I’ve been asking all the men I work with what, out of all the things I concoct, would make good Father’s Day gift ideas. Here’s what they thought!
A Luxurious Home Shaving Kit
A few bars of shaving soap, a nice shaving brush, and some after shave and you’re good!
Homemade Deodorant
You probably won’t want to use a pink-capped container, but you can make your dad some pretty awesome deodorant for all his manly under-arm needs. I recommend essential oils of cedarwood, vetiver, or a bergapetene-free bergamot for the scent (or whatever dad’s favourite is).
Lotion & Body Butter Set
If you live somewhere as dry as I do, your dad will need help in the skin moisture department as well. Whip up man-friendly scented (or unscented) lotion and body butter to give him a hand.
Beer All-Purpose Soap
Make your pop some all purpose beer soap—it’s the ultimate dad gift! He can shave with it, soap with it, and shampoo with it. Definitely pair it with a 6-pack to beef it out.
Foot Scrub
I was rather surprised by this suggestion from Dave #2 at work, but he insists that he has rather gnarly feet that need some attention. He’s a dad, so who am I to say anything? You can go with a foot scrub or a foot mask, and pair it with one of those viscous looking microplane zesters for feet (heck, it might even be useful in woodworking or something later on, those things are tough looking!).
Tiger Balm
This is pretty much an awesome gift for anybody who likes to do things… or, to be more precise, start doing things again after not doing them for a long time. There’s a hot and cool version, and both are awesome!
These are great! I will probably end up doing the beer set with some beer nuts or something. Thank you for the ideas!!
Nice! That’s what I’m thinking, too 🙂
As a fellow avid DIY’er, I love your blog!
Do you have a tutorial for CP soap for a first timer? I think I’m ready to take the plunge!
I do! You can check it out here. Have fun!
Thank you for these ideas. I always have a hard time figuring out what to give my husband for gifts….I think these ideas are great 🙂
You’re right, dads can be so tricky to shop for! What did you decide on?
Thanks for the awesome ideas!! all of them will be perfect for my dad! love your blog!
Glad to help, let me know what you end up giving him next weekend 🙂 Thanks for reading!
Great ideas, it is always a challenge to find something for the dad who has everything.
Yup, both my parents are tricky because they just don’t need anything anymore, but at least my mum is into consumable pampering stuff 😛
this is really great ideas
Thanks! What are you giving your dad for Father’s Day?
i love the deodorant idea – i’ve always wanted to try to make my own – so thank you for the recipe!
Have fun with it! I love being able to make mine smell like whatever I want, and knowing that it’s not packed with chemicals.
LOVING these ideas for father’s day. They deserve to pamper themselves too! Definitely want to try out the shaving soap AND the beer soap!
Agreed—we just need to leave them alone so they can do it without anyone finding out 😛 😉 Mine, at least, haha.