All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘Natural Skincare Series’
Easter Egg Bath Bombs
Making bath bombs can be a really fun project and save a few bucks but like many things it is an art that develops over time. I have made my fair share of them. I have soaked my troubles away and enjoyed giving them as gifts.
Read MoreAvocado Face Mask Recipe
Please welcome guest blogger, Michelle Pino, from Skana Spa who has stopped by today to share an all-natural recipe for an avocado and carrot face mask. ~ A Fresh Face For Your Valentine Are you feeling a little less fresh-faced than usual? The brisk air from winter can leave your skin and face feeling dry and dreary. You may need a little …
Read MoreTub Tea Time!
Brrrr. It’s winter and c-c-cold out there. Even if you live in a warmer climate, there is nothing like a warm bath to soothe away all that ails you. I love to add a little Lavender Bath Salt or a Fizzy Bath Bomb into the mix, to soften skin and ease muscle pain, but I don’t always love the clean …
Read MoreAll Natural Vick’s Vapo Rub Recipe
Ugh, it’s cold a flu season. And a rotten cold is why I haven’t been around as much. I suppose it’s not a terrible time of year to snuggle in a watch about 20 movies (give or take) but when you are hit hard and need a little relief from chest pain and cough there is nothing like camphor and menthol, otherwise …
Read MoreChocolate Mint Lip Balm
A rich treat for your lips, without all of those pesky calories! Check out my recipe for Chocolate Mint Lip Balm on the My Own Ideas blog.
Read MoreHealing Cuticle Balm Recipe
Home chefs, gardeners, and just about anyone in cold climates during the winter can regularly have problems with dry, cracked cuticles. This soothing balm is packed with a herbal blend that will mend those cracks and make hands soft again.
Read MoreAll-Natural Bug Spray Recipe
This all-natural bug spray recipe is not only bad for bugs, it’s good for you. Good because it’s super simple. Good because it actually smells nice. And good because it’s not toxic on your skin. All that and it keeps mosquitos from biting. If you’ve visited recently you would have probably happened by the Citronella CANdle project where you will have learned two things: I hate mosquitoes and love …
Read MoreGardener’s Herbal Foot Soak Recipe
If you come in from the garden with dirty, achy feet then this herbal soak is for you. It stores well in a pretty jar but packs a powerful punch of soothing herbs in a foot bath. And why should feet have all the fun? You could surely use it in the tub too. Ahhhh.
Read MoreHemp & Honey Lip Balm
This week I tried another recipe from the current Book Club selection, A Green Guide to Natural Beauty, Hemp & Honey Lip Balm. For ages now I’ve been making manuka honey lip balm because of the extraordinary healing properties of the magical golden goop. Hailing from New Zealand, manuka honey comes from bees that pollinate the Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree …
Read MoreA Green Guide to Natural Beauty + Mango Citrus Body Butter Recipe
It’s time to review our very first Garden Therapy Book Club book, A Green Guide to Natural Beauty: 35 step-by-step projects for homemade beauty by Karen Gilbert. There are many different types of books we will be looking at in Book Club, but when the book is DIY or project-based, then the best way to test it out is to give …
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