Casa Hermosa essential oil recipe
from Snowdrift Farm Scents of Summer series
Casa Hermosa
6 drops lime, distilled
3 drops bergamot
3 drops Bulgarian lavender
2 drops sweet orange
1 drop jasmin absolute (optional)… Read More ...
Oatmeal, milk, and honey soap tutorial
Addicted to Soap has shared a tutorial on making an oatmeal, milk and honey soap that looks like a honeycomb. This cold process recipe uses bubble wrap to create the lovely honeycomb look. What I want to know is, how on earth were they able to resist popping all the bubble wrap?!? Find the tutorial … Read More ...
Desert mist hydrating spray recipe
Desert Mist Hydrating Spray (aka Arizona AC in a bottle)
From Snowdrift Farm
1/2 teaspoon polysorbate 20
4 oz. distilled water + 1/4 teaspoon freeze dried aloe vera
15 drops Phenonip
1 drop peppermint essential oil
2 drops lavender or lavandin essential oil
1 drop Roman chamomile essential oil
Mix together water, Phenonip and polysorbate … Read More ...
Rich body butter recipe
Rich Body Butter recipe
by Lynden House International Inc.
This is a wonderfully decadent butter that’s great for dry, cracked and tired skin. A nice gift for an expectant mommy friend.
What You Need:
4 teaspoons emulsifying wax
4 teaspoons stearic acid
4 teaspoons cetyl alcohol flakes
1/2 cup cocoa butter – melted measure
1 … Read More ...
Pomegranate scrub recipe
Try this luxurious pomegranate scrub recipe from Ponte Vedra to not only smooth skin, but cleanse and detoxify your skin and muscles.
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Milk and cookies soap tutorial
Go Planet Earth has shared a tutorial on making this scruptious looking milk & cookies melt and pour soap!
Find the easy to follow video tutorial on their blog.… Read More ...
Make your own sunscreen
I am a huge believer in sunscreen and now that summer is finally here and we’re all spending more time in the sun, it’s especially important to make sure you wear protection from the sun. Try making your own homemade sunscreen with this great tutorial found on Instructables.… Read More ...
Basic lotion recipe
Basic Lotion Recipe
written up by Jennifer Adler M.S., C.N.
from Conscious Choice
In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote in her groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, “For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subject to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.” We are exposed … Read More ...
Bath jelly recipe
Bath Jelly Recipe – by Amy Vollmer
Ingredients:
1/2 cup melted transparent Melt & Pour base
2 cups water
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
1/2 oz Germaben II
Fragrance oil
3 or 4 colorants
3 or 4 small containers
Directions:
Pour envelope of gelatin into a bowl and set aside. Microwave 2 cups of water … Read More ...
Sonoran Sunset esential oil recipe
Try this heavenly essential oil recipe from Snowdrift Farm, part of their Scents of Summer series!
Sonoran Sunset
3 drops Peru balsam
2 drops rose absolute
5 drops ylang ylang
2 drops lime, distilled
1 drop tangerine… Read More ...
Pinwheel soaps
How fantastic are these pinwheel soaps? Bright, colorful, and cheery, they are fantastic favors to pass out at your 4th of July party next weekend!
Anne-Marie Faiola has posted a video tutorial on how to make these beauties here.… Read More ...
Stars and stripes soap tutorial
Make this fun stars and stripes soap from Make It Soap! This is a great project to do with kids for a 4th of July project.… Read More ...
4th of July chunk soap tutorial
Peak Candle Supplies has a tutorial on cute red, white and blue chunk soaps for the Fourth of July! Find the details here.… Read More ...
Hawaiian sugar and salt scrub recipe
Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe has a recipe for a scrumptious Hawaiian sugar and salt scrub! If you can’t go to Hawai’i, bring Hawai’i to you! Find the recipe here.… Read More ...
Mojito cold process soap recipe
Snowdrift Farm has shared a very interesting recipe for a mojito scented soap! As a bonus, instructions for a swirled version and a recipe for the drinkable kind of mojitos are also listed.… Read More ...