Soaps & oils

Dye - Dyes From Plants - Pioneer Thinking. Did you know that a great source for natural dyes can be found right in your own back yard!

Roots, nuts and flowers are just a few common natural ways to get many colors. Yellow, orange, blue, red, green, brown and grey are available. Go ahead, experiment! Gathering plant material for dyeing: Blossoms should be in full bloom, berries ripe and nuts mature. Remember, never gather more than 2/3 of a stand of anything in the wild when gathering plant stuff for dying. To make the dye solution: Chop plant material into small pieces and place in a pot. Getting the fabric ready for the dye bath: You will have to soak the fabric in a color fixative before the dye process. Color Fixatives: Salt Fixative (for berry dyes) 1/2 cup salt to 8 cups cold water Plant Fixatives (for plant dyes) 4 parts cold water to 1 part vinegar. Cosmetic Ingredients Supply - MakingCosmetics.com Inc. How To Make Deodorant [Homemade Easy and It Works]

Making your own personal products is a blast, and you can control the ingredients.

Today we share yet another way to help you live a healthy, more sustainable and self-sufficient life. diyNatural reader Samantha said, “I was extremely, extremely skeptical. I think even a little part of me wanted to be able to come back and say – no it doesn’t work. But, it really did! Like others here, I already feel that I’m sweating less, but as much as I’m excited about not smelling anymore (who wouldn’t be), I’m more excited that I won’t be throwing away shirts that are ruined by deodorant stains. Why Homemade? I like to address this up front to displace the common assumption that homemade products are made simply for the savings… savings is just one handsome benefit. In reality, the benefits of making your own stuff go far beyond saving a few bucks.

Essential Oils for Healing the Skin. Essential Oils for Healing the Skin (Please see the Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Article Index at the bottom of this page; descriptions of individual oils can be found from the links on the main Essential Oils page.)

Healing the Skin with Essential Oils Trends in health and beauty are placing more trust in the efficacy of natural and organic ingredients. Skin care is no exception, with more women coming to realize the purity of what they put on their skin is as important as that of what they eat. Castor Oil - Natural Protection from Deadly Viruses. CASTOR OIL - Natural Protection from Deadly Viruses From David William's complementarys Newsletter.

Dr. David G. Williams Moving on to more "exotic" techniques to increase immune system efficiency, we come to castor oil. Essential Oil Use Chart. - Aura Cacia. Essential Oil Directory a • b • c • e • f • g • h • j • l • m • n • o • p • r • s • t • v • w • y Allspice Berry - The oil has a warm, spicy-sweet aroma.

It is used in spicy or masculine scents. It combines well with orange, ginger, patchouli and all of the spice oils including cinnamon, cassia and clove. Aromatherapy benefits: warming, cheering, comforting, nurturing. Amyris - Amyris is also known as West Indian sandalwood, although unrelated to the true Indian sandalwood. Anise - The oil of anise and star anise are often used and sold interchangeably because they are similar in aroma and chemical make-up. he primary constituent of both is anethole, a sweet substance that solidifies at room temperature. Basil, Sweet – There are many types of basil: linalool basil, exotic basil and sweet basil.

Homemade Massage Oil Recipes. Homemade massage oils give you an easier access to quick relaxation.

Certain massage oil recipes must be memorized by heart, so that you can swiftly prepare them, as and when you are in need of unwinding and pampering yourself. Regular exercise and busy schedule tires and fatigues your muscles. It can cause constant body ache, which negatively affects your daily activities. To make things worse, it also affects the agility of your body, making your movements slow and calculated. A relaxing body massage is all that you need to alleviate yourself from the agony of paining muscles, improper blood circulation and unnecessary fatigue. Lotion Making Supplies.

Making lotion seems complicated but it couldn't be easier.

Wouldn't you love to make a thick and luxurious cream in your signature scent or maybe a light, healing after sun moisturizer? We've got all the supplies you need to make the exact lotion you want from scratch. Of course, we also carry lotion bases if you just want to skip to the fun part of adding the fragrance and packaging! Make your own natural body lotion. Lavender Body Lotion Recipe. Luscious lavender homemade lotion.

Homemade Body Lotion Recipe. Elbow and Knee Lotion. Recipe by Anne-Marie Faiola This is a cross between a crème and a lotion.

It can be placed in a jar or in a squeezable bottle. DIY Natural Shampoo Recipe. Over the past couple years, as my family has tried to cut back on toxic chemicals in our house, I have experimented with all sorts of organic and “all natural” shampoos. All Natural Deep Conditioner with Coconut Cream. People are really interested in all natural care products.

I’ve had a lot of great questions about my natural lathering shampoo recipe. And several people have wondered the best treatments for colored or chlorine damaged hair. That’s why I’m happy to give you guys this awesome little recipe: An all natural deep conditioner for your hair using coconut cream! Behold the power of saturated fats If you’ve been around this blog for a while you already know that I love to include a lot of saturated fats in my diet (from real, clean food). Due to its high content of saturated fat, coconut is an excellent emulsifier to restore damaged hair. Coconut Cream Hair Rinse: An all natural deep conditioner Ingredients: 1/2 cup fresh coarsely grated coconut meat* 1/2 cup fresh coconut milk (like this) 2 teaspoons raw honey 1 fresh vanilla bean, cut into small pieces (optional, but really heavenly) *Fresh coconut is always going to give superior results.

Directions: Homemade Shampoo. Soap Making Recipes and Tutorials. How To Make Your Own Dish Soap One Good Thing by Jillee. Yesterday I got an email from someone asking about a Homemade Dish Soap recipe. Home made dish soap. I got this recipe from : www.frugalhomeliving.blogspot.com Homemade Liquid Dish Washing Soap 1 (7-oz) bar ZOTE or Octagon soap (or 1-2-3 brand soap) {Or cut a 14-oz bar in half} 5 qts. water 1 c. baking soda 1/4 c. washing soda 1/4 c. lemon juice Grate bar soap and place into a heavy stockpot. Pour in water & stir. Heat over medium heat, stirring often until soap is melted.

Remove pot from heat and add in baking soda, washing soda & lemon juice. Stir to mix well. (As the mixture cools in the pot it may begin to gel up and separate itself from the water. The Oil-Cleansing Method.