Learn how to make your own body and skin care products at home with these free, easy-to-follow formulations. This collection includes proven recipes for lotions, body butters, shower steamers, bath bombs, sugar scrubs, and more, designed for beginners and experienced makers alike.
Each recipe focuses on proper formulation techniques, ingredient function, and reliable results—so you’re not just following a recipe, you’re learning why it works. Whether you want to create natural skincare for yourself, handmade gifts, or products to sell, these DIY body care recipes help you build confidence and skill.
By making your own skincare and body products, you can control your ingredients, customize for your skin’s needs, and create high-quality products at a fraction of the cost of store-bought options. From moisturizing lotions to relaxing bath products, you’ll find everything you need to start formulating with confidence.
This is an introduction of the ingredients, basic process and concepts of making lotion from scratch. Making lotion is actually really easy with 4 simple ingredients: water, oil, emulsifier and preservative. Before you make a lotion, you will want to understand what these ingredients are and why we use them. Prefer to watch this project […]
Learn how to make a solid bubble bath (aka bubble bar) with this simple recipe. Unlike a bath bomb that fizzes and doesn’t provide bubbles, a bubble bar creates all kinds of bubbles. Simply crumble your solid bubble bath bar under the running bath water and you’ll have heaps of bubbles in your bath. Prefer
Learn how to make this DIY Whipped Body Butter that will nourish your skin with a few simple ingredients. This is the perfect starter recipe if you want to make your own skin care, but are not comfortable with using emulsifiers and preservatives yet. I’ve found that body butters are perfect for combating dry skin
Homemade Pumpkin Body Scrub that will slough off the dead skin cells, lift away dirt and promote circulation to our skin. It is amazing what you can make with just a few simple ingredients. Prefer to watch this project instead of reading it? Some of the links are affiliate links, because I am an associate
Regular exfoliating of your lips with this Spearmint Lip Scrub will help keep your lips soft, smooth and healthy. Lip scrubs are a great inexpensive addition to you beauty routine. This is something that you can do quickly once or twice a week. Prefer to watch this project instead of reading it? Some of the
In preparation for fall, I’ve created this delightful Pumpkin Coffee Foot Scrub. It was inspired by two of my favorite things: coffee and fall scents. The foaming scrub will soften, smooth and clean your feet all in one step. Prefer to watch this project instead of reading it? Some of the links are affiliate links,
