White Willow Micellar Water
I've been playing around with my skincare routine lately, and one of the things I'm toying with is the notion of gentler cleaners. I've been using African Black Soap a lot for the last three months (or so), and that was working brilliantly for a few months, but now...
Even Better Zit Drying Lotion
I have a constant New Years/Birthday/name any occasion resolution to stop touching my face. I am not very good at it. I'm an absent-minded chin-stroker, and it does absolutely no favours for my complexion. It's infuriating. Anyhow, I have come to realize that part of...
Houdini Anti Acne Creme
I've had a few requests for a lotion similar to LUSH's Vanishing Creme, so this is it. The idea is the creme will make your acne vanish, so with that in mind, I set out to make my very own Houdini Anti Acne Creme—something worthy of the great Houdini. I took some cues...
Magical Primrose Argan Serum
This recipe is ridiculously simple. So simple, in fact, that you might think I just threw it together one day as a bit of a random idea. And you would be right. This project wasn't supposed to be a blog entry—just an experiment. I figured I'd try it out and see, and...
Anti-Acne Body Spray
With summer right around the corner, we're entering the season of sweat. And, with sweat I find a body acne can follow. Delightful, no? I shan't horrify you with any details. Anyhow, this spray is designed to combat acne on the body (and the face), and it smells...
Clean Dreams Pillow Mist
Maria sent in a request for this lovely essential oil powered pillow mist, and I just loved the sound of it. The original was designed to help prevent breakouts caused by a dirty pillowcase, but with its lovely blend of essential oils, it’ll also help lull you into a...
Indigo Acne Blaster
This indigo hued anti-acne roller smells wonderful and means business when it comes to zits. Snovel91 requested this Burt's Bees inspired recipe back around Christmas, and I've just collected all the essential oils to make it. Based on their Herbal Blemish Stick, this...
Zit Drying Lotion
Drying lotion definitely seems a bit of an oxymoron, but the name comes courtesy of Mario Bedascu, along with the idea for the product. It is, more or less, rubbing alcohol, salicylic acid, and calamine lotion, and it's designed to dry out your zits and make them...
Silver Powder for Banishing Blackheads
This fantastic three-ingredient blackhead banisher is another Mario Badescu dupe. Not only is it cheap and simple to make, but it really does work beautifully. Magically, even. So beautifully you'll find yourself staring at your pores in the mirror, trying to figure...
White Willow Bark Anti-Acne Toner
I've had my eye on some white willow bark for ages, due to its anti-acne properties thanks to its salicin content (grandfather to salicylic acid). You've probably seen store bought anti-acne products bragging that they "contain salicylic acid!", and white willow bark...
Pore Shrinking Mask
My friend Meredith is super awesome for many reasons, but the reason I would like to broadcast today is how she is always finding awesome things for me to make, and cool new ingredients for me to try. She's the lovely lady who got me hooked on ...
Activated Charcoal & Clay Spot Treatment
This is another one of those things that’s been on my to-do list for ages. Ever since I read that activated charcoal is a fantastic detox/drawing-out ingredient, and then happened to see it as an ingredient in some fancy face mask I’ve almost entirely forgotten about,...
Honey Bee Facial
Debbi has been encouraging me to smear my face with raw honey as of late, and I have to say—I liked the idea. I've read a lot of fantastic things about raw honey. It's a fantastic natural antibiotic ointment (it's also anti-fungal and anti-viral), a humectant (it...
Sea Buckthorn Acne Serum
I've been planning to make an acne serum for a while now. I've had all kinds of great, healing oils in my cupboard for a while now. Oils like tamanu, black currant seed, baobab, and sea buckthorn. I stumbled across a little tip via Pinterest recommending applying sea...
