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.
Massage bars are like a lotion but in solid form. They are solid at room temperature, but melt when it touches your skin. I decided to put these in a container to make them a little easier to use and allow you to take the bars on the go. The tapioca pearls really add to
This Monkey Farts Lip Balm is formulated to be super hydrating. Once you put the lip balm on it is thinner than what you would expect of a balm, maybe closer to a lip gloss consistency. I love the fruity smell of the monkey farts flavoring, it just takes this up to a new level.
This jojoba salt scrub has some strong exfoliating game. It is formulated to start out with a lot of exfoliating and then your left with a very light exfoliating from the jojoba beads. It is ridiculously easy to customize with different colors and fragrances. Prefer to watch this project instead of reading it? Some of
Get ready for a game changer with this Honey and Rose Milk Hand Soak. I am terrible to my hands and trust met they are letting me know it. The cold weather, hand sanitizer and a ridiculous amount of washing has them really dried out right now. To combat this, I formulated a skin loving
This Christmas Bubble Bar is a festive take on regular bubble bath. Essentially, it is just bubble bath in a solid form. I absolutely love the way that it looks just like sugar cookies. Plus, there is nothing better than a nice hot bath in the winter and the minty aroma that will fill the
It’s hard for me to leave the house without a perfume in my purse, I love how small this beeswax solid perfume it. Especially since my purse is ridiculously heavy… like where does all the weight even come from? The perfume is formulated to be super easy to make for beginners and it only has
