Homemade Beauty Products | The Purposed Heart

Winner of Simple Scrubs, a Discount Code, and an Announcement

January 17, 2012 By Mindy 3 Comments

Simple Scrubs Giveaway Winner

Thank you to everybody who entered the giveaway for Simple Scrubs to Make and Give!

The winner of this wonderful ebook is Chelsea who left comment #16. Congratulations, Chelsea! I hope that you will get a lot of use out of this book

A Discount Code

For those of you who did not win the book, Stacy has graciously offered a 20% off discount if you are interested in purchasing a copy for yourself. Click here to buy the book and use the discount code HEART20, until January 21, to get 20% off at checkout. This makes the price of the book only $3.19! I think that you will find the book is worth well more than that, and I believe that you will get a lot of use out of the book. I know that I have!

An Announcement

I am very excited to announce that I have some lovely ladies who are going to be joining me in writing here at The Purposed Heart! Each new contributor has something unique that they will be able to share with us, and I believe that we will learn so much from them. You can expect to here from each of them about once a month.

Over the next week or so, I will be introducing them to you one by one. These ladies are very special, and I want you to have a chance to get to know them just a little bit. Look for the first introduction to take place tomorrow!

Like I said, I am very excited about this new venture. I’m grateful, honored, humbled, and thrilled that these amazing ladies would be willing to write here and share their wisdom, knowledge, and hearts with us. Thank you!!!

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Simple Scrubs to Make and Give: A Review and a Giveaway

January 12, 2012 By Mindy 61 Comments

When I found out that my friend, Stacy from A Delightful Home, was coming out with an ebook about making your own luxurious body scrubs, I must say…I was EXCITED!

If you’ve never visited Stacy’s blog before then you really should go take a look around. She is a sweet and wise woman who obviously loves her God and her family very much. She is practically an expert on homemade, natural body care. Plus, she makes GOOD food! Any recipe I’ve ever made of hers always turns out great. These Chocolate Coconut Oat Bars on her site are one of our favorite treats – they are amazing!

Okay, so now that you know how much I adore Stacy and her blog, I must also tell you that I absolutely adore her new book as well! Simple Scrubs to Make and Give has thorough yet easy instructions for making over 30 different body scrubs. The book is 59 pages long and is a wealth of information on making your own body scrubs with simple ingredients.

I’ve tried several of the recipes in Simple Scrubs, and they left my skin feeling so soft and smooth. The Brown Sugar Vanilla Body Scrub has been my absolute favorite so far. It only has four ingredients, and it. smells. heavenly.

Some of the other scrub recipes that you will find in the book include:

Invigorating Foot Scrub
Morning Coffee Body Scrub
Lemon-Lime Sugar Scrub
Lavender-Peppermint Facial Smoother

I can’t wait to try them all! They would truly make great gifts, and Stacy also includes a whole section on packaging ideas. I love it!

Another section included in Simple Scrubs is a very informative run-down of the ingredients used in this book. This is actually one of my favorite parts of the book. Not only does Stacy include awesome recipes that she has created, but she also teaches you and gives you the knowledge you need to come up with your own unique recipes as well.

If you are interested in learning how to make your own body scrubs to use yourself and to give as lovely gifts, you can purchase the book for only $3.99! Click here to see an entire list of the table of contents, read more about the book, and purchase a copy for yourself.

Stacy has also generously offered to give away a copy of her book to one of you!

**To enter to win a copy of Simple Scrubs, simply leave a comment below telling me what scrub you would like to try from the book!**

This giveaway will close on Monday January 16, 2012 at 10 pm EST.

The winner of this giveaway will be contacted by email.

Don’t forget to leave a comment below to enter to win a copy of Simple Scrubs to Make and Give!

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Homemade Moisturizing Body Scrub

August 12, 2011 By Mindy 2 Comments

I am so excited about what I am going to share with you today! I have recently been exploring the yummy world of natural skin and beauty care. I say “yummy” because most of the things that I have been experimenting with have included using edible ingredients. For instance, did you know that you can use raw honey to wash your face? And it works GREAT! Especially if you follow it up with this facial toner of one part water and one part lavender vinegar. My skin is feeling and looking better than it ever has! And I’ve been spending less money also – so it’s definitely a win-win!

Out of all the natural skin care experiments that I have tried, this Homemade Moisturizing Body Scrub that I am going to share with you today is probably my absolute favorite! It leaves your skin feeling SOFT and SMOOTH like you’ve never experienced before! (At least like I had never experienced before! Smile ) It is meant to be used in the shower, and you honestly don’t even need to use any moisturizer when you get out. You will absolutely be glowing!

I’m sharing all the details of how to make your own Homemade Moisturizing Body Scrub (with only four simple ingredients!) over at A Delightful Home.

Click here to read the whole post, and while you’re there check out some more of Stacy’s great blog. She has a lot of great ideas for homemade body products and delicious, simple recipes, as well as a wonderful series on Becoming a Better Mother. I hope you will check them all out!

This post is a part of Simple Lives Thursday.

Filed Under: Natural Beauty, Wellness Tagged With: homemade beauty products, natural beauty, natural living