After visiting the famous Chocolate Spa at the Hotel Hershey last week and receiving the most amazing chocolate pedicure, I was determined to recreate some of the magic of the Hotel Hershey and Hershey Lodge’s chocolate-scented bath and beauty products. I looked on Pinterest this week to see if I could find a good chocolate…
Homemade Non-Toxic Sunscreen With Essential Oils
I’ve been very interested this past year in making more natural, non-toxic products for my family. With my family – and personal – history of skin cancer, protecting my skin and my kids’ skin from the harmful effects of the sun is of great importance to me. While I believe that wearing sunscreen is an…
DIY Shea Butter Lotion Bars
Curious how you can make your own shea butter lotion bars? I’ve become totally hooked on these DIY lotion bars, and I KNOW you will, too! Mother’s Day is coming up soon…and so is graduation and Father’s Day and a ton of family birthdays. And a family wedding. In other words, I have entered the…
Soothing Oatmeal Citrus Shea Butter Soap
I’ve been thinking about making my own soap now for a while, and this past weekend I finally got around to doing it. I took the easy route and used a shea butter soap base, so all of the trickier steps of making DIY soap with lye was done for me. I just got to…
DIY Easy Mint Sugar Scrub {+ Printable Labels}
Whether it’s cold and dry where you are…or it’s hot and sandy…I don’t know many hands and feet (and elbows and knees) that couldn’t benefit from a little sugar scrub. There are so many awesome scented beauty products out there, but I’ve been discovering lately how much I love to make my own homemade…