Tag: home made soap
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Easy AHA exfoliating melt and pour soap recipe (variations for all skin types)!
This recipe is super-easy and so good for skin, especially in wintertime when dryness can be an issue. It seems like the combination of leggings, hot air indoors and going out on cold wintry days can cause skin to become flaky. Add to that, on a cold day, no one wants to spend time moisturizing […]
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My lavender essential oil doesn’t smell strong in soap
This article aims to help you get the perfect lavender fragrance in your soap – every time! Be sure to also check out my 10 ways to make your essential oil show up in your soap for more tips! Lavender is such a strong fragrance in the plant, you would expect it to be the […]
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How to safely use essential oils in home-made soap (infographic)
Essential oils can cause harm if used incorrectly because they are potent substances. Putting the essential oil on the skin neat (undiluted, or straight from the bottle) causes irritation and can leave your skin burnt. The oil is diluted in soap to a rate of about 3% (average) which makes it less likely to cause […]
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10 ways to get essential oils to be more intense in your soap (melt and pour and cold process)
So you’re probably looking for how to get your essential oils to be more intense in your soap. You might be making cold process soap or melt and pour soap. Maybe you’ve made some homemade soap with pure essential oils and it didn’t come out with a strong scent, or perhaps you’re planning your first […]
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At-home half-hour DIY facial for new mamas
The salons are closed in my country. We don’t know when life will get back to normal. That doesn’t mean compromising on beauty treatments, especially when you’re a new mama and need pampering after pregnancy and birth. Here’s my go-to facial. The steps are based on when I lived in China, where the K-beauty routine […]
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