We’ve used our luxurious cosmetic ingredients to create a range of health and well-being recipes. Get creative with essential oils and dried flowers and make your own lotions, soaps, face masks and scrubs or give as a thoughtful gift.
Ensure you wear glasses and gloves throughout the process. Use essential oils with caution, ensuring they are appropriately diluted. Never apply neat essential oils to the skin. We recommend carrying out a patch test 24hrs before using face masks all over.
Organic Cacao Face Mask

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Organic Cacao Powder
- A pinch of Organic Cinnamon Ground
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
Instructions
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Melt the coconut oil, cool slightly and mix with the cacao powder, cinnamon and honey. Leave until completely cool before applying to face and neck. Leave for 20 minutes and then wash it off.
DIY Pink Tinted Lip Balm

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Beeswax grated
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
- 2 teaspoons Almond Oil
- A chunk of Lipstick
- 5 drops of Essential Oil
Instructions
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Melt the grated beeswax, coconut oil, almond oil and lipstick in a double boiler. Do not boil or overheat.
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Stir using a throw away tool like a chopstick or bamboo skewer.
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Remove the mixture from the heat, add the essential oils and mix. Using a syringe, fill your lip balm containers and top with died flowers.
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Leave to sit at room temperature or in the fridge until hardened.
Spirulina Bath Bombs

Ingredients
- 250g Baking Soda
- 128g Citric Acid
- 32g Arrowroot
- 32g Bentonite Clay
- 32g Sea Salt
- 43g Coconut Oil
- 1 tablespoon Shea Butter
- 10 drops of Peppermint Oil
- 1-2 tablespoons Spirulina Powder
- 1-2 tablespoons Green Tea Matcha Powder
Instructions
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In a large bowl, combine the baking soda, citric acid, arrowroot powder, bentonite clay and sea salt.
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In a separate bowl, melt the coconut oil and shea butter together in the microwave and combine. Add the coconut oil/shea butter to the dry ingredients a long with the essential oil. Mix to break down any lumps until a wet sand consistency forms.
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In a bowl, combine the spirulina and green tea, add to the bath bomb mixture until completely incorporated.
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Stuff bath bomb molds with the mixture, allow to dry for at least 24 hours and enjoy!
Shampoo Bar Recipe

Ingredients
- 900g Coconut Oil
- 350ml Water
- 150 Lye
- 15ml Essential Oils
Instructions
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Add the coconut oil to a slow cooker set to low and wait for it to melt.
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In a glass bowl, add the water then slowly stir in the lye.
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Pour the lye mixture into the slow cooker, stir and blend using a hand blender. Cover and cook on low for 45 minutes.
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Add the essential oil, stir and spoon the mixture into a mold and leave to cool.
Fairtrade Turmeric Facemask

Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Fairtrade Organic Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Organic Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Milk or Honey
Instructions
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In a bowl, combine the turmeric, apple cider vinegar, coconut oil and milk together. You should get a paste-like consistency. Once you've carried out a patch test, apply the mask to your face with a makeup brush or using your fingers. Be careful to avoid the eye area.
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Leave the mask to sit for 10 minutes then rinse the mask with warm water.
Homemade Natural Deodorant

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Shea Butter
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 3 tablespoons Arrowroot Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- Up to 15 drops Essential Oil
Instructions
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Place the shea butter and coconut oil into a jug, melt the ingredients together and stir. Add the arrowroot powder and baking soda and mix to combine.
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Add the essential oils, mix well, pour into a tin and place in the fridge for an hour.
Pink Himalayan Salt Bath Bombs

Ingredients
- 55g Shea Butter
- 10g Essential Oils
- 260g Baking Soda
- 125g Citric Acid
- 100g Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Strawberry Fruit Powder
- 3g Dried Rose Petals
- Witch Hazel
Instructions
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Melt the shea butter in the microwave in 1 minute intervals. Leave to cool for 10 minutes then stir in the essential oil of your choice.
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Sift the baking soda and citric acid into a bowl to remove lumps. Stir in the Himalayan salt, strawberry fruit powder and dried rose petals.
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Knead the melted shea butter mixture into the dry ingredients. Spritz with witch hazel, mixing between each spray until a damp sand consistency forms. (You should be able to press the mixture into a ball).
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Overfill both halves of a bath bomb mould with mixture, creating a high heap in the middle. Push the sides firmly together, wipe away any excess mixture and leave to dry for 24 - 48 hours.
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Carefully remove the bath bombs from the moulds and store in clingfilm in an airtight container.
Pumpkin Hair Mask

Ingredients
- 65g Pumpkin Puree
- 2 teaspoons Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Vitamin E Capsule
Instructions
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Mix the pumpkin puree, coconut oil and cinnamon together. Add the capsule and crush with a fork, slowly heat to melt down. Leave to cool while stirring occasionally.
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Spread the mixture on to your scalp all the way to the end of your hair and brush through. Leave on your hair until ready to wash off.
Pumpkin Facemask

Ingredients
- 65g Pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
Instructions
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Add the pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, honey and coconut oil to a blender and pulse until combined but still a thick facemask texture.
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Scoop out the mixture and apply to face for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Turmeric Teeth Whitening Paste

Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon Organic Turmeric
- 1/8 teaspoon Organic Coconut Oil melted
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder optional
Instructions
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Mix the turmeric and melted coconut oil together (add the baking powder if using). Massage into teeth and gums, leave for 5 to 10 minutes and rinse!
Orange Peel Facemask

Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons Orange Peel Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Oat Milk
Instructions
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Mix all the ingredients together and add small amounts of water until a thick paste forms. Massage on to face and leave for 15 minutes before rinsing off.
Mince Pie Facemask

Ingredients
- 200ml Coconut Oil melted
- 2 teaspoons Orange Peel Powder
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Ground Star Anise
- 1 tablespoon Organic Coconut Sugar
Instructions
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Melt the coconut oil, add the orange peel powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground star anise and coconut sugar and mix.
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Pour into an airtight container and leave to set slightly. Apply to face, leave for 10 minutes then rinse.
DIY Rose Petal Perfume

Ingredients
- 100g Rose Petals
- Rose Buds
- 120ml Vodka 80 or 100 proof
- 600ml Distilled Water
- 4 drops Rose Essential Oil
Instructions
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Place your petals and a sprinkle of rose buds into the bottom of a clean glass mason jar, pour the vodka over the petals, cover and leave for 24 hours.
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Squish the petals with a wooden spoon, tip in the water, cover and leave for 4 to 7 days in a dark place. Make sure you take it out once a day and mix and pulverise the petals.
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Strain the mixture into a glass perfume bottle or two, shake before you spray and store in the fridge.
DIY Cucumber Face Mask

Ingredients
- 1/2 a Cucumber
- 60ml Coconut Milk
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera
Instructions
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Peel the cucumber, chop up and blend into a puree. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, coconut oil and aloe vera and coconut sugar. Add the cucumber puree to the milk mixture and mix. Store in the fridge, apply to face once a patch test has been carried out and wash off after 15 minutes.
Beet Bath Bombs

Ingredients
- 500g Citric Acid
- 120g Baking Powder
- 9g Beetroot Powder
- 9g Bentonite Clay
- 14ml Castor Oil
- 10ml Olive Oil
- 40 drops Essential Oils
- Witch Hazel
Instructions
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Mix the citric acid, baking soda and beetroot powder into a bowl then add the bentonite clay.
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In a separate bowl, combine the castor oil, olive oil and essential oil of your choice.
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Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry while mixing, spray small quantities of the witch hazel to the mixture until crumbly. Make sure you do not spray too much as it will activate the citric acid!
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Press the mixture into molds, press each side together and leave to set over night then carefully remove.
Rose Face & Body Moisturiser

Ingredients
- 60ml Almond Oil
- 60ml Coconut Oil
- 14g Beeswax
- 60ml Aloe Vera Gel
- 60ml Rosewater
- 5-10 drops Geranium Essential Oil
Instructions
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Combine the almond oil, coconut oil and shaved beeswax in a heat proof pan, heat slowly until the oil and beeswax has melted.
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Remove from the heat, leave to cool to room temperature and a salve consistency has formed.
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Mix in the aloe gel, rosewater and essential oil and whisk until a lotion consistency forms.
Mint & Lime Homemade Soap

Ingredients
- 500g Olive Oil
- 100g Organic Coconut Oil
- 1-2 drops Lime Essential Oil
- 1-2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Lime Leaves Ground
- 1/2 teaspoon Peppermint Powder
- 195g Water
- 80g Lye
Instructions
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In a glass bowl, mix the lye into the water and leave in a safe place, out of reach of children and pets.
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In a large glass mixing bowl, mix the olive oil and coconut oil together.
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Pour the lye and water mixture into the oil mixture and gently combine.
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Place the bowl in the kitchen sink and using a hand blender, blend the mixture together. Be careful that the mixture does not leave the bowl.
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When the mixture becomes thick, tip in your essential oils, ground lime leaves, peppermint powder and mix.
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Carefully pour the mixture in to soap molds (you can also use oiled plastic containers).
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Cover the soap molds and leave for 24 hours.
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If the soap is not hard enough to remove from the molds, place in a cold place. Make sure you do not leave the soap in a cold area for too long as the soap will become too hard to cut in to shapes.
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Once the soap is removed from the mold, cut in to bars and leave to set for as long as possible.
Natural Bath Bombs

Ingredients
- 200g Baking Soda
- 65g Citric Acid
- 150g Epsom Salt
- 65g Cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons Beetroot Powder
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Water
- 10 drops of Essential Oils
- Pink Rose Buds
- Red Rose Petals
Instructions
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Mix the baking soda, citric acid, epsom salt and cornstarch together in a large bowl.
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In a separate bowl combine the melted coconut oil, water and the essential oil of your choice.
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Whisk the dried ingredients while slowly whisking in the liquid mixture until combined. The texture of the mixture should be similar to sand.
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Tightly pack the mixture into a mold, add a little beetroot powder in the middle and some rose petals. Place a rose bud in the other side of the bath bomb mold and press the two sides together. Leave over night then carefully tap around the mold with a spoon to release the bath bomb.
Basic Homemade Soap

Ingredients
- 225g Coconut Oil
- 425g Olive Oil
- 310g Palm Oil
- 135g Lye
- 320ml Distilled Water
Instructions
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Add the lye to the water, stir until dissolved and leave to cool. In a separate container, combine the coconut oil, olive oil and palm oil and mix until bubbles reach the surface.
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Gently pour in the lye water, stir until the mixture comes together and starts to thicken. (You may want to use a hand blender). Pour the mixture into your soap mould, tap the box on the counter and leave to sit for 4 days. Remove from the mould and cut into bars.
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Get creative with different scents by adding ingredients such as dried flowers and cinnamon!
Organic Blueberry Sugar Scrub

Ingredients
- 100g Organic Coconut Oil
- 120g Organic Coconut Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Organic Blueberry Powder
- 1 tablespoon Organic Dried Blueberries
Instructions
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Using a food processor, pulse the dried blueberries to break them down.
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Tip the dried blueberries, blueberry powder, coconut sugar and coconut oil in to a bowl and mix until combined. Store in an airtight container.
Parsley Soap

Ingredients
- 6 Bars Of Soap
- 2 tablespoons Dried Parsley
- 80ml Water
- 1.5 teaspoons Peppermint Essential Oil
Instructions
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Line a container with baking paper, place the parsley in a pan with the water, bring to a simmer and allow to cook for a minute then remove from the heat.
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Pour the mixture into a blender with the essential oil, pulse until you have a fine texture. Shred the bars of soap with a grater and place in a slow cooker and pour the parsley water over the top. Turn the heat on to high and stir every five minutes.
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After 45 minutes have passed, remove the mixture from the slow cooker, press it into the prepared container and leave to cool overnight. Thoroughly wash the slow cooker. Once set, cut the soap into bars and enjoy!
DIY Lip Balm

Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons Beeswax
- 2 tablespoons Shea Butter
- 4 tablespoons Coconut Oil
- 5 drops of Essential Oils
Instructions
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Melt the beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil together and stir in the essential oil. Pour into pots and leave to cool before using.
Cucumber Under Eye Cream

Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons Organic Coconut Oil
- 1/2 large Cucumber
- 4 tablespoons Aloe Vera Gel
Instructions
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Wash, peel and chop the cucumber into cubes. Pop the cucumber in a blender and blend until liquid then strain the liquid with a sieve.
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In a small bowl, combine the coconut oil and aloe vera gel followed by the cucumber liquid. Pour into a small, airtight container and place in the fridge for an hour. Apply under eyes before bed.
Homemade Shampoo Bar

Ingredients
- 45g Shea Butter
- 15ml Argan Oil
- 15ml Vitamin E Oil
- 450ml Soap Base
- 3g Marigold Petals
- 20 drops Rosemary Essential Oil
- 30 drops Grapefruit Essential Oil
- 20 drops Lavender Essential Oil
- Dried Oranges
Instructions
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Place the shea butter, argan oil, vitamin E oil and soap base to a bowl and mix until combined. Add the dried marigold petals, stir, add the essential oils and stir until combined.
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Pour into moulds, place in the fridge for 3 hours and carefully remove.
Simple Turmeric Face Mask

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Flour
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 3 tablespoons Milk
- A couple drops of Honey
Instructions
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Combine all ingredients together and store in an air tight container.
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After carrying out a patch test 24hrs before, apply a thin layer to your face and leave for 10 minutes.
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Rinse off in the shower and don't forget to moisturise after!
Get Glowing Sugar Scrub

Ingredients
- Organic Coconut Sugar
- 3 tablespoons Organic Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Lavender Flowers
Instructions
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In a bowl, combine the sugar and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil at a time until the consistency is sandy. Mix in the vanilla extract and store in a clean, airtight container topped with lavender flowers.
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Use after a shower or bath then rinse well to leave skin soft.
Homemade Moisturiser

Ingredients
- 120ml Almond Oil
- 32g Coconut Oil
- 32g Beeswax
- 2 tablespoons Shea Butter
- Essential Oils
- Vanilla Extract
Instructions
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Place water in a pan over a low - medium heat, place a bowl above the water and add the almond oil, coconut oil, beeswax and shea butter. Stir until melted.
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Add drops of your chosen essential oils and vanilla extract then carefully pour into a clean glass jar with a lid. Use as a moisturiser within 6 months.
Pink Himalayan Salt & Rose Petal Body Scrub 🌹

Ingredients
- 270g Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1 tablespoon Organic Coconut Oil
- 2 tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil
- 1 drop Peppermint Essential Oil
- 1 drop Grapefruit Essential Oil
- 75g Dried Rose Petals
- 1 teaspoon Grapefruit Juice
- 1 handful Pink Rose Buds
Instructions
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Using a pestle and mortar roughly grind the salt and rose petals.
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Add the coconut oil, grapefruit juice, essential oils and almond oil to a small glass bowl and combine thoroughly.
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Tip the roughly ground salt and rose petals to the mixture and stir until combined and add two or three of our pink rose buds.
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Store in an air tight glass and use to exfoliate skin and then rinse off.
Coffee Body Scrub

Ingredients
- 35g Coconut Oil
- 65g Ground Coffee
- 35g Coconut Sugar
- 35g Coarse Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 5 drops of Essential Oils
Instructions
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Mix all of the ingredients together in a mixing bowl and store in mason jars or other air tight containers.
Bentonite Clay Face Mask

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Bentonite Clay
- 1-2 tablespoons Water
- 1 tablespoon Organic Oat Flakes ground
- 1 drop Tea Tree Oil
Instructions
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Begin by grinding the oat flakes in a food processor or with a pestle and mortar.
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Pour the crushed oats and the bentonite clay in to a bowl a long with 1 tablespoon of water and mix to form a paste. Add another tablespoon of water if the consistency is not similar to a paste.
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Drop in the tea tree oil and mix. Once applied to the face, leave for 10 to 15 minutes then remove with warm water.
Turmeric Soap

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Isopropyl Alcohol
- 1700g Goat Milk Melt and Pour Soap Base
- 2 teaspoons Turmeric Powder
- 22ml Orange Essential Oil
Instructions
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Chop the goat milk melt and pour soap base in to cubes, place in heatproof container and melt in the microwave for 60 second bursts until it melts.
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Combine the turmeric and isopropyl alcohol in a separate container. Use a glass that is safe for essential-oil use, add the turmeric mixture and essential oils. Mix thoroughly using a spatula.
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Carefully pour the soap in to soap moulds, leave to cool and harden before removing.
Avocado Face Mask

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Oats ground
- 1/2 Avocado
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 drop of Lavender Essential Oil
Instructions
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Place half the avocado into a bowl, mash with a fork until as smooth as possible, place the oats in a food processor and pulse until ground. Mix the oats into the avocado.
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Add the lemon juice, coconut oil and essential oil and mix until combined.
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After carrying out a patch test, apply a few tablespoons to your clean face and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
Homemade Beard Oil

Ingredients
Instructions
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Scoop out the coconut oil, add to a pan over a low heat and melt. Carefully add 1 - 2 drops of essential oil and mix. Carefully poor into a clean, airtight container and leave to set.
About the Author

Georgia
As an animal lover and baking enthusiast, Georgia can often be found experimenting with plant-based recipes in her kitchen.