This is an especially easy dusting powder recipe, taking only minutes to create, and it lasts a long time and is very fragrant. Enjoy!

Yield: 8 ounces

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Price Category: 2

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: Indefinite

Ingredients:

8 ounces corn starch

1/2-inch piece amber resin

Blending Procedure:

1. Assemble ingredients. Place the piece of amber resin at the bottom of a powder jar sifter or clean spice container with sifter insert.

2. Fill the container to the top with corn starch, leaving a little headspace to shake. Shake well.

3. Allow the amber and corn startch to mellow together for approximately 1-2 weeks so the scent is evenly and fully set. Shake now and then to encourage the mixture. To use, shake a bit of the dusting powder onto your clean skin to help remain cool with the mysterious scent of amber!

4. After the corn starch is gone, just add more corn starch to the original piece of resin - it will hold its scent for months. (The resin may eventually adhere to the bottom of the container, so you won''t have to continually move it out of the way to get powder out.)

5. You can get amber from http://www.edenbotanicals.com

Instantaneously gives you a glow and helps the skin release toxins which could cause blemishes later.

Yield: 6 or 7 treatments

Prep Time: 10 mins

Price Category: 1

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: 3 months

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons ground rolled oats

1 tablespoon ground almonds

1 tablespoon powdered chamomile

1 tablespoon finely ground sage

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

6 drops drops chamomile essential oil

6 drops sage essential oil

Blending Procedure:

1. Combine ingredients in a small bowl and mix together with your fingers. The mixture will have a dry, grainy consistency.

2. Scoop a little out and spread thickly onto wet or dry skin, massaging gently with an outward, circular motion. Rinse off and pat dry. This will give you about 6 or 7 treatments and keeps for 3 months in a cool dry place.

This easy dry mix of natural ingredients is a snap to make ahead of time and travels well so you can take it with you anywhere.

Yield: 2 applications

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Price Category: 1

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: Indefinite

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon almond meal (finely powdered almonds)

1 teaspoon kaolin or other clay

1 teaspoon oat powder (finely powdered oats)

1 teaspoon honey powder

1/2 teaspoon borax

3 tablespoons water, tea or hydrosol

Blending Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients. If planning to use right away, mix them in a small bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of distilled water, your favorite skin-loving herbal tea or the hydrosol of your choice. Mix well. (Sometimes, I substitute 1 tablespoon of whipping cream or milk for the liquid.)

2. If making for use later, combine the ingredients and store in a zip lock plastic bag or other container until ready to use. Add the water, tea or hydrosol when ready to use and stir well to combine. I like to store this mixture in small plastic zip lock bags. When I'm ready to use one, I just put the liquid right in the bag, seal it and mix it in the bag. I dispense the product straight from the bag. What could be more convenient!??

3. Before using Almond Oat Cleansing Meal, allow it to rest for about 5 minutes so the liquid ingredients can be absorbed by the oats, clay and honey powder. Then, massage a generous amount gently across dampened face and neck skin to cleanse. You can leave some on as a mask if you'd like. After it dries (about 5-10 minutes), rinse well with warm water. Pat excess moisture from skin and follow with toner, a spritz of hydrosol and moisturizer.

4. Remember that you can always double, triple, quadruple, etc., each dry ingredient proportion to make more of this mixture.

5. The shelf life of this product is indefinite if the dry ingredients only are mixed together and stored in a tight container. Once water, tea or hydrosol are added, the shelf life decreases significantly and it should be refrigerated between uses and used quickly.

The avocado in this mask provides extra richness, vitamins and moisture. This recipe yields one thick application to face and neck area. If you wish to use less, give your hands a treat by applying the leftovers to your hands and covering with plastic bags while you rest. This mask should be used immediately and leftovers should be discarded quickly.

Yield: 1 application

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Price Category: 2

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: None, keep refrigerated

Ingredients:

1 egg yolk

1 small avocado

1/2 banana

2 teaspoons carrot juice

2-3 teaspoons white clay

1 drop rose essential oil

Blending Procedure:

1. Mash avocado and banana with the back of a fork until they forma thick, creamy mixture. Stir in egg yolk to combine.

2. Add carrot juice and mix will. Add 1 teaspoon of clay and mix well. If mixture is a bit runny, add more clay.

3. Stir the mixture until a smooth paste forms. Add the essential oil last and stir to incorporate. To use, apply a layer to clean face and neck avoiding eyes. Rest for about 10 minutes (longer if you'd like). Rinse well with warm water and follow with toner and moisturizer.

4. The shelf life of this product is necessarily limited by the fresh ingredients. It should be used immediately after it is made.

This is a great natural mask for dry skin. Avocados contain lots of vitamins and oils that help soothe and heal the skin.

Yield: 1 face and neck application

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Price Category: 1

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: None, keep refrigerated

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons distilled water

1 avocado

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon almond oil

1 teaspoon honey

1 tablespoon flour

Blending Procedure:

1. Peel the avocado and discard the skin. Remove the avocado stone (seed) and mash the avocado using the back of a fork. Add the water and lemon juice and stir well. Add the almond oil and honey and stir well.

2. Add the flour last (to thicken it up a bit). Stir the whole mix with a spoon until it''s smoothe and paste-like. If it''s too runny to spread on your face without dripping, add a bit more flour until the proper consistency is obtained.

3. To use, apply to clean neck and face skin and rest for 15 minutes. Rinse well with warm water and pat excess moisture from skin using a soft cloth. Tone and moisturize as usual. Enjoy!

Use this to spray-and-wipe clean all non-wood bathroom and kitchen surfaces without chemicals!

Yield: approx. 24 ounces

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Price Category: 1

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: Indefinite

Ingredients:

1 cup all natural liquid Castile soap

2 cups distilled water

1 teaspoon borax

1 teaspoon tea tree essential oil

1 teaspoon lavender essential oil

1 teaspoon litsea cubeb essential oil

Blending Procedure:

1. Place all ingredients in a plastic spray bottle and shake well before each use. First spray the surface, then use a soft cloth to wipe clean.

Yield: 12 ounces

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Price Category: 2

Difficulty Level: 2

Shelf Life: 3 months

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons cocoa butter

1/4 cup refined (Light) coconut oil

1/4 cup stearic acid powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon aloe vera gel

1 cup neroli hydrosol

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Blending Procedure:

1. Combine the coconut oil, cocoa butter and stearic acid powder in a heat-resistant container.

2. Combine the baking soda, aloe vera gel, orange flower water and vanilla extract in another heat-resistant container.

3. Heat the oil mixture in a water bath until the mixture is a clear liquid and everything is fully melted.

4. Heat the water solution in another water bath until almost boiling.

5. Remove both from heat. Slowly add 1/3 of the water solution to the oil mixture and stir well with a handheld mixer. The combination will foam.

6. Pour this mixture in a blender and blend on medium speed. Add the rest of the water solution in a slow and steady stream and blend on high speed. The mixture will be a fluffy cream.

7. Spoon the cream into a clean, airtight container and allow to cool. Store the cream in a dark place, out of the sunlight.

This is a super-easy facial scrub that will really moisturize your skin.

Yield: 1 application

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Price Category: 1

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: None, keep refrigerated

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons non-fat powdered milk

1 tablespoon honey

Blending Procedure:

1. Put the powdered milk into a bowl and pour in the honey, mixing well to form a thick paste.

2. To use, wet your face with warm water and scoop up some scrub. Rub it all over your face. Scrub for around 15 seconds and rinse off with warm water. Pat dry with a towel. Follow with a little of your favorite light moisturizer if your skin feels a little dry.

This shaving oil is recommended for women who experience irritation or bumps on their legs after shaving.

Yield: approx. 4.5 ounces

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Price Category: 1

Difficulty Level: 1

Shelf Life: 6 months

Ingredients:

4 ounces aloe vera oil

1/2 ounce jojoba oil

15 drops German chamomile essential oil

20 drops lavender essential oil

15 drops calendula CO2

Blending Procedure:

1. Blend all ingredients together in a bottle and shake gently to combine.

2. To use, before shaving, apply a small amount of any vegetable oil to the area being shaved. Shave legs as you normally would. Immediately apply A Soothing Shave and experience calm, soothed skin.

3. Due to the jojoba oil, essential oils and calendula CO2, this product has a good shelf life so long as fresh ingredients are used from the beginning.