If the title length allowed it, this homemade rose and lemon balm shampoo would be called “Absolutely awesome rose-lemon balm shampoo that’s better than anything else you’ve ever bought in a store”. Yes, it’s that great.
Facial Butter for Winter
When my youngest was born I gave myselft three presents: a drier to prevent getting crazy from all the laundry, a person to help me clean the house and regular visits to the salon where a very brave lady does the sisyphus job of trying to fight the aging process and prevent me from developing …
Winter poppyseed oil lip balm
Winter has come and I realized we are completely out of protective lip balm. So yesterday I got down to work. I prepared several new recipes and bring you the first one, our shiny new winter poppyseed oil lip balm which will accompany us this winter.
Homemade Sunscreen SPF 10
Each spring I look forward to the lilac in bloom and I always mourn it when it’s gone. It’s a pity that preserving it’s beautiful scent is (almost) impossible in home conditions. However, we can at least make use of the lilac powers in protecting the skin against the UV rays. I make homemade sunscreen …
Rose Clay Face Mask
This face mask is suitable for skin that is a bit on the dry side. The rosehip oil has a high content of vitamine C and A and it helps the skin stay elastic. The jojoba oil which is actually a liquid wax contains unsaturated fatty acids and vitamine E, it hydrates the skin.
Caring Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera
Lately our hands are living some hard times with all that necessary extra hand washing and sanitizing. The desinfection isn’t exactly good for the skin, however, it’s a necessary measure in moments when you cannot wash your hands. This is a caring hand sanitizer with aloe vera that sanitizes and soothes.
Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera
Aloe vera has been well-known for it’s possitive health effect for which it’s used to treat burns and regenerate the skin. That and it’s sanitizing power is why it’s used in hand sanitizers. This recipe for hand sanitizer includes alcohol which is not awesome for your skin. The aloe vera gel helps soothe the skin.
Aloe Vera Gel
Aloe vera has been used in cosmetics and health product since the ancient times. The Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and others understood the benefits of this wonderful plant and used it for skin care and healing burns and wounds. The aloe vera gel is used for the same reasons today. You can find it in cosmetic …
Homemade toothpaste with Activated Charcoal
It took me some time to actually make homemade toothpaste although I had been planning it for a long time. When I finally did I was sorry I didn’t do it sooner. So keep reading and make your own toothpaste, you’ll be amazed!
Natural Deodorant (soda free)
Natural deodorant that works great and is suitable for sensitive skin as well
Homemade Hand Sanitizer
When the emergency status was declared I wanted to buy a bottle of hand sanitizer in a pharmacy. I was unpleasantly surprised to find out that there was none in any pharmacy and there wouldn’t be any in the perceivable future. Therefore, I decided to make my own at home and my disenchantment grew even …
Natural remedy for head lice
It´s a fact that head lice are all around. Especially when you have small kids who go to school, there’s a high probability that you’ll have to deal with lice at some point. There lice sign is almost always present on the board in my daughter’s school and I take the prevention very seriously. Whenever …
Lotion Bars
The last part of the mini-series of winter cosmetics are these awesome lotion bars. Don’t forget to try my Winter Lip Balm and Whipped Body Butter.
Whipped Chocolate Body Butter
I started this mini-series of winter cosmetics with this Winter Lip Balm and we’ll continue with this luxurious body butter. Beware! It smells and looks simply….delicious. And although the ingredients are edible, I assure you that it smells much better than it tastes;)
Winter Lip Balm
Winter and snow have come and the cold weather gives many of us dry skin and cracked lips. Here’s a lip balm that protects and makes the lips super soft.
Oil mixture for hair and skin
We are spending the summer break in the south where the tap water has been replaced by lava and a five minute walk to the store feels like a whole-day-march in a dessert. The seaside is much better, however, the weather has an effect on the skin and the hair and that is why I …
Lavender face water / makeup remover
It was clear after today’s walk in the garden that the season of lavender cosmetics has started for me. And the first will be the face water that you can use as a makeup remover as well as caring face water because of the oils it contains.
Daisy-chamomile face moisturizer
This year’s Mother’s Day gift was an easy decision. There are beautiful blooming herbs everywhere and I decided to use the daisies to make a moisturizing cream for my mom.
Flower water – how to make it at home
Flower water or hydrolate is a flower product made with steam distillation. Different hydrolates are used in gastronomy or cosmetics, you can also use it just instead of a perfume (although its smell isn’t very intensive).
Dandelion shampoo for dry hair
With spring the creative mom changes into herbal mom. I try to use the short time when some herbs can be collected, I process, dry, macerate…