Skip the synthetic foaming agents, fragrances and other artificial ingredients in Dove exfoliating body polish and make your own! My natural exfoliating body polish with anti-aging essential oils is a natural alternative that you’ll absolutely fall in love with. Plus discover more natural ways to care for your skin through whole body care using natural plant-based ingredients, botanicals and essential oils. If your skin is like mine, you probably grew…
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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…
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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 Course Review (Plus A Vanilla Whipped Body Butter Recipe)
Expand your knowledge of herbal skin care and discover the relation between nutrition and your skin with the Botanical Skin Care Course from The Herbal Academy. Keep reading to learn why I recommend this in depth course, plus how to make a vanilla whipped body butter recipe for dry skin. This post is sponsored by The Herbal Academy. All opinions are my own. When we think of back to school,…
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Homemade Daily Face Wash Recipes for Your Natural Skin Care Routine
It’s important to care for your skin. A homemade daily face wash is an easy way to do just that. There are a number of benefits to making your own homemade daily face wash. Not only is it an effective way to cleanse your skin as part of your natural daily beauty regimen, it can also save you money. Homemade Daily Face Wash Recipes Benefits of Making A Homemade Daily…
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Fall Essential Oil Blends for Soaps (Plus A Fall Soap Recipe with Cocoa Butter)
Looking for fall essential oil blends for soaps? Try one of several great essential oil blend recipes in your fall inspired soaps this autumn. Plus learn how to make my easy fall soap recipe. Decorated with cute leaf embeds, this cold process fall soap recipe with cocoa butter is the perfect choice for daily cleansing as temps cool down and the stifling humidity of summer dissipates. Plus discover fall skin…
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How to Make Bath Bombs (& A Natural Bath Bomb Recipe with Shea Butter)
Have you ever wondered how to make bath bombs? Considering how easy it is to get hooked on using bath bombs, it’s not a surprise that you’d want to learn how to make your own. Keep reading to discover how to make DIY bath bombs with an easy, natural bath bomb recipe with shea butter. It’s not hard to get hooked on bath bombs. Especially if you love taking baths.…
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Easy Bath Bomb Recipe with Natural Ingredients for Beautiful Glowing Skin
This easy bath bomb recipe is crafted with a combination of skin conditioning butters and essential oils. Naturally colored with spinach powder and French green clay, this natural bath bomb recipe not only fights the visible signs of aging, it can also help prevent or clear up back acne. While the other skin care ingredients prevent your skin from being stripped of beneficial oils – a known cause of overproduction…
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Gardeners Soap Recipe with Exfoliating Botanicals
This homemade cold process gardeners soap recipe is made with exfoliating botanicals and three skin conditioning body butters. So it doesn’t just get you clean, it also helps to nourish skin! Life is messy. Sometimes it’s even dirty. So when it comes time to clean up the dirt left behind from your summer shenanigans, projects and gardening, you need a soap that’s created just for such situations. Formulating a Gardeners…
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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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Eucalyptus and Orange Essential Oil Blend for Health, Home & Beauty
This natural aromatherapeutic eucalyptus & orange essential oil blend recipe doesn’t just smell wonderful. It actually can be used in a number of ways for health, home and beauty. Learn how to make a simple eco-friendly linen spray & deodorizer, surface sanitizer, smoothing hair shine spray & diffuser blend for stuffy noses. As well as how to add this essential oil blend to your homemade soap & natural skin care…
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Coffee Scrub Recipe with Coconut Oil for Skin Care + Homemade Gifts
Made with a blend of aromatherapeutic essential oils, this homemade coffee scrub recipe with coconut oil resembles potted succulents and is the perfect treat for your natural summer skin care routine. Learn how to make this DIY beauty recipe today to naturally pamper your skin and reduce the visible appearance of cellulite. Or make this natural body scrub to create unique homemade gifts for friends and family. Crafting Creative Skin…
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Aloe After Sun Lotion Bar Recipe for Natural Summer Skin Care
This natural aloe after sun lotion bar recipe helps rescue sunburned skin. A vegan friendly moisturizer, this hard lotion bar is perfect for after sun summer skin care. Learn how to make your own easy aloe after sun lotion bars. Plus discover other natural sunburn remedies and recipes with aloe that you can try in a pinch. Natural Summer Skin Care I was badly sunburned at my son’s graduation not…
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How to Make Essential Oil Bath Bombs for DIY Gifts
Looking for a unique and thoughtful Mother’s Day gift? Look no further than these luxurious homemade bath fizzies infused with rose absolute and a blend of skin nourishing essential oils. Not only do these DIY essential oil bath bombs add a touch of relaxation to any bath, but they also make for a thoughtful and personalized present that any mother is sure to love. In this post, I’ll guide you…
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Essential Oils for Pets (Recipes for Dog Fleas, Itchy Skin & More!)
Your pets are your best friends. So taking care of them is naturally at the top of your list. Learn how to use essential oils for pets with six easy essential oil recipes for your furry friends. Learn how to use essential oils for dog fleas and itchy skin. Plus quick, simple recipes for a pet paw balm, a fur and skin conditioner, a DIY pet odor eliminator spray and…
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Magnesium Body Butter Recipe (A Natural Moisturizer & Home Remedy)
My homemade magnesium body butter recipe is perfect for those wanting to make more advanced beauty and skin care recipes at home. A more professional recipe for dabblers wanting to take that next step up or artisans looking for products to make and sell, this natural magnesium body butter recipe is a must for your to do list! Learn about the benefits of magnesium along with how magnesium body butter…
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Blueberry Thyme Bath Salts Recipe (A Homemade Mother’s Day Gift Idea)
If you’re looking for an easy homemade recipe for bath salts, then make this blueberry thyme bath salts recipe! This bath salt recipe is formulated with Epsom salt and magnesium flakes to ease sore muscles and reduce stress. Plus it smells amazing! (It’s kind of cotton candy like. My friends LOVE this scent.) Learn how to make this Epsom salt bath salts recipe for sore muscles for yourself or as…
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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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Natural Skin Care Recipes for Bath & Beauty
Learn how to make your own non-toxic natural skin care recipes for everyday beauty! Three simple recipes for crafting a homemade coffee scrub, lip balm and foot soak. All with natural ingredients that you can find in your kitchen. Plus discover more homemade beauty recipes in the book, Spa Apothecary: Natural Bath & Beauty Recipes, by Stasie McArthur. Making Natural Skin Care Recipes I started making my own bath and…
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Best Beauty Hacks for Your Skin Care & Beauty Routine
Try these best beauty hacks as part of your skin care routine and daily beauty regimen. These easy beauty tips are a great way to get glowing skin and a beautiful smile using affordable, everyday skin care and beauty products! Discover my best beauty hacks for your skin care and beauty routine. Plus learn how to get the most out of the beauty products you have while saving time and…
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Amyris Essential Oil Usage & Benefits (Plus Easy Essential Oil Recipes to Try!)
The March Simply Earth essential oil recipe box brought with it a few surprises. Not only did I discover amyris essential oil for the first time, I also learned a few other interesting things when making my amyris essential oil recipes. Keep reading to learn about the the usage and benefits of amyris essential oil. Plus discover the natural amyris essential oil recipes I tried. About Amyris Essential Oil To…
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Natural Eczema Treatment for Real Relief from Eczema & Dry Skin
Learn how to make an eczema treatment that works. This eczema relief balm recipe uses ingredients that soothe inflammation, itching and dryness. If you’ve ever suffered from eczema then you understand how awful it can be. Finding relief from over-the-counter topical eczema treatments, however, can be a challenge. Often times, I’ve found, these products make my eczema worse. This natural eczema treatment is different. Formulated using only natural ingredients known…
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Simple Essential Oil Recipes for Home, Health & Beauty
Creating simple essential oil recipes for your home, health and beauty is easier than you think. And it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Keep reading to discover how you can get started making your own products at an affordable price with no special equipment to buy! There’s a universal truth about soapmaking. And it’s not really one we’re aware of until we actually devote ourselves to becoming…
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Anti Aging Serum Recipe for Maturing Skin, Acne & Even Eczema
Add this homemade anti aging serum recipe to your natural beauty and skin care routine to hydrate skin, fight acne and calm eczema and inflammation. It even removes makeup! Plus a simple 2-ingredient recipe for a hyaluronic acid serum recipe that saves you money! So you can have beautiful, healthy looking skin without breaking your beauty budget! Why Use an Anti Aging Serum for Maturing Skin? One of my favorite…
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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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Keep it Simple: Natural Skincare for Women Over 40
Our skin changes as we age. We’ve come to expect that. However, once those fine lines and wrinkles start to set in, it can be a challenge to figure out which products work best – without causing more harm. Guest writer, Alyson Monaco, shares 12 simple, natural skincare ingredients for women over 40. Natural Skincare for Women Over 40 Love the skin you’re in! At least that is the goal most…
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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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Wildflower Bath Tea Recipe (With Free Printable Labels for Gift Giving)
This natural wildflower bath tea recipe from guest blogger Irena of Country Hill Cottage is perfect for year round self care! Crafted using natural herbs and essential oils, this fragrant bath tea makes lovely addition for a spa day at home. Or gift the finished product as relaxing homemade gift for someone special. Wildflower Bath Tea Can you think of anything more relaxing than a hot bath? With winter around…
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Simple Plantain Salve Recipe in Natural Cocoa Mint
This simple plantain salve recipe is naturally scented with a lovely cocoa mint fragrance. Lovingly crafted with ingredients like roasted cocoa butter and plantain herbal oil, this natural herbal salve is a must for your herbal apothecary. Use this multi-functional, natural skin care product on eczema prone or dry skin, minor cuts and scratches or as a natural lip balm for seasonal skin care. When I was a little girl…
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Amazon Black Salve Recipe with Bacuri Butter, Buriti Oil & Volcanic Black Clay
This post is sponsored by Paris Fragrances. All opinions are my own. Are you curious about some of the products found within the Amazon Rainforest? Keep reading to discover the natural skin care benefits of bacuri butter, black clay and buriti oil. Sourced from the Brazilian Amazon Forest, learn how you can use these natural ingredients to create your own natural Amazon black salve recipe. If you really take the…
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Best Natural Sugar Scrub Recipe with Murumuru Butter for Dry, Maturing or Eczema Prone Skin
I love sugar scrubs. Not only do they exfoliate to remove dead skin cells and promote smooth, glowing skin, they’re also incredibly easy to make. A gentler alternative to sea salt scrubs, this best natural sugar scrub recipe with murumuru butter is formulated to moisturize dry, maturing and eczema prone skin. Keeping It Natural with Essential Oils Rather than use a fragrance oil for this sugar scrub recipe, I chose…
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Kick Your Severely Dry Skin (And Eczema!) to the Curb with Ucuuba Butter!
This post is sponsored by Paris Fragrances. All opinions are my own. This homemade ucuuba butter salt scrub recipe is a natural holistic solution to dry, itchy skin and eczema. Learn what makes this winter skin care recipe so special and how to craft your own. Cold weather is on the way. And typically, that means you can expect dry skin in your near future. However, if you already suffer…
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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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Exotic Natural Bacuri Butter & Murumuru Soap Recipe
This natural bacuri butter & murumuru soap recipe is the perfect soapmaking project for exploring new ways to use exotic ingredients in natural skin care recipes. Left unscented to allow the warm, natural earthy scent of bacuri butter to shine through, this handmade soap recipe is another must for your recipe file! Murumuru Soap I am a soap addict. It’s true. Ever since I tried my first Zum soap bar back…
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Why You Shouldn’t Wait Until Retirement to Indulge in Self Care
You hear people talk about self care a lot. And with good reason. Self care isn’t just making sure our basic needs are met. Self care is what recharges us. And while the definition of self care may vary from person to person, in the end it is the key to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Are you still putting yourself last? How many times have you heard your parents say,…
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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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12 Summer Skin Care Recipes for Dry Skin with Camellia Seed Oil
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you’re free from dry skin. Summer causes dry skin too – especially after excess sun exposure. Therefore, in order to help you tackle your summer skin care needs, I’ve put together a collection of 12 summer skin care recipes for dry skin. Plus discover six summer skin care beauty tips to help protect your skin from further sun damage. As a kid I loved…
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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…
