Lotions and Creams

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Today, March 29, is Lemon Chiffon Cake Day. I get a lot of inspiration from calendars, and today is no exception. I saw a photo of a lovely yellow cake with white frosting, and I immediately thought of our luscious Lemon Sugar Fragrance Oil. Lemon Sugar is a happy fragrance […]

Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Lotion

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Don’t you love how everything turns green for St. Patrick’s Day? When I was in college, I’d been to the obligatory St. Patrick’s Day party and had overindulged in green beer. The following morning the dining hall had green eggs, green biscuits, and even green milk! Needless to say, I […]

Green Lotion for St. Patrick’s Day

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Searching a calendar website for inspiration, I discovered that March 7-11 is National Foot Week. While the focus of the week is primarily foot health, pampering your tooties is never a bad thing. This week we will look at ways to make your feet feel great! Today that looks like […]

Minty Foot Moisturizing Cream

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We all know Shea Butter, but how familiar are you with Liquid Shea Oil? This was a new ingredient to me, so I decided to make a cream with it, adding Almond Butter and Squalane Butter to round out my formula. Liquid Shea Oil is a pretty greasy oil, but […]

Shea Oil & Squalane Cream

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Aloe is a standard in skin care; I’ve never met an aloe-based product I didn’t like. Today I’ll make a lotion using our fantastic Aloe Vera Butter and some Macadamia Nut Oil to round out the formula. Aloe Butter is a softer oil that is just dreamy to use! Aloe […]

Aloe Vera Butter Lotion

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This winter has been hard on hands! Both my husband and I have cracked fingertips from dryness and cold. I set out to make a salve that would really nourish the skin and create an emollient barrier to allow these ouchy places to heal. I began with lanolin. There is […]

Extreme Lanolin Salve

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Sometimes your skin just needs some extra exfoliation. Winter is surely that time for me, so I’ve been thinking a bit outside the box about a scrubby lotion to be used before showering. Here’s the idea: create a lotion that contains the hydrating power of Hydrovance as a humectant and […]

Scrubby Exfoliating Lotion

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Today we’re going to make a salve to put on those inevitable cuts and scrapes we all get. We’ll focus on the wonderful benefits of three extracts: Calendula, Comfrey, and Goldenseal. It seems like my hands take the worst beating with scrapes, chapped knuckles, cracked cuticles, and even deep cracks […]

Three Extracts Salve

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