All you need is a little sweet (or sour, or savory) to be happy.
In recent years, the word “home remedy” has been popularized by celebrities and doctors who sell over-the-counter creams and tonics. These are all pretty much like any other home remedies, except these remedies often involve getting you to spend money on the “secret” ingredient (like a natural shampoo, or eye cream, or a DIY fix for a bug bite.
But the thing about home remedies is that they’re really just a variation on a basic principle – you just have to make the ingredients taste good. In case you’re asking: yes, we’re all really like that. You just have to find a recipe that tastes good and you’re happy to spend money on it.
This is why a lot of people who write or talk about DIY home remedies are usually very negative. Sure, there are some very good ingredients out there (like homemade hair-sprays, and eye cremes), but theyre often like a home pest control product, and not really a DIY remedy. Also, some of the ingredients don’t really need to be homemade because theyre already available at your local grocery store, or in most any health food store.
The problem with DIY remedies is their often very specific ingredients, which make them too hard to replicate. Thats why I hate the idea of using anything made from cheap ingredients. There are just too many variables and I can guarantee that most of them will either make you sick or have you feeling much better after youve eaten a few bites.
I always find a way to get a little creative with my own ingredients.
I think the main reason I have difficulty with DIY remedies is the fact that they all have to be homemade. The good thing is that I can get the ingredients for almost any problem you might be having by just searching around, asking your friends, and shopping around.
In life, just about everything you can imagine causes a problem that you need to remedy. You can fix that problem by taking a trip to the store, buying a bunch of cheap junk, or by going to the doctor. This is why DIY remedies are a real bummer. I get the feeling that many of us have a hard time trusting anyone outside of our own immediate circle of friends. This is why we need outside help.
I once spent a weekend at a local farmers market and came home with a bunch of homemade remedies to cure most of my problems. The most common one was a homemade version of a home remedy for bed bug bites. I could have sworn it worked, but it didn’t. It didn’t really help much because the bugs were still there, and they seemed to just keep multiplying. The next day I had a big old bug bite, and it was just as bad again.
It’s true. I’ve found that most homemade remedies will not do more than make a little bit of a difference, but not all that much. I can help you with your bed bug problem, but if you really want to get rid of them, you’ll need to try something else.