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Brightening Body Polish for Dull Skin

INGREDIENTS

1 cup oat flour
1 cup almond flour
1/4 – 1/2 cup tomato juice
1/8 tsp turmeric powder
5 drops lime essential oil
2 drops lemon essential oil

DIRECTIONS

Mix all ingredients to create a thick paste. Start with 1/4 cup tomato juice and add additional juice by teaspoonful if needed.
Apply body polish to skin with round brushing motions.
Sit in a steamy room for fifteen minutes before rinsing off body polish.

March 23, 2016October 30, 2016

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Oatmeal Clay Mask for Upset Skin

Calm troubled skin with this soothing mask made from healing bentonite clay and oats. Bentonite clay absorbs toxins and impurities, and releases beneficial minerals to the skin. Oatmeal is soothing and skin-softening. Tea tree essential oil brings antiseptic and antibacterial properties.

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp calcium bentonite clay
1 tbsp water
1 tsp powdered oats
2 drops tea tree essential oil

DIRECTIONS

Blend dry ingredients together.
Mix in water and tea tree essential oil until smooth.
Apply a thin coat of the oatmeal clay mask and allow to dry.
Use warm water to gently remove mask.

Note: It is important to use glass bowls when using bentonite clay, as glass will not react with the clay.

March 21, 2016October 30, 2016

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Dry Shampoo for Light Hair

On those busy days when you don’t have time to wash, dry, and style your hair, refresh yesterday’s hair with this super simple dry shampoo recipe for light hair. The arrowroot powder helps to absorb moisture, and ylang ylang essential oil is great for oily scalp. Simply sprinkle dry shampoo powder onto a fluffy makeup brush, then brush sparingly onto hair roots.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup arrowroot powder
1 tsp baking powder
2-5 drops ylang ylang essential oil

DIRECTIONS

Blend the powders together thoroughly.
Add 2 drops ylang ylang essential oil and stir well. Ylang ylang has a strong fragrance so start with 2 drops, and increase drop by drop until desired scent level is reached.

March 20, 2016October 30, 2016

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Baby Bump Belly Lotion Bar

Pamper your growing baby bump with this easy to make and use belly lotion bar.

INGREDIENTS & SUPPLIES

2 oz rosehip oil
1 oz beeswax pellets
1 oz shea butter
1 oz coconut oil
15-25 drops neroli essential oil
silicone mold

DIRECTIONS

Melt beeswax pellets, shea butter, and coconut oil over a double boiler.
Remove from heat, then blend in rosehip oil and 15 drops neroli essential oil. Add additional neroli essential oil if desired.
Pour into mold and allow to harden.
Use hands to warm the belly lotion bar, then apply to belly. Safe to use in second and third trimesters.

March 19, 2016October 30, 2016

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Textured Beach Hair Spray

Bring out your inner beach babe hair with this texturizing beach spray! So quick and easy to make, and smells fantastic too. It’s important that fractionated coconut oil is used rather than conventional coconut oil. The fractionated coconut oil comes in liquid form and doesn’t solidify.

INGREDIENTS & SUPPLIES

8 oz glass spray bottle
7 oz warm water
2 tsp Epsom salts
1 tbsp aloe vera gel
1/2 tsp fractionated coconut oil
20 drops lemongrass essential oil

DIRECTIONS

Pour warm water and salts into spray bottle, and shake until the salts are completely dissolved.
Add aloe vera gel, fractionated coconut oil, and lemongrass essential oil.
Shake beach spray well before each use.
Rock that beachy hair!

March 18, 2016October 30, 2016

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