Looking for a simple way to gift yourself with some self-care? These lavender and cocoa butter bath melts will leave your skin feeling silky smooth while also providing you with aromatherapy benefits. Double a batch and gift some to a friend so she can enjoy these too! Add a little luxury to ... Read More about Lavender and Cocoa Butter Bath Melts
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Easy Homemade Lavender Bath Salts Recipe
Making fragrant jars of homemade lavender bath salts couldn't be easier. In vintage mason jars, bath salts look beautiful on display and make wonderful gifts. Here is a recipe to make your own in just a few simple steps. There are so many different botanicals you can add to bath salts, and ... Read More about Easy Homemade Lavender Bath Salts Recipe
How to Make Lavender Linen Water (DIY Lavender Spray)
Lavender is one of my all-time favorite scents. Thanks to it's calming, uplifting properties, I try to use lavender as much as I can throughout my home. One of my favourite ways to enjoy it is in this lavender linen water as I iron. Don't let the name fool you, though. This can also be used as a ... Read More about How to Make Lavender Linen Water (DIY Lavender Spray)
DIY Dry Shampoo {Natural Recipe with Rosemary and Lavender}
DIY Dry Shampoo is both inexpensive to make and effective. Plus, this natural dry shampoo is made with easy-to-find ingredients that you likely already have at home. No matter what kind of hair you have, it will always look best when it's healthy. As a teen, I remember being so frustrated ... Read More about DIY Dry Shampoo {Natural Recipe with Rosemary and Lavender}
Lovely Lavender Ombre Melt and Pour Soap
This attractive ombre soap is lightly scented with lavender and moisturizing with rich shea butter. While it looks like a high-end decorative soap from a fancy shop, it's surprisingly easy to make at home. Follow these steps to create beautiful ombre triple-layer soap. Materials 2 lbs ... Read More about Lovely Lavender Ombre Melt and Pour Soap
Naturally Freshen Laundry with Homemade Reusable Lavender Dryer Bags
Lavender dryer bags are a natural way to freshen laundry and a good use for dried lavender harvested from your garden. Lavender is a lightly floral but clean-smelling fragrance that adds a little lift to your laundry. Dryer bags can be filled with the dried flower buds and used many times over ... Read More about Naturally Freshen Laundry with Homemade Reusable Lavender Dryer Bags
How to Harvest Lavender Plants for Recipes and Crafts
Too often I hear landscapers and gardeners talk about how short-lived English lavender is as a garden plant. After growing it for almost 15 years in my home garden and visiting/interviewing a number of growers and lavender farms, I have to say that it can look gorgeous in your garden for a whole lot ... Read More about How to Harvest Lavender Plants for Recipes and Crafts
Lavender + Marshmallow Root Homemade Conditioner for Dry Hair
This sweet-sounding concoction is not a confection; it’s an herbal recipe for soft and shiny hair! Lavender works to strengthen and marshmallow root coats hair while soothing scalp dryness and inflammation. It has a gentle and pleasant aroma that will make this homemade conditioner your new ... Read More about Lavender + Marshmallow Root Homemade Conditioner for Dry Hair
All-Natural Rose and Lavender Spray Deodorant Recipe
This rose and lavender spray deodorant recipe will make you smell like a flower, even when you are sweating it out in the garden! Made with gentle, all-natural ingredients that work hard and protect your health. I could tell you all about this all natural spray deodorant made with plant-based ... Read More about All-Natural Rose and Lavender Spray Deodorant Recipe
Gorgeous Lavender Oatmeal Soap Cupcakes (That Anyone Can Make)
This lavender oatmeal soap is soothing and calming for your skin. And any recipe that uses my garden-grown lavender rates especially high in my books! Lavender is my favorite ingredient, especially when it comes to natural beauty recipes, a slight addiction which can be seen in a simple search for ... Read More about Gorgeous Lavender Oatmeal Soap Cupcakes (That Anyone Can Make)
The Essential Guide to Growing Lavender
It seems like as soon as summer hits everybody starts talking about growing lavender, and for good reason! Lavender is a gorgeous ornamental with a dazzling fragrance, it has a wonderful delicate flavor that adds depth to many different types of recipes, and it is one of the most popular ingredients ... Read More about The Essential Guide to Growing Lavender
Serenity Now! Encouraging Deep Relaxation with Homemade Lavender Eye Pillows
Aromatherapy eye pillows are a wonderful way to promote sleep, relieve anxiety, and they can even help reduce headaches and chronic pain in some people. They create a gentle weight and soothing aroma that promotes deep relaxation. Eye pillows are often used in yoga practice for savasana, where I ... Read More about Serenity Now! Encouraging Deep Relaxation with Homemade Lavender Eye Pillows