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Rose, Vanilla & Milk Bath Anyone?

So I was inspired to make this by a natural beauty book I’m currently reading, I’ve however modified the recipe to suit myself except the cocoa butter and roses. I love roses and cocoa butter, infact almost all my diy bath stuff have one or the other including this skin softening bath milk. However aside the roses and cocoa butter, it has coconut milk which contains a natural protein that is good…

Aleppo Soap, Dead Sea Water And Other Stuff

I love shopping for skincare/ haircare products either natural or not so natural, especially when they’re not the usual beauty products you see all over, so I was doing my usual surfing online (eBay to be precise) when I came across this shop (eco natural products) and all they sell are eco-friendly, all natural skincare/ haircare products from oils, to serum, to masks and everything in-between.…

Rhassoul Rose Cleansing Facial Mask

I purchased a book  on amazon kindle by Carla Oates ‘feeding your skin’, and according to the book, it is believed that the first mask was invented by slave girls in Egypt who were washing their clothes at the Nile’s edge. They realised that their feet became soft and pappy after immersion in the mud, and so decided to apply it on their face and hands. since then , masks have evolved to include a…

Favourites + Effective Natural Plant Oils For Hair And Skin

Carrier Oils/Base Oils are natural plant/fruits oils, pressed from the leaves or seed of such plant. Usually, plant oils do not have any strong concentrated aroma unlike essential oil, however some type of oils like neem oil, marula oil, olives etc, have distinctive smell also carrier oils are not prone to evaporation because they are less volatile unlike essential oil. The best plant oil…

Organic Whipped Shea Baby Butter

It’s one of those nights when my mind is just clogged and I can’t go to sleep. So instead of tossing and turning I decided to go downstairs gather up my ingredients, lock the kitchen door (to block off the noise incase you were wondering)  and make my son’s body butter. I use it as a body and hair moisturizer for him and it works just fine. I use it for rashes, dry skin, and even flu cream with…

Srubby Sweet Lip Balm

This is for the dry winter lips and the quick lip fix just before a lipstick. It is a lip scrub, a lip balm and a lip primer all in one. Contains all natural, simple and skin loving oils, wax and butter. The Recipe white/Yellow beeswax 0.7oz Sweet Almond Oil 1.3oz Raw Unrefined Shea Butter 1oz White Sugar 2.5oz Vitamin E 0.2oz Sliver Glitter (optional) Flavour Oil 6ml Glass bowls Mixing Spoons…