This melt and pour soap recipe is decorative soap made with adzuki beans. Learn how to make layered soaps with easy tutorial that combines both opaque and clear glycerin soap bases. This homemade adzuki bean soap recipe makes a beautiful gift and is great project for beginner soap makers who want to learn new melt and pour soap making techniques. Melt and Pour Adzuki Bean Soap This adzuki bean soap…
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Lush Inspired Massage Bar Recipe
This Lush inspired massage bar recipe is so easy to make and only requires a few simple ingredients to create your own massage bars at home! This specific massage bar recipe was inspired by Lush’s Wiccy Magic Muscles Massage Bar. Made using a base of shea and cocoa butters, this Lush inspired massage bar recipe also includes massaging adzuki beans and a combination of cinnamon leaf and peppermint essential oils for…
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DIY Mother’s Day Gifts You Can Make and Gift
Mother’s Day is May 8th this year and that means there’s still time to make some pretty amazing DIY Mother’s Day gifts. Following are twelve of my favorite DIY Mother’s Day gifts for the Mom who has everything and just needs a little pampering. DIY Mother’s Day Gifts 1. Foaming Salt Scrub Recipe – This foaming salt scrub recipe is super easy to make and can be customized with your Mom’s…
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Bath and Body Recipes to Make and Sell This Spring and Summer
Bath and Body Recipes To Make and Sell Build your spring and summer line for your online shop or business with these fantastic homemade bath and body recipes to make and sell! They’re perfect for selling through your online shop, like Etsy, or at your local farmer’s market! 1. Easy Cream Eyeshadow Recipe – This easy cream eyeshadow recipe requires just three ingredients! However, the result is a beautiful and highly pigmented cream eyeshadow that…
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Sal Butter Sugar Scrub Recipe
Learn how to make a natural sugar scrub recipe with moisturizing sal butter to exfoliate and hydrate skin. It’s the perfect DIY beauty recipe for healthy looking, soft, glowing skin. This natural sal butter sugar scrub recipe creates a natural, nourishing scrub suited for those sensitive to or allergic to shea butter. It also contains healing neem oil and coconut oil and is naturally colored and scented. I scented my sal butter…
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Pink Salt and Sal Butter Soap Recipe
This homemade pink salt and sal butter soap recipe contains a high percentage of skin conditioning sal butter and mineral rich pink Himalayan salt that promotes healing and aids in detoxing and nourishing skin. As people with latex allergies and sensitivities are often also allergic to shea butter, I wanted to create an alternative to a homemade shea butter soap. Sal butter, like shea butter, is a superb moisturizer and is believed to help…
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How to Make a Foaming Whipped Salt Scrub Recipe
Get glowing skin with this easy DIY whipped salt scrub. This foaming body scrub is a wonderful way to cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize skin with just a single product! Formulated for all skin types, this skin care recipe is made using a melt and pour soap base rather than a pre-existing foaming bath whip. So, it’s an easy way to create customized skin care products at home with ingredients you…
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Solid Sugar Scrub Cubes Recipe
Sugar scrub bars are a fun way to cleanse, hydrate, and exfoliate skin in one easy step. This easy skin care recipe for solid sugar scrub cubes is a twist on classic body scrubs. Formulated so they are solid cubes rather than a liquid mixture, these exfoliating body bars are less greasy than a traditional sugar scrub recipe. In addition, they won’t leave your tub slippery. So, there’s no extensive…
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Rosacea Relief Serum and Toner Recipes
If you suffer from rosacea my simple recipes for a rosacea relief serum and toner may be the answer to calmer skin with significantly reduced symptoms. My grandmother suffers from rosacea and in my late thirties I began experiencing mild rosacea as well. Since turning forty last year, it’s gotten significantly more troublesome. As a result I’ve been trying a LOT of different products to reduce and manage the symptoms. In the…
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Simple Homemade Skin Care Recipes
Discover three simple homemade skin care recipes that all share one common ingredient and only use two ingredients per recipe! Natural skin care care products don’t have to be hard to make or contain a lot of ingredients. If you’re looking to get started in making your own simple homemade skin care recipes but don’t have a lot of money to invest up front, just want to try something new…
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Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes
Help transform dull, dry skin into smoother, more vibrant skin with any of these top homemade sugar scrub recipes! Not only does daily exfoliation help to promote new skin cells, but it also keeps your skin looking naturally younger by discouraging fine lines and wrinkles. Pick your favorite or try them all! Plus learn how to create your own custom homemade sugar scrub recipes. Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes 1. Chocolate…
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Palm Free Soap Recipes
Why Palm Free Soap Recipes? Traditionally, one of the main ingredients of cold process soap has been palm oil. However, as the use of palm oil has increased primarily due to its cheap price and wide availability, there has been controversy within the soapmaking community regarding its use. Production of palm oil in Southeast Asia has resulted in not only the depletion of the rain forest which is being torn down to create palm plantations, but it…
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Shea Butter Body Spray Recipe
This shea butter body spray recipe is fantastic for dry skin! Made with moisturizing shea nut oil and neem oil, which helps to promote healing, this shea butter body spray leaves skin feeling silky smooth and soft and can be custom scented with your favorite fragrance. What is shea nut oil? Shea nut oil is a liquid oil that is derived from cold pressing the nut seed of the shea (karite) tree and is a…
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Roll On Perfume Oil Recipe
This roll on perfume oil recipe is incredibly easy to make. It only requires two simple ingredients, however you can dress up your roll on perfume oil by placing botanicals inside the container with the perfume oil – I used a Hibiscus flower for this one – and then decorating the lid with a strip of washi tape for a simple homemade gift idea. Roll On Perfume Oil Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: .25 oz. fractionated…
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Anti Acne Skin Care Recipes
Do you suffer from acne prone skin? Help fight acne naturally with this collection of twelve natural anti acne skin care recipes you make at home for healthy, beautiful skin! Anti Acne Skin Care Recipes 1. Natural 2-in-1 Cleanser & Activated Charcoal Facial Scrub Recipe – This two-in-one cleanser and activated charcoal facial scrub recipe combines a gentle Castile soap with natural oils, activated charcoal & essential oils. (Re-pin it here.) 2. Activated…
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Natural Burn Relief Spray Recipe
This natural burn relief spray recipe was created for my dear friend, Bambi Godkin, who is currently fighting breast cancer, to help soothe the pain caused by radiation treatment and promote healing. However, you’ll find this burn relief spray also works great on just straight forward, run of the mill sunburns. Like my natural neem butter recipe, which I also created for Bambi, my natural burn relief spray recipe also includes both…
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DIY Valentine’s Day Soaps for Kids with Eraser Embeds
Learn how to make DIY Valentine’s Day soaps! This easy tutorial will instruct you on how to create cute melt and pour soaps for kids. These heart shaped soaps use a basic layering technique in soap making and embed colorful erasers for fun and functional Valentine’s Day gifts or party favors! DIY Heart Soaps for Kids with Eraser Embeds Learn how to craft this melt and pour soap recipe for…
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Natural Neem Butter Recipe to Promote Healing
This natural neem butter recipe is wonderful for helping to heal minor (closed) wounds and abrasions as well as to help minimize scarring. Created for my dear friend, Bambi, who is currently fighting breast cancer, this neem butter recipe was formulated to help with the final healing stages from her surgery, once the incision is mostly healed, to further promote the healing process, reduce scarring and minimize pain. Unlike my other…
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You’re Scent-sational! Printable Valentines Cards with DIY Perfume Minis
Need quick and easy printable Valentines cards for your besties? These free “You’re Scent-sational!” printable Valentines cards pair perfectly with custom DIY perfume minis (or perfume sample leftovers from beauty boxes.) Make them in just 15-minutes or less for tweens, teens or even grown up BFF’s! Quick & Easy Printable Valentines Cards Create custom scented mini perfume sprays to go along with these “You’re Scent-sational!” printable Valentines cards for your…
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DIY Joan Jett Inspired Black Heart Valentine’s Day Soaps
Learn how to make these fun DIY Joan Jett inspired Black Heart Valentine’s Day Soaps featuring black heart soaps with pink “icing!” These make wonderful DIY Valentine’s Day gifts for your besties. Joan Jett Inspired Black Heart Valentine’s Day Soaps © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 7 oz. clear melt and pour soap base 1/4 square black glitter color bar or similar soap colorant .1 oz. fragrance oil of choice neon pink…
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Homemade Lip Balm Recipes
Love lip balm? Learn how to make your own lip balm with fifteen fantastic homemade lip balm recipes. These homemade lip balm recipes create wonderful products suitable for gift giving on Valentine’s Day or any other special occasion year round for everything from birthday gifts and stocking stuffers to DIY wedding favors. Homemade Lip Balm Recipes 1. Homemade Strawberry Lip Balm Recipe – This homemade strawberry lip balm recipe is quick and…
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Chocolate & Rose Valentine’s Truffle Bath Melts Recipe
This Valentine’s truffle bath melts recipe makes wonderful heart shaped DIY Valentine’s Day gifts for your special Valentine that smell like chocolate and roses! This truffle bath melts recipe is super easy to make and only requires a few ingredients. Plus, you can use the same heart shaped mold to make several of my other DIY Valentine’s day gifts. Truffle Bath Melts Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 2.75 oz. unrefined…
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DIY Star Wars Melt and Pour Soaps
Learn how to make your own DIY Star Wars inspired soaps with this DIY Star Wars melt and pour soap tutorial that creates fun Millennium Falcon and X-Wing Fighter shaped soaps soaring through the galaxy! DIY Star Wars Melt & Pour Soap Tutorial © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 19.4 oz. Crafter’s Choice (or similar) clear basic melt and pour soap base 9.75 oz. Crafter’s Choice (or similar) white basic melt and pour soap…
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Solid Coffee Sugar Scrub Recipe in Cardamom & Spice for Valentine’s Day
Learn how to make this warming cardamom & spice solid coffee sugar scrub recipe for your natural winter skin care routine. Formulated with warm holiday spices and a cardamom fragrance oil, this DIY coffee sugar scrub recipe exfoliates skin to reduce the appearance of cellulite for glowing skin. While the addition of mango & cocoa butter moisturize dry skin. A true treat for your winter skin care routine, these solid…
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Darling Dachshund Melt and Pour Soap Recipe
Is there a dog lover in your life? If you or someone you know has a doxie, then this DIY dachshund melt and pour soap will make the perfect homemade gift for your friends with fur babies! This darling dachshund melt and pour soap recipe is perfect for dachshund lovers who must have everything dachshund! You know who you are. (wink.) I’m one of those people too. This is my…
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DIY Conversation Heart Soaps with Custom Messages for Valentine’s Day
Learn how to make conversation heart soaps for DIY Valentine’s Day gifts or wedding favors. This easy melt and pour soap recipe is a breeze to recreate. Use alphabet stamps and mica to create custom messages on soaps that you can’t get from a mold with this quick soap making tutorial. Try this fun soap crafting project today! Custom Valentine’s Day Soaps We’ve all seen heart shaped soaps that look…
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18 DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts
Learn how to make eighteen fabulous DIY Valentine’s Day gifts for anyone who appreciates a little pampering. Choose from this collection of homemade bath and beauty recipes that include homemade soap recipes, bath bon bons, solid sugar scrub bars and even lip balms in enticing fragrances and in both candy and heart shapes. 18 DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts 1. DIY Valentine’s Day Solid Lotion Bars – This easy heart shaped solid lotion…
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Star Wars Jelly Soap Recipe for Valentine’s Day
This Star Wars Jelly Soap Recipe features miniature Millennium Falcons and heart shaped jelly soaps that jiggle just like Jell-O. These make wonderful DIY Valentine’s Day gifts for any Star Wars fan! Plus they’re really easy to make and require minimal ingredients. Millennium Falcon Star Wars Jelly Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1 1/2 packages of Knox unflavored gelatin 2.5 oz. water (1/3 Cup) 5 oz. Dr. Bronner’s unscented…
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Rockstar Bath and Beauty Products to Make and Sell
Looking for crafts to make and sell? Consider these 36 rockstar bath and beauty products you can make and sell at local craft fairs, farmer’s markets, boutiques and online shops. 1. Homemade Green Tea and Turmeric Soap Recipe – This homemade green tea and turmeric soap recipe harnesses green tea’s anti-oxidant properties and combines it with turmeric’s anti-acne, anti-aging and skin lightening properties for a fantastic homemade soap that’s great for…
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Best Homemade Bath and Body Recipes of the Past Year
As the year comes to a close it’s only fitting to once again share my favorite bath and body recipes of 2015. At the end of last year I shared twenty of the best homemade skin care recipes from Soap Deli News for 2014. They included recipes for my natural homemade foot scrub, natural cold sore therapy lip balm, natural chocolate rose body cream, homemade black drawing salve and more. You…
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DIY Gemstone Candles
Looking for a fun craft project to start your new year? Then try your hand at these DIY gemstone candles! These DIY gemstone candles are a fun way to decorate your space or make them as homemade gifts throughout the year for nearly any occasion. They’re great for weddings too! DIY Gemstone Candles © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen What you’ll need: beeswax soy wax micas or candle dye in colors of choice medium wooden…
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Cayenne Pain Relief Salve Recipe with Essential Oils for Pain
This chocolate and lavender scented cayenne pain relief salve recipe with essential oils provides natural relief from arthritis pain and sore muscles. Not only is it effective at relieving pain symptoms, it smells amazing! Discover how to make a natural pain relief salve using the best essential oils for pain. This cayenne pain relief salve recipe is wonderful for treating pain caused by arthritis, sore muscles, stiffness and swelling. You can…
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Merlot Tinted Lip Balm Recipe
Learn how to make merlot tinted lip balm for your green beauty routine. Packaged in eco-friendly, recyclable cardboard tubes, this tinted lip balm moisturizes lips and gives them a deep wine color perfect for everyday wear or special occasions. This merlot tinted lip balm recipe creates a super moisturizing tinted lip balm for lips that look and feel fabulous! Create your own tinted lip balm in custom colors for your…
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Homemade Winter Body Balm Recipe
This homemade winter body balm recipe contains ingredients that work together to help promote healing for damaged skin while also locking in much needed moisture. The end product of this winter body balm recipe makes wonderful homemade gifts for anyone who suffers from persistent skin conditions. It’s also appreciated by anyone who washes their hands continuously throughout the day such as hairdressers, crafters and teachers who work with children. Check out my homemade…
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DIY Solid Sugar Scrub Snowballs for Holiday Gifts & Winter Skin Care
Need DIY holiday gift ideas? These DIY solid sugar scrub snowballs are the perfect bath time treat for Lush addicts. Made with moisturizing body butters, exfoliating sugar and coconut oil, these solid sugar scrub snowballs are a winter delight for any gift recipient this winter. Keep reading to learn how to make your own in shower DIY solid sugar scrub snowballs as a treat for dry skin this winter. DIY…
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Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas
Homemade Christmas gift ideas for everyone on your list! Looking for unique homemade Christmas gift ideas? Then be sure to consider this fantastic collection of 40+ unique homemade Christmas gift ideas that you can make yourself starting with Frosted Cranberry Coconut Milk Soap Recipe pictured above! This festive holiday soap recipe is scented with a frosted cranberry fragrance and is made with rich, luxurious butters and moisturizing coconut milk. Keep reading for…
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Homemade Solid Perfume Recipe and Homemade Gift idea
Learn how to craft your own homemade solid perfume recipe with just three simple ingredients. This easy DIY solid perfume recipe is easy to make and easy to customize. So you can whip up the perfect last minute homemade holidays gifts! This easy homemade solid perfume recipe makes a wonderful homemade gift idea for the holidays! Made using a simple combination of beeswax, sweet almond oil and your favorite fragrance…
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DIY Holiday Gifts for Mom: Chocolate Orange Body Butter & Sugar Scrub Recipes
Learn how to make a DIY holiday gift set! This pairing of chocolate orange body butter and sugar scrub recipes is perfect for DIY holiday gifts for mom. Not only does this homemade skin care combo smell amazing – who can resist the sweetness of chocolate & orange? – it’s also a wonderful treat for mom’s dry skin throughout the winter holiday. Keep reading to learn how to make this…
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Cranberry Chutney Homemade Solid Lotion Bar Recipe
This cranberry chutney homemade solid lotion bar recipe makes a wonderful last minute DIY stocking stuffer or homemade Christmas gift! These homemade solid lotion bars are both quick and easy to make and they’re ready to go within hours of making them. In addition, they’re also a snap to make in bulk for holiday party favors or gift giving in large groups. Your gift recipient(s) will love all the benefits of this cranberry chutney homemade solid…
