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I think that Sea Buckthorn Fruit Oil is very pretty and I found myself wanting to make a lotion with a small amount of this oil. The coloring of this lotion is very fun and the good news is that it won’t stain your skin! (I tried and it didn’t […]

Sea Buckthorn Oil in Lotion

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I really dislike having dry hands. I can’t decide if the reason is the itchy and tight feeling my dry hands have or that they seem catch on everything! Either way, I needed to solve my dry hands before I went completely crazy. I decided to formulate this cream that […]

Mid-Winter Light & Thick Hand Cream

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I made two batches of soap with lard at the same time, so today we will look at the second batch I made. I didn’t want to change the basic formula other than adding a few extras. So, I made the same formula with only changes in my additives! Yesterday, […]

Using Lard in Soap, Day Two

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I’ll admit it, I actually made this soap back in December. However, I wanted to test the soap before I shared my experiences with making the soap. If you recall, I wrote a post about how I rendered my first batch of lard at the end of November. I had […]

Using Lard in Soap, Day One

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*Note* I apologize for recipe errors yesterday! I have fixed that little problem and I have to admit that I must have been missing some brain cells when I released it! :)Sometimes an intensive cuticle treatment is nice, but I need a little pampering during the day when I don’t […]

Simple Cuticle Oil

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I’m one of those people who needs a good moisturizer during the winter or my hands dry out, crack, and run the risk of bleeding. This even includes my poor cuticles! I have had the worst case of hangnails recently, so I decided to come up with a formula for […]

Cuticle Treatment Cream

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I hope none of you are fighting the flu like me right now, with tissues shoved up my nose and blankets tucked up to my ears! As I was talking to Taylor and sharing thoughts about how to best take care of oneself when sick. As adults we aren’t so […]

Andee’s Cold & Flu Self Care Tips

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Just as my impending exams attempted to steamroller right over me, I found myself in great need of a small moment of personal time. I mean, really what girl should do without some soothing and much-needed pampering? Especially considering I had to do without my traditional holiday break this year. […]

Lavandin Body Lotion

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Now that I am living in China, I have to go shopping for food, cleaners and the other necessary things in order to live here comfortably. Some products I have needed to ponder over the characters to understand what it is and yet I recognize other brands from the USA. […]

Brand Recognition

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I’m excited to announce our next set of classes! We are offering a class on how to make lotion from scratch! Have you said any of the following statements? Lotion is something that only could be made by big businesses with big machines. I don’t even know what ingredients are used […]

Classes Coming Soon! Making Lotion from Scratch!

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Yippee! It is the first Friday of 2013! While it hasn’t been a complete week, I have already enjoyed the way this year has started for me. Have you had a good beginning to the year? I hope you have! This week, I am giving away a 1 fl oz […]

Freebie Friday!

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Yay! This is the last formula I had on my list to work on! Whew! I hope you have enjoyed this as much as I have! Charlotte wrote: “I would like to make my own deodorant. I currently use some I made from a recipe I found on Pinterest. I […]

Deodorant with Ingredients from Charlotte’s Cupboard