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10 golden rules for making your own products
There are so many benefits to making care and household products yourself: you save money, while ending up with beautiful natural products that are good for you and the environment. But there’s a lot to learn when you start out! With time, DIY becomes quite easy, you just need to pay careful attention to the trickier steps and get to know your ingredients and key techniques. If you take the time to learn and understand the basics when you start out, you’ll set yourself up for success and you’ll be free to experiment later. So today, we’re here to help you take your first steps on your journey into the…
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What is essential oil dispersant and how do you use it?
A few weeks ago, we shared a recipe for a revitalizing hair spray treatment… and one ingredient in particular caught your attention: essential oil dispersant. What is it? What does it do? Can you replace it with something else? We answer all these questions and more in our article—which includes our famous recipe for a rosemary-scented revitalizing hair treatment, plus three more! What is essential oil dispersant? This ingredient suspends essential oils and vegetable oils in an aqueous solution and prevents them from separating. It consists of a water-soluble head and an oil-soluble tail, so that it binds to both oil and water. A dispersant is therefore necessary when you…
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Hand care set: mild liquid soap and nourishing cream
Because your hands deserve the best Treat your mitts to ultra-hydrating care with this super pair: a DIY liquid hand soap and nourishing cream. Formulated with high quality ingredients, our liquid soap cleans your hands without stripping them of their natural oils, while our nourishing cream protects them and provides relief for dry skin. This perfect pair promises to leave you with clean, soft, hydrated hands! Recipe 1: How to make liquid hand soap Ingredients Phase A 36 g (15%) orange blossom (neroli) hydrosol or demineralized water 14.4 g (6%) vegetable glycerin 4 g (1.5%) xanthan gum Phase B 96 g (40%) decyl glucoside Phase C 13 g (5.5%) castor…
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Don’t let the cold get under your skin… Try our Winter Ritual!
‘Tis the season to pamper your skin with a complete care routine As we all know a little too well, winter can dampen your morale, and it almost universally takes a toll on your skin. Our routines are shaken up by the shortening days, and the many symptoms of the seasonal blahs include fatigue, dull complexions, dry skin, and feeling glum… Who couldn’t use a pick-me-up right about now? So, this year, we suggest you turn to this complete, comforting routine to recharge your batteries, with not one, not two, not three, but FOUR fabulously effective homemade products specifically formulated for cold weather. Here’s what you need to stay moisturized,…
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Get ready to glow!
Skintillate with a homemade gel highlighter! This highlighter recipe is sure to win you over, whether it’s something you apply on special occasions or part of your usual make-up routine. But it’s not just a brilliant addition to your DIY make-up kit—this highlighter also offers your complexion many benefits. The revitalizing, softening, and nourishing properties of the vegetable oils and chamomile essential oil, combined with this product’s light texture and lovely scent, make it perfect for anyone who wants a radiant complexion. This homemade highlighter is gentle enough to be used on your face. You can also use it on your body to give you a slight tan and an…