I believe that making your own products is an important step towards self reliance. It is also a great way to be able to control the ingredients that go into those products, as well as customize to your own personal preferences.

I’m not a fan of artificial fragrances, preservatives or chemicals that come with warning labels; so for me, being able to make my own using only natural and organic ingredients is a must.

Over the last few years I have been formulating these recipes and have been sharing them with you all here over the last few months, hoping to encourage others to make their own products as well. I wanted to have them all in one location to make finding the recipes a bit easier. We all know how hard it is to search through someone’s blog...Here is Part One. I will be adding more product tutorials in the future so stay tuned!

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6 MORE Beauty Product Tutorials With Step By Step Instructions

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Herbal Body Butter

If you have been following my blog for awhile, you’ll know I’m a big fan of adding beneficial herbs into my recipes whenever I can. This nourishing body butter is no exception; it contains Chamomile, Calendula, Lavender, Lemon Balm and Marshmallow Root to soothe skin while it moisturizes. It’s gentle enough for all skin types, making it great for the whole family. It’s rich without being greasy and has a lovely light scent. This is my go to product for gift giving and is always is a crowd pleaser.

Body Butter is essentially a very rich and thick lotion. The big difference is that with lotion, you are adding water and emulsifying that with an oil. Adding water to the mix means it has a very short shelf life or needs a preservative added. I do not like using preservatives and therefore prefer this Body Butter recipe.

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

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Detox Bath Salts

Mineral rich clays, salts and healing herbs have been used for centuries to help rid the body of toxins. There are many ways to help your body complete this natural process, but one of the easiest (and most relaxing) ways is to take a nice hot detox bath. This recipe is very easy to make and can be customized with any herbs you have on hand. Water is vital for our bodies to be able to rid itself of these toxins, so make sure you are drinking plenty of it before and during your bath!

Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate)- is known to remove toxins while soothing sore muscles, aches and pains, all while providing a source of magnesium that most individuals are deficient in.

Ancient Sea Salt - has a supremely rich mineral composition of magnesium, potassium, sodium, calcium, bromide, sulfur, zinc and many others which are absorb into the body while soaking. It has been known to relieve skin conditions, alleviate arthritis, soften skin, heal wounds, and replenish much needed minerals while removing impurities.

Kanolin, French Green or Bentonite Clay - These clays have the ability to pull toxins from skin while softening, removing dead skin cells, and soothing sensitive skin.

Baking Soda - has the ability to help neutralize ph levels in your tap water while assisting your body to absorb the minerals present in the clay and salts you will be adding to the bath.

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

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Homemade Fragrance Spray

This recipe can be used to make your own perfume, cologne, or line spray and is completely customizable depending on the scents you like. By using organic essential oils it is also good for your health and can help to improve your mood through it’s aromatherapy qualities. It’s extremely easy to make and you’ll never have to buy another toxic fragrance spray again.

This recipe gives you the steps to make your base as well as giving you specific measurements for different scents of perfume, cologne, linen spray and a helpful disinfectant spray as well. My personal favorite is Lavender, Sweet Orange and Vanilla.

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

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Making Your Own Citrus Essential Oil

Well now that you know how to make your own fragrance spray, why not make the essential oils that go in it? This is a great way to make an ingredient, rather than buy it, from citrus peels that would normally be thrown into the trash... it doesn’t get much better than that. I use it not only in my perfume and linen spray but also in homemade cleaners, and wood conditioners... it’s a great multi purpose product.

Essential Oils have amazing benefits and also produce a wonderful scent allowing you to add a nice fragrance to items without using harmful chemicals. With that being said, high quality essential oils are not cheap, and sometimes when using them for fragrance only purposes…it felt a bit excessive. So recently while staring at a large pile of grapefruit peels our family had consumed…I had an idea, why not make our own?

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

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Herbal Bug Repellent Bar

Finding a natural bug repellent that actually works is just difficult, not to mention they are pretty expensive. I always found myself having to reapply it constantly and I still would fall victim of those little mosquitos. So after some research, I came up with the idea of combining herbs and essential oils that have natural bug repellent properties with beeswax and Shea butter to actually form a barrier on the skin, giving you hours of relief. It’s extremely effective and actually moisturizes as it protects as well, it’s one of my favorite products.

Have you ever been out on a walk and noticed that some plants are completely covered with bugs while others don’t have a single one near them? Well, that is because some plants have natural bug repelling properties, pretty amazing right? Some of these plants are Lavender, Basil, Lemongrass, Catnip, Lemon Thyme, Mint, Rosemary, Cloves, and Citronella. While all of these herbs may smell absolutely amazing to us, some insects can’t stand it. These herbs mainly repel mosquitoes, fleas, flies, gnats, and moths. While causing no harm to any insect and not repelling those beneficial pollinators either.

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

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Herbal Diaper Ointment

Combining the best of the Herbal world with the natural healing properties of clay and adding in some nourishing oils makes for the perfect combination in this recipe. It has solved every issues it’s ever come across while being gentle and moisturizing.

We all want what is best for our children, and sometimes that means throwing away the toxic chemically ridden products from the store and finding something better.

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I hope you will find these recipes beneficial and that they will help encourage you to try making them yourself.

How To Make Your Own Beauty Products - Part Two | 6 MORE Step By Step Tutorials

6 MORE Beauty Product Tutorials With Step By Step Instructions

Herbal Body Butter

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Detox Bath Salts

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Homemade Fragrance Spray

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Making Your Own Citrus Essential Oil

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Herbal Bug Repellent Bar

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Herbal Diaper Ointment

Also, be sure to check out Part One

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Thank you so much for reading,

How To Make Your Own Beauty Products - Part Two | 6 MORE Step By Step Tutorials

6 MORE Beauty Product Tutorials With Step By Step Instructions

Herbal Body Butter

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Detox Bath Salts

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Homemade Fragrance Spray

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Making Your Own Citrus Essential Oil

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Herbal Bug Repellent Bar

You Can Find The Full Tutorial Here

Herbal Diaper Ointment

Also, be sure to check out Part One Bookmark, save and share with your friends! Thank you so much for reading,

Also, be sure to check out Part One

Bookmark, save and share with your friends!

Thank you so much for reading,