How To
Welcome to the How To Page
This page links to some of the products and ingredients I have developed and tested since starting this blog in 2010. You'll also find links to e-books where you can learn more. You are always welcome to visit my main site, the shop, or read more about the different e-books I offer.Have fun and enjoy your cosmetics making journey!
CLEANSING BARS – SOAP-FREE
Basic (green clay)
Chamomile Cleansing Bar
Cornflower and Clay
Cranberry and Clay
French Clay
Green Clay and Spirulina
Lavender Easy Layer
Lavender Exfoliating
Oatmeal and Pink Clay
Oatmeal and Yellow Clay
Oatmeal (without coconut oil)
Oatmeal (with coconut oil)
Red Clay and Rooibos
Rhassoul and White Clay
Rhassoul
Rose and White Clay
Rose Clay and Oatmeal
Yellow Clay and Chamomile
FAQ and Tutorial
Storing and Using Cleasing Bars
MASKS
2 Minute Honey Mask
5-Minute Layered Mask
10-Minute Lavender Detox
Breakfast on your Face Mask
Brightening Face and Hand Mask
Calming Chamomile and Clay
Deep Cleansing Rhassoul and Tea Tree
Easy Face Mask with Fresh Cucumber Juice
Fresh Cucumber and French Clay Mask
Fresh Cucumber and Spirulina Mask
Fresh Enzyme Hand Mask
Fresh Food Hand Mask
Fresh Kiwi and Oat Moisturizing Mask
Fresh Kiwi and Honey
Green Clay and Green Tea
Green Comfort Mask
Milk and Honey with Pink Clay
Pink Clay Mask for Sensitive Skin
Rejuvinating Rosewood
Rhassoul and Aloe Vera Toner
White Clay and Honey Toning Mask
Yellow Clay Moisture Injection
Yellow and White Clay Skin Reviver
MAKE-UP
Cream Foundation
Cream Blush
Cream Concealer/Highlighter
Duplicating a Color
Eyebrow Pencils
Eye Make-up Remover
Foundation - Loose Powder
Foundation with Sun Factor
Highlighter (Touche Eclat)
How to Prepare Pressed Powder
Lip and Cheek Tint
Lip Plumping Pencil Kit
Make a Complete Skin Tone Palette
Mascara from the Urtegaarden Kit
Matt Powder Foundation
Matt Powder Foundation - Made Easy
Mixing Powder Pigments for Color Makeup - Tips
Mixing Pigments to Match Skin Tone
Powder Blush
Pressing EyeShadow- How To with Formula for Binder
Pressing Eye Shadow With Pressing Tools
Pressed Powders in Skin Tones
GENERAL HEALTH & WELL BEING
Battling Anal Itch
Chamomile Compress
Garlic for earaches
Hot Flash Mist
How to Make Your Own Pulse Point Roller
How to Treat Baking Soda Burn from DIY Deodorant
Infusions with Ayurvedic powders
Inhalers - Anti-Stuffy-Nose
Inhalers - Aromatherapy
Make perfume with essential oils
Remove Childrens Face Paint
Winter Cold-Fighting Tip
HAND & BODY & FACE
Beautiful Cuticles
Blackberry Exfoliating Hand Polish
Body Butter with 2 ingredientts - butter and oil
Body Butter with 2 ingredients- wax and oil
Body Butter with 3 ingredients
Body Butter - Super Soft
Body Butter with Shea
Calming Skin Mist for Sensitive Skin
Calm Steam Face Tea
Cleansing Putty: Fruit and Flower
DIY Deodorant without baking soda
Easy DIY Foot Tea for Runners
Easy Scrubby Bags With Oats and Soap
Emulsified Scrub Basics
Exfoliating Shower Scrub
Fabulous Feet Forever
Face Cleanser with Milk (Powder Cleanser)
Face Tea How To
Fail-Safe Whipped Shea Balm
Fruit & Flower Cleansing Putty
Go Green Face Cleanser
Herbal Shower Shaker
How to Apply a Face Oil
How to Facial Exfoliation with Physical Exoliants
How to Facial Massage with Facial Roller
How to Foaming Face Wash With Plants
How to Make a Face Wash With Flowers, Dirt and Food -1
How to Make a Face Wash With Flowers, Dirt and Food - 2
How to Make a Face Wash with Rose and Milk
How to use a Himalayan Salt Bar
How to use a Gua Sha Facial Massage Tool
How to use the Deodorant Crystal Stone for max effect
Lavender Foot Scrub and Home Spa Treatment
Lotion Bars
Lotion Bars With Herb Infused Oil
Mallow Face Cleansing Gel
Microdermabrasion - How To
Microwave Body and Hair butter
Non-Greasy Feeling Whipped Butter
Polishing Hand Scrub
Raw Oat and Soap Cleansing Body Bags and Hand Bags
Removing age spots with citrus fruits
Rich Winter Facial Serum
Rose Cleansing Putty
Rose Exfoliating Hand and Body Scrub
Rose & Red Clay no-soap Face Cleanser
Rose & Soapnut Cleansing Milk
Rosemary and Honey Self Preserving Facial Cleanser
Salt and Pepper Shower Shaker
Scrub with Infused Oils and Herbs
Single Use Herbal Scrubby Bags
Single Use Creamy Pink Soaps
Single Use Soaps- Herbal Pyramids
Skin Brushing
Soap-Free Ayurvedic Skin Brightening Cleanser
Soap-Free Face Cleanser in a Jar
Soap-Free Mean Green Cleanser in a Jar
Soothing Calendula Face Mist
Sulphate Free Poo Soap
Sweet Lip Scrub
Threading - Perfectly Natural Shaving
Vitamin C Face Cleansing Powder
Whipped Body Butter
HAIR CARE
3 All-natural Hair Cleansers
Battling Baldness
Conditioning Shampoo Bars
Instant Rhassoul Hair Wash
Green Shampoo Bars with Horsetail and Nettle
Hair Rinse with Horsetail
How to Rework a Shampoo Bar
Make your own Hair Wax
Mallow Conditioning Hair Gel
Microwave Hair & Body Butter
No-Poo Cleansing and Conditioning
Personalized Hair Oil How to
Pre-shampoo Hair Conditioning with Coconut Oil
Pre-Shampoo Hair and Scalp Treatment
Rhassoul Head and Hair Mask
Scalp Soothing Treatment
Soapnut & Soaproot Hair and Scalp Cleansers
Sulphate Free Shampoo Balls
Quicky Pre-shampoo Oil Treatment
Wash Your Hair Backwards - Horst Rechelbacher Method
Washing Pre-Shampoo Coconut Oil From Hair with Rhassoul
Washing Pre-Shampoo Coconut OIl From Hair With Soapnut/Soaproot
MAKE YOUR OWN HERBAL EXTRACTS
Glycerine Extract with Blackberry
Glycerine Extract with Blueberry
Glycerine Extract (Glycerite) With Cucumber - part 1
Glycerine Extract (Glycerite) with Cucumber - part 2
Glycerine Extract (Glycerite) with Lemon
Glycerine Extract (Self-Preserving Glycerite) with Lemongrass
Glycerine Extract (Glycerite) with Strawberry
Infused Oil with Coffee
Infused oil with Fresh Juniper Berries - part 1
Infused oil with Fresh Juniper Berries - part 2
Infused oil with Dried Calendula - starting the mixture
Infused oil with Dried Calendula - Straining and Bottling
Infused oil with Coffee
Infused oil with Frankincense
Infused oil with Rose
Infused Oil with Tonka Beans
Infused oil with Vanilla
Infused oil with Vanilla - Straining
How to Start a Tincture
Plant Extracts - How to Choose the Right Solvent
Tincture - Straining and Bottling
Soapnut Decoction
Soaproot Decoction
Straining Tinctures Extracts and Glycerites Using a Veggie Drinks Maker
Vinegar Tincture with Pomegranate
Vinegar Tinctures: Quality Control: What cloudiness means