DIY: Eucalyptus Lotion Bars

Recently I popped into the beloved Lush store and i'm not sure if it was my imagination or not but I felt as if the prices had gone up on certain products. Feeling inspired I thought that I would have a go at creating my own massage bar and I am quite impressed with my efforts. The lotion/massage bar melts to your touch and is extremely moisturising and leaves a glow to your skin.

The recipe makes three palm sized bars.

What you'll need:
56g of beeswax
56g of coconut oil
56g of shea butter
Desired amount of eucalyptus essential oil (or any essential oil that you wish)
Moulds (I used a muffin pan)

How?
1. Melt the beeswax, coconut oil and shea butter all together in a double boilers (a pot filled with water with a heat safe bowl on top, not touching the water)

2. Take of the boiler and add your essential oil.

3. Pour into your mould and wait until set.


It is that easy!



Do you prefer lotion bars or regular lotion in a tub etc.?

xoxo M

DIY: Calming Body Balm

Lately I have become really interested in making my own beauty products. So through browsing pinterest and google I have found some really good recipes and adapted them to my liking.

This creation is a soothing and calming body balm. With lavender properties it soothes me when i'm feeling stressed and is packed with moisturisers for smooth and glowing skin.

What you'll need:
23g of coconut oil
16ml of olive oil
7.5g of beeswax
Desired amount of lavender essential oil
Tin



How to?
1. Melt the beeswax, coconut  oil and olive oil together in a double burner (boiling water in a pot and a heat safe bowl on top not touching the water).


2. Once all ingredients are melted take off the stove and add the essential oil.


3. Pour into the tin and allow for time to set. 


It is seriously that easy, the only difficult part was cleaning the wax off utensils etc. which can be easily done with hot water.






What beauty creations do you like making?

xoxo M

Christmas Idea: Yoga Eye Pillow

As we are coming into December I have decided to do a few DIY projects that can be given as gifts or just something fun to make for yourself.

Even though these eye pillows are made for yoga I have decided to whip one up for my mum as a christmas present, as she suffers from extreme headaches. I thought that a yoga eye pillow would be a great way for her to de- stress and relax after a big day.

There are so many patterns online that you can use. I chose to use Hanri from yogahounds' pattern and changed it up a bit. The link to that blog is below and a recommend checking it out further;

http://yogahound.co.uk/2011/11/making-a-yoga-eye-pillow-tutorial.html

I used a sewing machine to create this pillow, even though I recommend using one you can definitely hand sew it. Also this project can be easily modified to suit anyone, for example making the fabric measurement smaller/ bigger and using desired amount of essential oil.  

What you'll need...

2 cups of linseeds
Lavender essential oil (or whatever essential oil best calms you)
25cm x 25cm cotton fabric (I used calico)
55cm x 14 cm nice fabric (I recommend cotton)

How?
1. Grab the cotton fabric and fold in half length ways. Sew along the top and one of the sides. Turn inside out.

2. Mix linseeds and a few drops of essential oil together in a bowl. Add more oil if desired (I got carried away and made it quite strong)

3. Pour the mix into the cotton fabric pouch that you made. Sew along the final side to secure the linseeds.

4. Place your nice fabric right side down and fold over both sides about 1 cm and sew.

5. Pop the linseed bag on top of the piece of fabric which is right side down and fold over the bag. Pin the both top and bottom seams. Then sew.

6. Turn the pillow case inside out.

7. There will now be a little hole for the bag to be placed into.

8. DONE

*You can add buttons or decorative stitching if you wish. I decided to keep mine plain.*

Now you have this fabulous eye pillow that will sooth and calm yourself.

xoxo M