Easy to Make at Home - Recipes

Simple homemade body scrubs are inexpensive and easy to make, giving your skin a little treat to remain at its best. The right scrub for your skin will give it a much needed boast going into the last of the winter months, making it look radiant and flawless, preparing it for the summer months ahead.

These recipes for natural DIY body oils and serums use only two ingredients – Carrier Oils and Essential Oils. Dilution of essential oils should be no more than 2% to carrier oil.

Most recipes contain oils and water that need heating and emulsifiers, to allow them to combine and form into lotions, creams and butters. This is OK if you have the time and patience to stand over so they don’t overheat and go grainy and are prepared to be constantly stirring until they have cooled enough not to curdle. I’ve put together these base recipes that need no heating and can be used with a combination of different essential oils so you can adapt them to suit your skin type.

You don't have to spend a fortune to have beautiful skin - it is possible to get amazing skin on a budget. These easy to make at home DIY face oil and serum recipes use only a few natural ingredients, but give fantastic results.

Making your own bath bombs and facial steam tablets is super cheap and easy - and you know what's gone into them - no nasty additives or chemicals. The recipes shown are for basic bombs and tablets so you can add your own essential oils, glitter, colourings etc. What you do with them is only limited by your imagination! So enjoy, have fun and lets get creative!