Category: D+B Products
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🌱 Living Sustainably: Choosing All-Natural, Homemade Products Over Commercial
Happy autumn, friends! I hope this beautiful season finds you enjoying the spoils of harvest and soaking in the colors and scents of nature’s grand finale. The trees are performing their yearly ritual of dazzling transformation—from green to glowing golds, rustic browns, and deep oranges—and I can never get enough. Autumn always sparks my creativity.…
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Q&A: Life as a Craft Show Vendor with Dandelion + Burdock
Recently, Dandelion+Burdock founder Suzanne Lynch sat down for a very official, not-at-all-serious interview with Marigold McQuestions (that’s me). Over a cup of coffee and a pile of half-finished labels, we talked about the highs, lows, and hair-snagging realities of life as a craft show vendor. Q1. What drew you to selling at craft shows and…
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Benefits of Sweet Almond Oil for Your Skin
Essential oils need to be diluted before applying to your skin. I use Sweet Almond Oil as my main carrier oil in many of my products. Why? Sweet Almond Oil has so many amazing and natural benefits. Skin Hydration Sweet Almond Oil contains many nutrients that are good for the skin, including vitamins, minerals, fatty…
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Supporting Local Businesses: A Small Choice with a Big Impact
Hello from upstate New York, where we are currently being absolutely pummeled with snow. What better time to sit down and write this blog post—especially when I’m weary from both shoveling and worrying! If we want to build more resilient communities, we need to take action now. Not just worrying about the weather, but also…
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Make Your Own Spring Body Care
Easy homestead recipes for whipped body butter, sunscreen, body scrub, and body wash. Hello! It has been a minute since my last post. This time of year is so incredibly busy around the homestead. Spring offers that small window of opportunity for making progress, or getting back to the unfinished projects from fall. Trying to…
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15 Truly Essential Essential Oils
Do you remember when you first fell in love with essential oils? Completely acknowledge my age here, but I was in high school and living in England when The Body Shop was the coolest, most awesome shop. I never missed a chance to stop in one. I especially loved the lavender and eucalyptus blend, and…
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Ten More Ways to Live Sustainably
An article in National Geographic this week by Sarah Gibbens, titled “5 simple things you can do to live more sustainably” inspired me to contribute to her list because honestly, they aren’t all very simple. Gibbens’ list of five things Gibbens’ list, like mine below, may include things that could never work for you. And…
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Emergency Preparedness: Handy Off-Grid items
Losing power can be so unsettling. Your normal routines and comforts are disrupted leaving you feeling anxious and at a loss of what to do with the time. When my generator is down and solar is minimal, I have found a few handy items that can help to keep me sane. Sort of. You may…
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About Dandelion and Burdock Candles
Dandelion+Burdock candles are made with natural soy wax, cotton wicks, and scented with therapeutic grade Essential Oils to create unique aromatherapeutic scents. Every 8oz candle will burn for 49+ hours. Why Soy Wax? Soy wax is a 100% natural wax derived from the vegetable soybeans. Soybeans are one of the major agriculture crops grown mostly…