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 …
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.
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.
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 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 …
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 that works great and is suitable for sensitive skin as well
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 …
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 …
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.
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 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.
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 …
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.
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 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).
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…
The boneset (comfrey, knitbone, Symphytum officinale) is a great gift of the nature that helps heal a lot of ailments. You can find it all over the Czech Republic but especially in higher altitudes. The whole plant can be used although the root is the most potent part and it’s collected in spring and autumn. I …
I went to a manicure recently. It was my second time and I generally felt like I went somewhere on my own after a hundred years. I happily left the children at school, spent almost one hour going there, then had my tired nails filed and went back feeling glorious with my shiny nails. Most …
There are several things that can get on one’s wick during the whole year – neighbours, politicians, bureaucrats…and in summer then also other vermins such as mosquitos and ticks. Therefore, I bring you this all-natural repellent recipe that won’t help you get rid of the human vermin but works marvelous on the insect.
