Moisturizing | The Purposed Heart

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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I have always loved making things myself. Food, crafts, clothing, cleaners, beauty products…you name it, I’ve probably tried making it before!

Most of the time you can make things cheaper and healthier by making them yourself. I’ve always enjoyed making things by hand simply because of the satisfaction that it gave me. Now as a wife and mom, I also love making things from scratch so that I can live naturally while staying on a budget.

Because of my obsession with making everything I can think of from scratch, I’ve decided to do a weekly feature called, Make-It Yourself Mondays. Each week I will show you how I make something from scratch. Weekly topics will range from food staples to beauty products and lots of items in between.

Every Monday there will also be an opportunity for you to show off things that you have made. Link up your posts below to show us an awesome handmade project that you have done as well!

Homemade Natural, Moisturizing Deodorant

To kick off the first, Make-It Yourself Monday, I’m sharing my recipe for an all-natural, aluminum free deodorant that really works. Homemade deodorant is one of my favorite “make-it yourself” items, because of how easy and healthy it is.

Most commercial deodorants contain aluminum among other questionable ingredients that are not good for you or your skin. So why not try to make your own with natural, nourishing ingredients?

A quick google search will show you that there are tons of recipes out there for homemade deodorants. I’ve probably tried most of them! With most of the recipes I’ve tried, there were things that I liked and things that I didn’t like. After some trial and error trying to come up with my own version, I finally found the right formula for my perfect homemade deodorant.

I LOVE everything about it. It’s smooth, moisturizing, and it smells amazing. For me personally, it actually works better than any store bought deodorant (natural or not) I’ve ever used. I hope you’ll give it a try!

Homemade Moisturizing Deodorant

Ingredients:

2 oz. coconut oil (1/4 cup)
1 oz. grated beeswax (see note)
1 oz. shea butter (2 tbsp)
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
20 drops tea tree oil
20 drops essential oil of choice (for scent)

Method:

Combine coconut oil and beeswax in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir occasionally until almost completely melted.
Add shea butter to the saucepan and stir until everything is completely melted.
Remove from heat and quickly stir in the baking soda, arrowroot powder, and essential oils with a fork or a small whisk.
Once everything is completely combined and the mixture is smooth, pour into your container(s) and let harden.

Notes:

I recommend using a scale to measure out your beeswax by weight. The volume measurements will vary depending on the type of beeswax you are using. If you are using the small pellets that you can buy, the approximate measurement will be 2 1/2 tbsp. If you grate the beeswax yourself, the approximate measurement will be 1/2 cup.
For the containers, I just use old deodorant containers. Twist it down until the bottom piece is completely at the bottom, and then fill to the very top with the deodorant while it is still liquid.
This recipe makes enough for 2 average size deodorant containers (2.6 oz. – 3.0 oz.)
At room temperature this deodorant is solid, but goes on very smoothly. It is wonderful! If it gets too warm and your deodorant starts to get too soft or melts, just pop it in the fridge. I’ve never had to store mine there, and the average temperature in our house is around 72^o.
Don’t twist the deodorant up more than necessary when applying. Whatever is twisted up is what will go on, so only twist up the amount that you need.

Share Your Make-It Yourself Monday Post

Now it’s your turn. I would love to see a Make-It Yourself project that you’ve done. A recipe for something that you usually buy, a fun craft, a decorating project…the list could go on and on! Show us what you’ve got!

These are the two easy guidelines for participation:

1. Link up to a post on your blog featuring a Make-It Yourself (or DIY) project. Please link directly to the post and not to your home url.

2. Please link your posts back to this blog. This is a common blog hop courtesy and will help your readers find more awesome Make-It Yourself projects. Thank you for spreading the word!