Natural, Homemade, DIY recipes and tips for natural Beauty. This includes makeup recipes, lotion and lip balm recipes, and much more.
I’ve tried out a few recipes for homemade lotions and have found some that I really love. I’ve changed my favorites over the years and created what works best for myself and my family. Homemade lotions and balms have been such a blessing to me. I was having random breakouts and odd eczema that I...
If you’ve followed my journey, you know that I have worked pretty hard to replace my beauty routine with items that I can make myself and products that are healthy and organic. This has led me to the question, how can i make organic perfume? I do purchase some products. It’s not like I’m against...
The more I learn, the more excited I get at all the wonderful natural things that flourish all around is naturally. I have put together 25 herbs and essential oils for skin care. There are a lot more, of course, but these are my go to herbs. If you start with a small set of...
I often get asked for more shampoo bar recipes. I have a few that are my favorite that I use for our hair type. Organic shampoo bars are easy to make. If you can follow directions to make a cake, then you can follow directions for making soap or shampoo from scratch. Don’t rely on...
Though this year was a whirlwind in a lot of ways, but we also made it a priority to slow down and have a lot of family time and personal time. I’m excited for the new year and what will change and what will stay the same. My kids are getting older and starting their...
A wonderful list of Last Minute Handmade Gift Ideas is super duper handy to keep on hand. We all have a number of people on our Christmas lists that we’d love to give something special to, but we’re not sure what that special gift might be. We also have people like teachers, co-workers, postal workers,...
So, what do you do when you only have a week or two until a holiday or birthday and you don’t have a gift? For those who don’t know, I have a shop where I sell my soaps, shampoos, essential oil blends and other items. Right now, everything that usually takes 3 days to arrive...
A good homemade sugar scrub recipe will be natural, organic, and create luxuriously smooth skin. These easy homemade sugar scrub recipes have your needs in mind. Keeping things organic and healthy is incredibly important to me. Why make something from scratch if you’re going to ruin it with fragrance oils and dyes? Instead, create something...
Cold sores can be so frustrating and embarrassing. If you get cold sores, then know that there are amazing natural remedies that stop it in its tracks and give you the help you need. This healing cold sore lip balm is easy to make and is great to have around for those times you need...
Because of the amount of skin products that I make, I get a lot of questions about acne, whether for teens or adult acne. Through study, as well as trial and error, I’ve discovered the herbs and essential oils that really help deal with various skin concerns. This homemade toner for acne prone skin is...
Accidents happen. And even though we are vigilant about not getting burned, sometimes we need homemade sunburn remedies to sooth burned skin. Sun blocks and sunscreens have a lot of toxic chemicals in them. There are some ok brands out there though, or you can make your own. I’ve put together 4 Homemade Sunscreen Recipes,...
Following this Chocolate Truffle Lip Balm Recipe is easy and is a great craft that any beginner to homemade products can make. Plus, lip balms make wonderful gifts. I’ll walk you through step by step how to make these for yourself, your family, or friends for the holidays. These are lip licking good so resist...
Christmas, Mother’s Day, Birthdays, Father’s Day, there are so many occasions where a handmade, last minute DIY gift is the perfect idea. I know how hard being a mom can be sometimes. Having certain ingredients on hand can make things a lot easier. I keep a variety of bath and beauty ingredients because I like...
I tried using shampoo bar soap before and it did not work. No one told me that you usually have to wait about 2 weeks for your hair to stop overproducing oils from being stripped consistently with store-bought shampoos or that sometimes hard water makes it difficult, or that you need to use a conditioner...
I’ve only had to use hair gel on certain occasions. I’m a low maintenance gal. But there are times when I want to use natural hair gel, because I, of course, want it to be a healthy product. I also recently discovered that teenage boys and sometimes girls in dance performances need to use hair...
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