I’m always amazed by the power of herbal medicine. Comfrey is one of those herbs that truly has healing properties and is excellent when used in a salve. It is a plant that I will always have growing in my medicinal herb garden, even if it does have a tendancy to spread. Besides being medicinal,…
Herbal Bath and Skincare Recipes
Homemade Deodorant Recipe with Lavender and Sage
When I first began delving into making herbal bath and beauty products myself many years ago, it all started with homemade herbal deodorant. It’s the perfect beginner recipe for DIY beauty products, mainly because it’s simple to make, but also because it’s good for your health. The best part is that this homemade deodorant recipe…
Rose Hip Lip Balm for Soothing Dry Lips
{This post is sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs} Natural lip balms are easier to make than you may think, and they are especially nice when using nourishing herbal ingredients. When your lips are dry and in need of some extra moisturizing, this rose hip lip balm is the perfect thing to have on hand! Rose…
Juniper Spice Beard Balm Recipe: Homemade Natural Beard Care
{This post is sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs} If you or someone you know has an unruly beard, then this post is for you! Last year I made a Rosemary Pine Beard Balm that was hugely popular (and popular in my Etsy shop as well!), so I thought I’d come up with a new and…
Kombucha Soap: Natural Face Bar Recipe
Most of us in the fermenting world know all about kombucha, whether we’ve made it ourselves or just purchase it at our local health food store. What I’ve only recently learned is that kombucha is also great for the skin and makes a wonderful soap! It’s also the perfect way to use up any extra…
Wild Rose and Yarrow Soap
Making homemade soap is one of my new favorite skills. I especially love soaps that are made with foraged and wildcrafted ingredients. My friend Jan Berry, blogger at The Nerdy Farm Wife and author of 101 Easy Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home and the Natural Soapmaking eBook, has a great recipe for…
DIY Herbal No Bug Balm (with Lemon Balm)
Summer is the time for bugs, and not always the good kind! There’s nothing worse than going on a relaxing camping trip near a beautiful river or lake, only to get eaten alive by mosquitoes the whole time. The only problem with commercial bug spray is that there is often toxic chemicals in them that…
Vanilla Lavender Lip Balm
Homemade herbal products are some of my favorite things to make. It’s so satisfying to make an all natural salve, lip balm, or herbal remedy with real ingredients from scratch. It’s usually easier than you would think, too! One of my most popular items in my Coco’s Herbals Etsy shop is my Vanilla Lavender Lip…
How to Make and Use Dandelion Salve
Spring is a wonderful time of year, especially after the cold, dark, and dreary weather of winter. I’m always so excited to see the first dandelions pop up, as that means that warmer weather is on its way and I can soon make homemade dandelion salve! Foraging for dandelions isn’t difficult, as they are one…
10 Ways to Use Calendula Infused Oil
Calendula is one of my very favorite flowers. Not only is it a beautiful addition to the garden, but it has many amazing health benefits. I feel lucky that it grows readily and wild in our backyard without me having to do much, as it reseeds itself every year. You can read more about how…
