Fall isn’t all about pumpkin! With all the hubub about pumpkin spice lattes and other pumpkin treats, it can be easy to forget that other fall flavors exist. But they do, and one of my favorites is apple cider! You can get the delicious smell of apple cider and improve your skin at the same time with this DIY Spiced Apple Cider Sugar Scrub! The orange essential oil in this spiced apple cider sugar scrub is optional, but if you have it, definitely add it in! It smells wonderful, and is the type of essential oil that just makes you feel… [Read More]
Orange and Comfrey Shea Butter Soap
Fall is starting! Already some of the trees in my yard are dropping their leaves, and a couple of mornings have actually been pleasantly cool. While I love the fall season, my skin isn’t that much of a fan. As the days get colder, my skin dries out faster. Rather than pay high prices for some natural highly moisturizing soap from the store, I decided to just make my own before the cold weather hit too hard! Here’s how to make Orange and Comfrey Shea Butter Soap (in a cute owl shape)! Making your own soap, using a suspension formula… [Read More]
10 Creative Ways to Use Herbs from Your Garden
I love growing my own herbs! No matter where we’ve lived, I’ve always found the space for at least a small container herb garden. They’re just so easy to grow, so useful, and save me from spending money on the fresh “live” herbs available at the grocery store (which half the time, die within a week for me). But sometimes, I don’t use as many herbs as usual, or my plants are just extra prolific. Which is what led me recently to go looking for ways to use up my extra herbs. Here are 10 Creative Ways to Use Herbs… [Read More]
Honey Lemongrass Sugar Scrub
I know this looks good enough to eat, but this quick recipe is actually for a DIY sugar scrub, not food! But like a tasty dessert, this homemade sugar scrub smells delicious. It also leaves your skin looking great and feeling wonderfully soft. For a bright, refreshing homemade beauty product (or DIY gift) try my Honey Lemongrass Sugar Scrub! Like all essential oils, lemongrass essential oil comes with a lot of helpful benefits! It helps relieve muscle pain and body aches, kills skin bacteria, repels insects, and has astringent properties. Lemongrass also has a soothing and sedating effect for those… [Read More]
Watermelon Sugar Lip Scrub
I don’t know why, but I’ve been bothered with dry lips recently. Maybe its from pool chlorine, or just the hot weather. But really, I’ve had nearly winter level dry lips the past few weeks! So I’ve upped my lip care regimen to make sure I’m keeping my lips moisturized with lip scrubs and lip balms, and its really been helping! But I felt like I wanted a more summery lip scrub the other day. So I created this fun Watermelon Sugar Lip Scrub! I love watermelon, so you know that I love this lip scrub! It’s just so bright,… [Read More]
Blueberry Lemon Sugar Scrub
I love all things blue! I actually styled our front porch with an aqua color scheme, I love it so much. It’s just so calming and pretty. I also love blueberries, but more because they taste so good, though being blue is a plus! I had accidentally squished a few of the blueberries I was snacking on the other day, and was reminded that their juice has a very strong color. I wondered if that color could hold up enough to dye something like a sugar scrub, and I wasn’t disappointed! Here’s how to make a naturally colored aqua Blueberry… [Read More]
Honey Oatmeal Homemade Face Mask
A great way to relax during the summer is with some quiet spa time. But you don’t have to pay to go to a fancy spa for the experience! Instead, have a fun spa day at home! You can save even more money by making your own DIY beauty products. One of my newest favorite homemade beauty products is this Honey Oatmeal Homemade Face Mask. It leaves my skin feeling so good! This all natural homemade face mask is so quick and easy to make! And it makes my skin feel so wonderfully moisturized and leaves it looking great! Honey… [Read More]
Tangerine Sugar Body Scrub
I don’t know about you guys, but to me, summertime is citrus time! There’s something about the bright colors and fresh scent of citrus fruits that reminds me of bright sunshine, warm days, and outdoor fun! Usually I get my citrus fill with things like delicious homemade lemonade. But this year, I wanted something a little extra. So I put together this easy (and refreshing) Tangerine Sugar Body Scrub! My bottle of tangerine essential oil calls it a “cheering” oil, and I believe it! Who couldn’t feel brighter and happier around the delicious scent of tangerine! Combine it with exfoliating sugar and… [Read More]
