*Affiliate links have been used in this post. View my privacy policy here. Making your own natural skin care products for you and your household is much easier than you might expect, and you can have lots of fun doing it! More than likely, you won’t need to go purchase extra ingredients to get started. You can use staples directly from your kitchen cabinets such as olive oil, coconut oil, sugars, and fresh fruit to create many DIY natural skin care products quickly and efficiently right at home. [Sidenote:] You can easily remove makeup with only coconut oil or olive oil, without mixing any additional products. However, you may also…
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Easy Upcycled DIY Gift Bags
It’s fun to add a little crafty touch to your gift bags, and it feels more “thoughtful” because it shows that you invested a little more time into your gift. I often buy plain bags at the dollar store because you can get them cheaper in “groups”. Today, I bought a 3-pack of yellow gift bags for $1. If you watch for clearance sales at Walmart and other stores, you can often snag an even better deal! They are of course, plain gift bags, but it doesn’t take much to turn them into something a little more special. My BEST TIP for DIY crafts is to buy plaid / gingham…
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Don’t Pay a Fortune for Anti-Aging Beauty Projects – Use this DIY Recipe
PIN HERE: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/138204282291947489/ Don’t pay big bucks for beauty products! Falling into the trap of consumerism only sweeps away your hard earned money. SAVE YOUR MONEY CAMPAIGN: Share YOUR favorite DIY recipes and tips in the comments below (or on Instagram, Pinterest, or Facebook with the HASHTAG #hchsaveit — I would love to feature a few shares from the HCH community. Make your own DIY anti-aging beauty product: [Recipe Below] Take 1/2 cup of brown sugar and mix it with 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon argan oil, and a few drops of essential oil of lemon. You can get essential oils pretty reasonable at Rocky Mountain Oils.…
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How to Exfoliate Your Skin Naturally at Home – TEN Foods from Your Kitchen
You don’t need expensive beauty products to create a healthy glow for your skin… You can pop into your kitchen and find some products which are just as great for your skin as any beauty products you can find on the shelves at stores. Here’s How to Exfoliate Your Skin Naturally at Home – With Ten foods (and products) Right from your Kitchen: Oats – Grind them into a powder and add water to make a great moisturizing scrub. It’s also great for soothing dry and sunburned skin. Strawberries – Strawberries work as an antioxidant, ridding the skin of excessive oils and brightening your skin. Eggs – Whole eggs moisturize…
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Video: How to Make Your Own Pure Stevia and Liquid Stevia
After my growing interest in gardening this year and also reading and enjoying the lifestyle (love it!!)… I found this video and have plans to add Stevia to my future gardening plans. I don’t plan to use a lot of this, but when I get to craving something extra sweet, I’d like to have an alternative sweetener that will keep my blood sugar levels from spiking too high. You’ll find this video about making your own pure Stevia at home very interesting… What Is Stevia? Stevia is a natural sweetener and an alternative to sugar. It is produced from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. These leaves have been…
