Rebecca D. Dillon is a soapmaker, DIY-er and blogger whose life is controlled daily by a dachshund. You can learn more about Rebecca by checking out her bio.
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Homemade Pumpkin Recipes for Skin and Beauty
Craft these fun homemade pumpkin recipes for skin and beauty this fall and enjoy the fragrance of warm pumpkin spice in your bath and on your skin all season long! Following you’ll find nine fantastic pumpkin recipes for pumpkin spice scented bath bombs, homemade soaps, pumpkin scented scrubs and more! Homemade Pumpkin Recipes for Skin and Beauty Homemade Pumpkin Bath Bomb Recipe – Treat yourself this fall with this easy homemade Pumpkin Bath Bomb Recipe.…
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Neem Oil Benefits and Uses for Skin Care & Hair Care for Natural Beauty
There are many neem oil benefits and uses for skin care and hair care. Discover how neem oil is used for natural beauty with this collection of 18 natural neem oil skin care recipes. Neem Oil Benefits and Uses for Skin and Hair Care Since I first learned about neem oil two years ago, I’ve been thrilled with the discovery. Neem oil is a carrier oil that I’ve found to help…
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Men’s Body Wash Recipe for Dry or Sensitive Skin
This men’s body wash recipe is perfectly suited for men who aren’t a fan of traditional bar soap or want a more moisturizing product that won’t leave their skin feeling stripped and tight. Because this men’s body wash recipe uses a simple, unscented Castile liquid soap as a base for the body wash, it’s incredibly quick and easy to make. The addition of aloe vera gel, glycerin and natural carrier oils help…
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How to Make Homemade Body Scrubs for Natural Skin Care
Learn how to make homemade scrubs for yourself or to sell with this helpful guide on formulating custom body scrubs! Within this post you’ll discover useful information on making your own DIY body scrubs, along with two easy recipes to create homemade salt and sugar scrubs. Ever wanted to know how to make homemade scrubs? This simple bath and body tutorial teaches you how to make homemade body scrubs for…
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Neem Oil & Tea Tree Foot Scrub Recipe
This natural neem oil & tea tree foot scrub recipe helps keep feet looking and feeling great year round! Natural salts and fine ground pumice exfoliate dead skin cells and rough calluses while gentle kaolin clay helps to detox skin. In addition, naturally anti-fungal neem oil and tea tea tree oil work together in this neem oil & tea tree foot scrub recipe to help keep feet fungus free or to…
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How to Make a Custom Cold Process Soap Recipe Using a Lye Calculator
Learn how to make a custom cold process soap recipe. If you’ve tackled learning how to make cold process soap with lye, then you may be ready to start developing your own custom cold process soap recipes. Part of understanding how to create your own soap recipes, means also understanding how a lye calculator works. Keep reading to learn how to use a lye calculator to formulate your own unique…
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How to Make Soap from Scratch (Plus Cold Process Soap Recipes)
Learn how to make soap from scratch. This tutorial provides insight into the soap-making process and what occurs during saponification. In addition this guide also teaches you how to make cold process soap with lye. It covers safety and recipe formulation as well as a variety of lye soap recipes to help you get started. How to Make Soap with Lye: Getting Started Making cold process soap from scratch doesn’t…
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Homemade Peppermint & Patchouli Castile Soap Recipe
This homemade peppermint and patchouli Castile soap recipe lends a fun twist to a basic Castile soap. Made using olive oil, this peppermint and patchouli Castile soap recipe also combines peppermint and patchouli essential oils for a fabulous unisex fragrance blend along with mineral rich Red Hawaiian Alaea Salt and a touch of Australian midnight black clay. Peppermint & Patchouli Castile Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 36 oz. virgin olive…
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Strawberry Lip Balm Recipe for Natural Lip Care with a Pop of Flavor
Looking for a fun DIY beauty recipe for warm weather? This homemade strawberry lip balm recipe is perfect for keeping your lips looking healthy spring through summer. My strawberry lip balm recipe is quick and easy to make, smells great and adds a hint of tint! So it’s the perfect lip care recipe for your natural beauty regimen. There are a number of benefits that come with making this strawberry…
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Natural Insect Repellent Spray Recipe with Essential Oils
Repel mosquitoes and other biting insects naturally with this natural insect repellent spray recipe. It’s a great way to prevent mosquito bites so you can enjoy spending time outdoors without being eaten alive by mosquitoes. This natural insect repellent spray recipe really works and is perfect for every outdoor enthusiast! Use this insect repellent spray to deter biting insects when camping, hiking, biking and gardening this summer! Simply mist this…
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How to Make Homemade Coffee Soap for Natural Skin Care
This homemade coffee soap recipe is made using real coffee! Not only does the coffee in this cold process soap recipe naturally help to neutralize tough odors on hands from cooking, the natural caffeine present in coffee also possesses strong anti-inflammatory properties. Keep reading to learn more about the skin care benefits of coffee and how to make natural coffee soap. Coffee Skin Care Benefits Coffee has a number of…
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Natural Foot Repair Salve Recipe with Neem Oil
This natural foot repair salve recipe contains neem oil, prized for its strong antibacterial and antifungal properties, to help promote healing and tackle troublesome foot care issues. Learn how to make your own as part of your natural skin care routine for healthy looking feet. Foot Repair Salve with Neem Oil If your feet are damaged or if toenail fungus or even athlete’s foot seems to be an ongoing problem for…
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Natural Blueberry & Carrot Cold Process Soap Recipe
This natural blueberry and carrot cold process soap recipe is made from real carrot puree and blueberries. Both of these foods are rich in antioxidants that are believed to help repair damage to skin tissue and are also highly prized for their anti-aging properties in skin care. Keep reading to discover how to make carrot soap with blueberries for your daily, anti-aging skin care routine. Blueberry Carrot Soap To create…
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Rose & Lavender Body Wash Recipe
Discover how to make a skin conditioning DIY body wash with with rose water and lavender essential oil. This easy skin care recipe is perfect for your natural skin care routine. Plus, it’s so simple and quick to create at home. DIY Body Wash with Evening Primrose Oil This homemade rose & lavender body wash recipe is so simple to make that you won’t believe how luxurious it feels on skin!…
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Avocado Soap Recipe with Ripe Avocado & Fresh Greek Yogurt
This natural yogurt & avocado soap recipe may seem both challenging and perhaps a bit expensive to craft at first glance. However, because of the food ingredients added to this natural avocado soap recipe, you’re actually able to create a luxe bar of homemade soap with fewer, less expensive ingredients! The result is an incredible natural soap that hydrates and soothes skin so it looks and feels healthy. Don’t have…
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Natural Peppermint Foot Cream Recipe
How to Make Peppermint Foot Cream with Natural Ingredients This natural peppermint foot cream recipe is made with natural shea butter, a proven moisturizer and skin protectant, peppermint essential oil to refresh your feet and anti-fungal tea tree oil to keep your tootsies in tip top shape. In addition it also contains cocoa butter, sunflower oil and pomegranate seed oil. This natural peppermint foot cream recipe is very easy to…
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Homemade Foot Soak with Epsom Salt with Essential Oils
Naturally care for hot tired feet and remove dead skin and calluses with this Epsom salt foot soak recipe with essential oils. Learn how to make this DIY foot soak with peppermint essential oil for your natural skin care routine. Plus, discover the benefits of using Epsom salt to rejuvenate tired feet and alleviate foot pain. Homemade Foot Soak with Epsom Salt Give this all natural, homemade foot soak with…
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How to Make Lotion Bars Plus Recipes
Learn how to make lotion bars with this informative guide. Plus explore an array of solid lotion bar recipes to help you care for dry skin. What is a Lotion Bar? A solid lotion bar serves the same purpose as a bottle of lotion to moisturize and hydrate skin. It contains the same oil and fat ingredients that regular lotion does, however there’s no water included in the recipe. Not…
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Orange & Coconut Face Scrub Recipe
Discover how to make an exfoliating facial scrub recipe for your natural skin care routine. Formulated with bentonite clay and orange peel powder, this face scrub is a wonderful solution for problem or acne prone skin. Additionally, you can also use this beauty DIY as a sugar body scrub for all-over skin care. Orange Facial Scrub with Coconut Oil This homemade orange and coconut face scrub recipe helps to detoxify…
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DIY Mother’s Day Gifts
Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Don’t forget to treat her to something special for Mother’s Day. If you’re still on the hunt for Mother’s Day gift ideas, then be sure to check out my collection of DIY Mother’s Day gifts on my Homemade Mother’s Day Gift Ideas board on Pinterest! You’ll find lots of lovely DIY Mother’s Day gifts you can make including this DIY for an easy bud…
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Homemade Lavender Calendula Coconut Salve Recipe
Learn how to make this Homemade Lavender Calendula Coconut Salve Recipe via Traditional Medicinals! This soothing homemade coconut salve recipe nourishes dry, chapped skin and also works great as a healing lip balm. It’s golden color is enhanced with a pinch of turmeric powder and it smells delicious! The coconut oil adds a sweet smell, and the lavender essential oil adds a nice, relaxing aroma. This homemade lavender calendula coconut salve recipe also makes a great homemade…
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DIY Wedding Soap Favors & Two Homemade Soap Recipes
Want to make your own DIY wedding soap favors for your big day? Learn how with this tutorial for making your own DIY wedding soap favors or unique Save the Date Soaps! Plus there are two homemade soap recipes for making mango and coconut milk two different ways! Choose from a simple homemade soap recipe that won’t break your budget or a splurge worthy luxurious mango and coconut milk homemade soap recipe! First thing…
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How to Make Raspberry Soap: Natural Cold Process Soap Recipe
Learn how to make raspberry soap with this natural cold process soap recipe. Made using real raspberries as a key ingredient, this homemade soap recipe with raspberries makes a wonderful addition to your daily skin care routine. This natural homemade raspberry cold process soap recipe is made with ripe raspberries which are naturally rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants have been shown to help to prevent and repair skin damage caused by…
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Moisturizing Hair Care Recipes: DIY Hair Oil and Hair Mask
Stop fighting with your dry, unruly hair! Breathe new life into your luscious locks with a homemade hair oil. This easy and effective hair care recipe is a wonderful solution to help repair dry and damaged hair. It’s also ideal for smoothing frizz. Keep reading to discover my favorite hair oil recipe for dry hair. Plus, learn how to use similar ingredients to make a similar hair mask for dry…
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Homemade Cold Process Glycerin Shaving Soap Recipe
This homemade cold process glycerin shaving soap recipe includes extra vegetable glycerin that’s added to the regular soapmaking oils during the soapmaking process. Typically this is usually only done for shaving soaps as the extra glycerin contributes to the bar’s humectant properties. As glycerin is naturally created as a byproduct of the saponification process, there’s already some level of glycerin in every bar of cold process soap. This glycerin shaving soap…
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Cold Process Egg Soap Recipe (Step-by-Step Egg Yolk Soap Recipe)
This homemade cold process egg soap recipe is made with egg yolks. Eggs have long offered skin care benefits that include tightening skin, shrinking pores, and calming redness and breakouts. Add eggs to your daily beauty regimen in with this DIY egg yolk soap recipe for natural skin care. Plus get easy tips for making egg yolk soaps perfectly your very first try. Soapmaking Benefits of Egg Yolk Soap In…
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Natural Carrot and Rosehip Oil Clay Mask Recipe
This natural carrot and rosehip oil clay mask recipe is ideal for toning and detoxifying maturing or dry skin that is occasionally prone to acne. Rosehip seed oil is prized for its anti-aging and anti-wrinkle properties in skin care as well as helping to nourish dry, weathered, and dehydrated skin. As rosehip seed oil is considered a “dry” oil it soaks easily into skin without leaving a greasy residue behind. Carrot…
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Blue-Green Algae Body Scrub Recipe with Coconut Oil
Naturally exfoliate and moisturize your skin with this mineral rich, blue-green algae body scrub recipe with coconut oil. This natural skin care product is a great way to get glowing skin, and can be made in your home for personal use or homemade gifts. This natural blue-green algae body scrub recipe with coconut oil contains blue-green algae and coconut oil, ingredients both prized for their antioxidant properties. Blue-green algae, or…
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Two-Ingredient Easy Coconut Oil Body Scrub Recipe
This two-ingredient easy coconut oil body scrub recipe is made without salt or sugar and is perfect for exfoliating and moisturizing dry skin. Plus it can be scented with your favorite fragrance by adding your choice of essential oil or essential oil blend. I like this natural coconut oil body scrub recipe for sloughing off the last of dry, winter skin to get it ready for spring! Natural Coconut Oil Body Scrub Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients:…
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Natural Flea Repelling Dry Dog Shampoo Recipe
This homemade dry dog shampoo recipe is made with all natural ingredients that deodorize your dog’s coat while also helping to repel fleas. Natural clays and botanicals gently deodorize dog’s coat while absorbing excess oil and dirt while neem oil works to repel fleas. This natural dry dog shampoo recipe is super effective and super easy to make! Natural Dry Dog Shampoo Recipe © Rebecca D. Dillon Ingredients: 2 oz. arrowroot…
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Baking Soda and Coconut Oil Face Scrub Recipe
Make this easy homemade baking soda and coconut oil face scrub recipe to help shrink pores and conquer blackheads while cleansing your face at the same time. Baking soda has long been used as a home remedy to help tackle tough acne and pimples. This baking soda and coconut oil face scrub recipe takes that notion and adds naturally cleansing oils to help clean your skin and exfoliate it at the…
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Lemon & Poppyseed Nut Free Soap Recipe
This simple homemade nut free soap recipe contains zero nut oils so even those with nut allergies can enjoy this classically scented lemon poppyseed soap. While coconut oil traditionally boosts lather in homemade cold process soap recipes, this nut free soap recipe instead uses palm kernel flakes which has similar lather boosting properties. In addition it also incorporates less costly ingredients for those who are soaping on a budget. Lemon…
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Natural Black Clay and Sea Salt Soap Recipe
This natural black clay and sea salt soap recipe is made using Australian black clay and fine sea salt for a luxurious spa like experience in the shower! Australian Midnight Black Clay contains a variety of natural minerals including iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium and copper and is suitable for most every skin type. It aids in removing toxins and impurities from skin in a similar way as activated charcoal while also adding conditioning…
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Coconut Oil Facial Soap Recipe for Acne Prone Skin
This coconut oil facial soap recipe for acne prone skin combines ingredients known for their acne fighting properties to help keep skin acne free! Like the name implies, this coconut oil facial soap recipe is formulated using refined coconut oil at 100% with a 20% superfat so it doesn’t over dry skin. Neem oil, sea buckthorn oil and a blend of essential oils are also included in this natural homemade soap recipe to…
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DIY Eyebrow Shaper Wax
This DIY eyebrow shaper wax was inspired by NYX’s Eyebrow Shaper Wax. It provides hold without being sticky or leaving clumps behind like other eyebrow shaper wax pencils can. It also won’t pull out eyebrow hair with use as I found was sometimes an issue. To create my DIY eyebrow shaper wax, I used neem oil, vitamin E and rosemary essential oil based on their hair care properties. I also added a touch of shea…
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Spicy Pepper & Patchouli Palm Free Cold Process Soap Recipe
This palm free cold process soap recipe is scented with a pepper fragrance oil that’s been blended with patchouli, clove and cinnamon essential oils. The spicy fragrance blend of this palm free cold process soap recipe makes it suitable for either sex due to it’s unisex scent. However, as both pepper fragrance oils and pepper essential oil both accelerate trace and can quickly cause cold process soap to seize, this palm free cold process soap…
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Traditional Castile Soap Recipe
Learn how to make a simple 100% olive oil, traditional Castile soap recipe that’s scented with natural essential oils. This traditional Castile soap recipe is scented for spring with natural basil, lemongrass and rosemary essential oils. Unlike my Castile soap recipe with bee pollen powder I shared recently, this traditional Castile soap recipe is made using 100% olive oil. However, as 100% olive oil soaps tend to be a softer soap that takes…
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DIY Natural Fresh Breath Gel for Dogs
Does your dog’s breath kill trees from a hundred paces? Then perhaps consider this DIY natural fresh breath gel for dogs. Let me begin by stating I have a miniature dachshund. His name is Jasper. And like most dachshunds he has some of the worst breath ever. No, seriously. Ever. That said I’ve tried all kinds of things to freshen his breath including all those silly tooth brushing bones and minty…
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Shine Spray Recipe for Frizzy, Dry or Damaged Hair with Argan Oil
Do your locks look dull and lifeless? Humidity causing frizz? Give your hair a boost with this easy two-ingredient shine spray recipe for dry, damaged or frizzy hair care! This DIY Argan oil shine spray for hair adds shine and nourishes hair without weighing it down. It’s perfect for dry or frizzy locks! Argan Oil Shine Spray Let’s face it. Even with the perfect hair care routine, outside elements and…
