Health and Wellness – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Living with Hard Water

When we moved from the PNW to Utah I had no idea what hard water was. I thought that our rental home at the time had a contaminated or broken freezer because every time we would have ice in a drink, the ice would melt and there would be giant flakes floating around in the [...]

Shampoo and Conditioner Bars

After Five years of living in Utah I have discovered that thoughtlessly using any shampoo and conditioner in hard water leads to disgustingly dirty hair that looks oily and feels disgusting. The general principal of living with hard water is that the more one washes their hair the dirtier it feels and looks. So my [...]

DIY ANTIVIRAL FACE MASK

With all of the overnight sensation DIY Face Mask posts that have popped up in the past few months what could possibly be different about my masks?! Well for starters I researched the efficacy of DIY Cotton masks and came up with this solution based on real life scientific peer reviewed published research!!!!! I am [...]

DIY N95 Masks Medical Polypropylene Face Masks

This page is about the information and understanding of what goes into making a home made mask and its efficacy. To see my guide on how to make an effective antiviral face mask see my post on DIY FACE MASK! I am a registered nurse with growing concern about the spread of miss information. In [...]

CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) Hand Sanitizer

My recipe 68.25% strength 8oz. 91% isopropyl alcohol *** I added 1/8tsp of skin oil vitamin E this means you will only use 38mL of distilled water.**** Pour 6oz of Alcohol into glass jar Add 1tsp of hydrogen peroxide Add 1Tbsp of Glycerin 40mL of distilled water 1/8tsp of vitamin E skin oil ****This formula [...]

Cold and Flu Essentials

There is this growing concern about the Covid-19 virus. As of today March 5th 2020 the CDC is not positive on how the virus is spread from person to person. Please see more details at CDC by clicking here. I highly encourage everyone to go read the CDC information as it will be updated with [...]

Personal Privy wash

Use either a spray bottle or foam pump bottle I was lucky and found the foam pump bottle at a local kitchen supply store that also had an essential oil section with empty bottle supplies. This can be used as bum wash as well as feminine hygiene cleaner by simply adding to toilet paper. Ingredients [...]

DIY Cloth TP

I made this reusable cloth TP roll for my own personal use to be used with a bidet and only after peeing. I do not recommend using cloth TP for cleaning or drying after defecting aka going #2, as this is a high transmission route for diseases and urinary tract infections for women and young [...]

My 72hr 2person+2 cat Emergency Kit

I often wondered what it would take to be ready to leave the comforts of my home in the face of an emergency. At first just the task and cost seem daunting when looking at purchasing items to make a 72 hour emergency kit and you might be telling yourself you don’t even need it [...]

My DIY Vehicle Mounted IFAK

So after the hours of pouring over the available pre-assembled IFAK and IFATK (Individual first aid & trauma kit) and their contents I decided to custom make my own pack with materials I would feel comfortable and safe practicing with in the eventuality that I need to use them in a real incident. The ultimate [...]