Natural Beauty - Natural Health

DIY Homemade Simple Uplifting Peppermint Bath Melts

Soaking yourself in a naturally fresh and uplifting peppermint bath is both energising and invigorating. Peppermint contains Vitamin A that helps reduce excessive skin oiliness and strengthen skin tissue. Peppermint oil also acts as an astringent, making it very...

Simple Honey Lotion Body Bars

You can use the basic recipe idea for this simple lotion bar and then substitute you own flavours. I have a beehive at home so access to beautiful raw honey and beeswax, so love to add honey into my own homemade products. Honey is naturally antibacterial, full of...

Health & Beauty Benefits of Cinnamon Essential Oil

Cinnamon essential oil has a warm, spicy musky smell, this scent is typically used in masculine scents and under notes that depict a more earthy scent.There are so many ways to use and get the benefits out of this beautiful oil and it has many benefits. Enhance and...

DIY Natural Homemade Honey and Lemon Face Mask Recipe

Honey has the ability to absorb impurities from the skin. It is antibacterial and full of antioxidants, the antioxidant properties help protect your skin from the damaging ultraviolet sunlight. It also moisturizes, soothes, and lightens your skin. Lemon is used in...

Bronzing Whipped Mint Chocolate and Coconut Body Butter

There is no need cover your body with synthetic junk ever again, this whipped body butter looks as good as it sounds and is decadent body care goodness. In fact it was difficult to resist "licking the beaters" after it was whipped. Silky smooth, light and super...

10 DIY Lotion Bars, Balms and Body Butters for Silky-Soft Skin

The colder weather is starting to set in Australia and no doubt the warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere, so any change in season is a great time to be looking at nurturing your skin and senses with some great DIY homemade skin care products. What better then...

What Exactly is Coconut Oil?

Coconut oil comes from the coconut palm, Cocos Nucifera. The coconut plant consists of a palm, seed and fruit. Technically, the fruit of the coconut is a drupe, not a true nut. It has various uses in cooking, medicine and industry. The coconut can only grow in high...

Chamomile, Peppermint or Rose Foot Bath

Everyone needs a foot tub. A simple plastic tub will do, as long as your feet fit comfortably and it can hold a couple litres of water to cover your feet for a soak. Treat yourself to a foot soak at least once per week. You will need: A soaking tub/bin A clean dry...

Simple Kitchen Hand Exfoliator, Cocoa Butter & Coffee

Try this recipe after chopping garlic or any time your hands need a good scrub and odour-eliminator. Ingredients 2 TBSP coffee grinds (used or unused) 1/4 cup 100% cocoa butter Method Work the butter and grind together with your hands in a small mixing bowl. If the...

Oatmeal, Honey and Yoghurt Face Mask

There are three basic categories for facial masks: masks for oily skin, masks for dry skin, and masks for skin somewhere in between those two extremes. Masks for oily skin contain ingredients that draw out excessive oil or even dirt or toxins lurking near the surface...