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A DIY Mask Rash Toner from: https://www.diynatural.com/mask-rash/ Face masks have become a big part of life and with face masks comes mask rash. This DIY toner helps eliminate rash and restore healthy skin. Facial masks are a part of everyday life now. Since I started wearing one, I’ve noticed that my face has been breaking out more in the contact areas. It’s still summer, so I didn’t want a cream to combat the rash. I came up with this toner instead....Continue reading

STRENGTHENING ESSENTIAL OIL NAIL SERUM FOR WEAK, DRY, BRITTLE FINGERNAILS by: https://oneessentialcommunity.com/essential-oil-nail-serum/ Life is so busy. It’s easy to neglect your nails. Gel manicures, washing dishes, changing seasons, dry weather, and excessive use of nail polish remover can all cause havoc on our fingernails.... The result is dry, weak, brittle nails that split and break easily. Thank goodness this homemade nail serum is so easy to make. With just a few ingredients and in about one minute, you can make this natural essential oil nail serum. It nourishes and strengthens fingernails. Plus it stimulates healthy nail growth. And it restores moisture to make nails more flexible and resilient. This Homemade Nail Serum Really Works jojoba oil contains lots of amazing fatty acids that provide intensive hydration and natural moisture to dry and brittle nail beds and cuticles. Jojoba also helps repair damaged collagen inside nail beds, improving strength and promoting healthy nail growth. And because jojoba oil is made of very small-sized molecules, it penetrates between the nail layers and is able to go deeper into the nail to condition and soften it. vitamin e strengthens brittle nails, softens cuticles, helps prevent hangnails, and conditions cuticles while increasing nail flexibility lavender essential oil calms and soothes inflamed cuticles and strengthens weak, brittle nails lemon essential oil helps strengthen damaged and peeling nails frankincense essential oil helps moisturize nails so that they can grow longer and stronger and enhances the properties of the other essential oils myrrh essential oil one of the best essential oils for nail growth. moisturizes deeply to help relieve brittleness, thinning, and breaking How to make homemade essential oil nail oil step 1: add 1 1/4 teaspoon jojoba oil to roller bottle I just eyeball this measurement. It’s about two-thirds of a 10ml bottle. step 2: add 1/2 teaspoon vitamin e Again, I just eyeball this measurement. Add vitamin e until roller bottle is almost full but leave space at the top to add the essential oils and to put the rollerball on. step 3: add the following essential oils 5 drops lavender essential oil 5 drops lemon essential oil 5 drops frankincense essential oil 5 drops myrrh essential oil this is a 10% dilution, which is a greater concentration of essential oils than I typical use in topical applications. I’ve found that this blend dilution rate is what works best for my fingernails when apply 2-3 times a week. step 4: snap on the rollerball make sure that it is on securely so it doesn’t leak. then gently shake the roller bottle to mix the oils.

Homemade floor cleaner by: https://oneessentialcommunity.com/homemade-floor-cleaner/ This one homemade floor cleaner is all you need for all the floors in your house.... It works great as a hardwood floor cleaner, laminate floor cleaner, tile floor cleaner, vinyl floor cleaner and even linoleum floor cleaner. It works great on grease spots and food spills in the kitchen. It works great on dirty bathroom floors, dusty living room floors, and whatever got brought in from outside on the foyer floor. One cleaner for every floor, what’s not to love about that?! Plus it’s super easy to whip up a batch. There are only 3 simple ingredients. Just pour into a bottle and you’re done. And it’s really easy to use. Add 2 Tbsp to hot water and you’re ready to mop. You’ll have sparkly clean floors in no time, but this floor cleaner doesn’t leave any residue. You don’t even need to rinse! Best of all- it really works. Hardwood is spotless, laminate is streak-free, tile sparkles, and vinyl shines. And of course, like all of my recipes, this floor cleaner is natural, non-toxic, and made with the goodness of essential oils. How to make homemade floor cleaner with essential oils step 1: to a 24 ounce or larger bottle add 2 cups of distilled water (or you can substitute boiled and cooled tap water) step 2: add 1 cup unscented liquid Castile soap step 3: add 50 drops pine essential oil and 30 drops cypress essential oil note: this essential oil blend makes a great smelling and hard working floor cleaner, but you can substitute with other essential oils. Orange, lemon, and grapefruit all work well or try your favorites. step 4 (optional): add a free-printable label to your bottle Wipe your bottle down with a little rubbing alcohol to make sure it’s completely clean and the label will stick to it well This recipe yields 3 cups of floor cleaner, enough to clean your floors 24 times. One batch usually lasts me several months. How to use your homemade floor cleaner add 1 gallon of hot water to mop bucket (tip: be sure to add the water first so that soap doesn’t bubble up too much) add 2 Tbsp floor cleaner to the water and mix well

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BEST DIY DRY SHAMPOO FOR LIGHT & DARK HAIR (by http://ow.ly/oCyx50CNe9t) What’s in this homemade dry shampoo? rice flour absorbs oils, improves manageability, and increases hair elasticity... arrowroot powder light, soft, and absorbent all of which helps it absorb excess oil and leave hair feeling silky soft colloidal oatmeal relieves irritation, calms itchy scalps, moisturizes (humectant that pulls moisture from air), helps thicken and strengthen hair, and works to help make hair less brittle and more elastic kaolin clay or Moroccan red clay or French red clay fine, light, highly absorbent clay that soaks up excess oil. This is the hardworking powerhouse of this dry shampoo. note: Kaolin clay is great for all colors of hair. Moroccan red clay and French red clay are great for redheads or brunettes with red highlights. baking soda absorbs oils from your scalp making it look like your hair has just been washed cacao powder (optional) use to darken dry shampoo when making for brunettes and redheads rosemary essential oil smells fantastic plus it helps prevent excess oiliness on the scalp and reduces inflammation in hair follicles peppermint essential oil smells great! stimulates your scalp, energizes your mind, and helps wake you up How to make homemade dry shampoo for blondes, brunettes, and redheads? step 1: add 3 tablespoons of rice flour to a glass bowl step 2: add 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder step 3: add 2 tablespoons colloidal oatmeal step 4: add 1 tablespoon kaolin clay (Moroccan red clay or French red clay for redheads) step 5: add 1 tablespoon baking soda step 6: add 1 tablespoon cacao powder (omit for blondes) step 7: add the following essential oils 15 drops peppermint essential oil 15 drops rosemary essential oil step 8: mix well step 9: scoop into an 8 ounce glass jar How to use dry shampoo? apply dry shampoo with a poofy makeup brush tap off the excess from the makeup brush (a little goes a long way) apply to your roots and the oily parts of your hair lightly massage into hair with your hands Voila! It’s like a grease eraser for your hair.

DIY Stinky Shoe Spray by One Essential Community (https://oneessentialcommunity.com/diy-stinky-shoe-spray-es/) 2 ingredients and water is all you need to make this homemade stinky shoe spray. With it being so simple to make, you could think that it might not work that well.... But it works as well (or better) than any store-bought shoe deodorizer that I’ve ever tried! Here’s why it makes even the smelliest shoes smell fresh and clean again it’s a powerful deodorizer, disinfectant, antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal. And it couldn’t be easier to use. Knock shoe and foot odor out with a couple quick sprays of this all-natural powerhouse. What’s in this homemade stinky shoe spray? DIY Stinky Shoe Spray {essential oils} - simple to make, even stinkiest shoes smell fresh & clean again. A couple sprays of this all-natural powerful deodorizer knocks out shoe & foot odor in no time! witch hazel helps get rid of foot and shoe odor due to its antimicrobial and antibacterial properties distilled water very inexpensive way to dilute the spray and make it last longer (if you’d like you can omit the water and use double the amount of witch hazel instead) essential oils smell great, deodorize, and clean due to their antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties How to Make Shoe Deodorizer Spray? step 1: start with a 2.7 oz spray bottle like this fill bottle halfway with unscented witch hazel step 2: fill bottle most of the rest of the way full with distilled water (or substitute with boiled and cooled tap water) tip: be sure to leave a little room at the top for the essential oils and the sprayer step 3: add the following essential oils 6 drops peppermint essential oil 4 drops tea tree (melaleuca) essential oil 2 drops eucalyptus essential oil 1 drop thyme essential oil step 4: put on the spray top and shake bottle well

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