When winter weather has your skin thirsting for long-lasting moisture, there’s no better way to slake it than with a luxurious sugar scrub that sloughs away dry skin and seals in hydration. Today’s sugar scrub recipe fits the bill perfectly and is scented using one of Plant Therapy’s exclusive essential oil blends – Cherry Cordial. […]
Homemade Skincare
DIY Lip Balm with Frankincense and Rose
If you’re anything like me, you have a tube of lip balm in every room ready to apply to dry chapped lips at a moment’s notice. If you’re also like me, then that means you have lip balms, most of which are homemade, in a variety of different flavors and formulas to keep things interesting. […]
Skin Softening & Acne Reducing Apple Cider Vinegar Toner
One of the most common questions I get about skincare is if you can swap out rose water with raw apple cider vinegar as a toner. My answer? Yes! You most certainly can! As much as I adore using rose water in my skincare routine for its astringent and pH balancing properties, not to mention […]
Doesn’t Budge Pumpkin Pie Lip Balm
I recently got my hands on a few Fall-Inspired essential oil blends by Plant Therapy and have been enjoying using them in a few seasonal recipes. My favorite blend in the Fall collection is their Pumpkin Pie essential oil. I just cannot get over how delicious it smells! I kid you not, it smells JUST […]
How to Make The Perfect Fool-Proof Arnica Salve for Bruising, Post-Surgery, and Aches & Pains
Learning how to make the perfect arnica salve is one of the first things you learn as a budding herbalist. Whether you spend your free-time gardening, are an avid hiker, an outdoor enthusiast, build things with your hands, suffer from joint disorders, have children, or are just clumsy like I am, a well-made arnica salve […]
DIY Flower Petal Body Oil and Roll-On Recipe
While perusing World Market the other day, I came across an aesthetically pleasing body oil and roll-on combo that really caught my eye. The simple yet beautiful body oil was a clear 4oz dropper bottle filled with a clear carrier oil and real rosebuds while another had real lavender flowers. Unfortunately, after giving each a […]