Gentle Cream Cleanser
This DIY cream cleanser is gentle, mild and simply melts away makeup and can be used to cleanse the skin daily.This formulation can be changed to suit your skin type and you can change the oils to suit your taste. Mature Skin Gentle Lavender Cleanser Recipe Ingredients • 20 grams Apricot Kernal Oil• 15 grams Caster Oil• 12 grams Emulsifying Wax NF• 40 grams lavender Water (hydrosol)• 30 grams Distilled Water• 5 grams Glycerine• 1 gram Preservative• 12 drops Neroli Essential Oil• 200m Pump amber bottle Equipment• Digital Scales• Glass Mixing Beakers• Saucepan• Electric Hand Whisk• Funnel Instructions Use your digital scales to weigh the oils and wax (Apricot Kernel…
Gentle Moisturising Shaving Cream
Gentle Moisturising Shaving Cream What goes in a gentle moisturising shaving cream? Water – hydrates & softens the skin keeping it flexible, and also works as a solvent to activate the rest of the ingredients. Water is an essential component, this is why shaving soaps need to be mixed with water into a lather first in order to be effective. Humectants – attract moisture to the surface of your skin providing a constant stream of hydration throughout the shaving process. Surfactants – provide lather that acts as a cushion to protect your skin during shaving. Surfactants produce “foam” due to having both oil and water-loving properties, this reduces the contact between your skin…
Natural Perfume
Perfume has the incredibel power to shift moods and recindle memories. This week, I would like to introduce natural perfume, one that is made purely from natural oils and can be rolled on the skin at various pressure points. Unlike a cologne or Eau de Toilette spray, the fragrance from this Natural perfume will last all day. Alcohol-based perfumes evaporate very quickly. While that can give your fragrance more presence, it doesn’t last as long. Whereas oil-based perfumes will hold the fragrance against your skin. This makes the scent long-lasting, and much more intimate. What Goes Into a Natural perfume? Fractionated coconut oil Fractionated coconut oil is clear and odorless. It’s ideal for…
Lotion Ingredients Explained
It can be a little tricky getting a handle on all the different terms and ingredients used in lotion recipes, here is a list of all the common ingredients that you’ll need to make a lotion. Think of this as a “cheat sheet” or helpful companion guide to making lotions. Water“Diluent” and “solvent”. Water is used to dissolve other water-soluble ingredients like gums, clays and botanical extracts in lotions. Water also provides hydration to the skin, it gives moisture to the upper layers of the skin helping to keep it plump and supple. This is the crucial difference between emulsified moisturisers like creams and lotions, compared to anhydrous products such…
Melt and Pour Guide
A melt and pour soap base consists of a few high-quality ingredients such as vegetable glycerin and natural fatty acids that can be used to easily create soaps right in your own home. By using an array of different molds and combined with your own fragrances and colorful dyes, you can create a truly incredible variety of different soaps full of beneficial ingredients that are not only great for your skin but stimulating to your senses as well. This guide will cover the most important aspects of creating your own soap with melt and pour soap bases and why you should focus on selecting only the highest quality plant-based ingredients for your soaps in…
Natural Shampoo
How to Make Your Own Natural Shampoo The time has come to gather your ingredients and craft your own nutrient-rich all-natural shampoo right in your own home. This is a simple recipe that only requires a few important ingredients, which are listed below: Ingredients you will need include: Phase A: xanthan gum (5g), glycerin (10g), distilled water or hydrosol (80g), Geogard (2g), dl-panthenol (5g), Phase B: coco glucoside (50g), coco betaine (40g), grapeseed oil (2g), Phase C: patchouli essential oil (2g), Rosemary Essential oil (1g), Citric Acid solution ( Make up a solution with ¼ teaspoon citric acid in ⅕ c distilled water. Stir it until fully dissolved and then use as necessary) and pH strips Phase A: Start by mixing…
Castor Oil – A Useful Oil to Keep at Home
Castor Oil and its Beneficial Properties and Uses
Flaxseed Gel for Curly Hair & dry hair
For those with naturally curly hair, you’ll want to have a flaxseed gel in your hair care arsenal. Why? Because it offers the perfect balance of moisture and definition. #flaxseeds are rich in vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids, which can nourish dry, damaged hair. How to make your own DIY gel at home. 1½ cups purified or distilled water 3 to 4 Tbsp. flaxseeds (depending on how strong of a hold you’re looking for; the more flaxseeds, the stronger the hold) Fine-mesh strainer, cheesecloth, or pantyhose (work with what you got) Measuring cup A jar with a lid Essential oils (optional) ¼ to ½ cup Aleo vera (optional) Place the…
IMPROVE YOUR COMPLEXION WITH A HERBAL FACIAL STEAM
A treat for the senses, facial steams are beautiful to look at, feel wonderful on the skin and in the lungs, and they smell fantastic! They are excellent for the complexion because they open the pores and draw deep impurities to the surface of the skin where they can be released. They bring fresh blood to the face and impart a healthy glow. To make, first, choose from our selection of ready blended herbs, here Made with a few skin-loving herbs and some hot water, it couldn’t be easier to whip up when your skin is feeling dull or if you’re recovering from a cold, or just want to take…
Bug-Off spray
Ok, so Love this planet and all its beautiful creatures and try to be mindful of what I do in order to protect it… but hell mosquitoes and flies !! They are everywhere, especially when you trying to get lunch or supper ready or when you in the garden enjoying a glass of wine and left with itchy bumps and a black fly floating in your glass … We are bombarded with commercials that offer instant solutions to get rid of these pesky pests but what are the side effects on you and the environment. Here are just few examples Pesticides can contain active ingredients including naphthalene(suspected cancer-causing); phosphorus (irritates…