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I’ve been having a lot of problems with my shoulder, as has my mom, my best friend, my best friend’s husband, and my aunt, so I thought I’d try using the pain relief blend of essential oils and oils I made up a while ago in a deodorant container. (What’s going on here? It’s not...
I do love my manicure scrub – and yes, I have made more since the original post, but I keep forgetting to take pictures! (Click on the link to see my manicure scrub idea…) The basic idea behind an oil based scrub is to combine some oils together, add a generous helping of salt as...
Oil based sprays are a great way to play with exotic oils to see how you like the feeling of them on your skin. Most of these oils are expensive, so using them at 10% to 20% in a body spray with a carrier oil you already know and like gives you a chance to see if...
As I’ve mentioned, I’m not an expert on essential oils – I’ve done some reading, but I’m not what you’d call knowledgeable on the topic – so I recommend whenever you’re using essential oils, please read up on said oil before using it. A lot of people start off by using essential oils as we...