I’ve hosted several craft & cocktail nights already this summer. One project in particular however that a lot of friends and acquaintances wanted to try was bath bombs. But the logistics of setting up a DIY bath bomb party for a large group of people was a bit daunting. As I only own one scale and everyone wanted to create their own custom bath bombs it took a bit of…
Bath & Beauty Recipes
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Foaming Oat Body Scrub Recipe with Frankincense & Tamanu Oil
This foaming oat body scrub recipe is homemade with skin soothing oat butter, tamanu oil and frankincense essential oil. Both frankincense and tamanu oil are purported to have anti-aging skin care properties and are therefore used in a variety of products that help to diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Tamanu oil specifically possesses a variety of properties useful in skin care applications. It is a powerful anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial,…
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Manuka Oil Deodorant Recipe with Detoxifying Sea Clay
This manuka oil deodorant recipe is a great choice for anyone wanting to switch to a natural, non-irritating deodorant. Made with antifungal and antibacterial manuka essential oil as well as detoxifying, mineral rich sea clay, this natural manuka oil deodorant recipe fights body odor without synthetic or toxic ingredients and offers a fresh, uni-sex scent perfect for summer. What is sea clay? Sea clay is a dark greenish-gray clay derived…
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DIY Beauty Stick for Lips, Eyes & Cheeks: Vegan Plant Based Makeup
Learn how to create a DIY beauty stick for lips, eyes and cheeks. This vegan plant based makeup stick is naturally scented with a rose fragrance and glides onto skin with ease. It blends beautifully, and it also makes a great eyeshadow base! Vegan Plant Based Makeup Formulating vegan makeup is a fun and rewarding way to create fresh new makeup looks. There are lots of ways to make your…
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Mermaid Bath Bomb Recipe for a Self Care Bath Time Treat
Learn how to make DIY mermaid bath bombs for a fun and colorful addition to your bath time ritual! This mermaid bath bomb recipe yields two large bath bombs with moisturizing cocoa butter shells. When placed in water, your DIY mermaid bath bomb will spin, fizz and sparkle releasing a beautiful blue color, eco-friendly rainbow glitter and skin loving ingredients including kelp powder, oat butter and coconut oil. The cocoa…
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DIY 4-in-1 Plant Based Makeup: Rose All Over Cream Makeup Stick
Learn how to make an all over cream makeup stick without beeswax with this plant based makeup formulation. Naturally scented with a rose fragrance, this four-in-one makeup stick can be used all over as a bronzer, eyeshadow, blush and lipstick. Cream Plant Based Makeup Stick Plant based makeup is the new trend. However, you don’t have to spend a fortune investing in premiere brand cosmetics to get it. Instead, try…
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Scented DIY Unicorn Eyeshadow in a Tri-Color Pressed Palette
Learn how to make your own scented DIY unicorn eyeshadow. This fun trio of scented pressed eyeshadows offers lasting pastel color and shimmer that’s perfect for eyes. Once you’ve mastered these colors, be sure to try out your own custom DIY unicorn eyeshadow in custom colors and scents! Ready to jump right into creating your own unicorn inspired eyeshadow? There are a few things you’ll need for this mineral makeup…
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Matcha Green Tea Lotion Bar Recipe
This matcha green tea lotion bar recipe is made with skin nourishing tea seed oil and matcha green tea. These natural ingredients combine to create a luxurious non-greasy solid lotion bar that melts onto skin upon application. Unlike recipes for traditional solid lotions bars, these natural hard lotion bars made with green tea absorb quickly and won’t leave your skin feeling greasy. Ingredients for Making Matcha Green Tea Lotion Bars…
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DIY Nail Polish: A Fun Women’s Craft Night Idea for Entertaining Friends
Learn how to make custom color DIY nail polish with this fun women’s craft night idea. The first of a number of women’s craft nights I have planned, I used this opportunity to create custom DIY nail polish with some of my very favorite people! It’s a really easy project that I’d been wanting to make for a while, but just hadn’t gotten around to. Luckily having friends over for…
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Vegan Solid Lotion Bar Recipe with Soothing Oat Butter & Lavender
This vegan solid lotion bar recipe is made with soothing oat butter, plantain infused olive oil and lavender essential oil. Crafted without beeswax, this hard lotion bar is the perfect treat for sunburned skin this summer. Also be sure to try this vegan friendly body moisturizer DIY on dry or rough feet, hands and elbows! Because plantain is currently growing wild in abundance this time of year, I chose to…
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DIY Unicorn Body Glitter for Summer Festivals & Parties!
Learn how to make your own DIY unicorn body glitter to wear to summer festivals and parties! Probably one of the easiest things you’ll make this year, this super sparkly unicorn body glitter is made with a combination of iridescent fine rainbow colored glitter and tiny heart & star spangles. DIY Unicorn Body Glitter What makes this DIY unicorn body glitter so easy? Well, it only requires you purchase a…
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Moisturizing Sugar Scrub Recipe for Dry Skin
This moisturizing sugar scrub recipe is formulated for exceptionally dry skin. Made using luxurious and richly hydrating moringa oil and skin soothing oat butter, this moisturizing sugar scrub can help to calm and soothe dry, itchy skin and inflammation. And it’s scented with a jackfruit & kiwi fragrance oil for a to-die-for tropical fruit fragrance that’s perfect for summer. What is moringa oil? Moringa oil is a nutrient dense, extremely…
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How to Make Blueberry Sugar Scrub with Tea Seed Oil (Emulsified Recipe)
This emulsified blueberry sugar scrub recipe with tea seed oil is perfect for summer! This DIY sugar body scrub is so easy to make and is perfect for your weekly skin care routine. It gently exfoliates and moisturizes skin. So, it looks healthy all season long. Plus, it smells absolutely amazing! Discover how to make it now. Read on for the full skin care recipe and to learn about the…
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Rose Body Balm Recipe with Just 3 Natural Ingredients & Printable Labels
This natural rose body balm recipe is not only super luxurious, but it only requires just 3 simple ingredients to make! Crafted using camellia tea seed oil, rose wax and shea butter, this rose body balm recipe is all natural and makes a lovely homemade gift! Learn how to make this natural skin care recipe for a homemade rose beauty balm. You can easily create stunning winter gifts for Valentine’s day or…
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Awesome Father’s Day Gifts to Buy or DIY
Father’s Day is right around the corner! Don’t get stuck fumbling around last minute to come up with amazing Father’s Day gifts the night before! Buy or DIY one of these awesome Father’s Day gifts now to remind your dad just how pretty crazy awesome he is to you! Awesome Father’s Day Gifts to Buy or DIY Craft this DIY Beer Bottle Opener Sign via Dawn Nicole Designs and gift…
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Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse Recipe for Shiny Hair with Yerba Mate
Learn how to make a natural apple cider vinegar hair rinse recipe for shiny hair that looks and feels healthy. Plus a bonus herbal ingredient that help deter graying hair. A must have natural hair care recipe for your beauty routine. How to Make & Benefits of An Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse This Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse Recipe with yerba mate tea not only helps to strengthen hair…
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Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub Recipe
Learn how to make a cucumber mint sugar scrub recipe to add to your skin care routine. This homemade body scrub recipe is a wonderful way to exfoliate and moisture skin. It also makes lovely homemade gifts for friends and family. Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub This cucumber mint sugar scrub recipe is made with ingredients skin loves! Formulated using quality natural ingredients like cucumber seed oil and aloe, this homemade…
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Rose Body Butter Recipe without Beeswax: A Vegan Friendly Moisturizer
Looking for a vegan friendly moisturizer DIY? This rose body butter recipe without beeswax fits the bill! Made with only natural ingredients, this rose body butter nourishes skin without leaving it feeling greasy. How to Make Rose Body Butter without Beeswax Inspired by Nourish Organic’s Rejuvenating Rose Butter, my rose body butter recipe without beeswax contains refined shea butter and coconut oil, rosehip seed and sunflower oil, and natural rose…
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Yogurt Face Mask Recipe for Anti-Aging Skin Care
This anti-aging DIY yogurt face mask is suitable for all skin types. However, it’s especially nice for those of us trying to fight the appearance of aging. Because yogurt contains lactic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid that dissolves dead skin cells, the use of yogurt in a facial mask can help to diminish the appearance of lines and wrinkles as well as fight breakouts. Yogurt Facial Mask for Mature Skin…
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Fun Bath & Body Recipes to DIY This Weekend
Looking for fun bath & body recipes to DIY this weekend? Here are just a few of many favorite bath & body recipes that I’ve either collected on Pinterest or created myself to help your creative side get into the spirit! Fun DIY Bath & Body Recipes These DIY glitter cupcake bath bombs from Aww Sam! blog are easier to make than you might think and make bath time more fun…
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Pink Lemonade Lip Scrub with Sugar for Natural Summer Skin Care
This pink lemonade lip scrub with sugar is simply luscious! Made with lip safe mica and a sweetened pink lemonade flavor oil, this homemade lip scrub recipe with sugar is suitable for both your body and your lips! Give it a try today for a delicious addition to your summer skin care routine for natural beauty. Why Use a Lip Scrub with Sugar? Believe it or not, your summer skin care…
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8 Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas to DIY
If you stay crazy busy like me, then there’s a good chance you meant to make a homemade gift for Mother’s Day but, well, it hasn’t happened yet. So just in case you can squeeze in an hour to get your craft on, here are a few last minute Mother’s Day gift ideas you can DIY. Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts to DIY These DIY Himalayan Pink Salt + Rosemary Bath…
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DIY Dry Oil Body Spray for Dry Skin + Free Printable Labels
This scented DIY dry oil body spray for dry skin is made with natural “dry” oils that won’t leave your skin feeling greasy, but still nourish and moisturize skin in need. The addition of a fragrance means you can wear your favorite scent while still caring for your skin! While fractionated coconut oil is often used in dry oil formulations, a lot of people with sensitive skin find coconut oil drying…
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Coffee + Black Tea Under Eye Cream Recipe
This coffee & black tea under eye cream is an energizing antioxidant balm that’s perfect for tired eyes and skin. Made with anti-inflammatory coffee absolute and antioxidant rich darjeeling tea, this coffee & black tea under eye cream recipe helps to blur the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while also lending its nourishing antioxidant skin care properties. To create my coffee & black tea under eye cream, I first…
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DIY Solid Salt Scrub Donuts
These naturally scented lemon DIY solid salt scrub donuts are a great way to exfoliate and moisturize your skin for summer! Plus they’re so easy to make! Grab a friend and make this delightful project over the weekend! I used 5-fold lemon essential oil to give my DIY solid salt scrub donuts a strong lemon fragrance. Commonly used in skin care to help reduce pigmentation, dark spots, tanning or melasma,…
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Mosquito Repellent Body Butter Recipe with Essential oils
Don’t let bugs ruin your summer fun! Repel mosquitoes and deer ticks with this non-greasy mosquito repellent body butter recipe made with natural essential oils! This insect repellent body butter for mosquitoes and ticks is crafted with a blend of natural essential oils, including lemon eucalyptus essential oil which has been shown to not only repel mosquitoes and other biting insects, but deer ticks as well. With incidents of Lyme…
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DIY After Sun Moisturizers to Soothe Sunburned Skin
Soothe and help repair sunburned skin with this collection of DIY after sun moisturizers! Well, spring is here and it’s in full force. I got sunburned on my neck and collarbone yesterday simply driving the car with the windows down! Luckily I had sunscreen on my face but it was an important reminder that we should be applying sunscreen to our décolletage as well. Of course, there are times we…
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Leave In Hair Conditioner & Shine Spray Recipes for DIY Hair Care
Love your locks with these coffee infused leave in hair conditioner & shine spray recipes! They make a wonderful addition to your daily beauty routine for natural hair care and are perfect for dry or damaged hair. Best Natural Hair Care Ingredients for Leave In Hair Conditioner Formulated for dry or damaged hair, both of these natural hair care recipes for a leave in hair conditioner contain hair conditioning camellia…
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Foaming Ginger & Turmeric Face Polish Recipe
This foaming ginger & turmeric face polish recipe is wonderful for maturing skin and is crafted with a blend of natural carrier & essential oils prized for their antioxidant and anti-aging properties. To create my foaming ginger & turmeric face polish I combined a blend of natural carrier oils prized for both their anti-aging and non-comedogenic properties with a foaming bath whip base for gentle cleansing. I then added ginger and turmeric essential…
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Strawberry Smoothie Whipped Salt Scrub Recipe for Glowing Skin
Are you looking for a foaming whipped body scrub for you summer skin care routine? Dish up some fun in the kitchen with this fun, strawberry smoothie whipped salt scrub recipe! This homemade body scrub has amazing exfoliating and toning skin care properties to keep your skin ready to show off all season long! Keep reading to learn how to make this easy DIY whipped scrub for glowing skin. DIY…
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DIY Easter Egg Bath Bombs with Glitter: A Non-Candy Easter Treat
Learn how to make Easter egg bath bombs with glitter for a fun bath time experience. This moisturizing bath bomb recipe makes a wonderful, non-candy Easter treat for Easter baskets. Made using plastic Easter eggs as bath bomb molds, these homemade bath fizzies are a great way to moisturize and nourish dry skin while enjoying a relaxing bath. DIY Easter Egg Bath Bombs with Glitter These DIY Easter egg bath…
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The Spa Deck – Rediscovering a Treasure of Spa Recipes
The Spa Deck I moved at the beginning of the year. However, I still had a lease on my old apartment until the end of February so not everything made it’s way over until recently. (We saved the furniture for last.) Anyhow, I rediscovered this deck of spa recipe cards with 50 spa recipes during the move. The Spa Deck by by Barbara Close (Author) and Susie Cushner (Photographer) is a…
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Argan Cleansing Facial Oil – A Simple Way to Simplify Your Skincare Routine + Fight Aging
A simple cleansing facial oil for maturing skin. I’ve found that as I’ve aged, choosing the right products for my skin can be challenging. Not only has my skin changed but it’s also aging. And believe me, no one wants to age. Thinning skin and wrinkles are two of my prime concerns. And as someone with sensitive skin I can’t always use products I might be interested in. So choosing…
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DIY Hyaluronic Acid Serum: Beauty Hack for Anti-Aging Skin Care
Naturally combat aging with this DIY hyaluronic acid serum. Learn how to make an anti-aging serum recipe for plump, youthful looking skin with as few as two ingredients. An affordable way to upgrade your beauty regimen on a budget, this hydrating beauty serum helps lock in moisture and plump skin to diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. You’re going to love the visible results of this easy DIY…
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Fun DIY Spring Sugar Scrubs in Bunny & Chick Shapes for Easter
Looking for a fun Easter project? This sugar scrub tutorial is a creative way to celebrate this spring holiday. My moldable spring sugar scrubs make a sweet addition to your bath time routine. They also look adorable tucked inside an Easter basket as a non-edible treat for tweens and teens. Learn how to make your own fun DIY spring sugar scrubs in bunny and chick shapes for Easter! Made from…
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DIY Anti-Aging Under Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid
My DIY anti-aging under eye cream with hyaluronic acid hydrates skin, improves elasticity and helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Like one of my previous skin care recipes for my palmarosa lime body balm, my DIY anti-aging under eye cream is also formulated with oat butter. Oat Butter is a soothing blend of rich, silky oat oil and hydrogenated vegetable oil that yields a dense viscosity and smooth texture. It’s well…
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Moldable Rainbow Sugar Scrub Recipe
Learn how to make this fun sparkly unicorn inspired, moldable rainbow sugar scrub with my original semi-solid moldable rainbow sugar scrub recipe that you can mold and shape! By now most of us have seen the hilarious Squatty Potty YouTube video portraying unicorns pooping rainbow ice cream. And Rosanna Pansino making those super cute, unicorn rainbow poop cookies on her YouTube channel here. (I LOVE her cookbook, Nerdy Nummies!) Well,…
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DIY Poop Emoji Bubble Bars
These DIY poop emoji bubble bars are sure to make bath time a little more interesting! Inspired by the pile of poo emoji, this bubble bar mimics the brown soft-serve ice cream shaped icon with a smile. I created my own bubble bar recipe from scratch for these DIY poop emoji bubble bars and used unsweetened cocoa powder for the poop color. I then scented it with a prosecco cupcake fragrance oil that blended nicely with the natural…
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Shamrock Bath Bomb Recipe (DIY Bath Fizzies for St. Patrick’s Day)
Learn how to make clover-shaped bath fizzies for St. Patrick’s Day! These fun and fizzy DIY shamrock bath bombs are a great way to celebrate the holiday. Not only do they make bath time fun, but they’re also easy to make. My no fail bath bomb recipe works with every mold. Even the those tricky silicone molds. So, you can use this formulation to create all kinds of other shapes…
