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Natural Perfumery Notes on Tinctures and Enfleurages

I love making natural perfumes. And have made hundreds over the years. The unique scents that each essential oil will carry can be exalted, or diminunized for very different results and lovely aromas are achieved. Over the years there is much I have learned on my own as well as through research and sharing with [...]

Easy DIY Beauty and Bath Recipes

If you love DIY projects, and knowing exactly what you are using on/in your body and home…. Check out a few of my articles on Associated Content/ Yahoo Contributor Network Easy DIY Shea Butter Cream Recipe Easy DIY Natural Handmade Soap Recipe Without Using Lye or Caustic Soda Shortcut DIY Incense & Aromatherapy Blends to [...]

Easy DIY Natural Handmade Soap Recipe Without Using Lye or Caustic Soda

    If you love DIY handmade gifts, or just enjoy using natural products that you’ve made yourself, then this project is for you. Here is a wonderful and fun recipe to play with that makes the best natural handmade soap you’ll find without having to deal with the dangers of lye or caustic soda. [...]

New Articles! DIY Anti-aging treatments, Natural Remedies for Menopause & Get Better Skin with Massage

Check out my newest articles on the DAILY GLOW!! DIY Natural Anti-aging Skin Treatment: Save Money and Lavish Your Skin Skin & Beauty -> Skin Treatments Want Better Skin? Go to a Masseur Skin & Beauty -> Skin Care Tips Natural Remedies for Menopause: Can Essential Oils Help? Personal Care -> At-Home Treatments

The Amazing Strawberry; Benefits of this heart-shaped fruit

One of the most beautiful fruits in nature’s bounty is the strawberry. Its ruby red color and heart-shape give us clues as to how it may help benefit our health too. Yup, you guessed it; the heart. But not only the heart, your skin can benefit too. Read on for more about the wonders and [...]

Get Pretty Feet for Summer with These Homemade Feet Treats Recipes for Beautiful Feet

Read on  to find out how to take simple ingredients and transform those winter heels into touchable tootsies that are soft enough to play footsie with your honey anytime. First thing after getting home from work, take off those shoes and soak those tired tootsies in a hot foot bath with a few drops of [...]

Best Essential Oils for Insect Bites and Natural Insect Repellent Recipe

Warmer weather brings out the insects, and no one enjoys the stings and bites from these critters, so here are a few natural remedies and recipes for mosquitoes, biting flies, gnats/no-see-ums, and ant bites, as well  as a great natural insect repellent recipe. There are too many dangerous chemicals included in most of the over-the-counter [...]

No time for April fools- we’re talkin’ springtime citrus wake-up DIY body scrub recipes

April is here!!! Yay!… and spring is definitely in the air. I’m feeling a bit frisky this morning after using one of my homemade morning body polishes and just wanted to share with you a couple great recipes for making your own. They are really quite simple to make (even a novice can do it!). [...]

How to Make a Natural Travel Kit with Essential Oils

How to Make a Natural Travel Kit with Essential Oils Plus Recipes For; Sunburn Relief Spray, Jet Lag, Migraines, Stress Headaches, Nausea, Travel Sickness, Queasiness, Fear of Flying, and Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis Candice L. Collins, Yahoo! Contributor Network Aromatherapy can be a very helpful companion when embarking upon a long journey, or even just [...]

Rose Geranium Essential Oil

Pelargonium roseum is not only beautiful, but happens to be one of the most useful, and wonderful essential oils we have. As you’ll soon see, it’s uses are many and it’s beauty is more than skin deep. Rose Geranium, or Geranium Rose- AuraCacia has this to say about Geranium essential oil: Pelargonium graveolens, the rose-scented [...]

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