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Everyone wants their home to smell nice, but fragrance sprays and scented candles can be expensive. With a few ingredients and these simple steps, you can create your own home fragrance spray for...
The anti-fungal properties of Borax make it an idea ingredient in many different products, including foot soaks. It's used commercially in Johnson's Foot Soap Soak, but you can also make your own...
To make a perfume oil from a fragrant plant such as sage, you will need to extract the essential oils from the leaves and stem. This is usually done by distilling a plant under pressurized steam...
This gentle foot bath helps to reduce swelling in the ankles, and can also be used on swollen feet. It's gentle enough for any skin type, and is also safe for women that are pregnant. It can be...
Paraffin treatments are beneficial for dry areas of the body, such as the hands, elbows and feet. The heat from a paraffin treatment also relieves joint aches and pains any time of the year. You...
After a long day on your feet, you'll want to plunge them into a warm, luxurious foot bath that will ease your sore muscles and bring you relief. You don't have to purchase expensive bath oils...
You can’t always travel to your favorite spa – that takes lots of time and lots of money. It’s easy to create a spa environment at home and it doesn’t have to be expensive. If you have lots of...
Refresh your tired feet in a relaxing lavender salt foot bath. A nice soak will warm the feet and improve circulation. The smell of lavender and the sensation of a warm foot soak can do a...
When you are feeling run down and stressed out, what could be better than a spa treatment? A refreshing facial or rejuvenating mani-pedi enjoyed while inhaling soothing yet uplifting aromatherapy...
Milk baths have been well known in spas for hundreds of years for their skin benefits. Vegans can't enjoy a more traditional milk bath since they are opposed to the use of animal milk, but there's...
Essential oils are a natural way to add scent. You can add them to lotions, shampoos, or use them to add fragrance throughout your home and you can even make them at home. Peppermint oil...
In a study reported in "Early Human Development" magazine in June of 2008, lavender oil was found to decrease the cortisol in mothers and infants, which in turn allowed them to be more relaxed and...
Lavender has been shown to decrease cortisol, which in turn decreases anxiety and increases calm. An example of this is a study reported in "Early Human Development Magazine" on mothers and...
Often when you purchase incense from a store, you’ll find the scent either very weak or overpowering. One way to get the exact amount of scent you want is to make your own incense. Sage...
Sandalwood's warm and soothing aroma inspires serenity and eases digestive complaints. Sandalwood's active ingredients, santalols and tannins, give it a distinctive aroma, and helps stop bleeding...
If you love the aroma that a diffuser supplies your home, but dread the price of diffuser oils, then it's time to learn how to make your own at home. If you can boil water then you can make your...
Mankind has used incense for thousands of years in everything from religious rituals, to medicinal practices, to spiritual purification. Incense is commonly used today to relax, invigorate and...
Extracting oil from plants is a tradition dating back to the beginning of history. It has many applications including culinary (cooking oils, flavoring), medicinal (essential oils, aromatherapy),...
Making your own fragrance lamp oil to be used as fuel for oil lamps is remarkably easy and also extremely cost effective. This recipe will yield four 16-ounce bottles of lamp oil fuel. It is...
Make your own bath salts using only a few ingredients. Suit them to your own tastes! Homemade by you.