Save your pennies and pamper yourself with homemade luxury using these recipes for homemade DIY soaps, salves and scrubs. Say ‘no more’ to store-bought products and embrace the magic of DIY beauty.
Lemon mint sugar scrub
If you love the fresh scents of mint and lemon, you’ll love this homemade lemon mint sugar scrub. A lovely gift idea, or make it to keep.
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Geranium rosemary soap
Sugar scrub soap bars help clean your skin and add a fresh scent at the same time. Here’s one of my favorite DIY sugar soaps and scrubs – a unique geranium rosemary combination to try.
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Vanilla coffee gardener’s soap
Your diligent hands deserve a little indulgence after a day of tilling the soil, tending to your feathered friends in the coop, or tackling those gritty outdoor tasks. Reward them with our gentle gardener’s soap recipe, infused with the invigorating aroma of coffee and the sweet whisper of
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Dandelion salve
Making dandelion salve to soothe scrapes, cuts and burns is easy when you gather dandelions from your backyard and make dandelion oil for your base.
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Calendula salve
Originally created to try scrapes and scratches on our backyard chickens, I find this sweet-smelling calendula salve works just as well on humans.
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Beeswax lip balm
Beeswax lip balms help soften and protect your lips in every season, but they can get pricey. Make your own batch of beeswax lip balms and save your pennies.
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Lavender grapefruit soap
Make this fruity, floral lavender grapefruit sugar scrub soap in a flower shape soap mold for your favorite girls. These make lovely bridesmaid gifts, shower gifts, or even hostess gifts.
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Eucalyptus mint goat milk soap bars
This easy-to-make eucalyptus mint goat milk soap recipe is perfect for if you’re new to DIY soaps and scrubs. Follow the step-by-step instructions to make this invigorating, sinus-clearing soap.
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More sugar scrub recipes
Want more DIY soaps and scrubs recipes to make at home with simple natural ingredients? Here are 20 more to keep you busy this summer.
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