With perpetually cold fingers and toes, there’s really nothing quite like a hot bath to warm you up. Except maybe a hot bath accompanied by some reading, hot tea, and a delicious smelling homemade bath bomb! The supplies are 8 oz. baking soda, 4 oz. corn starch, 4 oz. citric acid, 4 oz. epsom salt,...
This soap bar can be used as a facial cleanser or for a body soap. The clay is great for absorbing shine on oily skin. Prepare 1/2 cup soap base, 2 tablespoons rose water, 2 tablespoons jojoba oil, 1 tablespoon pink salt, 1-2 tablespoons pink clay. Cut soap base into cubes and melt them in...
In the winter our skin needs special care and nutrition. Let’s make this whipped body butter from daniellekurek.com to keep your body skin smooth! You’ll need 1/4 cup organic cocoa butter, 1/4 cup organic shea butter, 1/4 cup organic coconut oil, 1/4 cup sweet almond oil, 1 tsp vitamin E oil, a double boiler, a...
Cinnamon and orange are truly Christmas ingredients, so why not use them for a delicious scrub? Prepare 145g coconut oil, 440g granulated sugar, 6 drops orange essential oil, zest of one orange, ½-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, gift wrapping, 2 small glass jars, white felt, ribbon, gift labels or white paper, cut into desired shape. In...
Baking your salt/oil mixture will help it stay clump-free and looking fresh, which is particularly important if you’re giving the salts as a gift. Let’s make these cool ones, prepare 1 cup Epsom salt, 1 cup sea salt, 1/4 cup baking soda, 3/4 tbsp sweet almond oil, 1 1/2 tbsp essential oil of your choice,...
Need a great gift for a girl? Make a solid perfume! You’ll need 1 tablespoon of beeswax pellets, 1 tablespoon of carrier oil, 40 drops of essential or fragrance oil, powder compact or metal tin. Ingredient measures are enough to fill two compacts. Clean the interior of the compact out if you are repurposing an...
Shower vapor disks that open the sinuses and a simple chest rub will help you to avoid a cold or stop feeling bad if you’ve already caught one. The supplies are 1 cup of baking soda, 1/3 cup water, essential oils – eucalyptus, peppermint or lemon, mini muffin tin, foil muffin liners. Preheat oven to...
There’s nothing fun about being sick but if the cold of flu strikes you this season this DIY vapor rub is a great way to get that congestion moving and you breathing a bit easier, the natural way. The supplies are 3/4 cup coconut oil, 3 tablespoons beeswax pastilles, 20-40 drops eucalyptus essential oil, 20...
Bath salts is a must at any time, you can relax, relief pain or bites, detox, feel more energetic or on the contrary, more sleepy, a good bath can work miracles! Today I’m sharing a bunch of easy recipes to make floral bath salts, mostly with lavender and rose. Lavender helps with muscle aches, stress...
While it’s true that a really awesome lip balm can heal dry lips, sometimes you just can’t manage the chap. Whatever the reason, it’s time to leave it to a homemade cinnamon sugar lip exfoliating scrub to help with your lip woes. The supplies are 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1...
