Hair it is, happening all week! Check out all the fun hair ideas here or follow along on social media with #HairItIs. Whether you want to skip the chemicals, get salon looks without the salon price, or just try something new, making your own hair care products is a fantastic option! You can customize […]
25 Refreshing DIY Sugar Scrubs To Try
The cold, dry weather in winter can leave your skin looking and feeling dull, scratchy and even old. Sugar scrubs are the perfect way to rejuvenate tired skin, but can cost a small fortune. The best news for summer? You can DIY your own sugar scrubs to personalize the scents and benefits for a […]
6 DIY Essential Oil Beauty Recipes
Essential oils have a variety or uses, purposes and properties. One of the greatest ways to use essential oils is in homemade DIY beauty recipes. Create your own beauty and skin products at home. Most of these recipes only require a couple of ingredients. Whip them up in 15 minutes and use them to help […]
Essential Oil Sugar Scrub
A good sugar scrub can help clear out dead, dry skin. Exfoliation is a great way to achieve silky smooth skin. Use your favorite essential oil to create an essential oil sugar scrub at home. This easy recipe makes it easy to customize your sugar scrub with your favorite essential oils. Simply follow the recipe […]
Skin Soothing Balm
Essential oils provide lots of soothing properties. Sometimes skin could really use a little soothing love. Combining Melrose and Lavender oils with coconut oil and easy DIY skin soothing balm can be whipped up. It can then be applied to sore muscles and areas that need a little bit of soothing, plus it smells wonderful. […]
Top 8 Health Uses for Peppermint Oil
Peppermint oil is often considered a favorite in the essential oil community. It is promoted by its users as being a help in many aspects of health, particularly when it comes to headache, congestion, and digestion. There are many ways to add peppermint oil to your daily health practices. Try a few of these suggested […]
Homemade Muscle Cream
I love a good workout, but sometimes a pulled or sore muscle can become very unpleasant. If you love the relief of muscle creams from the store then you will love this easy homemade muscle cream. The smell is amazing (thanks to the essential oils) and it works to naturally relieve muscle pains. Just rub […]
The Ten Oils of Joy Essential Oil and their Uses
Joy essential oil from Young Living is a blend of Bergamot, Ylang Ylang, Geranium, Coriander, Lemon, Tangerine, Jasmine, Roman Chamomile, Palmarosa, and Rose. All of this combines to give a wonderful sent that is flowery with hints of citrus. Of course the added plus of a blended essential oil is you get the benefits of […]
Homemade Lip Balm
There are many options for lip balm at the store, but they aren’t always the best for your lips. Or maybe they don’t smell just how you like them. Rather than settle for something that isn’t just what you would like, learn how to make your own lip balm. Try out this homemade lip balm […]
Top 8 Household Uses for Peppermint Oil
Peppermint isn’t just for candy canes! Peppermint oil is a popular essential oil that can be used in many places around your home to freshen, clean, and deter pests. These household uses for peppermint oil promote a more natural way of living and achieving greater health. Try a few of the simple recipes and techniques listed here to […]
Essential Oil DIY Bath Salts
After a long day on your feet, a big event or when you just need a break, baths are a great way to unwind. Simply by filling the bath with some warm water, adding your favorite bath salts, and soaking for a while, stress will float away. Even better bath salts don’t have to be […]
Homemade Essential Oil Night Cream
Essential oils have so many uses. They are great for health, household uses and even first aid. Plus, they are a great way to create beauty products at home. Using certain oils, a natural approach to beauty can be achieved. For many women as they age they desire to try night creams. Rather than wasting […]
10 Uses for Lemon Oil
Let’s say you want to start using oils, but it can be so overwhelming deciding what to use and how. So, as Maria would say, “Let’s start at the very beginning…” with lemon oil. This is the first oil that I started using regularly around my house. It is one of the easiest to get […]
