After Christmas I got a lot of bath stuff (yay) which got me thinking about making my own homemade bath products! I am a bath lover, usually because I wallow with a good book which means I love bath smellies of all kinds; soaps, body wash, bath bombs, scrubs, you name it I want it. […] Read more…
Orange and Lime Body scrub
This scrub recipe is fantastic for achy muscles. It uses olive oil as a base because when using two fragrances the coconut smell in coconut oil interferes (obviously if coconut is one of the smells then that’s fine). If you want more information about where to start with making your own homemade scrubs then visit the […] Read more…
Sweet Orange Body Scrub +FREE GIFT LABELS
Orange is one of my favourite smells! it makes me feel like it’s the middle of summer So when I managed to get a hold of some Sweet orange essential oil I headed straight for the sugar and coconut oil and got to mixing! These homemade scrubs also make great gifts too! (be warned though […] Read more…
Winter Snow Body Scrub +FREE GIFT LABELS
Looks like snow, smells like peppermint… Amy at The idea room was the inspiration behind this scrub and I adapted her recipe to make this the perfect winter themed gift or stocking filler (they go pretty cute in gift baskets too…) Ingredients 200g Granulated Sugar 60g liquid coconut oil *this gives it the snowy texture – […] Read more…
Herb Uses, Safety & Storage
Like I said on the scrubs-basics post, herbs can be a bit tricky to use properly, I’ve combined what I feel is the relevant information for using herbs yourself – if you feel I’ve missed anything key then drop me a comment 🙂 Origins Be wary of where you buy dried herbs them from (always […] Read more…
Scrubs – The Basics
I don’t Want no scrubs…Oh wait So Pinterest, (love it) is full of amazing scrub recipes (which I have tried a lot of why not see my Winter Snow Body Scrub or Sweet Orange Body Scrub with free printable labels!) But here is where I wanted to talk about scrub basics: Realistically the more organic […] Read more…