Grow your own beauty garden

Hop over to Lovely Greens and learn how to Grow Your Own Beauty Garden. It focuses on the types of plants you need to combat some of the typical skin issues...healing burns, damaged skin, toners, moisturizing plants, anti-inflammatory, etc. 

The Medicinal Mint Family

Here's a nice article from Herbal Remedies about The Medicinal Mint Family. 

DIY Solid Perfume

Head on over to Crunchy Betty for an excellent How-To on making your own handmade solid perfume. She gives you some simple recipes and ingredients.

 

Sourcing Products...

There are a ton of places online where you can get your additional products and I have done extensive research on this topic...so here are some of my favorite sites.

Bulk Apothecary
Raw ingredients such as clays, oils, butters, herbs & botanicals. Also has a great supply of packaging materials (jars, lip balm tubes, etc.) You can purchase base lotions, body washes, melt & pour soap.
For more info.

Bramble Berry
Soap bases, lotion supplies, exfoliants, extracts, herbs and botanicals, oils, and packaging supplies.
For more info.

Mountain Rose Herbs
Clays, waxes, carrier oils, butters, herbs and botanicals, packaging supplies, and cosmetic ingredients.
For more info.

Candle Science
Mostly candle supplies, waxes, containers, jars by the dozen and packaging supplies.
For more info.

Soap Goods
Great place for a wide variety of butters, waxes, salts, oils, soap bases, and packaging materials.
For more info.

San Francisco Salt Company
Carries a wide variety of salts and bath salts (Himalayan salt, dead sea salt, pacific sea salt, etc)
For more info.

*List will evolve over time...so keep checking back.

Getting started with essential oils...

Here is an excellent article written by Tara over at We Got Real

Check it out for some great beginner info.

 

 

Essential Oils for Hair and Skin...

A great info-graphic on essential oils for hair and skin. Check out the article here.

About DIY Natural Beauty Blog...

DIY Natural Beauty Blog aims to supply readers with natural beauty recipes, remedies and products to help live a more natural life.

We focus specifically on natural ingredients and essential oil usage.