Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
This roundup is all about Black Pepper Essential oil
I recently started creating roundups that used the same oil rather than a style of DIY. Why? I was getting into the bad habit of buying an Essential oil for the purpose of one recipe but then being stuck with 25mls of extra oil essential … Read More ...
So these past few weeks Queensland Australia has been hit with rain, and that too, long, relentless rain. We had the same thing happen around 6 months ago. Rain is nothing new, but we are getting mould or mold as they spell it in some countries in places we never had mold or mildew before.… Read More ...
This roundup is all about Helichrysum Essential Oil
. I recently started creating roundups that used the same oil rather than a style of DIY. Why? I was getting into the bad habit of buying an Essential oil for the purpose of one recipe but then being stuck with 25mls of extra oil essential oil. … Read More ...
This roundup of links is for recipes containing Orange Essential oil. Orange Essential oil
is the perfect ingredient when it comes to treating anxiety naturally. So what makes Orange oil soo good for the soul?
Orange essential oil is extracted from the rind of the sweet orange, you may have noticed after peeling an orange … Read More ...
Rose petals are in abundance at the moment and after Valentine’s day you are likely wondering how to use up some of those dried out and even fresh and fallen rose petals.
This roundup is all about roses, sweet delicious romantic smelling rose petals to be exact. All of these recipes are for making your … Read More ...
A few weeks ago we brought you this handmade recipe collection of over 42 Lemon infused facials, soap and beauty recipes.
It was such a popular article that we decided to create another Lemon roundup for 20 different handmade soap recipes.
So what are my favorite Lemon oils to use? I love this Lemon … Read More ...
Have you ever been to a day spa? Before you even kick off your shoes the smell of a good day spa calms your senses. So we can’t always get to a day spa so let’s bring the day spa to us. Eucalyptus showers are trending right now, in fact, eucalyptus plants, decor, and … Read More ...
Okay, don’t panic, you still have time to make some beautiful handmade soaps for friends and family. All of these homemade soap recipes are Christmas holiday-themed in some way or another, but you can literally throw any soap recipe you have into a Christmas tree mold
, snowflake mold
, or a gingerbread silicone mold… Read More ...
If you have been on your feet all day shopping for gifts or maybe at work then you are going to love these make-at-home foot scrubs. But these scrubs are not just for exfoliating off the disgusting heel skin or killing off the germs under our toenails (toe jam) but these scrubs actually make your … Read More ...
Soap carving used to be a thing way back in the day and it looks like it is making a comeback. Don’t be fooled by the cutsy designs though this book is not for kids. It involves a sharp knife and loads of patience.
In Ultimate Soap Carving, Makiko Sone—founder of the Mizutama.Soap YouTube … Read More ...
This festive Christmas roundup is all about peppermint. I love buying a new essential oil or fragrance oil and having several ideas lined up for how to make the most items with that one oil. I have included over 30 recipes for bath and beauty items that all use peppermint. Of course, peppermint and … Read More ...
Strawberry is such a fun scent, it’s summery and fresh and a great idea for handmade gifts. Strawberry is really popular with teenagers and kids as it is quite a sweet candy-like smell, often used in perfumes and scented candles too.
So all of these recipes use Strawberry as their main fragrance. This is … Read More ...
Lemon has to be one of the cleanest most refreshing scents in all of the Essential oils I own. So what makes Lemon such a powerhouse when it comes to making your own skincare? Lemon juice naturally contains vitamin C an ingredient that is essential to good skincare. I have included this massive roundup so … Read More ...
Chamomile is actually one of my favorite herbs to use, drink and soak in. I first started using chamomile in a DIY facial to calm my redness and then again using the tea for sleeping and on a recent pre covid holiday I was using the tea bags in the hotel room to dab … Read More ...
This book 101 organic homemade recipes
is all about organics, quite a few people I know have recently turned to organic lifestyles. It is hard to get started but they began ith changing what they could and not obsessing about the non-organic things they could not change. Every little but helps and it also makes … Read More ...