This emulsified blueberry sugar scrub recipe with tea seed oil is perfect for summer! This DIY sugar body scrub is so easy to make and is perfect for your weekly skin care routine. It gently exfoliates and moisturizes skin. So, it looks healthy all season long. Plus, it smells absolutely amazing! Discover how to make it now. Read on for the full skin care recipe and to learn about the…
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Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub Recipe
Learn how to make a cucumber mint sugar scrub recipe to add to your skin care routine. This homemade body scrub recipe is a wonderful way to exfoliate and moisture skin. It also makes lovely homemade gifts for friends and family. Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub This cucumber mint sugar scrub recipe is made with ingredients skin loves! Formulated using quality natural ingredients like cucumber seed oil and aloe, this homemade…
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Lemon Ginger Spritzer Cocktail Recipe
This lemon ginger spritzer cocktail recipe requires just three ingredients for the perfect summer drink! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! I came up with this simple, yet delightful lemon ginger spritzer this past week and loved it so much I wanted to share it! I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do. It’s super simple to make and requires just three ingredients. It…
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Pink Lemonade Lip Scrub with Sugar for Natural Summer Skin Care
This pink lemonade lip scrub with sugar is simply luscious! Made with lip safe mica and a sweetened pink lemonade flavor oil, this homemade lip scrub recipe with sugar is suitable for both your body and your lips! Give it a try today for a delicious addition to your summer skin care routine for natural beauty. Why Use a Lip Scrub with Sugar? Believe it or not, your summer skin care…
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How to Make Orange Soap with Blood Orange Essential Oil
This orange soap recipe is made with real orange powder and blood orange essential oil. Similar to other citrus essential oils, blood orange essential oil has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antibacterial properties. This makes this DIY citrus soap especially suitable for acne prone and combination skin. Keep reading to discover how to create this orange cold process soap for your natural skin care routine this summer. DIY Orange Soap These DIY orange…
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Party Pleasers: Rooibos Peach Tea Rum Punch Recipe & Black Bean Dip
Learn how to host a fun party for adults with this collection of party pleasers and recipe ideas. You’ll love my original peach tea rum punch recipe for a crowd. This recipe for party punch with alcohol is perfect for entertaining this summer and it tastes amazing. Plus discover my crowd favorite black bean dip recipe along with creative ways to style your next gathering including ideas for drink stations…
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DIY Solid Salt Scrub Donuts
These naturally scented lemon DIY solid salt scrub donuts are a great way to exfoliate and moisturize your skin for summer! Plus they’re so easy to make! Grab a friend and make this delightful project over the weekend! I used 5-fold lemon essential oil to give my DIY solid salt scrub donuts a strong lemon fragrance. Commonly used in skin care to help reduce pigmentation, dark spots, tanning or melasma,…
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Mosquito Repellent Body Butter Recipe with Essential oils
Don’t let bugs ruin your summer fun! Repel mosquitoes and deer ticks with this non-greasy mosquito repellent body butter recipe made with natural essential oils! This insect repellent body butter for mosquitoes and ticks is crafted with a blend of natural essential oils, including lemon eucalyptus essential oil which has been shown to not only repel mosquitoes and other biting insects, but deer ticks as well. With incidents of Lyme…
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DIY After Sun Moisturizers to Soothe Sunburned Skin
Soothe and help repair sunburned skin with this collection of DIY after sun moisturizers! Well, spring is here and it’s in full force. I got sunburned on my neck and collarbone yesterday simply driving the car with the windows down! Luckily I had sunscreen on my face but it was an important reminder that we should be applying sunscreen to our décolletage as well. Of course, there are times we…
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Natural Spray Deodorant Recipe for Wookiees with Printable Labels
DIY Spray on Deodorant This natural spray deodorant recipe isn’t just for wookiees. It’s pretty much awesome for anyone looking for a non-irritating natural deodorant alternative. (There’s ZERO baking soda!) But just for fun there are free printable “Wook Away Spray” deodorant labels for your finished product! Inspired by my boyfriend, who is a HUGE Phish fan and plans to on “drag” me to the summer festival, Lock’n, this year, I…
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Watermelon Soap Recipe
This easy watermelon soap recipe is perfect for summer and incorporates not only a fun watermelon color theme, but also shimmering cosmetic glitter! They’d look great by any sink or you could also craft a smaller version to gift these as DIY summer party favors. Watermelon Soap Recipe © Rebecca D. Dillon Ingredients: 12 oz. clear melt and pour glycerin soap base 3 oz. white melt and pour glycerin soap…
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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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Natural Insect Repellent Spray Recipe with Essential Oils
Repel mosquitoes and other biting insects naturally with this natural insect repellent spray recipe. It’s a great way to prevent mosquito bites so you can enjoy spending time outdoors without being eaten alive by mosquitoes. This natural insect repellent spray recipe really works and is perfect for every outdoor enthusiast! Use this insect repellent spray to deter biting insects when camping, hiking, biking and gardening this summer! Simply mist this…
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Moisturizing Hair Care Recipes: DIY Hair Oil and Hair Mask
Stop fighting with your dry, unruly hair! Breathe new life into your luscious locks with a homemade hair oil. This easy and effective hair care recipe is a wonderful solution to help repair dry and damaged hair. It’s also ideal for smoothing frizz. Keep reading to discover my favorite hair oil recipe for dry hair. Plus, learn how to use similar ingredients to make a similar hair mask for dry…
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Yummy Raspberry Lemonade Sugar Scrub Recipe
What’s better on a hot summer day than a glass of lemonade? Why this yummy homemade raspberry lemonade sugar scrub recipe of course! It’s so easy to make and and contains nature’s natural moisturizer, coconut oil! Raspberry Lemonade Sugar Scrub Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 4 oz. 76° melt point refined coconut oil .5 oz. sesame oil 6 oz. white sugar .3 oz. raspberry lemonade fragrance oil pinch iron yellow oxide…
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Ginger and Lime Homemade Shampoo Bar Recipe with Silk
This homemade shampoo bar recipe is formulated with ingredients hair loves like argan, babassu and jojoba oils, cocoa and shea butters and even silk! It’s then scented with a ginger and lime fragrance oil to give your sunny summer mornings a bit of extra lift. Don’t feel restricted to just using this homemade shampoo bar on your hair and scalp though. It’s also great for your face and skin with…
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Tinted Lemongrass Ginger Essential Oil Lip Balm Recipe without Beeswax
Learn how to make a homemade lip balm recipe without beeswax. This lemongrass ginger lip balm recipe is made with natural essential oils and contains a touch of bronze mica for a hint of shimmer. Formulated without beeswax, this lip balm is a wonderful plant based alternative to traditional lip balm recipes. Plant Based Lip Balm Recipe without Beeswax Do need relief from your chapped lips? Homemade lip balm is…
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Lemongrass Mint Homemade Soap Recipe
This cold process homemade soap recipe is basic enough for the beginner soapmaker and yields approximately 10 – 12 basic homemade soap bars perfect for summer. The fresh fragrance blend of lemongrass, lemon verbena and spearmint makes for an extra refreshing and eye opening morning shower! Lemongrass & Mint Homemade Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 13.5 oz. pomace olive oil 6.6 oz. sustainable palm oil 13 oz. 76° melt…
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After Sun Skin Soother Cream Recipe
This natural after sun skin soother cream recipe is one of the first natural lavender scented cream products that I created when I started selling on my local farmer’s market many years ago. As it’s been so long since it’s conception – we’re talking a decade now – I thought it was time to bring it back around and share it again. This natural After Sun Skin Soother Cream Recipe is made from…
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Spray On Silky After Sun Moisturizer Recipe
The summer sun can really sap skin of moisture. Quench it with my easy spray on silky after sun moisturizer recipe. Hemp and jojoba oils naturally moisturize skin without clogging pores while cyclomethicone helps give this after sun moisturizer a silky smooth feel that’s not heavy or greasy. Natural vitamin E helps to promote healing while calming lavender and chamomile essential oils round off the finished product for an after sun moisturizer that’s sure to please.…
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Natural Homemade Lip Balm Recipe with SPF
Keep lips looking great with some natural sun protection with this simple DIY homemade lip balm recipe with SPF! No weighing is required for this recipe, you just need a set of measuring spoons and a double boiler! Natural Lemon Mint Homemade Lip Balm Recipe with SPF © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon cocoa butter 1/4 teaspoon shea butter 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 Tablespoon apricot kernel…
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How to Make an Easy Bug Repellent Recipe
Do you need an easy mosquito repellent recipe to help combat biting insects this summer? This simple, yet effective natural homemade bug repellent recipe needs as few as two ingredients and won’t require you to buy a lot of expensive essential oils. Here’s what you’ll need and how to make it. Natural Homemade Bug Repellent Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen.com Ingredients: 2 oz. distilled water 2 oz. witch hazel 2.5…
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DIY Lime-a-Rita Homemade Soap Recipe
This cold process homemade soap recipe was submitted by Shelby of Sweetdog Soaps. Inspired by the festive Margarita drink, Shelby created this Lime-a-Rita homemade soap recipe detailed with “lime” wedges and sprinkled with coarse sea salt! (This is an advanced soapmaking recipe. If you’re making cold process soap for the first time I recommend starting with my cold process soapmaking tutorial.) Lime-a-Rita Cold Process Homemade Soap Recipe This is a 2.5lb/40oz batch in…
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DIY Melt & Pour Soap Popsicles Tutorial
Popsicles scream summer. Make the season even more fun with these homemade melt and pour soap popsicles that are scented like your favorite treats! Simply color, scent, mold and you’re done! But don’t forget to remove the stick before bathing. Read on for how to make these fun soap pops and add some excitement to your kids’ bath time. DIY Soap Popsicles © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 9.5 oz. Detergent…
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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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Handmade Raspberry Lemonade Soap Recipe
Raspberry Lemonade has long been one of my favorite fragrances. The blend of ripe raspberries, lemon, sugar and vanilla conjures up joy for me. Aside from it smelling delicious, my customers have always enjoyed this fragrance as well so I have tried to make it every summer. This summer, however, I used it in a brand new recipe that I developed via an “oopsie” in which I accidentally used grape…
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Lemon Basil Solid Lotion Bars with Essential Oils
This lemon basil lotion bar recipe is a wonderful way to care for skin. Formulated with a refreshing scent combo of lemon and basil essential oils, this hard lotion not only moisturizes and conditions dry skin, but it also smells amazing! Discover how to make solid lotion bars to alleviate dry skin. Plus, be sure to check out my other essential oil blends to try with this skin care DIY. …
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Summer Soap Recipe Scented with Essential Oils
Learn how to make this summer soap recipe. Created for enjoying the outdoors when the weather heats up, this DIY soap is formulated with a simple essential blend that help to repel biting insects common during this time of year. Not only does this essential oil blend lend this homemade soap an amazing scent, but it’s also all natural. So, there’s not need to worry about irritation from synthetic fragrances.…
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Free Printable Owl Notecards
Many years ago I sold handmade notecards I created from my own original, paper art collages. Many of these stationery sets featured little birds or owls at play. My first set of notecards was my Seasonal or Everyday Birds Notecard Set. Now that I am no longer selling these cards, I wanted to share them with my readers to print and share with family and friends for their own personal…
