The yarrow plant grows commonly and is edible and medicinal. Yarrow’s benefits range from stopping blood flow from cuts to being good for dry skin. Make an herbal salve to easily access yarrow’s medicinal uses! About Yarrow Plant Yarrow grows almost everywhere and is a perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. It grows year-round in…
Herbal Bath and Skincare Recipes
Nourish healthy skin and practice self-care with DIY herbal bath and skincare products made from real, natural ingredients.
Discover our homemade skincare recipes for beginner's cold processed soap and Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bars. You can learn how infuse herbal oils like CBD Infused Oil. Then you'll be able to make your own herbal salves and forage for herbs and flowers to create restorative skincare like Dandelion Salve. Perhaps your skin is thirsty? With natural oils and botanicals, Calendula Cream and Rose Lotion Bars provide just what your dry skin is craving.
Plantain Salve for Itchy Bug Bites and Rashes
Plantain salve is an easy-to-make herbal remedy that works wonders to soothe a variety of skin ailments, particularly itchy skin. Plantain herb is easy to find, forage, and use in this simple and accessible salve recipe! About Plantain While often seen as a common weed, the plantain plant is actually an amazingly useful herb that…
Homemade Calendula Lip Balm
This homemade lip balm made with calendula oil is a wonderful way to soothe chapped and cracked lips while connecting to your inner kitchen herbalist self. Similar to calendula salve, this natural lip balm will restore moisture to your lips when you need it most. This is a super easy lip balm recipe! Calendula for…
10 Herbal Salve Recipes for Natural Skin Care
Herbal salve recipes are easy to make and are wonderful for a variety of uses in your natural skincare routine. Salves can incorporate many different herbs and can help to soothe, calm, and ease the skin. Support and balance your specific skin needs with one or more of these herbal salve recipes! What are Herbal…
Homemade Rose Lotion Bars with Cocoa Butter
Learn how to make rose lotion bars! This is a lovely lotion bar recipe that uses rose-infused oil and cocoa butter and is soothing for the skin. They are easy to make and a wonderful addition to your homemade bath and beauty products, and perfect for a handmade Valentine’s gift! The Big Book of Homemade…
Rose Hip Facial Oil: Homemade Face Serum
This rosehip facial oil is made with a simple infused oil using fresh or dried rose hips. This rose hip serum is wonderful for moisturizing, healing, and revitalizing dry or aging skin. With anti-inflammatory properties and many vitamins and minerals, rose hip face oil will soothe and protect the skin where you most need it!…
Lavender Salve: Homemade Healing Skin Remedy
This homemade lavender salve uses flower-infused oil from fresh or dried lavender flowers. It is healing, soothing, and can help with sleep. With a lovely smell, using lavender for sleep makes for a restful night, and it will also soak into your hands or any area of your skin that needs moisture. If you want…
Homemade Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bars
Rosemary and mint are beneficial for the hair and are perfect to use in a shampoo bar recipe. Learn how to make these homemade rosemary mint shampoo bars – they smell amazing, and are a wonderful herbal beauty care product! Homemade Shampoo Bars I love making my own homemade herbal bath and beauty products,…
How to Make and Use Calendula Oil
Learn how to make and use calendula oil for skin soothing, healing, and brightening. Calendula is a powerful herb with amazing benefits, particularly when it comes to calming skin ailments and rashes. This calendula oil recipe is a simple infusion that can be used on its own or as the first step in a variety…
Whipped Body Butter with Calendula
This whipped body butter recipe with calendula is thick, creamy, and loaded with powerful moisturizers. Calendula-infused oil makes a super soothing and healing base for this body butter and is a non-greasy addition to your natural skincare apothecary. Use this homemade body butter for a wide array of skin ailments including dry, itchy, or rashy…