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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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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 an all-season smile with Winterproof!
The gentlest homemade lip balm When winter is raging on and your lips are so chapped that they look like you could peel them right off, who should you call? Winterproof! The frosty season can try all it likes to wear down your smile, but this homemade lip balm will soften, protect, and nourish it. It’s a true hero for your lips! In developing this lip balm recipe, we decided to use a mix of candelilla and soy wax. Not only are they both vegan, they also share protective and nourishing properties that our lips particularly appreciate in winter. Perhaps surprisingly, we chose NOT to include any vegetable butters. While…
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Say “Yay for Shea!” with this DIY whipped body butter
Three cheers for whipped shea butter! Are you the type to exclaim “Yay for Shea!” whenever you see this vegetable butter? We love it because it’s moisturizing, smoothing, rich in antioxidants (Vitamins A and E) and kind to sensitive skin. Well, today we’re offering a new way to celebrate it: a whipped shea butter recipe. Its light, creamy texture has us falling in love with shea all over again! This homemade whipped body butter deeply nourishes both skin AND hair while leaving a delicate scent. It softens your skin and makes your hair shine. To top it off, the whipped texture makes it a pleasure to apply. Give it a…
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Survive the season with N’ice Cream, a DIY cream for winter!
Thanks to this homemade face cream, there’s no need to fear winter! Oh winter… It evokes so many things: Snowball fights, days spent happily skidding down ski hills, hot chocolate enjoyed under a cozy flannel blanket… but also reddened, tight skin assaulted by the cold weather! Yet all that was before N’ice Cream, a homemade day cream to care for your skin in winter! In this freezing season, our skin has different needs. It’s important to use a cream that protects, soothes, nourishes, and deeply hydrates… without being so rich that our skin can’t breathe properly. In developing this homemade face cream recipe, we took all of these elements into…
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