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If you’ve taken a peek at the list of ingredients of any store brand shampoo, chances are you noticed a whole lot of chemicals and additives. Who needs that? It’s just as easy to make your own homemade shampoo using the recipes listed before. It doesn’t need to be complicated, and several of these are very simple homemade shampoo recipes. If you need supplies, be sure to see: Chamomile Fields Shampoo 4 bags of Chamomile tea (or 1 handful of fresh Chamomile flowers) 4 tablespoons pure soap flakes 1 1/2 tablespoons glycerin Let the tea bags steep in 1 1/2 cups of boiled water for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and with the remaining liquid add the soap flakes. Let stand until the soap softens. Stir in glycerin until mixture is well blended. Pour into a bottle. Keep in a dark, cool place. Honey Egg Shampoo 1/4 cup honey 2...
Looking to save a few bucks on hair conditioner or tired of all the chemicals in store brand versions? If so, here are a few homemade hair conditioner recipes you can try out at home. Homemade Hair Conditioner Recipes Honey Herbal Hair Conditioner 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup glycerin 1/4 cup sage, and 1/2 cup dried chamomile flowers OR 1/2 cup nettle leaves and 1/4 cup rosemary leaves 1/2 cup witch hazel 1 tablespoon liquid lecithin Place all the ingredients in a screw top jar. Shake well and let set for 1 hour. Strain to remove herbs, discard the herbs and pour the liquid back into the jar. Makes about 1/2 cup. Honey-Milk Conditioner For Oily Hair 1/3 cup hot water 1/4 cup glycerin 2 tablespoons liquid lecithin 1/4 cup Sage 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder Combine the hot water and sage, and let set for 10 minutes. Strain the...
I absolutely love bath bombs. I’m a complete sucker for them, and they are my most favorite of all bath products (aside from homemade soaps!). Idea Queen managed to latch on to a few bath bomb recipes for kids and adults, and I’m excited to share them with you. Each of the bath bomb recipes listed below are from our collection, and haven’t been tested out by us personally. They also do not have an author, so we weren’t able to give them proper credit. Bath Bomb Recipes Use the bath bomb recipes below to make your own bath bombs. As mentioned, these bath bomb recipes have not been tested. If you use any of these, please be sure to let us know how they turned out. Bath Bombs/Bath Fizzies 2 tbs. citric acid 2 tbs. cornstarch 1/4 cup baking soda 3 tbs. coconut oil (or any other carrier oil like almond, avocado or apricot...
If you read our post on free lip balm recipes, you noticed there was two main sites for places to buy ingredients to make lip gloss we suggested. Mountain Rose Herbs and Kalyx.com Herbs & Foods. Ingredients to Make Lip Gloss From the recipes there are a few main ingredients to make lip gloss that you’ll need (and may not already have): Carrier Oils From the lip balm recipes, it’s pretty easy to spot the carrier oils. Those are the main ingredients and oils are that not essential oils. Examples would be vegetable oil, coconut oil, or sweet almond oil. At Moutain Rose Herbs, carrier oils have their own category. On Kalyx, you’ll have to do a little digging (might I suggest the “search” function here – easier anyway since we’re on a hunt for specific ingredients). Beeswax A little beeswax goes a...
Homemade lip gloss recipes aren’t as complicated as you may think. With the right ingredients (see below for supply resources) and a little time, you can make free lip gloss for yourself or as gifts. Each of the free lip gloss recipes listed below are from our collection, and haven’t been tested out by us personally. They also do not have an author, so we weren’t able to give them proper credit. If you have used any of these free lip gloss recipes, please be sure to leave your comments and tell us what you think! Free Lip Gloss Recipes Basic Lip Gloss Formula 1/4 cup vegetable or nut oil 1/4 ounce beeswax 1 teaspoon honey or glycerine (humectants) 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Essential Oil. Heat the oil and beeswax in a double boiler (or microwave) until the beeswax is melted. Remove from heat and whip with an electric beater until...
Products on the market today are filled with harmful chemicals and preservatives. With a good natural toothpaste recipe, you can feel safe in knowing you and your children will be taking care of their teeth without harmful chemicals. Each toothpaste recipe listed below are from our collection, and haven’t been tested out by us personally. They also do not have an author, so we weren’t able to give them proper credit. We’ll be testing out these recipes soon, so be sure to be watching for reviews and stories! All Natural Toothpaste 1/4 tsp peppermint oil 1/4 tsp spearmint 1/4 cup arrowroot 1/4 cup powdered orris root 1/4 cup water 1 tsp ground sage Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add water until the paste is desired the consistency. Store at room temperature in a tightly covered jar. You can also substitute 1/2 tsp...
My daughter loves crafts of any kind. Hand her a piece of paper and she does some pretty amazing things with it. Also a tad of a mini-scientist, she loves “making experiments” that usually end up with her in trouble. So for Christmas I got her the Scientific Explorer’s Spa Science Chemistry Kit off of Amazon. It was an absolute hit, but lacked in some supplies. When Elements Bath & Body landed in our inbox as a new advertiser on Idea Queen, it got me thinking…and surfing. Little kits that make just a handful of various items are fun and all, but they’re also just a tease for kids that really want to dive into doing stuff like this as a real hobby. Maybe not a business, but a hobby at the very least. I guess I hadn’t really looked to close into places that sell supplies, simply because they quantities...
Have you ever had a bath bomb? If not, you are missing out! I absolutely love these, and they are easy to become addicted to. It’s even more fun to make them yourself. It’s the citrus acid that makes them fizz. This ingredient is actually easier to find that you would think. There’s two different places online we’ve managed to find it. One of them is Shaman Shop, and the other is Mountain Rose Herbs. Here’s a real basic and easy recipe for making fizzy bath bombs: Bath Bombs/Bath Fizzies 2 tbs. citric acid 2 tbs. cornstarch 1/4 cup baking soda 3 tbs. coconut oil (or any other emollient oil like almond, avocado or apricot kernel oil) 1/4 tsp. fragrance oil 3-6 drops of food coloring (if desired) Paper candy cups Place all of the dry ingredients (first 3) into a bowl and mix well. Place coconut oil into a small...
Making your own bath salts really isn’t as hard as you think it would be. The main ingredient is “Epson Salt” in most homemade bath salt recipes, and really isn’t that hard to find. Epson Salt can be found in bulk at Mountain Rose Herbs, and really isn’t as expensive as you think it would be. Last we checked, a pound was only $3.50! Plus you’ll find other items for natural bath products on this website as well, including different types of salts, essential oils, and other important ingredients. The recipe listed below for how to make bath salts uses 2 tbsp of Epson Salt, which means you should get about 16 different batches out of one pound of salt. Sea salt is less hard to find, and can be seen at just about any store with the regular salt. However, if you are concerned about the quality, do be sure to...
