Tag: diy
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Vegan Lip Balm
As with all of my body care recipes, I started making my own lip balm because I can make it with higher quality ingredients for a fraction of the price, and customize the recipe to get it exactly how I want it. I prefer a fragrance-free lip balm that doesn’t irritate chapped lips, and this…
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DIY Cocoa Butter Hand Lotion
Since I have been making my own body lotion, I have also been making my own hand lotion. This recipe follows the same process, but has fewer ingredients, so it could be a good place to start if you are new to lotion-making. This formula absorbs well and doesn’t leave your hands feeling greasy. Since…
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DIY Foaming Sugar Scrub
This foaming sugar scrub is a little more complex than a basic sugar and oil mixture, but I find that it holds up better, spreads easier so you need less at a time, and rinses cleaner than any of those more basic versions that I’ve tried making in the past. It leaves my skin not…
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DIY Soothing Cica and Calendula Body Lotion
I have dry skin, and I live in a dry climate, so I go through a lot of lotion! Making it myself allows me to include beneficial ingredients for my skin at a much lower price point than buying products with similar ingredients. I include soothing ingredients, like cica, calendula, and colloidal oatmeal, as well…
