Make a Homemade Beauty Product

“The most ambitious homemade beauty product I made this week was a cuticle cream. My cuticles dry out like crazy in the winter and I need to slather them with a fairly strong salve at night. [...] Once you have all the ingredients it’s actually very simple to put together. Melt the ingredients over a double boiler, put the liquid into pots and allow to cool. [...] As a result, I have a salve designed exactly to my preferences, and I love it. Bonus use: I also read these into the cracks in my heels at the end of the day. My feet are deliciously smooth now!”

“Whipping up my own beauty products feels a little bit witchy, as I create my personal potions. Or maybe like I’m a character in a Nora Roberts novel, where at least one-third of the women make their own beauty products and there’s a chance I’ve always wanted that be one of them. And it’s so easy! I use my everyday kitchen gadgets and follow a recipe like I’m making a dessert. Just … don’t eat any of these.”

“These homemade lavender coconut oil lotion bars are super rich and moisturizing. They’re perfect for dry hands and feet, and I can’t get enough of them this winter. [...] I whipped up a batch in 15 minutes flat while my newborn was taking a powernap.”