I've just made a small batch of this amazing rose petal and vanilla sugar scrub using some rose petals that I got for 50p in the reduced section at Tesco and it reminded me how lovely it was to use so I thought I'd share it again with you all.One of my friends gave me some lovely dried rose petals a little while ago when I was planning to make some pretty candles as Christmas gifts. I never got around to making the candles so the rose petals have just been sat in my cupboard gathering dust until Miss Frugal came across them the other day.Naturally, the first thing she … [Read more...]
Lavender and Mint Homemade Shampoo Bar Recipe….
One thing I'm really enjoying lately is my little DIY projects - especially those that give me a chance to incorporate my new-found love of essential oils. Today I want to share my latest project with you - a super cute lavender and mint homemade shampoo bar recipe.There are lots of advantages to using a homemade shampoo bar - the main one to me being that you know exactly what is in it and there are no harsh chemicals that could strip your hairs natural oils. These cute shampoo bars are gentle and have the added advantage that they're essentially a bar of soap so you can … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient DIY Natural Face Cleanser…
Today I wanted to share my amazing 3 Ingredient DIY Natural Face Cleanser with you. This homemade DIY facial cleanser will not only lift impurities from the surface of your skin but will also leave your face feeling soft and rehydrated.You can spend an absolute fortune on skin care these days and there's no denying that the ranges of expensive products that you can buy will no doubt do wonders for your skin - or at least they should do if all the claims of scientific research and promises of youthful looking skin are to be believed. ;-)But can homemade do the same job? Can you … [Read more...]
Please Read before using essential oils….
I wrote this post this morning as I was just writing up my homemade linen spray recipe to share with you next week and I realised that every essential oils post I've written in the last couple of years has some sort of disclaimer attached to it about how you should always use essential oils with care. I thought it would make life so much easier if I just had one post to link to with everything I want to say about what you should consider when using essential oils.So, I love using essential oils for the various DIYs that I make to use around the house but I do always feel like I … [Read more...]
Homemade Green Tea and Matcha Soap…
I've shared a few of my homemade soap ideas this year but today I'm sharing one with you that I think is going to be a bit like marmite. You're either going to love or hate my homemade Green Tea and Matcha Soap.I never even considered making my own soap until I discovered something called 'Melt and Pour Soap Base' which is amazing and is basically just as it sounds - you melt it, stir in the ingredients you want to add and then you pour it into your moulds to set.My soap moulds are from Amazon and they're so cute! I use them for everything from my homemade toilet fizzies to mini … [Read more...]
Whipped Pink Lemonade Body Scrub…..
Miss Frugal loves a good body scrub, as do I, and this one is my favourite so far - whipped pink lemonade body scrub!Honestly, I'm pretty sure we could give The Body Shop a run for their money with all the homemade beauty recipes that we've tried recently. Pinterest has a LOT to answer for - Miss Frugal currently has a very full board that she calls 'DIY recipes to try' and we're working our way through it pin by pin.Today was pink lemonade body scrub but not just any pink lemonade body scrub - this is whipped pink lemonade body scrub and I can guarantee that you're going to like … [Read more...]
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