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Natural Beauty Recipes for the face, from anti-aging to dark circle remedies.

4 Herbal Skin Toners: How to Make Organic Astringents

4 Herbal Skin Toners: How to Make Organic Astringents

These 4 herbal skin toners are beneficial for every skin type and play an important role in a natural skincare routine. Before I started using homemade skincare products, my face often felt tight and stripped after washing—especially since I’ve always had dry skin. Using a natural toner helps restore balance, refresh the skin, minimize the...

Simple, Natural, and Frugal: The Best Homemade Skincare Recipes

Simple, Natural, and Frugal: The Best Homemade Skincare Recipes

For years, I thought taking care of my skin meant buying more products. More bottles. More steps. More money spent. But the deeper I went into simple living and natural health, the more I realized something surprising: Healthy skin thrives on simplicity. Once I started making my own skincare products, my routine became easier, my...

How to Make Homemade Toner for Acne Prone Skin

How to Make Homemade Toner for Acne Prone Skin

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...

DIY Face Toner for Aging Skin with Rose Water

DIY Face Toner for Aging Skin with Rose Water

I absolutely LOVE this face toner recipe. I get very dry skin during the winter and after I wash my face my skin feels tight. I used to say I have crocodile skin and would rush to get lotion, when really the balance of my skin needed to be dealt with first. This DIY face...

How to Make Aftershave for Him or Her

How to Make Aftershave for Him or Her

Aftershave’s are not just for men. They close pores and sooth irritated skin, making them great for women as well. You can learn how to make aftershave as a gift or for yourself as another DIY you’ve mastered. When I first started making natural skin care products, I didn’t think anyone else would be interested....

How to Make a Detoxing Charcoal Face Mask

How to Make a Detoxing Charcoal Face Mask

It’s well understood now that our skin is our largest organ and it absorbs toxins from everything around us. So what better way to cleanse our pores than with a charcoal face mask made with activated charcoal, aloe, honey, bentonite clay, and essential oils. Those of you who have been around me for a while...

Amazing Charcoal Tea Tree Soap Recipe

Amazing Charcoal Tea Tree Soap Recipe

A lot of people have shown interest in these Acne Detox Soap Bars that I sell in my shop. After all, a good activated charcoal soap recipe is amazing in and of itself. The added good ingredients, including bacteria killing tea tree essential oils, makes it an important recipe for any soap maker to have....

Learn how to Make an Anti Aging Serum with Essential Oils

Learn how to Make an Anti Aging Serum with Essential Oils

An anti aging serum with essential oils is a wonderful choice for those looking for something that really and truly hydrates and nourishes the skin, something frugal, and something that a serum that smells great. Concoctions found in the store are very expensive and, as far as my research has gone, do just as much...

My Nourishing Beard Oil Recipe with Essential Oils

My Nourishing Beard Oil Recipe with Essential Oils

A lot of us have a man in our lives who has a beard, whether it be a husband, grandfather, boyfriend, or uncle. This natural handmade beard oil recipe makes a wonderful homemade, natural, organic gift. It’s a wonderful idea for Father’s Day, birthdays, and other holiday gifts, or even just an everyday bath and...

How to Make Anti Aging Eye Cream with Essential Oils

How to Make Anti Aging Eye Cream with Essential Oils

Given that this anti aging eye cream recipe with essential oils has been a huge hit, I thought now was the perfect time to update it and give it a fresh look. I love-love-love my Anti-Aging Essential Oil Blend, which is an oil combination of 10 essential oils. Adding this cream with similar nourishing benefits...

Homemade Face Cream with Rose and Sandalwood

Homemade Face Cream with Rose and Sandalwood

A great Love or Valentines Gift! One thing wonderful about having this face cream close by during all seasons is the scent. Though you can change up the scent to this wonderful recipe, rose is a traditionally calming, relaxing, and great for skin care. This recipe is also very hydrating. Almost all lotions in stores...

Eye Serum Recipe – Natural with Essential Oils

Eye Serum Recipe – Natural with Essential Oils

I just realized that the eye serum formula that has been in my shop for a year already was not published for you yet! A number of you have asked me, how can you give away your secrets to prospective buyers from your shop? Won’t people make it themselves instead of buying it from you?...

Make An Age Spot Serum With Essential Oils

Make An Age Spot Serum With Essential Oils

This Natural Age Spot Serum Recipe is built upon the understanding that “age spots” are caused by 3 main reasons, though there are also unknown causes for certain skin conditions like Vitiligo. To learn more about what age spots or liver spots are, see my article What are Age Spots? I have been using this...

How to Make Rose Water and Why

How to Make Rose Water and Why

Rose water is a beautifully soothing toner and so much more. I really enjoy using it and realized that I haven’t shared why I use it (some great recipes) and how to make rose water. Rose water is used in aromatherapy for its benefits in helping depression and anxiety. It also, in reducing anxiety, can...

Natural Anti Aging Body Lotion Recipe with SPF

Natural Anti Aging Body Lotion Recipe with SPF

Chances are that you have come to check out this natural anti aging body lotion recipe because you’re into being creative and making things for yourself and your family, you know what type of toxins are in anti aging skin care and serums in many stores, or you want to be frugal and are looking...

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