Take a look at the list of ingredients on a typical body lotion or face cream bottle. It can be scary: synthetic fragrances and colors, chemical preservatives, stuff you have never even heard of. With homemade beauty products, you’ll know exactly what you are going to put on your skin. Making your own natural beauty […]
How to Use Herbs in a Bath
Herbs are a great substitute or addition to essential oils in baths. Herbs have been used in baths for thousands of years for health and for beauty – to relieve aches and pains, to improve sleep, to boost circulation, to fight colds, to energize or to relax. Use fresh or dry herbs: a teaspoonful of […]
Making Your Own Face Oils
Oil on your face? Well, yes. Cold-pressed vegetable oils are nourishing to the skin, natural and free of all the preservatives and synthetic fragrances you find in typical commercial face creams. Vegetable, nut and seed oils also absorb well into the skin, unlike mineral oils that can clog the pores. By adding essential oils to […]
