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My Homemade Neem Oil Soap Recipe is a great soap for anyone who suffers from problem skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis! This is also great for dogs who suffer from almost any kind of skin condition. My dachshund’s skin LOVES this stuff - he gets flea dermatitis in the spring and summer - and friends and friends of friends love it on their dogs too! Find the recipe here. Or repin it here for later.
I got an ask about beauty and glamour spells so I decided to make a post about it and since it took me so long to type up, I might as well share it with everyone! So this person just wanted to look better, or put a glamour on themselves to make others think they look better. They didn’t have very many materials and were practicing in secret from their family members. I found these spells online and edited them to suit the asker more. But you can click the links to look at the original spells if you like. You can also change the chants around if you don’t like them. Make it something that suits you and your practice.
-Now that I have some beauty spells written up, I need to make a Beauty/Glamour section for my spells page. Keep a look out for it!
Aloe heals skin faster if it is kept moist. If you are using fresh aloe leaf gel on your face or body to help heal blemishes, burns and scars, try keeping it wet by spritzing yourself with Rosewater. The aloe will begin to feel tight on your skin when it gets too dry, so just spritz it with a little rosewater and massage it into the gel. Not only does it feel amazing, but it will help your skin heal so much faster.
Yesterday I was doing my daily rounds in the garden dead heading my pansies and as I tossed the first spent flower off my. balcony I realized I could probably use them for something witchy.
And boy I did.
Pretty in Purple Sugar Scrub: ½ cup sugar 2 heaping tablespoons dried pansy petals, ground(or any other skin/food safe purple flower.) ½ teaspoon honey ½ teaspoon coconut oil (or your favorite base oil)
I plucked the petals off a handful of dying pansy heads and dried them in my dehydrator for a few hours. If you don’t have access to a dehydrator, pick the flowers with longer stems and tie them in a bundle and hang to dry for a couple weeks or lay them out on a screen in the sun away from winds and drafts.
Once thoroughly dried, the petals will still be a bit flexible and leathery. Place them in your mortar and pestle with a generous pinch of sugar and grind them to a powder. The petals are too soft on their own to grind, so sugar is needed to help cut them up.
Then mix all ingredients thoroughly and keep in an air tight jar. It might look chunky at first, especially if you use raw honey and solid coconut oil, but just keep stirring. Everything will eventually come together.
When you’re showering/bathing before an event where you want to feel extra pretty and get someone’s attention (say, a date!) wet your face and pick up a small amount of sugar scrub. Gently rub it on your face to exfoliate, then rinse. The sugar scrub will turn bright purple, and then quickly fade to blue and then clear. It’s fascinating! And it won’t stain your skin, I promise.
Pansies are said to attract love, and purple ones give you an extra boost of power. Flowers in general make you feel pretty, so of pansies aren’t your thing, go for roses or hyssop or lavender! Sugar and honey just sweeten the deal, but are also great for your skin!
Aloe vera contains anti-inflammatory and natural healing properties. It helps in smoothing and repairing scarred skins.
Coffee is an excellent remedy for stretch marks removal. It contains a chemical which helps to lighten the scars and tighten the skin.
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Make this 10 minute DIY Milk and Honey Soap made with goat’s milk melt and pour soap base and honey.
For more spa recipes like spa kits, scrubs, milk baths, and a spa kit light enough to mail go here: diychristmascrafts.tumblr.com/tagged/beauty
DIY 2 Ingredient Honeycomb Goats Milk Soap Tutorial from Freutcake here. She uses a free material to get the honeycomb look on her soaps.
Bath & Beauty witchcraft anyone? Or maybe some devotionals via cleansing and self-pampering?
I need to remember this one, especially as I’m allergic to glycerin, which is in most bath products!
This homemade natural coffee under eye cream recipe is made using homemade coffee infused oil to help with those dark under eye circles, puffiness and even fine lines. Learn how to make it here. Or re-pin this natural coffee under eye cream recipe here for later.
For more homemade natural beauty recipes be sure to follow my DIY Bath and Body board on Pinterest here. Or simply follow me on Blog Lovin’, Facebook, Twitter, G+ or Instagram to keep up with all of my new blog posts and homemade beauty recipe ideas.
Love crafting your own natural homemade beauty recipes? Then you’ll definitely want to give the book, Homemade Beauty, a look! This book is a beautifully packaged collection of 150 all-natural skin, hair and body care recipes. From turning blueberries into a lush detoxifying mask to fresh lemongrass into a non-toxic bug repellent, Homemade Beauty takes the ubiquitous eat-local, farm-to-table concept and brings it to the beauty category. Learn more here. (Purchase the kindle version of this book and save! If you don’t have a kindle you can download the free kindle app for most devices here.)
Don’t know what gifts to give?
Use your witch skills & get it done.
These amazing recipes are from a company called Aura Cacia (they make essential oils). I think this is a great way to infuse magick into taking care of yourself. Feel free to change anything! Enjoy and may you be at peace ~
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I buy some of my essential oils from them and I highly recommend them.
Sitting on my new terrace, surrounded by herbs, there is one particular scent I miss. Lemon balm used to be a regular visitor to my balcony at the old place, but now that I’ve moved, I decided to relocate all sorts of mint to a flower bed. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the other herbs - I love to rub the leaves between my fingers and enjoy the Mediterranean scent. It’s fresh and fruity, sweet and sour at the same time and there are tons of ways a kitchen witch can use it. Whilst dreaming oneself away and pretending to be in Italy or elsewhere in the south is nice, there’s so much more to it.
Considering the magical properties of the plant, the face pack can be used for relaxation, reducing stress and enhancing your mood.
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Chop the lemon balm leaves into small pieces and mix them with the rest.
Apply the mixture on your face (spare your eyes and mouth).
Let your skin soak up the healing powers for 10 to 15 minutes.
Use luke warm water to wash it off.
Oh, and I bet it would taste amazing as a spead too.
Hello Glow writes:
What are carrier oils, and how do they differ from other types of oils? Well, carrier oils are plant-based extracts from nuts or seeds. Sometimes they’re used alone, and sometimes they are mixed with other oils for multi-purpose combinations. Most importantly, they’re naturally derived and lack the fillers and chemicals found in store-bought skincare products.
Just to be clear, Carrier oils aren’t the same thing as essential oils. Essential oils are great for skin, but carrier oils deserve their own recognition for their skin-loving benefits. Carrier oils have a very minimal smell, often can also be used in cooking, and tend to have a thicker consistency, making them great to blend with and dilute essential oils. Essential oils are also derived from plants through a distillation process, which uses water or steam.
Different carrier oils can help certain skin conditions and improve the look and feel of your skin. When used properly, they can help control oil production, provide anti-aging benefits and hydrate skin and hair. Check out some of these common carrier oils and see what works for your skin type. There’s one for everyone!
Wellness Mama writes:
I really enjoy the challenge of trying to use every last bit of something. There are so many wonderful things you can make from things most people throw away.
Something that never felt right to me was throwing away used coffee grounds. Many people wake up in the morning looking forward to their cup of joe and then habitually toss the grounds that give them this coveted beverage into the trash without a second thought.
As it turns out, there are many wonderful things you can do with these spent coffee grounds. Before you throw out those grounds after brewing up your morning beverage, give one of these ideas a try.
Free People writes:
Check out these two-ingredient face masks to improve your skin overnight!
Mix some ingredients, lather it on the skin, go to sleep, and voila…you’re instantly beautiful in the morning. Sounds great, right? Right. Do your skin a little favor this winter and give it some TLC.
Women’s Health writes:
Honey is often thought of as a healthier sweetener, but you might be surprised to learn that this ingredient has tons of skin and hair benefits, too. Made by the alchemy of bees collecting nectar, pollen, and resins from flowers, honey can help moisturize, fight aging, and fight bacteria. Plus, it’s loaded with nutrients, antioxidants, and healing compounds. Next time you’re browsing the grocery store shelves, look for raw honey, which hasn’t been heat-treated or pasteurized; it contains more active phytonutrient antioxidants and enzymes for enhanced benefits.
This new butter I created is Mango based, which is perfect for this fall weather! Mango butter is light weight yet effective at hydrating both your skin and hair. It’s loaded with vitamins and anti-oxidants that help rejuvenate tired skin and are also anti-aging. I also used (Vanilla) Black Currant which is an awesome berry that not only provides a fresh fruity scent but is also known to aid with eczema. My favorite part of all? It’s all natural! And takes less than 5 minutes to make.
If you make it, I hope you find the butter helpful <3
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