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 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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Easy Recipes for an At Home Spa Day
Discover how to create a spa day at home with these easy recipes. Whether you’re gathering with friends for a girl’s day or just need a break to focus on yourself, these DIY home spa day ideas are quick to make and perfect for pampering! At Home Spa Day I’ve shared numerous skin care recipes over the years. Many of these are perfect for spa day at home! However, not…
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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 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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Carrier Oils for Hair Care Plus Hair Growth Oil Recipe
Discover the best carrier oils for your hair care routine. Learn how carrier oils benefit your hair and scalp and discover how to choose the best oils for hair health based on your unique hair needs. Plus get information on using carrier oils to create your own DIY hair care recipes. As different oils have different benefits, this post will instruct you on how to choose the best oils for…
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Herbal Hair Conditioner Recipe for Hair Growth & Soft, Manageable Hair
Learn how to make an herbal hair conditioner recipe to speed hair growth, improve manageability, boost shine and soften hair. Created with a blend of natural botanicals known for their hair care benefits, this herbal conditioning hair treatment brings dry or dull hair back to life in just 30-minutes. Why You Should Make An Herbal Conditioner I’m a huge proponent for using herbs when possible for natural living. I take…
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Dandelion Cleansing Balm Recipe: Easy Natural Clean Beauty Recipe
Learn how to make a dandelion cleansing balm recipe with dandelion infused oil! This all natural, makeup melting facial cleanser nourishes skin as it removes makeup, dirt and grime for a wonderful, clean beauty alternative. It’s the perfect fit for your natural skin care care routine. Keep reading to discover how to make this DIY dandelion cleansing balm, and to learn about its natural skin care benefits, additional uses and…
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What to Expect from a Henna Hair Treatment & Benefits of Henna for Hair
Learn about the amazing benefits of henna for hair and what to expect from a henna hair treatment. Following I share my experience with using henna over the years, plus before and after photos of my own henna hair treatment. You’ll also find in process photos of the subtle changes your hair goes through during the hours following rinsing henna out of your hair! It’s always a hoot when I…
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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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Whipped Body Butter Recipe: Natural Winter Skin Care for Dry Skin Relief
Don’t let dry skin leave your skin a raw, itchy mess this winter. Nourish it naturally instead with this hydrating whipped body butter recipe! This recipe for whipped body butter is the perfect addition to your winter skin care routine for natural, dry skin relief. It’s also the perfect skin care recipe for your self care routine, and the second in a my series of self care recipes. Keep reading…
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DIY Coffee Body Scrub with Mandarin Essential Oil for Winter Skin Care
Learn how to make a simple 5-ingredient DIY coffee body scrub for winter skin care in just 5-minutes. This easy, natural beauty recipe with mandarin essential oil will help you achieve the look of naturally glowing skin. It exfoliates away dead skin cells, hydrates skin and helps to tone for firmer looking skin. Here’s the Skinny on DIY Coffee Body Scrubs for Winter Skin Care If you’ve even had your…
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Beauty Benefits of Ginger Essential Oil: Plus Natural Skin Care Recipes
Ginger oil anyone? There’s a reason ginger essential oil is a favorite among natural skin care enthusiasts. Ginger essential oil offers a number of natural skin care and beauty benefits when used as an ingredient in your skin care formulations. Learn about all the ginger essential oil benefits for your skin! Plus discover a collection of my favorite natural skin care recipes made using ginger essential oil. Ginger Essential Oil…
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Botanical Skin Care (200+ Herbal Beauty Recipes & More)
Take your hobby to new levels through an exploration of botanical skin care. Discover 200+ herbal beauty recipes through an instructional course that will teach you basic skills for designing, producing and using homemade herbal skin care products. Crafting Natural Skin Care Recipes If you’re a regular reader of Soap Deli News, then you’re likely already a fan of making your own skin care and beauty products. Compared to my…
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Tinted Lip Gloss Recipe with a Pop of Color for Fresh Summer Looks
Make this tinted lip gloss recipe to add a pop of color to your summer look. This homemade lip gloss looks great solo or over lipstick. A few months back I fell in love with some scrapbooking embellishment stickers. They were shaped like donuts and covered with glitter. I bought them at the time thinking they’d be super cute for handmade soap gifts. I was planning to wrap ribbon around…
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Mineral Bronzing Body Butter Recipe for a Sun Kissed Summer Look
Learn how to make a body highlighting bronzer for your summer beauty regimen with this homemade mineral bronzing body butter recipe. With as few as 4-ingredients you can add a sun kissed look to your summer skin. Experiment with mica pigment powders, coffee oil and bacuri butter for a beautiful summer beauty product that’s easy to customize. (I swear, you are going to LOVE this beauty DIY!) Get A Sun…
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Homemade Beauty Recipes: The Most Loved Recipes from the Past Year
My favorite part of blogging is being able to share my homemade beauty recipes with all of you, my readers. My hope is that we can explore new ways to create beauty and skin care products together – both for fun and as a more natural alternative to commercial products. Knowing that my readers enjoy and share my homemade beauty recipes helps to keep me inspired to create more homemade…
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DIY Cleansing Balm with Bacuri Butter: Chocolate Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm Recipe
Learn how to make a rich and decadent chocolate makeup melting DIY cleansing balm with this guest post from Kim and Kyla of A Life Adjacent. This natural DIY cleansing balm with bacuri butter contains a natural emulsifier that effortlessly dissolves even the most stubborn makeup, while cocoa butter and exotic bacuri butter deeply nourish your skin. Your face will be left clean and soft while you enjoy the subtle…
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Natural Beauty Tips for Women You’ve Probably Never Tried (But Should!)
Beauty is more than just the way we look. It’s also about who we are. Keep reading to discover my collection of natural beauty tips that cover not only the physical aspects of ourselves, but also delve into how to be beautiful as we interact with others. How To Be Beautiful Inside & Out Tips to Make Inner Beauty Shine Beauty isn’t just skin deep. Beauty also comes from the…
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Simple All Natural Beauty Recipes To Craft In Your Kitchen
This post is sponsored by iHerb. All opinions are my own. Natural ingredients matter. Whether it’s the food you eat or the beauty products you use, it’s important to know that you’re giving your body the best care possible. With Nature’s Way products from iHerb, I know I’m using ingredients that I can trust. So I recently used a collection of all natural Nature’s Way products to craft five simple,…
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Bacuri Butter Recipes: Bacuri Butter Body Balm for Natural Skin Care
Unravel the mystery behind bacuri butter and discover how this prized beauty butter from the Brazilian Amazon Forest can transform your natural beauty and skin care products. Plus learn how to make a natural bacuri butter body balm recipe to promote skin health and reduce the appearance of aging. I’ve been in a creative slump as of late. I’ve been short on supplies. More than that, however, I’ve just been…
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Best Natural Skin Care Products for Acne Prone Skin (To Buy or DIY)
Need help getting your acne under control? Then you’ll love this collection of the best natural skin care products for acne prone skin! Whether you choose to buy or DIY your own anti-acne treatments, these natural skin care products help to treat and prevent acne. Darn Those Wacky Hormones When I was a teenager I always assumed that I would grow out of my acne. Sadly, that was not the…
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Best Natural Deodorant Recipes to Fight Odor Causing Bacteria This Summer
Conquer summer sweat with this collection of the best natural deodorant recipes to kill odor causing bacteria this summer! And they’re all baking soda free so they’re suitable for even the most sensitive skin! Ah summer. It’s the perfect time for outdoor adventures. Swimming, hiking, lazy Sundays on the river. But it’s also hot. And occasionally humid. And that means sweat! While many of us aren’t thrilled at the idea…
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All Natural Makeup Setting Spray to Keep Makeup in Place This Summer
This all natural makeup setting spray isn’t just your average makeup setting spray. It’s also a multi-purpose product that doubles as a hydration spray for summer skin. As such, my all natural makeup setting spray is the perfect multi-tasker. It not only keeps your makeup in place all summer long, it also hydrates and moisturizes parched, dry skin. Plus it’s perfect for soothing painful summer sunburns. Keep reading to learn…
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Anti-Aging Microdermabrasion Scrub Recipe with Nutrient Rich Sea Kelp
This natural anti-aging microdermabrasion scrub recipe contains a combination of five simple but powerful ingredients. These natural ingredients work together to exfoliate skin, remove dull surface cells and help diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and acne scars. Keep reading to discover more about the unique ingredients that go into this amazing, natural anti-aging beauty solution that also doubles as a face mask. Plus save money by making your…
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DIY Sheet Mask for Sensitive Skin for Less Than 10 Cents!
Make this DIY sheet mask for sensitive skin for under 10 cents! Guest poster Cari from Everything Pretty will teach you what ingredients to use, why she chose them, and where to buy sheet masks to use. Every day, I wash, tone, use serum, and apply moisturizer to keep my skin healthy. On the weekend, I use a mask to hydrate and moisturize, and mid week I use a clay…
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Uses for Witch Hazel Extract for Skin Health (Plus Recipes)
Learn about the powerful herbal properties and benefits of witch hazel for skin care. Plus discover ways to use witch hazel extract with recipes you can make at home! What Is Witch Hazel? Witch hazel is a medicinal plant with a long history of use. This flowering plant is in the family Hamamelidaceae, with three species in North America and one each in both Japan and China. Also sometimes called…
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Moisturizing Tinted Lip Whip Recipe: DIY Tinted Lip Balm for Lip Care
Learn how to make a moisturizing tinted lip whip recipe to rescue your dry or chapped lips while also giving them a healthy pop of color. This hydrating tinted lip balm is the perfect solution for lipstick lovers suffering from lipstick overload. Step up your DIY lip care game without sacrificing the color you love with this easy homemade lip balm. If your long lasting lipsticks are drying out…
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Essential Oil Anti-Acne Roller Ball Recipe
If you have a new teenager struggling with acne, or like me, you realized that acne doesn’t end with adulthood, then you must try this essential oil anti-acne roller ball recipe! Natural Acne Remedy with Essential Oils This amazing natural essential blend is perfect for spot treating acne. And, because it’s formulated with black cumin seed oil in addition to an anti-acne blend of essential oils, it also targets inflammation…
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Coffee Lip Balm Recipe (with just 3 ingredients!)
This easy coffee lip balm recipe uses an infused carrier oil for all of the flavor without the mess of using coffee in the recipe. Made with just 3-ingredients, this natural coffee lip balm combines coffee infused oil with beeswax and shea butter to protect and soothe chapped lips. A simple lip care recipe for soft, supple lips! I’m combining two of my favorite things in my coffee lip balm…
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Anti-Aging Rosehip Face Serum Recipe
I’m pretty sure that we can all agree that no one wants to look older after a certain age. But it’s not exactly our choice to make either. However, you can give your skin a fighting chance and help it look younger longer by using natural plant-based anti-aging products. Right now I’m using my own anti-aging rosehip face serum recipe that I created for maturing skin. My simple skin care…
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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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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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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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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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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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Natural Clay Cleansing Bar Recipes
These natural clay cleansing bar recipes are soap free and contain ingredients that are not only kind to skin but also help to prevent acne! My friend, Bambi, joined me in creating these clay cleansing bar recipes. I formulated my recipe with bentonite clay and activated charcoal for my combination acne prone skin. Bambi created hers for normal but maturing skin. You can make both for your ever changing skin…
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DIY Beauty Kits from Oleum Vera® + An Almond & Oats Exfoliant Recipe
On November 1st, Oleum Vera® launched their new line of DIY beauty kits, with each kit focusing on the natural, the fresh and the edible. I was the lucky recipient of their “Off to a Good Start” beauty kit which arrived beautifully packaged last week. Not only was this DIY beauty kit filled with wonderful organic ingredients, but the ingredients also came in very sturdy, quality containers that allow them to be…
