making chapstick « tidytipsy.photography
When the weather gets cooler my mind turns not only to knitting but also to making body products. I made chapstick already last year, but wasn’t overly happy with the recipe, so I tried a different one this year. I used: 20% beeswax 25% coconut oil 15% cocoa butter 40% olive oil
All Natural Homemade Sunscreen
This is a recipe for all natural homemade sunscreen, without zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. A few years ago, I created this Instructable that shows you how to make your own sunscreen using these ingredients. In response to many comments I'd been getting on it, I decided to offer a TD/ZO alternative, with all natural elements. You can actually eat most of the ingredients! Carrot seed oil's high carotol content gives it its skin-rejuvenative properties, and can directly reduce the damaging effects of UV rays.
14 Easy Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes
Sugar scrub is the perfect thing to use to exfoliate and repair dry skin. It's summer and time to hydrate our hands and feet with an easy to make homemade sugar scrub. So here are 14 easy homemade scrub recipes you can try at home! Some of the recipes vary only an ingredient or two, but I loved all different packaging ideas.
Bird and Text Collage Wall Art
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How To Make Homemade Tiger Balm That Works
Every once in awhile, we experience aches and pains caused by overexertion, vigorous exercise or even moving furniture. Caring for aching, sore muscles through the application of Tiger Balm provides many individuals with effective relief. You don't have to run out to the store for pain-relief heating pads or patches. Instead, make a batch of Tiger Balm at home. While Tiger Balm recipes may vary, the ointment provides one of the most popular remedies for not only sore muscles, but for chest colds and congestion as well, notes Care2.com. Mix together and heat 1/2 ounce of beeswax and approximately 2 ounces of coconut or extra-virgin olive oil in a double boiler, or place a small saucepan inside another to make your own double boiler.
Mini Piñatas DIY
Oct 12 Yea! It’s a piñata day! We miss Mexican food here in Paris since it isn’t as readily available as back home so we started having Taco Tuesdays where my friend Rubi makes amazing homemade tacos. Last night we got together and I made everyone their own personalized mini piñatas. There was one at each person’s plate filled with treats and surprises.
5 Best Fruits for Healthy Skin
Here are five fruits for healthy skin that can make you skin glow: 1. Kiwi and Pomegranate: Consumption and application of Kiwi fruit helps ensure healthy, clear, beautiful skin. Kiwis are rich in pectin and fiber, which strengthen digestion. They also may prevent wrinkles and blemishes. Pomegranates are also superb for overall skin health.
9 Step Dark Smokey Eye Tutorial
9 Step Dark Smokey Eye Tutorial >> Check out the updated version of this tutorial here! << Hey friends!
Tips Week: Day Four « Stamping and Stuff
So how many of you ran out and bought those CUTE frames at the Target Dollar Spot?? I have lots, lol! For some reason, I like doing these frames with two sheets of paper. I don’t know why!
I tweaked this recipe a bit. I skipped the vanilla and zest and I added more sugar so the solid to liquid ratio would be skewed. I just didn't like it all that liquidy. Other than that, it leaves my hands quite soft. by mightyhedgehog Oct 14