I remember when I was getting started making DIY bath and body recipes. I had no idea what different ingredients were used for, which ones were the best to use, and I certainly didn't have a lot of exotic ingredients laying around.
When I started this blog, I wanted to share recipes that are easy to make at home, so most of my recipes have common ingredients. Over the last two years, I've evolved into more involved recipes like emulsified sugar scrubs and infusing herbs for an herbal infused ACV rinse, but I still try to offer recipes with ingredients that you can find in your grocery store or on Amazon.
I recently received a copy of Spa Apothecary: Natural Bath and Beauty Recipes by Stasie McArthur. It's filled with easy DIY bath and body recipes for the beginner. The recipes use ingredients that you can make at home without special equipment and use ingredients that you can mostly find from the grocery store.
EASY DIY BATH AND BODY RECIPES FOR THE BEGINNER
In Spa Apothecary: Natural Bath and Beauty Recipes, you'll start by learning about the different ingredients in the book and their beauty benefits. You'll also find a list of helpful equipment and materials, and you should have most of them in your kitchen already.
The recipes are broken down into the following categories:
- Face and Hand Care
- Skin and Body Care
- Hair Care
- Healing
ENERGIZING CAWFEE BODY SCRUB
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup fresh ground coffee
- 1/2 cup sugar (brown or white)
- 3/4 cup carrier oil (I like sweet almond oil
)
- 3-4 vitamin E capsules
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients. Use to gently scrub your hands, feet, or body to remove dead skin cells.
FOOT SOAK RECIPE
If your feet are tired or achy, try soaking them after you get home from work or after a rough day working in the yard.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup Epsom Salts
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 3 cups warm water
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- Juice from 1 lime
- Lime pieces
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in a basin large enough to soak your feet in. Soak for 20-30 minutes.
BEARD OIL RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- 1 teaspoon argan oil
- 1 teaspoon jojoba oil
- 1/4 teaspoon neem oil
- 2 vitamin E capsules
- 2 drops cedar essential oil
- 1 drops vanilla essential oil
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in a small bottle. Use 2-3 drops on the beard.
If you're a DIY bath and body recipe beginner or just looking for easy recipes to make at home, you'll love Spa Apothecary: Natural Bath and Beauty Recipes. Learn more about it from Dover Publications.
Two of my readers will win their own copy of this book! The publisher will ship to USA or Canada. Must be 18 or older to win. Good luck! Ends 12 a.m. 4/3/19
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