Dorm Room Spa: 3 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes to Try - College Fashion. Photo Credit It’s that taxing in-between time of the semester again – spring break is over, papers and projects are coming due, and finals are looming ahead. It’s clear that college students are stressed right now, and with that stress comes the need for relaxation. And what better way to unwind than by pampering yourself and indulging in some me-time? Of course, as college students, we can’t all afford to shell out for a trip to a high-end spa. So how do you get all the benefits of a spa treatment without the hefty cost? Easy. 1. Photo Credit Olive oil isn’t just for cooking — it’s great for your hair, too! To give your hair a conditioning treatment, massage about 2 tablespoons of olive oil into your hair and scalp. Next, take a warm, damp towel and wrap it around your head and treated hair (“turban” it). Finally, rinse out the olive oil with shampoo. 2.
The secret? To create the mask, mix 2 tablespoons of honey with a teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of nutmeg. 3. Photo Credit. Wholesale Soap Making Supplies and Candle Making Supplies -... Old flip-flops + bath towel = spa slippers. When I told my brother about this week’s project, the first thing he said was, “You know you can buy those, right?”
Halfway into the project, I started to wish I did. My old shower slippers fell apart recently. I examined the shreds and decided that I could make my own—only better. I bought a thrift-store bath towel for $1, grabbed an old pair of flip-flops, and went to work. UPDATE 10/2011: Good news! How to make spa slippers out of a towel and flip-flops Fair warning: Before attempting this project, please see step #21 below Supplies old flip-flops, thongs, zoris, sandals (whatever you call them)old cotton terry cloth towel1/4 yard polyester batting1/4 yard faux leathercoordinating thread Tools sewing machinefabric scissorskitchen shearsupholstery straight pinswater-soluble fabric markerpenciltape measureneedle 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
Make Bath Salts, Bath Bombs and Bubble Bath Recipes. To use, add from 2 tablespoons to one-half cup of the bath salts to a full tub. Mix with your hands into the water. Relax, enjoy!! NOTE: For bath salts place in a deep wide rimmed container, dont use a small bottle neck as the salts may harden, making it almost impossible to get out. Basic Bubble Bath Recipe 5 drops fragrant oil 1 quart water 1/2 castille soap (grated or flaked) 1 1/2 ounces glycerin Mix all ingredients together. Simply Done Bath Salts Recipe Materials Epsom salts Food coloring Fragrance (scented oils) Mix the Epsom salts, food coloring and fragrance.
FREE Craft Projects at Joann.com Desert Sands Bath Salts 5 drops yellow food coloring 2 drops red food coloring 4 drops musk oil 3 drops Jasmine oil 3 cups epsom salts 1 cup baking soda 2 teaspoons glycerin Combine baking soda, epsom salt and glycerin until well blended, add scents stirring until there is no clumps just a fine powder. Fizzing Bath Crystals Recipe Mix ingredients and place in an airtight container. Bubble Bags. The Secret to Selling on Etsy. Every now and then I peek into the Etsy forums to gather information. It’s a good place to crowdsource… tons of people killing time on the internet who LOVE to share their opinion with you. Invariably I see a thread asking about what the secret is to sell on Etsy, how people get so many sales, how much to relist in a day, etc. And I think I am fully qualified to answer these questions. I have an active Etsy shop, generally selling multiple items per day.
I also used to work at Etsy, so I have an inside view of how the whole system works. It turns out the secret to selling on Etsy is the same as selling anywhere: hard work and good products. Ok, maybe that’s not the most helpful answer. Take better photos. Those are the big secrets. There’s also a lot of chatter about twittering/blogging, and whether those are good at driving sales. But it all comes back to your products. Making Candles & Soaps For Dummies Cheat Sheet.
Cheat Sheet If you want to make your own candles and soaps, you need shopping lists for the basic ingredients for both. Get to know the types of candles you can make: tapers, pillars, or votives — the varieties abound. And when you make soaps, you'll want to know how to fix common problems that affect the appearance and what causes them. Basic Candle-Making Supplies Making candles and soaps at home doesn't call for an arsenal of expensive supplies.
Here's a list of essentials candle-making materials you'll need to create your own tapers, pillars and votives: Types of Candles If you’re making candles, you may wonder what each type of candle is called. Container: Container candles burn in the actual container that you pour them into. Basic Soap-Making Supplies Making your own soap, like making your own candles, doesn’t require a lot of supplies. Double boiler or microwave: You need a heat source to melt your soap, so a double boiler is ideal. Solving Common Appearance Problems when Making Soap. Laundry Powder How-To. What do you get when you combine handmade soap, washing soda, vinegar, and an old t-shirt? The beginnings to a wonderfully natural laundry regimen of course! It’s easy, cost effective, and better for you and the environment. It’s also extremely gratifying to create something with you own hands.
Here’s what you need to make a 2 lb batch of laundry powder. Equipment:Box grater Large bowl Gloves Scale recommended: food processor, dust mask Ingredients:1 lb handmade, cold process soapmany soap makers offer soap chunks or pre-grated soap 8 oz borax ($2.35 for 76 oz) 8 oz washing soda ($2.21 for a 48 oz) optional: 1 tsp essential oil To Make Laundry Soap: Grate Soap with box grater on smallest shred into large bowl.Measure powders into bowl by weight.Wearing gloves, mix powders by hand. Also, if using essential oils you should always wear gloves as they are highly concentrated and should not be used on skin in their undiluted state. Before Food Processor After Processing To Use: Like this: 10 Do-It-Yourself Beauty Treatments for Maximum Glam - Planet Green.
Save Water, Energy, and Money with DIY Dry Shampoo - Planet Green. Make Your Own Shaving Cream - Planet Green. 3+ Ways to Naturally Dissolve Cellulite Without Breaking a Sweat. A Few Ways to Bust Cellulite. Have you ever scratched your upper arm in the filtered light of a window at dawn only to look down and see – fingers pressed into the skin -Â faint evidence of burgeoning cellulite?
That would sure stink, wouldn’t it? Well, luckily for most people cellulite mostly magically appears on the gluteus maximus and thigh regions – much easier to cover up. That doesn’t make it easy to live with, though. While cellulite’s not a real health risk (though it can indicate poor health habits), it’s a telltale sign of aging. If you’ve ever read any articles or how-to-get-rid-of-cellulite exposes at all, you know that the A-number-1-Best-Selling Tip is to exercise.
I’m also not going to tell you that drinking more water will help tremendously. I’m going to give you, right here, the easiest ways to get rid of cellulite without sweating, chugging, or otherwise changing your complete lifestyle. 1. So here’s a conundrum for you. 2. JuniperFennelGrapefruitRosemarySageLemonCypress 3. All Natural Homemade Skincare Recipes &Face Masks | Awakened Aesthetic. I feel as though I should invest in a regular supply of plain yogurt. It seems to be in everything all-natural-eco-awesome (that isn’t vegan, anyway), from face masks to smoothies to a replacement ingredient to create more healthful recipes. When I began hunting for do it yourself face masks, I kept seeing it: oatmeal and yogurt face mask . Yogurt honey mask . Yogurt: the key to a DIY life. The problem is that every time I buy yogurt, plain or otherwise, it goes bad. If you’re like me, you have a similar problem: the “best” DIY skincare recipes , which are supposed to use “things you already have at home” aren’t actually made with things you have at home .
All Skin Types Homemade Cat Litter Mask : Hear me out. Yogurt and Honey Face Mask : A classic that I can never remember to make when I actually have plain yogurt. Brown Sugar Exfoliant : The ingredients for this one are always in my house. Oily and Acne-Prone Skin Rose Water by Chloe Price Combination and Sensitive Skin Dry Skin. Wholesale packaging source for lip balm tubes and cosmetic containers. The Best Way To Repair Dry Damaged Hair.
Beautiful hair, like so many other things in life, comes at a price. Hair dyes, relaxers, perms, extensions, hot rollers, curling irons and flat-irons all exact a toll on your hair’s natural healthy shine. Few things are as frustrating as watching great hairstyles give way to dry, damaged hair. The main requirement for repairing dry hair is that you seal in lots of extra moisture. With a little patience and dedication, fixing damaged hair can be done simply and inexpensively. Cut off as much of the obviously damaged split ends as you can. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo. Apply a deep conditioner to the length of your hair. Wrap your head in an absorbent turban or towel. Separate your hair into sections, and use a wide-toothed comb to smooth out any tangles. Raid your pantry for a cooking oil such as olive oil or canola.
Let the warm oils sit until they are just a little warmer than your skin temperature. DIY - MAKE YOUR OWN WAX FOR HAIR REMOVAL - Fashion + Beauty on Shine. I was chatting with someone on my flight back from my vacation. She lived in another country where salons are hard to come by or if they are around, they aren't very good. So, sometimes a girl has got to depend on herself. You can make one on your own so easily.
So when I described it to her, she loved it and she said I just have to put it up online. So here goes: Wax recipe Ingredients 2 cups sugar ¼ cup water ¼ cup lemon juice Method Pour the sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan, and heat it over a low flame. How do you know it is done? Take a glass of water and put a drop of wax into it. Benefits of making your own WAX: 1.
Waxing strips: We used to do this in college all the time. NOTE: The inner facing fabric of the jeans should be the one touching your skin otherwise if you use the opposite side, your skin will probably get blue with the denim color. Waxing technique Test the temperature before applying the wax to your skin.
Benefits of Waxing 1. Home Made Hair Masks | Hair Extensions from HairStyle City. Hair masks are great for improving condition but some of them can be quite expensive. Why not try making your own? The biggest advantage is that your mask won't have any chemicals so it will really help your hair. You may already have most of the ingredients in your home so you can always whip one up for an emergency conditioning session! And it's fun! Give it a try – but be warned, it's addictive!
Here are some lovely hair mask recipes - have fun! Rescue Masks for dry, damaged hair You can also use these if your hair isn't in bad condition but just needs a boost. Coconut cream mask Soften a large chunk of coconut cream in your hands and massage into hair. Egg mask Beat two full eggs with 2 tablespoons of water. Banana smoothie for hair – not for drinking! Mix 1 mashed banana, 1 full egg, 3 tablespoons of honey, 3 tablespoons of milk and 5 tablespoons of olive oil. Yogurt hair mask Separate an egg and beat the white until it's foamy.
Avocado hair mask Mash the flesh of one ripe avocado. Think Crafts Blog - Craft Ideas and Projects - CreateForLess & Blog... July 20, 20106:44 amGillian closeAuthor: Gillian Name: Gillian GrimmSite: Gillian Grimm lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where she balances writing, cooking and crafts with eight chickens, two kids, a dog, a cat and a husband. As the daughter of a Journalist, she grew up all over the United States, switching schools, towns and newspapers every few years and loved every minute of it! She now works as a freelance writer, primarily in the craft industry but with a few forays into travel writing, narrative non-fiction and educational matters. Gillian was recently published in the literary journal the “The Northville Review”. You can find more of Gillian’s work at “Dried Figs and Wooden Spools”.See Authors Posts (221)Crafts, Green Crafting 18.8K Flares18.8K Flares × By Kid’s Craft Contributor, Gillian from the blog “Dried Figs and Wooden Spools”.
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Soaks. Lotion. Lips. A Bath Pouf. That, Um, Looks Like a Rose.... Have you ever had an idea, and you thought "That's awesome! It'll be so fantastic!! " and then you make it, and you realize that it's really kind of kooky? That sort of happened here today. (well, a couple of days ago) I was trying to think of something to do with these old towels I had.
I think sometimes I try to hard to think of craft ideas. That's when projects like this are born: It's a bath pouf. But, I thought I would post it anyway, on the odd chance that someone might want to make one. And if not, please enjoy a laugh at my expense :o) What you do, is cut about 1.5 inches off one side of towel (to get that finished edge), and two circles out of the middle. Gently pull the bottom thread to gather your strip, pretty tightly.Sew it onto one of the circles in a spiral shape, starting on the outside. Cut a 1.5"x6" strip, and finish the edges with a tight zig-zag stitch. Trim the edges of your handle to match the circle edges! There. Maybe it would be cute in a gift basket? God bless! P.S.
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