Homemade Lotion: Peppermint Whipped Body Butter. Today I excited to share my favorite DIY recipe to date.
Two words: Homemade Lotion. Actually, I take that back. Let’s try FOUR words: Peppermint Whipped Body Butter. Mmmmmmm…. The decadent, luxurious, DIY recipe of the year! Peppermint Foot Soak - Rethink Simple. There is no doubt that the holidays are a magical time.
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25 Handmade Gifts Under $5. If your gift list is long and your budget is small here are some great Handmade Gifts that you can make.
Keep in mind that handmade items are not just beautiful but special… I love to give them and I love to receive them. 42 Delicious Edible DIY Gift Ideas. How to Make 100 Natural Body Care Gifts in an Hour! 112 Incredible DIY Gift Ideas. How To Make 50 Homemade Gifts In 1 Hour. 100 handmade gifts for mom. Crock Pot Honey And Oatmeal Soap. This wonderful soap is made using the hot process method…this is where all the ingredients are heated together.
Crock pots are fantastic for this, since they heat evenly and won’t scorch the ingredients. Honey and oatmeal soap is perfect for making your skin smoother and giving it new life. This luxurious soap will leave you feeling amazing and rejuvenated. To get the full tutorial visit littlehouseinthesuburbs.com here… Soap Making 101 - Making Cold Process Soap. While there are other methods of making soap (hot process and melt & pour), this tutorial will provide a basic overview on how to make your own all natural cold process soaps.
It will be added to the Soapmaking page on my blog along with other helpful links and recipes; so be sure to bookmark or pin it for easy reference. (For more in-depth information including tips on coloring soap naturally, how to read a lye calculator, plus 25 of my favorite palm oil free recipes, check out my ebook: Natural Soap Making: Cold Process Basics & Recipes!) Simple Homemade DIY Gifts. Homemade Coconut Butter. Lately I have been OBSESSED (that needed all caps for sure) with coconut butter.
I eat it by the spoonful, put it in smoothies, bake with it, drizzle it on fruit, use it as a sandwich spread, saute veggies with it and more. Coconut butter is made up of the kind of fat that is good for you and your heart (just like avocado). Coconut butter is not coconut oil and surprisingly tastes much different. The taste reminds me of a candied coconut and let me just say it is freaking amazing. How To Make A Super-Relaxing Herbal Bath Soak. If you are a first-time visitor, please be sure to like us on Facebook and receive our exciting and innovative tutorials on herbs and natural health topics! Image – freshpickedbeauty.com Milk and flower baths really make magnificent presents, don’t they?
Simple Homemade Salt & Lemon Body Scrub. You could spend hundreds of dollars on fancy exfoliating body scrubs, but you can easily make one on your own that works just as well. This basic recipe for a body scrub/exfoliator calls on the use of only a few pure, simple, ingredients that can be as effective, if not more, than those in stores that have all sorts of foreign additives. The beauty of this recipe also lies in that it can be customized however you want depending on what you need or feel like. You can use it plain, or add various herbs for their benefits, such as lavender for relaxation, rosemary to energize and invigorate you, or thyme, for its antibacterial properties. Ingredients: Epsom salt (or coarse salt crystals), olive oil, lemon or lime juice, lavender or other herbs (optional) Why Epsom salt: Epsom salt is an incredible skin-care product.
How to Make Oatmeal and Herb Bath Bags. If you find yourself with dry itchy skin, or you’re suffering from a nasty rash or sunburn, an oatmeal bath is a wonderful way to relieve whatever ails you and your skin. It’s unknown just exactly why oatmeal seems to help our skin so much, but it’s thought that phenols and avenanthramides (two naturally occurring chemical properties in oatmeal) help reduce inflammation, and any discomfort that comes with it. Itchy dry skin is also often caused by lower PH levels, and oatmeal can help restore your PH to normal. On top of all of this saponins, a chemical compound found in oatmeal, really lifts up and absorbs dirt and excess oils from the skin, while also acting as a natural anti-bacterial cleanser.
All in One Coconut Oil Skin Polish & Cleanser. How to Make Homemade Calamine Lotion. Calamine lotion can be used to treat anything from nasty sunburn to poison ivy to itchy bug bites. It’s incredibly useful for anyone but particularly those who like to explore the outdoors, or kids that like to bushwhack through whatever they can.
Anyway you spin it, a little jar of calamine can be a life-saver. While store-bought calamine lotion doesn’t have the poor chemical ratings of other over-the-counter lotions, replicating it at home costs a fraction of the price once you’ve gotten the ingredients. Plus, regardless of whether or not the ingredients are extremely bad, there’s something to be said for the peace of mind and wholesome feeling you get from making something from scratch. Don’t be intimidated by the ingredients-they’re much easier to get than you might think! Ingredients: Bentonite clay, baking soda, sea salt, essential oils, glycerin (optional), pink kaolin clay (optional).
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