Archive Category: 'Beauty & Health'

• How To Make A Mustard Plaster: For centuries mustard plasters were the tried and true home remedy for the flu, coughs, colds, pneumonia and many other ailments. It was used regularly up until the not too distant past since this poultice was thought to sweat out all the “ills” the body held. As more pleasant cures and remedies came on the market, [...]
• Homemade Hair Styling Cream: Recipe: Today’s feature is from Sweet Sassafras with this recipe for Homemade Hair Cream: This is my homemade DIY hair cream. I labeled it pomade, but I think it’s more of a cream/shine product than a sticky pomade. Obviously I didn’t spend a lot of time on making it look fancy, since it’s labeled with masking tape [...]
• Rosemary Herbal Hand Scrub: Recipe: Herbal Exfoliating Hand Scrub 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary 1/8 cup olive oil 4 teaspoons almond oil 1 teaspoon lemon oil raw sugar* Directions: Mix chopped rosemary with the oils; add sugar to make a paste. Apply scrub to skin and gently rub, using the sugar to slough dry skin while allowing the oils to nourish and moisturize. Rinse off scrub and pat dry. Good [...]
• Homemade Kitchen Hand Scrub: Recipe: Today’s feature is from goodLife {eats} with this recipe for an All-Natural Moisturizing Kitchen Hand Scrub: Olive oil moisturizes, lemon freshens and is especially good for removing onion and garlic odors from the skin, the sugar/salt combo exfoliates dry skin and renews the appearance of your hands. Salt can be drying, so you wouldn’t want to make [...]
• How To Make Homemade Stick Deodorant: Today’s feature is from Little House In The Suburbs with this how-to for Homemade Stick Deodorant: But aluminum crammed in your pores cannot be good for you, and it seems in recent years that store-bought deodorant is becoming less and less effective anyway. This deodorant uses a natural moisture absorber (cornstarch), a natural deodorizer (baking soda), and [...]
• Home Remedies For Canker Sores: Canker sores are located inside the mouth around gums, inside of cheeks and lips and around the tongue area. It’s unknown what causes them exactly but it’s suspected that stress and diet can play a big factor. These aren’t contagious like cold sores, but they can be quite painful. Sores can last 2 to 3 [...]
• Floral Infused Olive Oil: Rich Beauty Aid: Did you know olive oil is a lovely (and natural) skin moisturizer? Here’s a way to make it more special…infuse it with flowers picked fresh from your garden! Floral Infused Olive Oil Recipe Ingredients: Glass jar (pint) Flower petals (1 1/2 cups) Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1 3/4 cups) 6 Vitamin E Capsules (400 IU) Directions: Fill a clean jar with your choice [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Homemade Hairspray Recipe: Here’s a tip and recipe sent in by Mildred for making your own hairspray. This is phenomenal–it’s very frugal, organic and skips those harsh perfume & chemical clouds when spraying on. Here’s Mildred’s tip: I found this recipe in a library book awhile ago and thought I would try it. My hair is thick and this hair [...]
• Tipnut’s Guide To Green Tea: Did you know that when tea was first discovered, it was mainly used for medicinal purposes? Over time tea became better known as a daily beverage (it’s second only to water). I’m a coffee lover and never had much luck finding a satisfying tea, but after hearing so much about how good tea was for [...]
• How To Make Homemade Feminine Pads: Free Pattern List: If you’re into the environment and saving money, this is a great tip–imagine never having to buy disposable menstrual pads again! Reusable homemade pads really are soft and lovely. Even though I don’t faithfully use them, I did make a large stack for myself (with a complimentary flannel drawstring bag to hold them in) and packed [...]
• Homemade Moisturizing Lotion: How To: Today’s feature is from Wabi Sabi Baby with a recipe and tutorial for How to Make a Moisturizing Lotion with Only 3 Ingredients: For less than a dollar and using common kitchen equipment, I want to show you how you can make a 12 oz batch of moisturizing lotion. That’s even cheaper than your Wal-mart petroleum-based [...]
• Homemade Bath Jelly Recipe: Bath jellies can be made as luxurious home spa goodies or they can be packaged for the kids (set with toys inside). Great to give as gifts. They may not bubble up as nicely as some liquid bubble baths, but definitely a nice bath treat. Homemade Bath Jelly Recipe Ingredients: 3/4 cup water 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1/2 cup liquid soap [...]
• Homemade Lip Balm: Recipe: Today’s feature is from Green Bee with Homemade Lip Balm: I’ve been making my own lip balm for a few years now, and I love the recipe I use so I thought I’d share it here. It’s very, very simple. This makes about 3 tubes. There are just three ingredients: beeswax, jojoba oil and peppermint essential oil [...]
• Free Yourself From Shampoo: The No Shampoo Alternative: Today’s feature is from Nature Moms with The No Shampoo Alternative – No Poo: Almost three months ago, I was introduced to the idea of no longer using shampoo. I was intrigued. After looking into it somewhat, I figured I didn’t have anything to lose. So I picked up some baking soda and apple cider vinegar [...]
• Homemade Makeup Brush Cleaners: 7 Recipes: Recipe #1 1 cup Distilled Water 2 TBS Rubbing Alcohol 1 TBS Baby Shampoo Recipe #2 1/2 cup Warm Water 1/4 cup Vinegar Recipe #3 1 cup Warm Water 1 tsp Liquid Castile Soap Recipe #4 1 cup Warm Water 1 TBS Baby Shampoo Recipe #5 1/4 cup Warm Water 1 TBS Woolite Recipe #6 1 cup Warm Water 1 TBS Liquid Dish Detergent Recipe #7 1 cup Warm Water 1 TBS Baby Shampoo 1/2 tsp Tea [...]
• Homemade Liquid Hand Soap – Recipe: Ingredients 1 bar soap (6 oz) 1 TBS honey 1 tsp glycerin water Directions Grate bar of soap into small flakes, pour in blender. Add 1 cup boiling water and whip. Add 1/2 cup room temperature water and stir in blender. Add honey and glycerin, stir. Allow mix to cool (15 minutes) then whip again. Mixture should be 2 cups at this point. Top with cool [...]
• Cool Tip Of The Day: Remold Hotel Soap Bars: Today’s feature is from At Home With The Farmer’s Wife with Lazy Day Soapmaking, if you’ve been looking for a neat idea to use up those bitty soap bars from hotels, this is it: All this talk of vacations reminded me that it was time for me to engage in what I call lazy soap making. [...]
• How To Make Bath Bomb Fizzies: Today’s feature is a great video showing step-by-step how to make fizzing bath bombs. It’s a bit long at over 7 minutes, but the video moves fast (includes some fun bloopers at the end)… Video Summary: Bath bombs soften the skin, they are an emollient and they’re lots of fun–they start to fizz when they hit the [...]
• Milk Bath Recipes To Pamper Yourself: Milk baths are luxurious and a nice treat to pamper yourself, makes skin silky soft. These can also be made in bulk and given as gifts in a jar–just omit the water and include directions with each jar. You can adjust the recipes below to suit your own preferences, simply increase or decrease the scented items [...]
• Puffy Eyes: {Home Remedies & Tips}: Here are several home remedies I’ve collected for helping treat puffy eyes. Make sure to be careful with any treatment–you don’t want to get anything inside your eyes. Each of these treatments should be applied when you have a chance to rest with your head elevated for at least 10 minutes. Home Remedies For Puffy Eyes Used Tea [...]
• DIY Eye Makeup Remover Recipes: Here are a few recipes I’ve collected as well as a list of various household items that can be used for removing eye makeup. Eye Makeup Remover Recipes Recipe #1 1 cup Water 1 1/2 TBS Baby Shampoo (the tearless kind) 1/8 tsp Baby Oil (mineral oil) Recipe #2 1 TBS Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) 1 TBS Castor Oil 2 tsp Canola Oil Another recipe [...]
• Homemade Deodorant: Instructions & Recipe: Today’s feature is from Angry Chicken with a really nice recipe for Homemade Deodorant (yup.): … I love making body products and get so sick of reading ingredients and worrying about all that. I also wanted to make my own because I thrive on the Stick-It-To-The-Man feeling I get when I don’t have to buy basic [...]
• Herbal Foot Spray Recipe: Freshen up your tootsies with this homemade foot spray, you can also spray this on the inside soles of your sandals or shoes to remove odors (test an area first for discoloration): Materials Needed: Mason Jar Small handful of fresh mint leaves (about 1/4 cup) 1 cup Distilled Water 1 cup Vodka 1/2 tsp. Tea Tree Oil Directions: Gently rinse the mint leaves [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Does Gelatin or Jello Really Strengthen Nails?: Kate sent this in wondering if it was true, it’s an old clipping she found in her aunt’s recipe binder: Just pick your favorite drink and stir in Knox Gelatine Brittle fingernails? Correct them the one way published medical research proved effective . . . Drink one envelope of Knox Gelatine each day in fruit or vegetable juice, [...]
• Poison Ivy Home Remedy For Itch Relief: Old Saying To Identify Poison Ivy: Leaves of three, let it be; berries white, danger in sight. From Wikipedia: The leaves are ternate with three almond-shaped leaflets. The berries (actually drupes) are a grayish-white color and are a favorite winter food of some birds. Poison Ivy Remedies For Relief: Baking soda bath (use lots of baking soda, hot water) To help [...]