DIY: Lip Gloss

Commercial lip gloss can contain artificial colors and fragrances. Make your own natural lip gloss that is easy, fun, and can be customized with your favorite color and essential oils.

Ingredients

¼ teaspoon white beeswax

¾ teaspoon Shea butter (or virgin coconut oil)

½ teaspoon doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil

2 ¼ teaspoon castor oil

¼ teaspoon vitamin E oil

7 drops of your favorite essential oil

Pigment (such as organic beet root powder or mineral makeup)

Note: This is enough to fill two standard lip gloss tubes. You can find empty lip gloss tubes online and at local beauty stores.

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients, except for essential oil, into a glass jar.
2. Place jar in a saucepan with one to one and a half inches of boiling water.
3. Once melted, remove and let cool for two minutes.
4. Add essential oil.
5. For color, add pigment and stir until combined. Note: Start with a little and add more until you get desired color.
6. Using a dropper, transfer into the lip gloss containers. If it starts to get too thick, place glass jar back in warm water to melt.

DIY: Shaving cream

Fortified with natural lubricants and essential oils, this shaving cream improves razor glide for a close, comfortable shave. This shaving cream will leave skin smooth, healthy, and moisturized.

Ingredients

⅓ cup shea butter

⅓ cup coconut oil

¼ cup Fractionated Coconut Oil

5 drops Sandalwood oil

5 drops Peppermint oil

5 drops Melaleuca oil

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients except for essential oils in double boiler.
2. Once melted, remove from heat and let sit three minutes.
3. Add essential oils and stir until combined. 
4. Let shaving cream rest until hard. Tip: You can put it in the refrigerator to speed up the cooling process.
5. Using hand or stand mixer, whip shaving cream until light and fluffy.
6. Place in container of choice.

Scented pencils

Just in time for back to school, did you know you can make scented pencils and erasers using essential oils? It works great! How fun to send off the kids with pencils smelling like their favorite calming, uplifting, grounding, or focus boosting blend.

These and super easy. First, use non-toxic, natural wood, or recycled paper pencils, and non-toxic erasers.

Next add 20-30 drops of essential oil to a cotton pad and put it and your pencils and erasers in a plastic zipper bag.  Wait for a couple days and open the bag and your pencils and erasers will smell like whatever oil you placed on the cotton pad. The longer you keep it in the bag, the stronger the scent. You can add more drops after a day or so for maximum effect.

OnGuard hand sanitizer

This doTERRA On Guard hand cleansing spray is an easy and convenient way to clean your hands. Keep a bottle in your purse, car, or office for any time you need it.

I made a bottle today to prepare for an upcoming backpacking camping trip!

Ingredients

1 tablespoon aloe vera gel

20 drops doTERRA On Guard

Water

Instructions

1. In a glass spray bottle, combine aloe vera and doTERRA On Guard.
2. Fill the rest of bottle with water. Shake until combined.
3. To use, spray on hands and rub together.

DIY recipe - Aromatic hand warmer

Microwaveable hand warmers are easy to make and reuse. For fabric consider upcycling an old cotton or flannel shirt, but be sure to select a fabric that is natural, as synthetic fabrics may melt or burn when heated. Store with clothing or linen to freshen your closet, replenish hand warmers with essential oils when desired, and enjoy!

Items Needed
Fabric
Thread
Flax seed
Essential oil of choice

Instructions

1. Cut out two 4 inch x 4 inch squares for every hand warmer desired.
2. Sow right sides of fabric together, leaving a few inches open on one side.
3. Turn fabric right side out.
4. In a medium bowl mix flax seed with essential oil. Use three to five drops of oil for every cup of grain (this results in a pretty strongly scented hand warmer.) Mix and allow to sit for 5–10 minutes.
5. Use the grain to fill the hand warmers about ¾ full and then stitch closed. 
6. Heat hand warmers 25–30 seconds in the microwave, allow to sit for about 30 seconds and then place in pockets to warm your hands.

Tips: To fill the hand warmers you can use wheat, rice, flax seed, or even cherry pits. For this DIY we used flax seed which seems to hold heat well and has a less distinguishable smell than other grains.