Hello Beautiful! I hope you had a long, relaxing summer full of healthy fun. Now that autumn is here, I wanted to find the perfect easy DIY project that can be made as a gift for your loved ones, or to create a festive atmosphere in your home. I am using natural ingredients that are locally sourced in Texas including our beeswax blocks fresh from local apiaries (now available in a pack of 4 1oz mini blocks in addition to our usual 1lb block), I also picked up some local vanilla essential oil, vanilla flavoring and honey.  About Candles Candles are readily available in all our favorite sho ..read more

Swirled Body Butters – have you seen these amazing looking things?? They’re super catchy and seem to be all over Instagram, so I got obsessed and experimented with them. Here’s my version. It is a simple way to achieve a good consistency body butter that can be squeezed out of a pastry bag in a smooth, swirled motion, and with vibrant colors that make your body butter stand out from the rest. Body Butter Base Recipe – 60% butters & 40% oils A little secret I’d like to reveal as someone who has formulated and played around with DIY skincare for 10 years (omg where did the time go??), is to ..read more

If you want to make a completely natural body butter, free of any synthetic ingredients, but don’t love the high density texture (ok, greasy) feeling that it can have on your skin, there are two easy options to help with this. Option 1 – add arrowroot powder  Option 2 – add clay Both options work well in absorbing some of the extra fats in your butter and oil body butters, also called an anhydrous formulation, and will still give you all the nutrients and moisture your skin wants and loves. My favorite general ratio is to add 2 teaspoons of either arrowroot powder or clay to every 4 oz o ..read more

If you have tried making DIY body butters or other butter/oil body products in the past, or even balms (these contain some wax in addition to the butters and oils), you may have met the skincare DIYer first challenge: gritty or grainy products. I have some tips for you on how to avoid that, but first I want to let you in on a couple of important things. Grainy body butters are not ruined, they work just as well, and the “grainy” texture will usually melt on skin contact and have the same wonderful final results on your skin.  The grittiness is nothing but the fatty particles of butter tha ..read more

Welcome to a colorful and fun article on how to add a splash of color or tint to your DIY Body Butters, Lotions, Lotion Bars and Lip Balms! This is a basic, beginners article on how you can add a nice hue to your skincare products, using only natural products. Two Simple Ways to Color Your Skincare 1. Mica powder / Eye shadow The most common way to add color to your homemade body butters or products is mica. Mica is a natural product derived from rocks, that’s really the simplest explanation. Mother Earth has rocks, crystals and other naturally occurring deposits that have a color to them. Whe ..read more

Ok girls (and boys), so you want to get the basics down on body butter formulating? I got you.  One important thing that I have learned in my best school days is that a solid foundation is everything. Once you have the basics down, you can build your own castle. How does this apply to skincare formulating? I’ll tell you, just pay attention and don’t get distracted by the next reel, tiktok or blog. Formulating a skincare product is very similar to cooking any meal. There are only a few basics, master those and you will see the light – meaning you will see through every label and every beau ..read more

Today I’d like to share with you a purifying DIY Candle recipe made from simple, nontoxic ingredients, beeswax and coconut oil. You can optionally add some dried flowers for decoration. This candle burns very clean and slower than other candle materials. It won’t emit harmful chemicals like those found in paraffin wax and metal-core wicks.  These are perfect for around the house or for any meditation or manifesting practices you may partake in. In our online store, we have both ethically bee-sourced and vegan varieties of wax. We also have 4 varieties of dried flowers. Beeswax is a classi ..read more

This homemade Calendula Salve came out so creamy and smooth. With just a few ingredients, including the ultra-healing calendula flower and raw yellow shea butter, this salve is a soothing, and healing product that can help with rashes, cuts and scrapes. It is also great for soothing tough skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.  Before I get into the recipe, here is a bit more about each of the ingredients I used. Calendula Flowers (also known as Pot Marigold) is a gentle, healing flower that can help soothe a wide range of skin concerns. It is normally found in baby products becau ..read more

Today I am excited to share a home remedy for acne or breakouts. This DIY Acne Spot Cream is made with 4 completely natural ingredients. It is simple to make and a little goes a long way, so you can make one batch and use it for months. When you have a breakout or a pimple pop up simply dab this on and leave it on for a couple hours or overnight. This will help it heal quickly.  Here is a little more information on the four natural ingredients in this recipe. They are an effective combination of gentle skincare staples that multi-task for many applications: Zinc Oxide Powder is a white ..read more

Whipped Cocoa Butter is one of my favorite recipes, it is simple to make, comes out creamy and smells amazing without any artificial scents. Most importantly it is packed with vitamins, fatty acids and antioxidants that work wonders on the skin. This body butter is particularly great for skin issues, including dry itchy skin, stretch marks, scars and dark spots.  With the weather cooling down it is the perfect time to start moisturizing the skin regularly. For me personally, as soon as the weather changes I can feel a difference on my skin and I love having self care items available to st ..read more