I love sugar scrubs but I hate paying $15 for them! And really? It is absolute nonsense to do so. They are SO easy to make. This DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub will take you about 5 mins to mix up, uses just three main ingredients and is the PERFECT gift for the holidays! DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub Ingredients: (contains affiliate links) 1 jar-I used a 4"Dia. x 4"H red clamp lid glass canister from Cost Plus World Market. The measuring spoons are adorable but certainly not essential. You can get them here. 2 cups RAW Sugar-I used the brand Sugar in the Raw 3/4 cup FRACTIONATED Coconut Oil-this is the kind stable in the liquid form. 20 drops Peppermint Essential Oil OR 1 tbsp Peppermint Extract. I personally think the essential oil produces a better product. DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub Directions: Add sugar to jar Add oil to jar Add your Peppermint oil or extract to jar Stir well Seal and decorate jar. Add a ribbon and one of these adorable Christmas printable tags from my friend Jen Viola! I am guessing one of the most easy-peasy gifts you have ever made. Looking for more DIY Holiday Gift Ideas? I made this project as a part of a roundup with some ...
Apps For Oil Users
Are you an oil freak like me? Can't stand to be out of touch with ways to use your oils or manage your oily business? These apps for oil users will help you keep on oiling while you are on the go. Ref Guide for Essential Oils This app works equally as well for both Apple and Android. It's made by Abundant Health and closely mimics the information provided in the Essential Oils Pocket Reference book. While the book is a bit awkward to carry around with you this app makes it perfect for you to look up anything you need to know about your oils while you are on the soccer field. I really like that you can look up specific symptoms and find oils that may help. Very well organized and easy to use. Worth the price especially if you are choosing this over a book! I really love this because if I am especially busy (and what working mom isn't?) and someone asks me an oily question that I need to research I can look it up here and send a quick screenshot to answer the question. Essential Oil Go-To Guide I have not had a lot of time to play with this one but it made quite an impression on people at Convention this summer as it's arrival has been anxiously awaited. The big ...
DIY Candy Corn Soap
I'm all for anything that gets people washing their hands more this time of year! This DIY Candy Corn Soap is a lot of fun to make and it looks and smells great! I originally came up with the recipe with my niece and she loved it--so this is definitely mom tested, kid approved! The good news is that if you have made any of my other DIY soap projects, you probably have most of the items on hand to make this today. If not, click on the Amazon (affiliate links) to get them ordered quickly. Here is what you will need: DIY Candy Corn Soap Ingredients Soap Colorant Olive Oil Soap Base Goats Milk Base silicone soap mold Young Living Essential Oils- for this I used a combination of Stress Away, Nutmeg and Cinnamon Bark (so that it had a Snickerdoodle scent) but you could do this just as easily with Thieves (like in this How To Make Soap For Kids tutorial) DIY Candy Corn Soap Instructions: You need to make this soap in 3 stages (for each of the colored layers) and plan time in between for each layer to cool. The actually time to make the project is about 25 minutes but add your drying time into that when planning. This recipe will yield two bars. Please ...
Pumpkin Spice Lip Balm
#PumpkinSpiceEverything Fever has hit but to be honest I would rather this Pumpkin Spice Lip Balm hit my lips. It's all natural, leaves my lips smooth and glossy and has a cool tingling (slightly plumping) effect that I am addicted to....best yet? Almost zero calories. Beat that Starbucks. Pumpkin Spice Lip Balm Ingredients This list contains affiliate links 3 tsp beeswax pastilles 2 tsp coconut oil 1 tsp cocoa butter-I eyed a chunk that fit just about right in the tsp 2 tsp pumpkin seed oil 4 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil (click here to get a Young Living Discount) 2 drops Clove Essential Oil 2 drops Nutmeg Essential Oil 6 lip balm tubes Pippette (glass or long plastic-I personally prefer the plastic because the glass is hard to clean but the glass is safest) Pumpkin Spice Lip Balm Directions If you have NEVER made lip balm before please read through a few lip balm tutorials to become familiar with the process. Melt the following in a double boiler. For this project I made a double boiler effect by setting a Pyrex measuring cup in a saucepan filled with a few inches of slowly boiling water. beeswax coconut oil cocoa butter pumpkin ...
How To Make Soap For Kids
Learning how to make soap for kids is easy. This fun little project is perfect for back to school with all those grimey hands making their way back home. The whole project should take you less than 30 minutes. Just think how much fun they would have using these little soap monsters! Learn How To Make Soap For Kids: Supplies Needed Disclosure: the following list contains affiliate links. In addition, I am a Young Living Distributor. Fun, silicone mold. There are so many great shapes out there now. You can easily adapt all the cake pop ones as well. I bought this Monster Mold on Amazon. Soap Colorant-loved these neon colors. Olive Oil Soap Base-if you don't order this one make sure you use a see through base. Thieves Essential Oil- You can buy Young Living at retail cost or sign up to be a wholesale member and save money on Young Living-24% off! (pssst---there are some cool slides on that last link that talk about all the individual oils in the kit and how they can benefit your family like this one) How to Make Soap For Kids: Step by Step Cut 4 cubes off Olive Oils Soap Base. You will see they are pre-scored. Place in microwave safe container. ...