All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘natural skincare’
More Than Just a Garden Beauty: How to Dry, Use, and Grow Calendula
There are a lot of great reasons to grow Calendula. In addition to their bright orange and yellow daisy-like blooms which bring cheer to the garden, Calendula attracts good insects like bees and butterflies while deterring unwanted pests. But most importantly, Calendula has a long-standing reputation as a natural anti-inflammatory skin care treatment. It’s easy to grow, harvest, and dry …
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Vanilla Bean Winter Lotion Bar
Homemade lotion bars are popular because they are convenient, full of healthy skin ingredients, and make wonderful gifts. If you have tried a lotion bar before and didn’t care for it, please give this winter lotion bar a chance. I have spent time testing different lotion bar recipes and this is the clear winner for moisturizing dry skin in the …
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Bring the Ocean into Your Bathtub with Handmade Sea Sponge Soap Bars
Organic-looking handmade soap topped with natural sea sponges makes for a gorgeous soap that lathers up beautifully. Sea sponges are a natural, biodegradable alternative to synthetic sponges and they are gentler on skin. The last time I made soap, I set aside one of the batches to pour into silicone molds with sea sponges. About Sea Sponges There are over …
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A Healing Herbal Bath Tea {With No Messy Clean Up}
A herbal bath is supposed to be a thing of luxury. Soaking away in a warm tub filled to the brim with healing botanicals is as good as it gets, right? Well, as long as you aren’t the one who has to do the clean up. And you don’t feel like you are being attacked by flowers as you soak away. …
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Sugar Scrub Recipes from Head to Toe
Sugar scrubs are moisturizing and exfoliating for skin and are easy to make. There are some ingredients, however, that should be changed, added, or removed for sugar scrub recipes to be perfectly suiting to the differing skin on the various parts of your body. Basic Sugar Scrub Recipe Oil + Sugar + Essential Oils Sugar: Regular granulated sugar is just …
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Floral Water Skin Brightening Recipe
Learn how to make skin-soothing floral water straight from the garden and use it in a recipe for a lush, all-natural facial. Sue Goetz, author of the book The Herb Lover’s Spa Book: Create a Luxury Spa Experience at Home with Fragrant Herbs from Your Garden, joins us today to share her recipe for an uplifting summer treat, Floral Water Skin Brightener. …
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Hi, I’m Stephanie. Gardening healed me from a debilitating illness and so I know the power of garden therapy first hand.
Here you will find DIY garden projects and crafts that break down barriers and allow anyone to garden, no matter their ability, knowledge, or even garden size. Browse through our projects and you will surely find one that will inspire you to get out and get dirty, try a project, and fall in love with the garden!
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