Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
I love Ginger, but I am the only one in my house that does. We use it in cooking a lot but I personally love Ginger snap cookies, glazed ginger and ginger cordial. This ginger lip polish sounds good enough to lick. These would make fantastic last minute Christmas gifts.
Rose Petals are filled with the most beautiful and natural Aroma. Why not make some hand made Bath salts for someone you love this Christmas? Bath salts are perfect for stocking fillers and gifts for random people you meet as they are so inexpensive to make.
Here is the tutorial for the Rose Bath salts … Read More ...
For this sweet smelling project you’re going to need, Oranges, Bay leaves,Cinnamon sticks and twine. You will also need a little patience as you dry out the oranges and thread up the leaves. This garland would look amazing above a cook top or gift it to your neighbours.The sweet orange smell will clear your head … Read More ...
These Dried flower Christmas tree baubles are beautiful. I just love their natural feel. These would be perfect for my Bohemian trend crush I have right now. You could use lavender and pine needles for an aromatherapy aromatic scent. These would make wonderful gifts.
Finding a DIY handmade Christmas gift for a man is quite hard. We have the usual recipes such as shaving cream, shaving oil but this recipe for a Handmade DIY Cologne is a little different. You can use the same essential oil combinations to make a face scrub or shampoo. Wrap it all up in … Read More ...
This is a Cold Process Soap Recipe. The ingredients sound exotic and divine. It contains Healing clay and Nettle leaf. The full recipe and tutorial can be found here. Spicy Lime Clay Soap. The step by step photos are great to follow along too.… Read More ...
The packaging for this little DIY lip balm is adorable and is made with simple stickers. The actual balm however isn’t as easy as it looks. This balm is made with a Chamomile infused olive oil. You need to steep your flowers in the oil for at least a month. You can check out the … Read More ...
Do you have access to fresh lavender? Try out this DIY Lavender star for a scented wreath or candle surround. Lavender Star Tutorial.… Read More ...
This is one of the most popular questions when it comes to soap making and beauty recipes. Some scents are better than others to work with, some hold their scents better in production and of course some are just more popular when it comes to Soap sales. You can check out the Top Ten Essential … Read More ...
I think we are all aware of the healing benefits of Olive oil already but now scientists are saying it may prevent breast cancer too. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if something so easily obtainable could really help? I know the answer to cancer has to be somewhere on or in this world we just have … Read More ...
Tulsi is an Indian herb from the basil family. (You can buy Tulsi here) But what you might not know is this herb is doing amazing things when it comes to hormones. You can read up all about it on the link below. You can drink this stuff or infuse it into a jelly. Did … Read More ...
These Turmeric Bombs are made up of Turmeric powder and some other key ingredients (read the full recipe here). I must admit they look like rabbit or Kangaroo poop to me. I am not sure I could pop it into my mouth knowing what it resembles. I am however a big fan of Turmeric … Read More ...
This acne treatment is made up of three key Essential oil ingredients. Lavender
, Tea tree
and Lemon
. All of these oils are easily obtainable from health food stores. This recipe is a good acne kick in the butt treatment for bad cases of acne. Check out the full recipe here. DIY Home made … Read More ...
You could easily mistake this DIY recipe for Jelly. This recipe is actually for Air Fresheners. With scents like apple and sweet tea your home is going to smell like Martha Stewart’s kitchen. DIY Air Fresheners.… Read More ...
This DIY Sunscreen seems to have all the “right stuff” in it to protect your skin but would you trust it? I would definitely have to test it out on myself first before putting my kids at risk that’s for sure. I know there are many people who are allergic to store bought sunscreens and … Read More ...