10 Natural Preservatives for Homemade Lotion & Skin Care (+FAQS)

10 Natural Preservatives for Homemade Lotion & Skin Care (+FAQS)

In this article, you’ll learn about 10 natural and organic-approved preservatives to consider adding to your handmade lotions, creams, and other DIY skin care products. For years I made my family lotions and creams with no preservatives since I thought all preservatives were harmful chemicals. What I didn’t realize is that there are lots of…

Chickweed Melt & Pour Soap

Chickweed Melt & Pour Soap

Chickweed (and optional violet leaves) combine to create a soft natural green color in this skin soothing melt and pour soap. This soap is a fun and useful way to use two abundant springtime weeds! Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a nourishing plant that’s used to promote lymph flow, and as a skin-soothing agent for itchy…

10 Things to Make with Chamomile

10 Things to Make with Chamomile

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is an easy to grow garden flower that’s often used in skin care products such as lotion, soap, salves, and other items for itchy, irritated, or sensitive skin. Internally, the tea is calming, soothes upset stomachs and anxiety, and promotes relaxation. Chamomile is so easy to start from seed, so if you…

Pansy Inspired Soap

Pansy Inspired Soap

This soap is made up of three simple layers, colored with purple clay and indigo, and scented with a floral essential oil blend. Feel free to change up the colorants and scent to put your own spin on the recipe! I first made this recipe back in spring of 2018, and recently realized that I’d…

Gardener’s Herbal Hand Cream

Gardener’s Herbal Hand Cream

This moisturizing herbal hand cream is perfect for skin that’s rough, damaged, or dry from gardening, or working a lot with your hands. It’s rich and thick, but soaks in nicely after a minute, to protect and repair your skin. I especially love making this cream with weeds which have been gathered while prepping veggie…

Purple Dead Nettle Lotion Bars

Purple Dead Nettle Lotion Bars

A common garden weed + simple ingredients makes up these purple dead nettle lotion bars that are perfect for dry, chapped, or cracked hands and feet. Lotion bars are not only super easy to make, but they’re highly effective too! This lotion bar recipe features purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum), which is a common weed…

Lotion Bars for Rock Climbers

Lotion Bars for Rock Climbers

These lotion bars were designed for climbers and other actives who want to retain the calluses on their hands, while still keeping their skin healed and protected. It’s my take after studying and trying out a few popular climbing bars (hard salves) on the market. Unlike traditional lotion bars, you won’t find butter (shea, mango)…