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An introduction to how to use herbs and flowers to make natural herbal skincare. Covers herbal extracts recipes using them to make lotions, creams, and other beauty items. Part of the DIY Herbal Skin Care series. There are a lot of reasons why you’d want to make your own herbal skincare. Some include wanting to…
How to use calendula flowers for skin and healing skincare. Shown to have powerful skin healing properties, calendula’s compounds can be easily extracted and made into homemade ointments, balms, creams, lotions, and soap. Calendula officinalis is a cheerful garden plant that can bloom all year round with yellow to orange flowers. It’s also probably the…
Homemade rose petal body cream made with fresh flowers, rich oils, and beautifully scented essential oil. A body cream that tones and smooths while plumping the skin. Roses have many skin beneficial properties and extracts from their petals are shown to be anti-inflammatory and moisturizing. That means that while it’s working to soothe redness, it…
Easy recipe and instructions for making natural lavender body balm. The recipe includes shea butter, beeswax, and pure lavender essential oil Lavender body balm is a natural skin care product that you can easily make yourself. It’s a rich oil-based product scented with soothing lavender essential oil. You can use it to soften and moisturize…
Learn how to make herbal lip balm using a flexible recipe of oils & skin-loving herbs. The perfect winter project to make the perfect winter skincare recipe Winter takes a real toll on your skin but especially your lips. Keeping them protected and moisturized is key to making sure they don’t crack. If you suffer…
Make this simple and natural soapless face cleanser recipe with almond meal, lavender, and honey. Based on the Angels on Bare Skin recipe from Lush Skincare does not have to be expensive and this soapless facial cleanser recipe is a case in point. It’s gentle and cleansing, yet it doesn’t include soap or other harsh…
Exfoliate and nourish your skin with DIY natural body scrub made with sea salt, spirulina, liquid coconut oil, & peppermint essential oil I’ve created this recipe in partnership with iHerb who is a supplier of high-quality natural products. All of the ingredients used come from their online shop. Sometimes your skin can use a good…