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Home » Herbalism » Herbal Bath and Skincare Recipes

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.

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Homemade Deodorant with Lavender and Sage

This homemade deodorant stick is a simple recipe that actually works! Using DIY deodorant is a great way to support your health, reduce waste and chemicals, and smell good! 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…

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Pine Salve With Infused Pine Oil

Pine salve is a perfect winter herbal remedy for dry skin and has an amazing winter pine smell. Made with infused pine oil, this is an easy-to-make herbal salve that will moisturize and heal winter skin ailments while offering aromatherapy benefits, too! Foraging Pine Needles Pine needles are readily available in most areas for winter…

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Pine Lotion Bars for Winter

These pine lotion bars are perfect for moisturizing dry winter skin, and they make wonderful gifts. With cute shapes and lasting skin soothing nourishment, these lotion bars smell like a walk through the forest. Make some for friends and loved ones, and keep some for yourself! Herbal Infusion Lotion Bars To make an herbal infusion…

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How to Make a Yarrow Plant Salve

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Pink lotion bars that are rose shaped and heart shaped scattered on a dark wood and burgundy cloth surface, with dried rose petals surrounding.

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…

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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!…

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Lavender Salve: Homemade Calming Recipe

This homemade lavender salve uses flower-infused oil from fresh or dried lavender flowers. Lavender is known for its calming scent, and some research suggests it may promote relaxation and improve sleep quality. It can also be used in topical applications to help moisturize the skin. Lavender Benefits Lavender has long been known for its pretty…

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