Nothing complements fall and winter better than cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and brown sugar. Create your own whipped pumpkin spice sugar scrub with this easy recipe. This exfoliating DIY sugar scrub is perfect for the season when cold weather hits. It smells lovely and is an ideal way to exfoliate and moisturize skin on a budget. Or make these as a simple, yet thoughtful gift idea. DIY Whipped Pumpkin Spice Sugar…
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Unique Ways to Enjoy the Aromatherapy Benefits of Pumpkin Spice
Savor the scents of the season with these unique ways to enjoy pumpkin spice this fall! Made with blend of cozy spices, pumpkin pie spice offers the best aromatherapy benefits for autumn. Both warming and stimulating, this fall fragrance also invokes many of our favorite memories from throughout our lives. This article explores noteworthy ideas for incorporating this amazing scent into your everyday life for its aromatherapeutic benefits. Pumpkin Spice:…
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Pumpkin Spice Essential Oil Blend Plus Ways to Use It
From skin care and soap to candles and room sprays, there are so many ways to use pumpkin spice essential oil. This post instructs you on how to make a pumpkin spice essential oil blend. I also provide some great uses for this amazing fall fragrance. If you’re ready to dive head first into autumn, then bookmark this page for cozy autumn recipes and crafts to try throughout the season.…
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Chocolate Soap Recipes
Discover a plethora a deliciously scented chocolate soap recipes. Plus, learn about the benefits of chocolate when used in skin care applications to cleanse skin as part of your daily routine. DIY Chocolate Soap Bathing is a necessary task to keep our bodies clean. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t indulge a little. Get some extra enjoyment out of your daily skin care routine with chocolate soap! Whether you’re a…
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Chocolate Skin Care Recipes for Natural Beauty
Your skin is going to love these chocolate skin care recipes! Formulated for natural beauty, these homemade chocolate skin products are perfect for all over body care. Discover the beauty benefits of dark chocolate, plus learn how to create a variety of fun recipes for an at home spa day. Chocolate Skin Care Get beautiful, glowing skin when you incorporate chocolate into your skin care routine! Chocolate is a wonderful…
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How to Make Bath Soaks: Plus DIY Detox Bath Soak for Cold Relief
Runny noses and chest congestion are always a challenge. Whether you have a cold or are suffering from seasonal allergies, this DIY detox bath soak is a natural way to enjoy symptom relief. Discover the different types of cosmetic bath salts used to create salt soak recipes. Learn how to make a detox soak. Plus, explore my other natural bath soak recipes that you can enjoy in the comfort of…
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How to Make Homemade Coffee Scrubs for Glowing Skin
Learn how to make coffee scrubs for body care to exfoliate skin. These easy body scrub recipes are a wonderful way to get glowing skin that feels soft and supple. Following I share answers to common questions you may have about coffee scrubs along with my favorite DIY recipes. Discover ways to formulate your own body scrubs with coffee. Or modify one of my existing beauty recipes to suit your…
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DIY Orange Sugar Scrub
Formulated with fragrant orange zest and moisturizing coconut oil, this DIY orange sugar scrub exfoliates gently and leaves your skin glowing and refreshed. The homemade body scrub is rich in antioxidants that can nourish and protect your skin while boosting radiance and smoothness! Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil Who is ready for spring?! I know I am. With spring advancing, I’m all about getting my skin ready for warm…
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Geode Bath Bombs: How to Make Bath Fizzies with Crystals Inside
Learn how to make DIY geode bath bombs with a beautiful crystal structure and elegant gold rim! Geode bath bombs are easier to create than you think. They also make spectacular homemade gifts. In this tutorial, I’m sharing all my best tips and techniques for making bath bombs at home. What Are Geode Bath Bombs? A couple of years back, I shared a fun geode soap recipe and thought it…
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How to Make Sore Muscle Rub with Essential Oils Plus Pain Salve Recipes
Learn how to make a sore muscle rub using herbs and essential oils as a natural remedy for pain. Discover several of my best pain relief salve recipes that you can make at home including several essential oil blends you can try. This collection of recipes for pain relief are formulated using basic ingredients that are easy to source and don’t require a preservative. So, they’re perfect to make at…
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DIY Bubble Scoops: Fragrant Solid Bubble Bath Recipe
Find out how to create DIY bubble scoops at home! Bubbling bath truffles generate copious amounts of foam and bubbles and make a boring bath fun and exciting. These cute bath time treats come in two delicious versions, spiced orange and frosted cranberry, perfect for holiday gift-giving. What are Bubble Scoops? Bubble scoops look like little ice cream scoops. They are smaller than bath bombs and dissolve into bubbles and…
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Easy Melt and Pour Soap Recipe: Plus How to Make Sunflower Soap
Discover how easy it is to make melt and pour soap at home! This sunflower soap recipe is perfect for beginners. Whether you’ve made soap previously, or you are new to melt and pour soap making, this easy recipe will serve as a handy guide to making adorable, handcrafted soaps. This adorable soap can be used as a hand soap or for the body, and it makes a great gift…
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How To Make Rose Water and Flower Water Benefits (Distillation Method)
Learn how to make rose water at home! This sweetly fragrant floral water is made with fresh rose petals and makes a wonderful addition for skincare DIYs, home fragrance, and aromatherapy recipes. This tutorial explains the benefits of rose hydrosol and shows different ways to use your homemade flower water recipe. DIY Rose Water Calling all rose lovers! This DIY rose water is loaded up with an exquisite rose fragrance,…
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How to Make Dandelion Lotion Bars Using Dandelion Oil Plus Benefits
Learn how to make dandelion lotion bars to moisturize skin as part of your natural skin care routine for healthy skin. Easier to make than traditional lotion formulas, these solid lotion bars are made with dandelion infused oil for a bit of plant magic. These DIY hard lotion bars are a solid form of homemade lotion. They are easy to use and perfect for travel. This natural body moisturizer recipe…
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How to Make Dandelion Infused Oil Plus Ways to Use It
Learn how to make dandelion oil. Plus discover ways to use dandelion infused oil for skin care. This herbal infused oil can be used alone or in DIY beauty recipes to get the benefits of dandelion for natural skin care recipes. Topics covered include how to harvest dandelions to make herbal oil infusions, uses for dandelion body oil, tips and methods for making herb infused oil and dandelion recipe ideas.…
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How to Make Sugar Scrubs (Plus Moisturizing Body Scrub Recipes)
Learn how to make homemade sugar scrubs for glowing skin. This mango strawberry DIY sugar scrub is easy to make, and you’ll learn how to customize your own recipe with different natural exfoliants and oils for your skin’s unique needs. Homemade Body Scrub for Glowing Skin Sugar scrubs are one of the easiest DIY bath and body products to make. You really only need two ingredients to make an easy…
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How to Make Lavender Shower Steamers without Citric Acid
Learn how to make a lavender shower steamers recipe without citric acid. These easy aromatherapy shower steamers can be made with lavender essential oil or a lavender essential oil blend to help relieve stress and calm your mind. Discover how to make lavender shower steamers. Plus find recipes for lavender essential oil blends you can use to create these homemade shower bombs. DIY Shower Steamers without Citric Acid Showers are…
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Rose Sugar Scrub Recipe with Essential Oils for Glowing Skin
Discover how to make a rose sugar scrub recipe with essential oils. This rose body scrub is made without coconut oil, and is naturally scented with essential oils to create a homemade body scrub for glowing skin. Rose Body Scrub Learn how to create a sugar scrub for your body with this simple sugar scrub recipe for glowing skin. Scented with rose absolute, an affordable alternative to rose essential oil,…
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Relaxing Aromatherapy Shower Steamers Recipe With Essential Oils
Make aromatherapy shower steamers with essential oils for a relaxing and aromatic shower experience. This DIY shower steamers recipe helps to relieve stress and promote relaxation. Try my combo of ylang ylang and rose essential oils for this aromatherapeutic bath product, or choose your favorite relaxing essential oil blend (from the ones I’ve provided) to create an at home spa experience. All of us can use a time out for…
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How to Use Clary Sage for Hair: Plus Natural Hair Care Recipes
Learn how to use clary sage for hair. Discover the benefits of clary sage essential oil as well as how to make three easy clary sage recipes for hair care. Plus explore making hair care products with my collection of other natural hair care recipes for homemade hair masks, hot oil treatments, homemade shampoo and conditioners, a hair lightening spray, hair detangler and more. Clary Sage Essential Oil Benefits Clary…
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Homemade Body Butter Recipes for Dry Skin
Discover my favorite homemade body butter recipes to moisturize dry skin. Body butters are so easy to make and a great moisturizer for dry skin relief. Following I share everything you want to know about how to make homemade body butters. Plus you’ll find my best body butter recipes, with non-greasy and emulsified options, to incorporate into your natural skin care routine. Homemade Body Butter for Dry Skin Homemade body…
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DIY Unicorn Cupcake Bath Bombs with Whipped Soap Frosting
Learn how to make DIY bath bomb cupcakes with soap frosting! These sparkly unicorn cupcakes are super fun for kids and make the water colorful and foamy. The easy homemade bath bomb recipe is made with natural ingredients and essential oils. Unicorn Cupcake Bath Bombs with Soap Frosting Since I shared my snickerdoodle soap cupcakes, I received requests to make cupcake bath bombs with soap frosting. So, I decided to…
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Exfoliating Sugar Scrub Bars with Essential Oils for Winter Skin Care
Learn how to make exfoliating sugar scrub bars with essential oils for winter skin care. This beginner sugar scrub recipe is similar to a traditional body scrub, but in solid form. Like regular homemade scrubs, they exfoliate and moisturize skin but without feeling greasy or oily. Keep reading for my easy sugar scrub bar recipe for glowing skin. Plus discover ten more amazing solid sugar scrub recipes you can make…
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Edible Body Oil Recipe for Massage + More Natural Skin Care Recipes
This vanilla & chocolate edible body oil recipe is perfect for a sensual massage, and is suitable for all skin types. Discover how to make an edible massage oil for an intimate night in, or to give as a homemade gift for your spouse or significant other. Made using two natural carrier oils along with cacao nibs and vanilla bean, this homemade edible body oil recipe can be used as…
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Halloween Bath Bomb DIY Inspired by Pennywise in Stephen King’s IT
Take a ride into the creepy underbelly of horror fiction with this DIY Halloween bath bomb inspired by the clown, Pennywise, in Stephen King’s IT. There’s nothing like killer clowns to announce the arrival of Halloween. This red and yellow Halloween bath bomb features candy sprinkles with tiny eyes that will have you wondering if you’re going to wash down your drain right along with them after a bath in…
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How to Use Hydrosols: Plus Hydrosol Recipes for Skin, Face and Hair
Hydrosols are a wonderful way to add the benefits of plants to your natural skin care and beauty routine. Learn how to use hydrosols for skin, face and hair and explore my collection of unique hydrosol recipes to craft plant based toners, lotions and soaps. Hydrosols are essentially flower waters. You may be most familiar with rose water, which is created using the same process. Like rose water or rose…
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DIY Hair Masks: Easy Hair Mask Recipes for Every Hair Type
Nourish your hair with these easy hair care recipes for DIY hair masks. Created for every hair type, these easy hair mask recipes can be made at home using simple ingredients from your kitchen. Discover how to create DIY hair masks for damaged hair, dry hair, hair growth, frizzy hair and curly hair. Plus DIY hair masks with coconut oil as well as avocado to add extra hydration to your…
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DIY Hair Detangler: How to Make a Simple Detangling Spray Recipe with Essential Oils
If your hair is long or knots easily, getting a brush or comb through it can be a challenge. However, there is a simple and frugal beauty tip to remedy this dilemma — A DIY hair detangler. This simple detangling spray recipe for hair is naturally scented, is easy to make and requires just four basic ingredients. It’s also one of the many amazing natural botanical recipes found in Jan…
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DIY Hand Mask for Dry Skin: A Simple 3-Ingredient Hydrating Mask for Dry Hands
Whether you have dry hands due to dry climate, the season or excessive hand washing, this DIY hand mask for dry skin is a simple, easy way to hydrate dry skin and help to restore the appearance of skin health. Keep reading to learn how to make an easy DIY hand mask recipe to nourish and hydrate your dry hands throughout the year, when your skin needs extra attention. Plus…
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Manuka Essential Oil Salve Recipe: A Magic Beauty Balm for Natural Skin Care
This manuka essential oil salve recipe is a magic beauty balm that hydrates skin and promotes healing. Add mica to create a tinted lip balm or highlighting makeup primer. Stuck at home searching for ideas for a spa day at home? This manuka essential oil salve recipe is the perfect, natural skin care project! Unlike all those clay mask and bath bomb recipes, this all purpose salve can be used…
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Play Dough Soap DIY: A Fun Kids Activity That Encourages Hand Washing
Encourage hand washing and make bath time fun with this play dough soap recipe, made with liquid Castile soap. This DIY play dough bath soap is easy to make, and older kids can even make it themselves. Don’t have liquid Castile soap on hand? Try it with body wash or baby shampoo. You can even scent these with kid safe essential oils for aromatherapeutic bath time fun! A creative, kid-approved…
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Hydrating Bastille Soap Recipe Plus Practical Tips on Flu Prevention
What’s the story with the coronavirus? Is it really worth a full on toilet paper war? And more importantly, how can I protect myself from the coronavirus and diminish my chances of getting sick? Learn why the coronavirus shouldn’t be dismissed as your average flu. Plus easy, everyday tips on reducing your chances of becoming infected with COVID-19. I’m also sharing my favorite, hydrating Bastille soap recipe. It’s perfect for…
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Soap Sponge DIY: An Easy Way to Exfoliate Skin & Reduce Plastic Waste
Learn how to make a soap sponge to use as part of your daily skin care routine. These soaps are dual purpose with an exfoliating sponge and a soap in one product. With proper care, your homemade soap sponges will last about two months. And they offer a number of benefits, not just in skin care, but for the environment as well. Keep reading to discover the benefits of soap…
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Herbal Bath Soak DIY for Valentine’s Day Gifts, Mother’s Day or Wedding Favors
Create a simple DIY herbal bath soak for someone special in your life. It’s an easy way to remind best friend, mother or even your overworked coworker not just that they are important to you, but also that they are totally deserving of self care. Whether you need gifts for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s day or wedding favors for your friends and family, this easy herbal bath soak is ready to…
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Whipped Sugar Scrub Recipe To Naturally Exfoliate & Hydrate Skin
If you have dull or dry skin, give it a boost with this homemade whipped sugar scrub recipe. Made with natural skin care ingredients, this DIY whipped sugar scrub naturally exfoliates and hydrates skin. So you get soft, beautiful glowing skin with a more youthful appearance. Say goodbye to tight, dry, itchy or even flaky skin today by adding this easy, homemade beauty recipe to your natural skin care routine!…
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Bath Salt Ornaments: An Easy Essential Oil Gift for the Holidays
Discover how to make easy DIY bath salt ornaments with lavender essential oil in just 15-minutes for easy last minute holiday gifts for friends and family as well as teachers, coworkers, neighbors — or anyone else on your holiday gift list. Bath Salt Ornaments: An Easy Essential Oil Gift Idea for the Holidays Gift giving can be a challenge. Especially if you want to give a homemade gift that’s not…
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Hand Salve Recipe for Winter Skin Care with Essential Oils & Beeswax
Learn how to protect, hydrate and soothe dry hands with this simple, homemade winter hand salve recipe. It’s made beeswax, coconut oil and natural peppermint and pine essential oils. These ingredients then all come together to create a natural product that’s perfect for your winter skin care routine. Winter Is Hard On Hands: Care for Them Naturally As I’ve aged, my hands have aged as well. While the rest of…
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Bath Bomb Ornaments: Easy Homemade Gift Idea for the Holidays
DIY bath bomb ornaments are the perfect holiday gifts. Not only are these fun Christmas ornaments easy to make, they allow you to gift someone special an extra opportunity for self care. What better gift to give for the holidays, than a relaxing bath time staycation? Learn how to make your own homemade bath bomb ornaments for your friends and family with this simple tutorial from guest blogger, Melanie Sugalski,…
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Simply Earth Essential Oils: A Review of Their Essential Oil Recipe Box
Curious about Simply Earth essential oils? If you’ve not tried them yet, here’s a breakdown of what to expect. Plus natural essential oil recipes and essential oil diffuser blends you can make using the Simply Earth essential oils in the Simply Earth essential oil recipe box. Eucalyptus Essential Oil Is the Bomb The November Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Caught in the…
