Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
Did you know you can use clay to wash your hair? Nope, I didn’t either. It detoxes and leaves your hair shiny and clean with lots of volume. They use a kaolin white clay as a base for this DIY natural Shampoo recipe. You can see the full recipe and tutorial here.
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This recipe is a for a natural lip plumper that will give you putty fuller lips without injections. Teenagers are going crazy at the moment trying to get lips like celebrities!
This method is not invasive. Always check your skin (in an inconspicuous area) for a reaction first before popping it on to your lips. … Read More ...
Massage bars have been around for sometime now, I believe but correct me if I am wrong that LUSH is the first creator of this solid massage bars? They are made with low melt oils, so when they touch your warm skin they slowly melt leaving a massage oil behind. I love them, but you … Read More ...
The popularity of skincare and beauty products among today’s tweens, teens, young adults, and the young at heart searching for the best products calls for new and innovative brands, each better than before, especially with advertising on social media being ingrained into their minds.
If your tween or teen is asking for skincare or beauty … Read More ...
This DIY bath and body recipe shows you how to make your own soothing detox face scrub using Activated Charcoal and oats.
2 teaspoons of Activated Charcoal powder
1 tbs of Oatmeal
5 drops of Rose hip oil
1 tsp of coconut or olive oil
1 tbs of French Green clay
This week in the media it has been all about stockpiling and crazy hoarding scenes from across the globe.
Last week we wrote an article about alternatives to toilet paper, but since then the shortages have expanded. 3 days ago I was sent a text message from a major supermarket chain employee telling me … Read More ...
DIY Cleaning Supplies are very popular right now due to the lack of supplies in stores. So lots of doomsday preppers or Coronavirus preppers have had to go back to basics for their cleaning supplies. We, of course, are loving that! It has opened up the concept of DIY to so many new people. Majority … Read More ...
DIY Hand sanitizer recipes have been around for years and suddenly everything DIY is cool again but only out of desperation :). Some of us are DIY preppers from way back in the day.
Here are the best recipes we have collected that cover DIY hand sanitizers. All of them are similar yet different. I … Read More ...
Did you know that single-use soap blocks, cubes and slithers existed? I actually did, because I purchased these single-use travel soaps
a few years ago for a travel trip.
But ,with the lack of hand sanitizer and the drive to get us to actually wash our hands for a minimum of 20 seconds these single … Read More ...
With the sudden increase in concern with Coronavirus and flu we thought it was important to remind everyone the basics of staying safe. Yes! the basics of Washing your hands. So we are highlighting this old recipe we wrote a few years ago.
This Antiseptic soap recipe shows you how to make your own … Read More ...
This tutorial shows you how to make frozen tea infusing ice cubes that can be dropped into hot water or tea to soothe and relieve cold and flu symptoms naturally!
Ice cube tray
Garlic
Lemon
Water
Manuka honey
(optional)
See the full tutorial and instructions here on our sister site. Cold and … Read More ...
Who would have thought there was a need to write an article about needing to make your own toilet paper. But in actual fact, DIY toilet paper is not something new. Zero waste enthusiasts have been pushing re-useable homemade toilet paper for many years. These re-useable handmade toilet papers go by the name of “Family … Read More ...
Everyone is going crazy for Hand sanitizer right now due to the flu season and of course Coronavirus. So what is everyone doing? Well, our local Facebook group is filled with people requesting to buy/find Hand sanitizer as ALL our local stores have ran out of stock.
So, lots of people are looking for replacement … Read More ...
The main aim of a fabric mask is to prevent YOUR bodily fluids from being expelled or you being splashed on by someone else’s bodily fluids. It is my (non-medical) understanding that air still flows through the masks. The best fabric for surgical face masks is cotton that can be easily washed and NON woven … Read More ...
Most of these frugal or money-saving soap powder recipes use Borax
, Soap Flakes
and washing Soda.
I like to add some Lavender or Eucalyptus essential
oils to mine. The Eucalyptus is a great stain remover and is anti-bacterial too. The best way to make these cost-effective is to purchase everything in bulk, I suggest … Read More ...