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]
Strawberry Margarita Lip Scrub
A lot of people only think to stock up on lip scrubs and lip balms during the winter. But cold weather isn’t the only thing that can damage your lips and keep them from looking and feeling their best! During the summer your lips can also get dried out by hot temperatures, thirst, pool chlorine, and more! But you don’t have to use the same lip scrub you used during the winter. Instead, make a fun summer-themed scrub! Here’s how to make a Strawberry Margarita Lip Scrub! To make this a true “margarita” lip scrub, and to reduce the chance… [Read More]
20 Fresh Scented DIY Sugar Scrubs
I’ve always felt that my sense of smell was one of my strongest senses. I’m just very drawn to things that smell great, and very eager to get away from things that don’t smell as good. But the upside to having such a good sense of smell is that I really get to enjoy homemade sugar scrubs! While commercial scrubs sometimes smell nice, there’s nothing like the scent of freshly made DIY scrubs scented with essential oils and other natural ingredients! If you also enjoy a nice scent, then you have to make some of these 20 Fresh Scented DIY Sugar… [Read More]
20 DIY Teacher Appreciation Gifts They Will Love
Teachers deserve a lot more appreciation than they get. Not only are they teaching the next generation, but they also have to deal with unruly kids day in and day out for most of the year! So really every school day should be teacher appreciation day! Unfortunately, teacher appreciation day is only one day out of the year (always Tuesday in the first full week on May). So you should make sure the teachers in your kids’ lives have a very special day. The best way to do this is with a homemade gift! Here are 20 DIY Teacher Appreciation… [Read More]
2 Ingredient Homemade Mica Lip Balm
By now, you all know that I love making my own homemade beauty products! Conventional beauty products just have too many weird chemicals in them, and commercial all-natural beauty products often cost more than I’d prefer to spend. Besides, making your own beauty products is so easy! And you usually only need a few ingredients. For a quick DIY beauty product idea, check out this 2 Ingredient Homemade Mica Lip Balm! Have you ever heard of mica powder? It’s actually in a lot of products, including beauty products and soaps. Mica is a non-toxic mineral that comes out of the earth… [Read More]
Hippie Mama Homemade Body Wash
Using essential oils to add scents to homemade beauty products has become a very popular thing these days, and for good reason! There are so many essential oils available now, and as long as you are using a pure one, you not only get the wonderful aroma, you also get the health benefits from the plants as well! If you want to make an inexpensive and all-natural body wash that smells great (and has great health properties), then you need to make this Hippie Mama Homemade Body Wash! This particular homemade body wash recipe is designed for women, and nicknamed “hippie”… [Read More]
Hippie Mama Lavender Bath Soak
Making your own bath soak has become a pretty trendy thing to do these days, now that people are much more open to using natural products than they used to be! I know that I like to make my own homemade beauty products so that I know what’s in them (and so that I can save money!). This recipe is one of my favorites, and it only uses a few ingredients that are easy to find. Check out how easy it is to make this inexpensive and relaxing Hippie Mama Lavender Bath Soak! The use of patchouli essential oil in… [Read More]
10 Luxurious DIY Bath Bombs
I think everyone needs a little luxury in their lives. Something fancy to relax and have some much needed me time with. As a mom of two wonderful but crazy kids, my me time moments are few and far in-between! But when I do have some time to myself, I love relaxing in a luxurious bath. That means using bath bombs! And while I love commercial bath bombs, I’m a frugal DIYer at heart. If I can save money and get to make my own custom beauty products, then that’s all the excuse I need to spend a bit of time… [Read More]
