[]).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-08149362464154. 7 Magical Recipes to Unleash the Beauty Within Witches since ancient times allied with Nature and followed her ways to bring harmony and happiness in their lives. One of the main aspects that Witches were adept was the preparation of magical concoctions to enhance their looks and feel confident in their own skin. Nature is an amazing repository of magical supplies and is eager to share her wisdom with all her children. We are going to see 7 magical recipes that can help you bring out your inner beauty, using natural sources and enhanced with a bit of magic. Let's explore 4 facial toners and 3 hair washes that can help you bring out your outstanding radiance that will capture all eyes. Most of these recipes can be fully completed within 30 minutes. Facial Toners: Rose Water Rose water is an excellent toner for the face suitable for all skin types.
Sea WaterNatural seawater can bring its magic to your body even during the winter months when you are away from the sea. 4 cups of distilled water. Peach Hibiscus Bath Salts Recipe - Bulk Apothecary Blog. Beautiful, fragrant bath salts can turn a quick soak in the tub into a luxurious experience. The fragrances delight your senses while the salts melt away tension leaving you feeling relaxed and pampered.
Pour a glass of wine, grab a great book and you’re ready for some serious “me” time. You’ll need: 2 cups Dead Sea Salts 1 tsp Peach Hibiscus Fragrance Oil 1 pinch each of Yellow and Red Pigment Powder In a bowl stir together the salt and the pigment powders until the salt has been completely coated in color and the mixture looks even. Peach Hibiscus Bath Salts Recipe. Pinterest. Geranium & Cedarwood Natural Deodorant. I receive a ton of emails asking me to create a natural deodorant recipe, and I spent some time this summer tinkering around with a few ideas for one.
I knew I needed to develope a recipe that would neutralize stinky underarm odor, absorb as much wetness as possible and impart a natural and pleasant aroma using essential oils. First I searched the internet for companies that were already selling some proven natural deodorant products and discovered that basically they all contained baking soda (neutralizes stinky underarm odor), arrowroot powder (absorbs wetness) and some essential oil (imparts a nice smell to your pits).
I made several batches and some turned out good and others turned out clumpy and gritty. I finally came up with a recipe that contains Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Baking Soda, Arrowroot Powder, Kaolin Clay, Vitamin E, Geranium Essential Oil and Cedarwood Essential Oil. I really like this formula. It goes on smooth, absorbs quickly, absorbs wetness and smells AWESOME!!
You will never have to scrub a toilet AGAIN if you make these DIY toilet cleaning bombs. If there is one room in my home that I keep spotless, it’s gotta be the bathroom. Yes, my kitchen is clean, but with kids, things get messy (or crumb-y) really quickly. But the bathroom can stay clean with a little help from everyone. Since my kids were old enough to brush their teeth by themselves they’ve had to rinse the sink out thoroughly after they’re done, all towels get picked up, and now that they’re getting older they get the task of helping me clean the bathroom. (They’re going to learn to do it properly right from the start, unlike someone else I live with – hubby.) What’s In Toilet Bowl Cleaner Anyhow? Bathroom products can be full of harmful chemicals, bleach is hard on growing lungs (as evidenced by this study). The chlorine in the bleach, mixed with any sort of acid, can create toxic gas (like the stuff they used in the World Wars).
They contain between 10% and 50% hydrochloric acid – the stuff in your stomach. The Natural Solution: Ingredients Supplies: Steps: Sources: 71 Of The World's Best Homemade Soap Recipes. Easy Homemade Moisturizer For Every Skin Type. It’s been a while since we’ve talk about skin care. I totally got caught up in nutrition and my passion to share healthy, mainly plant-based recipes to show the world eating healthy doesn’t mean eating tasteless food. So let’s talk skin care today…… but first I have a small confession to make. The confession In the past, before we moved to SE-Asia, we made our own lotions, deodorants, lip balms, soaps, etc… (you can find many of our recipes in the body and mind section).
We loved it and were totally in the zone of making our own stuff… and our family and friends loved it too. Every now and then they received a sample of our new creations, wrapped in a lovely paper or poured in a cute little glass jar…. But now I must admit since we moved to Cambodia last year, I have been using coconut based lotions I bought in Belgium. Especially when you live in Cambodia. The only drawback…. That’s when I realized I actually needed to simplify. Easy Homemade Moisturizer Ingredients Directions How to use. 27 Non-Toxic Recipes for DIY Cleaning. You Might Like DIY Deodorant: The 4-Ingredient Recipe to De-Stink Naturally READ Spring is finally near (please?) , and that means it’s time for lounging in the grass, tossin’ the disc, barbecuing with friends, and scouring your living space from top to bottom.
While it might be tempting to spray your whole place with bleach (that makes things “clean,” right?) , a lot of common household cleaning products are actually pretty toxic to our health. Ditching the Dirt—The Need-to-Know The Environmental Protection Agency ranks indoor air pollution among the top environmental dangers, and much of this pollution comes from common cleaning products (or what we’ll call “indoor pollutants”).
Despite the consequences of exposure to indoor air pollutants, the government doesn’t regulate or assess the safety (or even labeling) of the vast majority of cleaning products on the market. Luckily, chemical-laden cleaning products aren’t the only means to keep a home sparkly. Baking Soda Castile Soap Vinegar Borax. The Mountain Rose Blog – DIY: Herbal Soap Making From Scratch. Handcrafting soap from scratch is a mesmerizing and enchanting process. Watching the transformation of oil and water makes you feel like a scientist, chemist, alchemist, or perhaps an herbal magician.
There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of lathering up with a luscious bar of your own homemade soap, and I’m beyond excited to share this DIY skill with you! After bathing with your homemade soap, you’ll be hooked. Industrial soap companies remove the glycerin from soap in order to produce bars that are firmer and longer lasting. Glycerin occurs naturally during the soap making process, providing a moisturizing quality to soap. Making soap is a little dangerous because of the lye, but don’t let that scare you away.
Recipe: Herbal Soap This is a simple and unscented recipe enriched with nourishing herbs. Equipment: Notes: Reserve a special pot, mixing containers, and other tools especially for soap. Ingredients: Important: Weigh all ingredients on a scale. Make Your Own Natural Salve for Pain Relief - NaturalON. If you haven’t already heard, the health benefits of cayenne are truly amazing. Used as an herbal pain reliever, cayenne has compounds that improve the immune system, stop the bleeding from a cut, and can relieve pain like nothing else! Cayenne is found in many chilies, bell peppers, and paprika. These plants have been cultivated for at least 7,000 years. Early European explorers brought seeds from their visits to South America back to their homelands, and from there they spread quickly throughout the world.
Photo credit: bigstock.com The active ingredient in cayenne is called capsaicin, and it’s this ingredient that works so well at reducing pain. If you go to your local drugstore you will find many different types of creams and lotions, all of which contain cayenne to one degree or another. You can use this salve on just about anything from sore muscles to stiff joints to nerve pain and bruises. Take a look at just how easy it is to make your own cayenne salve. Ingredients: Instructions: Pain Relief Lotion Bars Recipe. Lotion bars are one of my favorite natural beauty recipes to make. They are a simple way to moisturize and nourish the skin and they can be easily customized for a variety of uses. This variation is one of my favorites, especially for after athletic training or on sore muscles. I don’t use it during pregnancy, but it is great at other times. I also make a diluted version by using half as much Menthol and Essential Oil and omitting the Arnica oil for use on the kids when they get growing pains.
These natural pain relief lotion bars smell excellent and work wonders on sore or tired muscles! Pain Relief Lotion Bars Pain relief lotion bars help soothe the pain of achy muscles naturally with herbs and natural remedies. Author: Wellness Mama Recipe type: Remedy Ingredients Instructions Combine all ingredients in a quart size glass mason jar and carefully place this jar in a small saucepan of water on the stove.Turn the burner on and bring water to a low simmer. How to Use: Don’t Want To Make Them?
101 Uses for Coconut Oil. An Herbal Deodorant That Works… Finally! - Herbal AcademyHerbal Academy of New England. I think I’m one of those people who’ve tried every natural deodorant recipe they could find only to be utterly disappointed when they all fail to work… at least the way you expect. When I first became interested in natural living, trading in my old, toxic skincare products for natural ones was the first step I took. Come to think of it, deodorant was probably the first thing that made its way into the trash can and was replaced by a better option. However, when the store-bought natural deodorants failed one by one, I switched to the cheaper option… making them myself.
Then after failed recipe after failed recipe, I gave up and started digging through the trash, looking for that toxic deodorant again. You hear the terms “crunchy” and “granola,” and that’s supposed to describe those of us that are into natural, healthy living. I just couldn’t help it. It was such a struggle for me. Today, I’m gonna share that recipe with you. An Herbal Deodorant That Works Herbal Deodorant 1. 2. 3. The Mountain Rose Blog – How to Make Naturally Tinted Lip Gloss. Many of us au naturale gals forgo sticky chemical lipstick for a nice homemade lip balm. While always soothing and moisturizing, sometimes a little pop of color strikes your fancy and you want a hint of rosy tint. Thankfully, it is surprisingly easy to make a gorgeous pot of red lip gloss with a few simple ingredients. Alkanet root has traditionally been used as a dye plant for fiber arts, soaps, cosmetics, wood stains, and was even employed in the past to give cheap wine a deeper garnet color so it would appear to be higher quality (although, alkanet is not recommended for internal use as a food dye).
This incredible color from the root is easily drawn out by oil, making it the perfect herbal choice for lip balms, gloss, and lipstick! While this recipe won't color your lips, it will provide a silky shine with a natural pink to red hue that will make your kisser look and feel fantastic. DIY Tinted Lip Gloss Ingredients 3 Tbsp organic macadamia nut oil infused with alkanet root Directions.
Lemon and Baking soda Miraculous combination - Secretly Healthy. Why did not we know about this? Because there are organizations which dont have an interest to let us know about the miraculous properties of lemon. Therefore , from now onwards , you can help a friend who needs it, with sharing this article! Do you know how many people dies while this secret is jealously kept in order not be threatened the interests of big corporations?
Lemon has already been proven to have strong anti – carcinogenic properties. This fruit can cure cancer, It’s tested on all types of cancer, and if you add baking soda would be even better, because it will normalize the pH of the body. Lemon has a very strong antimicrobial effect with a very broad spectrum of activity against bacterial and fungal infections. Interest is the source of this information: It comes from one of the largest manufacturers of drugs, which says that after 20 laboratory tests conducted since 1970 until now is proved that: Lemon destroys carcinogenic cells in 12 types of cancers. Sore Muscles Soak. I had the chance to take a peek at the beginning herbal class at the Herbal Academy of New England (HANE) and it looks wonderful!
**Until November 9, 2014, you can use coupon code FARMWIFE to get an extra 15% off of all herbal classes at HANE.** The first unit has some great recipes scattered throughout and with permission from HANE, I selected this one to share with you today. I had all of these ingredients on hand, or growing in my yard and garden, but you can also find dried herbs at places such as Mountain Rose Herbs or Bulk Herb Store. I bought my juniper berries while visiting a Fresh Market store. The original recipe reads: “This bath helps relax tense, sore muscles yet doesn’t leave you smelling of a medicinal vapor rub.
The recipe says to place the dry ingredients in the center of the cloth and add drops of essential oil. I gathered, then air dried my herbs for two or three days, spread out on a clean dishcloth on my kitchen counter. How to: Create Custom Soaps From A Single Recipe. This is a follow-up to the post, Soap Making 101. Today, I’d like to show you how I took one simple, plain recipe and doctored it up to create a variety of custom soaps. The point I’d like for you to take away from this, is not that you should follow my recipes exactly (though you’re certainly free to do so), but to use the idea as a jumping off point to create your own unique products from your own favorite recipe.
Don’t be afraid to get creative and change things around! My foray into making homemade soap started several years ago when my son was little and had a ton of allergies. Trying to find products that were gluten free, dairy free, corn free, soy free AND unscented was impossible. After a lot of research, I finally took the plunge into making my own soap. The recipe that I’m about to share with you, is the same recipe that I have used for all of my soap making years. One more thing – this recipe contains palm oil. Basic Soap Recipe This recipe is plain and frankly, boring. Homemade DIY Pain Relief Lotion Bars. Soap Wrapping Ideas.
How to Make Homemade Muscle Rub to Relieve Headaches. I experience chronic headaches on a daily basis. 30% of the time I would say they are migraines, with the other 70% being tension-type headaches. Oh how I loathe them. I can’t, nor do I want, to take NSAID’s (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like Advil or Aspirin) every day. I’ve been there and the long and short term side-effects and rebound headaches were just as bad as what I was dealing with in the first place. This led me to exploring different natural headache remedies that I could use as much as I needed to without suffering more for it. Ingredients: Peppermint essential oil, Clove essential oil, Ginger essential oil, Wintergreen essential oil, coconut/jojoba/shea nut /grapeseed oil. Why Wintergreen essential oil: Wintergreen essential oil is incredible powerful when it comes to relieving pain. Why Peppermint essential oil: Peppermint essential oil rapidly helps to locally block pain where it is applied.
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