it a long-lasting emollient to help the driest of skin!

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Persistence doing Minimum Daily Actions in the Messy Mundane Middle
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Persistence doing Minimum Daily Actions in the Messy Mundane Middle

Have you ever really considered that you can make a journey taking only one step at a time, even backtracking several times and going around obstacles to eventually reach your goal? Doing something you love helps you to be persistent so that you eventually get where you want to go. Small minimum daily actions over the messy, mundane middle of the journey to learn or create something new will help to get you there!

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Winter Holiday Tallow Skin Care Gift Guide ver. 1.2
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Winter Holiday Tallow Skin Care Gift Guide ver. 1.2

The holidays can be very stressful whether you make gifts for your family or you prefer to purchase from small handcrafter businesses or big box stores. To make choosing the perfect Tallowed Touch tallow products easier I have created this Mother Makings Tallowed Touch Gift Guide for you!

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Forging A New Path
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Forging A New Path

When you are forging a new path like starting a new business or even learning something new, there are many obstacles and hardships to overcome. No matter how much you want to get done if it is only you with little support and lots to do progress is very slow. Sometimes, there is no support to be had other than ourselves and we must push on

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Hello, I'm Maggie!

I am a mother, a maker, a DIY-er, a late learned cook of nourishing food, and a mompreneur. I am passionate about self-directed education and empowering women to do-it-themselves.

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Featured Tallowed Touch Tallow Products

Nourishing Whole Body Skin Care Made with 100% Grass-fed Beef Tallow
10mL Infused Vanilla Mint Tallowed Touch Tallow Lip Balm in paper tube laying in cut leather, peppermint sprig and vanilla beans

Lavender Tallow Balm

Everyone loves Lavender!

3 10mL Tallowed Touch Tallow Lip Balms in paper tubes resting in a plate of cut leather with a ginger root.

Infused Vanilla Mint Tallow Lip Balm

Creamy, minty  & soothing on your lips!

2oz jar of Lavender Tallowed Touch Tallow Balm in a shallow plate with cut leather and lavender flowers background.

New! Ginger Tallow Lip Balm

Coming Soon! Yummy ginger!

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