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Hemp And Honey Lip Balm

What You Need To Make DIY Honey Lip Balm

1 teaspoon hemp oil
4 teaspoons almond oil
2 teaspoons honey
10g cocoa butter
10g beeswax
15g shea butter

Steps

Melt the beeswax, cocoa, and shea butter in a double boiler.
Add the hemp oil, almond oil, and honey, and stir until it turns into a liquid consistency.
Add honey to this mixture.
Blend the ingredients using a milk frother/wisk
Once it reaches medium-thick consistency, pour the balm into jars to set.

Homemade Shaving Cream with Coconut & Shea Butter

This natural shaving cream recipe nourishes and protects sensitive skin while providing a good shave. It can be used for both men and women. You will love how soft your skin feels and feel satisfied knowing that you are using healthy ingredients.

Ingredients

Scale

⅔ cup unrefined coconut oil
⅔ cup pure shea butter
2 tablespoons olive or grapeseed oil
2 tablespoons liquid Castile soap
10–20 drops of lavender or frankincense essential oils

Instructions

Using a small saucepan, melt the shea butter and coconut oil on a very low heat setting on the stove. Stir until fully melted.
Add the olive oil or grapeseed oil and stir until fully blended. Remove from heat.
Transfer the mixture to a medium-sized bowl and place in the fridge until it becomes solid.
Remove the mixture from fridge. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, whip the mixture until fluffy; probably about 3–5 minutes.
Add the Castile soap and blend.
Add the essential oil and whip again until fully blended and fluffy

Notes

You may be expecting a big lather. This homemade shaving cream does not lather. It’s more like a cream or lotion-like texture and should be applied as a thin layer.

Body Butter

Coconut oil is one of my most favourite ingredients, and it so happens to be the star in this homemade body butter. Combine with beautifying essential oils and shea butter, and you have a silky, smooth cream that will give your skin some much-needed softness, particularly during this winter season.

This recipe makes a reasonable amount, which is why I like to pour it into three little tins, so that I can stash one in my purse as well as a having a few extras in the bathroom cabinet.

HOMEMADE BODY BUTTER RECIPE
Makes 150ml approx.

½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup shea butter
5 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
5 drops frankincense essential oil
3 x 50ml aluminium tins or amber jars

1. Place the coconut oil and shea butter in a heatproof bowl over a double boiler. Stir until melted, then stir in the essential oils.

2. Pour into the glass jars or aluminium tins and allow to set, about 2 hours.

Will keep for up to 6 months in a cool, dry place.

Facial Toner

To make our DIY Facial Toner you will need:

50ml Rose hydrosol
drops of Frankincense (used for fighting acne, preventing wrinkles, reducing large pores and tightening the skin to reduce the signs of aging)
10 drops of Geranium (treat acne, reduce inflammation, alleviate anxiety and balance hormones)

These beeswax food wraps are an easy-to-make, environmentally friendly alternative to plastic cling film (gladwrap) They are so easy to fold and seal around food or a bowl to keep food fresh and protect from pests.

Wraps can be washed in cool, soapy water and re-used, however, as they can't be washed in hot water, don't use them to cover fish or raw meat.