Making homemade body butter is getting pretty popular these days, so I decided it was about time that I try making one of my own. I love making homemade beauty products like this because I can control exactly what goes in them and customize them the way I want to. I also like the fact… Continue reading Whipped Coconut and Tamanu Oil Body Butter Recipe
Category: Natural Beauty
Victorian Homemade Tinted Lip Balm
Yes, it’s true. Women in Victorian America really did make their own homemade tinted lip balm. Even though makeup was usually frowned upon in Victorian society, enough women must have considered tinted lip balms to be acceptable for recipes for them to have been included in Godey’s Lady’s Book, the most popular lady’s magazine of the… Continue reading Victorian Homemade Tinted Lip Balm
Elderflower Water: A Homemade Hydrosol
I was snowed-in this past weekend with a blizzard, so I finally did something I’ve been wanting to try for a little while – making my own homemade hydrosol of elderflower water. I had never even heard of elderflower water until I found a section on skin care in Decorum, a guide on… Continue reading Elderflower Water: A Homemade Hydrosol
Homemade Citrus Lavender Perfume
I had just about given up on perfumes once I learned about all of the questionable ingredients in the perfumes and body sprays I had been buying. Things like propylene glycol, synthetic chemical fragrance blends, and a whole bunch of other unpronounceable ingredients that would make my spell-checker go crazy if I tried to type… Continue reading Homemade Citrus Lavender Perfume
How to Wash Your Face with Honey and Jojoba Oil
In my last post, I talked about how I simplified the beauty products that I use after I realized how many chemical ingredients were in the ones that I used to use. Part of that simplifying involved trying to find something new to wash my face with that was more natural than what… Continue reading How to Wash Your Face with Honey and Jojoba Oil
How Natural Is Your Beauty Routine?
Have you ever actually wondered what was in the beauty products you use every day? Even the ones that seem like they would be fine for a natural beauty routine may not be quite as natural as they seem. This was something that I never even thought of until I started trying to eat… Continue reading How Natural Is Your Beauty Routine?
Why I Stopped Using an Antiperspirant
At the risk of sounding like I don’t have good hygiene habits, I’m going to admit to the fact that I’ve stopped using antiperspirant. Not to worry, though. I shower regularly, and I still wear deodorant, just not antiperspirant. Until just recently, I never even thought about the difference between a deodorant and an antiperspirant. For years,… Continue reading Why I Stopped Using an Antiperspirant