One of my favourite formulation magic tricks is when a rather boring looking dry powder magically transforms into rich, luxurious lather when it’s mixed with water. It’s pretty darn cool, and while this powder-to-foam sorcery is really impressive, it’s really easy behind the scenes and only takes about ten minutes to make.
It’s winter. It’s cold, it’s dry, and my skin needs all the help it can get. I’ve been loving this decadent cranberry emulsified body butter lately—it stars some of my favourite skin soothing, moisturizing ingredients and leaves my skin feeling silky smooth, nourished, and happy. It also smells great and makes a fabulous gift. Let’s get making!
These sparkly, sudsy shampoo bars feature two trending all-natural ingredients with long histories in hair care: castor oil and rice. These inexpensive ingredients are said to help strengthen the hair, boost growth, and improve hair health, so including them in a shampoo bar felt like a no-brainer.
This formulation is the creamiest, simplest, most flexible lip mask I’ve ever formulated. You’ll need just five ingredients (three of which can be substituted), it works in a tin or a tube, it’s easy to customize, can be fully vegan, and makes brilliant gifts. Let’s get making!
Winter is hard on lips, so this scrub is designed to be paired with my Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm to create perfectly gift-able, minty lip kit. Begin by buffing off any dry skin with this rich scrub, and then follow up with the creamy lip balm for soft, pampered, minty lips.
Today’s gift-able holiday DIY is a powdery, silky, fragrant Winter Wonderland Hand & Body Lotion that I’m just obsessed with. I find hand and body lotion is quite a good gift as it’s a product many people already use (so it’s already part of their day-to-day life and will probably get used), but unlike facial skincare products, they’re usually more willing to try something new. And this lovely lotion is definitely worth trying
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