Learn how to make a baking soda soap recipe. This homemade baking soda soap with cedarwood essential oil is perfect for getting rid of dirt and grime, while also deodorizing odors caused by body sweat and food. It also works great on acne prone skin. Plus it’s palm free. Can You Make Cold Process Baking Soda Soap? Is it possible to make a cold process baking soda soap recipe? Chemists…
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DIY Chocolate Bon Bon Solid Salt Scrub Recipe for Valentine’s Day
Solid sugar scrub cubes have been a huge trend in natural homemade bath and body products for some time now. Their big advantage is that they are less messy than traditional sugar scrubs. But sugar doesn’t have to always be the star. So as a homemade Valentine’s Day gift idea, I thought I’d create a DIY Chocolate Bon Bon Solid Salt Scrub Recipe for bath time! The real advantage of this recipe,…
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Cold Sore Therapy Lip Balm Recipe That Really Works!
Get rid of cold sores fast with this natural homemade cold sore therapy lip balm recipe. Made with naturally anti-viral neem oil and tea tree oil, this lip balm helps to prevent cold sores if applied at the first sign of a tingle or zaps them practically overnight when applied to affected area several times a day. Natural Cold Sore Therapy Lip Balm Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 7…
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Best DIY Skin Care Recipes for Dry Skin and Eczema
I’ve gotten a lot of requests recently on how to best conquer severely, dry winter skin and eczema so I thought I’d share a post with some of my favorite homemade skin care recipes that I’ve created, used and loved. My first bit of advice however, would be to toss the lotions. Instead opt for body oils and butters as well as salves for the worst of the worst dry,…
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Homemade Chocolate Truffle Soap Recipe for Valentine’s Day
If you’re on the hunt for a super sweet homemade Valentine’s Day gift idea, this homemade chocolate truffle soap recipe is sure to delight. These melt and pour soap truffles are both fun and easy to make and are scented with a Chocolate Drizzle fragrance oil so they smell phenomenal. Hunter, a friend and also the darling daughter of a friend, helped me make these sweetly scented candy shaped soaps. We used a Melt…
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DIY Lemongrass & Sage Bath Bomb Recipe
With this year’s polar vortex dipping South I’m pretty much over winter at this point. So I thought that instead of sharing another winter DIY, I’d instead share a spring inspired DIY bath project to remind us of what’s ahead. And hopefully it won’t take too terribly long because these 1°F temps are definitely not something we are used to here in Southwestern Virginia! While it’s finally warming up a…
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DIY Moss Terrarium
Hello, lovely readers! It’s Jacie from Moss Love here – I create ready-made, DIY and wearable terrariums using live moss, air plants and marimo moss balls. I’m excited to help you make your own beautiful moss terrarium! One of the best things about these is they don’t need direct sunlight like your typical house plant – so places that normally don’t see any greenery are in luck! Your desk at…
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Snowflake Hard Lotion Bar Recipe: Dry Skin Remedy for Winter Skin Care
Naturally care for your dry or chapped skin this winter with this seasonal snowflake shaped hard lotion bar recipe. The perfect dry skin remedy, this easy hard lotion bar moisturizes skin to soothe away irritation and dryness. It also makes a wonderful DIY holiday gift idea or stocking stuffer for friends, family, coworkers and teachers! Naturally Care for Skin This Winter with Hard Lotion Bars Show your skin some love…
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DIY Natural Homemade Foot Scrub Recipe
With winter here, and a ridiculously cold one at that, our skin tends to dry out. And without the option of sandals, we tend to forget things that aren’t often seen in winter – our feet. Of course, this just makes spring all the more difficult as we rush to find every exfoliating and moisturizing product on the planet to get our feet back in tip top shape ASAP. However,…
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DIY Nutrient Rich Clay Face Mask Recipes
Put forward a fresh face and fight those harsh winter elements by giving your skin a healthy dose of nutrient rich, detoxifying face food! These all natural clay mask recipes are extremely easy to create. Made with ingredients skin loves like green tea powder, honey powder, and french green clay, these handmade face masks will not only help to minimize pores, but will also keep it looking clear and healthy.…
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Lavender Bath Salts Recipe with Coconut Milk for Natural Skin Care
Try this natural lavender bath salts recipe to soothe skin as an after sun remedy for sunburn relief as part of your summer self care beauty regimen. Or add them to your natural skin care routine to enjoy throughout winter as a special treat to moisturize dry skin. Skin soothing ingredients like coconut milk powder and lavender essential oil make this homemade bath salts recipe perfect for your dry, eczema…
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DIY Natural Carrot Complexion Soap Recipe
This carrot complexion soap recipe was designed with clear skin in mind and is unscented so it’s suitable for even sensitive skin. Crafted using a combination of gentle clays, carrot powder, tomato powder and activated charcoal, this tri-color carrot complexion soap recipe is perfect your face! It’s formulated to help keep your complexion both clean and acne free. Plus it’s suitable for all skin types. Unscented Carrot Complexion Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap…
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Activated Charcoal Facial Cleanser Recipe for Acne Prone Skin
Say goodbye to blemishes for good with this natural beauty DIY for a homemade activated charcoal facial cleanser recipe! Formulated using an organic liquid castile soap as a base, this activated charcoal facial cleanser gently cleanses delicate facial skin while cocoa butter, shea butter and rosehip seed oil nourish and moisturize skin. The addition of both birch tar essential oil and activated charcoal help to balance skin and help to…
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Handmade Heart Shaped Valentine’s Day Soap Recipe
Get a jump start on your homemade Valentine’s Day gifts with my new cold process Silk & Rose Clay Facial Soap recipe! It’s just one of the many amazing bath & beauty recipes featured in Wholesale Supplies Plus’ January 2014 issue of eHandmade magazine. Simply click here to download this issue in PDF format and skip forward to page 24 for the recipe. This new homemade soap recipe is palm…
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DIY Holiday Washi Tape Mason Jar Gift Tags
Whether you made homemade preserves or pumpkin butter for the holidays or purchased it from your local farmer’s market like I did, you can easily dress up your mason jars with a simple diy washi tape gift tag making it perfect for last minute holiday gift giving. To create these gift tags you’ll need a full size white blank sticker label sheet – World Label has these at a great…
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DIY Game On Homemade Soap Recipe for Men
Make a splash with this handmade Game On Cold Process Soap Recipe for Men! This masculine scented homemade soap recipe is a woodsy blend of oak, sandalwood and musk and features shimmering mica waves created from a handmade rubber stamp. While the waves on this soap are optional, the Game On fragrance oil used to scent it is an absolute must! Baking soda and arrowroot powder are added to help…
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Shimmer Stick Recipe: New Year’s Holiday Party Makeup Highlighter for Skin
Add some sparkle to your New Year’s Eve party look with these easy DIY shimmer sticks. This easy shimmer stick recipe is the perfect holiday party makeup highlighter for skin. And it’s super easy to make! Make Fun Beauty Highlighter Shimmer Sticks for New Year’s Celebrate the New Year with lots of sparkle and shine by crafting your own DIY Gala Shimmer Sticks! These sparkling beauty sticks can be applied…
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Quick & Easy DIY Washi Tape Holiday Gift Tags
Pressed for time wrapping those last minute handmade holiday gifts? Create these super cute and simple DIY gift tags and give your Christmas presents a beautiful handmade touch that looks anything but rushed using paper scraps and washi tape! For this holiday gift tag I used an eco-friendly paper scrap left over from an Artterro craft kit – it was gray on one side and patterned on the other –…
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DIY Coffee Eye Cream: Remedy for Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes
Suffering from puffy eyes, dark circles or even fine lines? This DIY coffee eye cream may be able to help! Make this homemade eye cream recipe as a remedy for puffy eyes and dark circles. Made with homemade coffee infused oil to help tighten skin and reduce under eye puffiness, this coffee under eye cream can also help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines associated with aging. Try…
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Homemade Coffee Flavored Lip Balm Recipe (Made with Real Coffee!)
I’ve been putting all kinds of new bath & beauty recipe ingredients on my wish list lately. Unfortunately making my way through the entire list takes a while. After trying 100% Pure Cosmetics’ Organic Coffee Bean Eye Cream made with Arabica Coffee Seed Oil and Green Arabica Coffee Seed Oil I ended up with two more new ingredients for my wish list. I really wanted to use a natural coffee…
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DIY Soy Candlemaking Kit for Teens & Tweens
Still trying to find a homemade Christmas gift idea for those tough to shop for teens and tweens? If you have a young DIY-er in the family she’ll love this simple to assemble – and craft! – DIY Soy Candlemaking Kit! Keep reading to learn how to assemble your own. DIY Soy Candlemaking Kit © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen What you’ll need: 10 oz. of natural soy wax 1 oz. candle…
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Madagascar Black Pepper Soap Recipe for Men
Looking for a homemade gift idea for men? This homemade black pepper soap recipe is just your ticket! Created using both cold process soap and melt & pour glycerin soap, these homemade black pepper soaps are scented with a Madagascar black pepper fragrance oil. The top and bottom layers are made from a cold process black pepper soap recipe that contains flecks of ground black pepper while the center layer is…
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Patchouli Rose Complexion Soap Recipe with Essential Oils
This patchouli rose complexion soap recipe is made using a melt and pour soap base and activated charcoal and clay help to fight acne. Made using natural essential oils, this easy melt and pour soap recipe for beginners is a great project for beginners looking to add a natural soap to their daily skin care routine. Melt and Pour Soap Inspiration These heart shaped complexion soap bars were inspired by…
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DIY Soy & Beeswax Candles
I’ve been playing around a lot with candles lately. I’ve made numerous hand poured candles with soy wax as well as beeswax, so I figured why not combine the two? I love how simple and easy the soy wax candles are to make – especially since I’ve hear paraffin can be a nightmare – as well as the long burn time of all beeswax candles. However, because the beeswax is…
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DIY Homemade Stocking Stuffer Gifts
Looking for a few more great homemade stocking stuffer ideas for the holiday season? One of my favorite small handmade gift ideas this year is wax melts. With the increasingly popularity of Scentsy as well as Glade’s new Wax Melt Electric Warmer that was recently brought into the spotlight, more and more people have wax melt warmers in their home. We use one at work and many of my co-workers…
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Homemade Tea Gifts for the Holidays with Printable Chalkboard Labels
Make simple homemade tea gifts for Christmas with this easy, homemade holiday tea gift idea. All you need are a few metal tins, some tea and the free printable labels. These are perfect for last minute gifts as well as an element in homemade tea gift baskets! Homemade Tea Gifts Looking for a simple homemade Christmas gifts for tea lovers? Then this simple tea gift idea is a must. These…
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Printable Christmas Tree Ornament Holiday Gift Tags
Looking for printable holiday gift tags to label your handmade Christmas gifts once they’re wrapped and ready? Download these super cute ornament gift tags that feature illustrations by Swiejko For Print! Or purchase some of her amazing clip art and create your own! Then simply print onto full page sticker label sheets or cardstock, cut out and attach to your packages. Swiejko For Print offers watercolor designs and hand drawn illustrations as well…
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DIY Holiday Red Tinted Lip Balm Recipe
Looking to make your lips shimmer and shine this holiday season with all of the love of a natural, moisture intense lip balm? Then try your hand at this easy to create perfect pout red tinted lip balm recipe! The deep red with just a hint of shimmer glides on lips and looks natural while giving lips a bit of color oomph for that perfect holiday smile. Plus they are…
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Homemade Neem Oil Soap Recipe for Eczema Prone Skin
Learn how to make neem oil soap with this homemade cold process soap recipe. Formulated with neem oil for its natural skin benefits, this hydrating soap bar is well suited for problem skin issues such as eczema, dry skin and psoriasis. It can also be used on acne prone skin. In addition, this cold press soap also doubles as a no poo, solid shampoo bar. Cold Process Neem Oil Soap…
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How to Make Sea Mud Soap (Cold Process Soap Recipe)
Learn how to make Dead Sea mud soap with this cold process soap recipe. This natural soap is ideal for acne prone skin. Whether you suffer from facial breakouts or body acne, adding this natural soap with sea clay to your skin care routine can help minimize outbreaks and improve symptoms. DIY Dead Sea Mud Soap Oily and acne prone skin can be a real drag. But fighting nature can…
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Anti Wrinkle Face Serum Recipe for Maturing Skin in Women Over 30
This all natural anti wrinkle face serum recipe helps to keep the effects of aging to a minimum and aids in reversing those troublesome dry patches. Learn how to craft a natural holistic DIY anti aging serum to diminish the appearance of aging and target patches of dry skin that come with aging. The perfect antioxidant rich anti aging skin care product for women over 30. Is It Time for…
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Foaming Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe for DIY Holiday Gifts & Natural Winter Skin Care
This rich & thick foaming peppermint sugar scrub recipe lathers like a soap when massage onto skin. So there’s no need to wash with soap beforehand. Just slather it on to cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize skin all in one easy step. A must have natural skin care product for your winter skin care routine, this homemade foaming peppermint sugar scrub recipe is also well suited for DIY holiday gifts. Keep…
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DIY Christmas Wax Melts for the Holidays: An Easy DIY Holiday Gift Idea
Learn how to make seasonal holiday scented DIY Christmas wax melts to scent your home with your favorite holiday fragrances. This easy holiday project also makes lovely DIY gift for coworkers, friends and family. And the kids can help color in the free printable labels for the DIY Christmas wax melts you create! Keep reading to learn how to make your own DIY Christmas wax melts. Plus learn where to…
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Homemade Strawberry Preserves Soap Recipe
Ever wondered about this homemade soap (above) featured within my DIY Soapmaking Tutorial? It’s actually a deliciously scented strawberry preserves soap recipe that I used to sell on my local farmer’s market years ago. I haven’t made this soap in a long time, but when digging through some old books and loose recipes yesterday, I actually discovered I not only still have the recipe for making this sweet scented handmade cold…
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Homemade Garden Mint Soap Recipe
I often find that when hunting for handmade Christmas gift ideas or customizing that perfect homemade Christmas gift for that special someone, it can really help to think outside of the holidays. After all, the two big winter gifting holidays – Christmas and Valentine’s Day – are just one short day each out of an entire year. So not everything needs to be red and white or smell like peppermints.…
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Natural Homemade Yogurt Soap Recipe with Chamomile Flowers
Looking for a gentle, skin conditioning face and body soap? Then try my all natural homemade yogurt soap recipe. Made using the cold process soapmaking method, this natural homemade yogurt soap recipe is made from a combination of real Greek yogurt, lavender and chamomile flower powders, and a blend of butters and oils renowned for their moisturizing properties. Not only is this natural homemade yogurt soap is the perfect treat for…
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Easy DIY Red Velvet Cake Goat Milk Lotion
When I sold down on my local farmer’s market way back – and even after when I consigned to a local shop on Market St. – my Red Velvet Cake Goat Milk Lotion was one of my biggest best sellers. And while I no longer make this lotion on a regular basis, it is actually super easy to make your own. Not only does this goat milk lotion smell absolutely…
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Handmade Natural Lemon & Basil Soap Recipe
This all natural homemade cold process soap recipe is formulated to help fight acne without drying out combination skin. That this handmade soap smells so fabulous and invigorating – well, that’s just a perk! Natural Lemon & Basil Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1.8 oz. sweet almond oil 3.6 oz. hazelnut oil 7.2 oz. 76 degree melt point coconut oil 9 oz. sustainable palm oil 10.8 oz. olive…
