16 Aug, 2018

Upcycling Candle Jars

If you're anything like me, then you go through approx. 600 candles a month

18 May, 2018

Milk Bathing Benefits

The kitchen provides many ingredients that work well in your beauty routine. Pouring milk into a warm bath can benefit the skin in several ways. Honey, essential oils and other milk bath additives provide additional benefits. Rinsing your skin well after the bath enhances the effects of the milk. Many bath products on the market also contain milk if you prefer a commercial product. Smooth Skin A milk bath leaves your skin feeling soft and supple. The fat and protein in the milk provide this immediate benefit in your bathwater. The milk also helps exfoliate the skin for additional softness. The lactic acid in milk helps clean and soften the skin. The milk hydrates the skin, preventing dryness. Soothes Skin Irritations Many adults and children experience uncomfortable skin irritations such as eczema. A milk bath may help soothe some of the irritation of eczema and other skin conditions, according to She Radiance Magazine. Check with your health-care provider before trying home remedies for a medical skin condition. Enhances Relaxation The soothing feeling of the milk in the water creates an overall relaxed, comfortable feeling. Taking a milk bath at the end of the day can help you improve your skin while helping reduce the stress of your day. Adding essential oils to the milk bath provides additional relaxation qualities. Try lavender, eucalyptus, chamomile or peppermint essential oils, based on your personal preference. Create an overall relaxing environment by dimming the lights, using candles and playing relaxing music in the background. The time alone may refresh your outlook. Improve Skin's Appearance In addition to the immediate softness of the skin, milk baths may provide deeper improvements to the skin's appearance. The lactic acid in milk may help remove dead skin cells, leaving the skin smooth and may also encourage skin cell renewal. Milk baths may reduce some of the darkening that naturally occurs as your skin ages. If you would like to be notified of our launch date for our specially designed Bathing milk range, then don't forget to sign up to our newsletter!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article originally featured: https://www.livestrong.com/article/144679-what-are-the-benefits-of-a-milk-bath/

16 Nov, 2017

Fizzy Bath Bombs

Have you ever bought a bath bomb and wondered if it would be easier and more cost effective to make your own? making your own bath bombs is super easy. So easy in fact that you only need a few pieces of equipment and ingredients.  To begin with, you will need something to mould them in. Shop moulds here  Next, you'll need some basic household ingredients. Ingredients and Supplies: 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup citric acid 1/2 cup Epsom salts 1 tsp. water 2 tsp. essential oil 3 tsp. oil (olive oil) food coloring (any color you want) bowl whisk Next you will need to combine the ingredients as follows: Place the dry ingredients in a bowl and then mix them all evenly with the whisk. In a separate container, mix the liquid ingredients together. Note that in this step, the essential oils, fragrances and colors are added. This is an important step! Make sure to pick out lots of fragrance oils to try out here, as you can make many fabulous combinations for bath time. Lavender bath bombs for relaxation and sleep, perhaps tinted purple. Ylang Ylang and bergamot for a sensual bath bomb, perhaps even add some rose. Tint this one pink. Slowly add the liquid mixture to the dry mix, one small spoon at a time. When well mixed, you simply pack this mixture into a bath bomb mold and pack tightly, then let it dry. Work quickly so as not to let the bath bomb mixture dry out That's it...! That is all there is to it. Making you're own bath bomb is super easy (and a great project to do with the kids on a rainy day) Why not try different fragrances, shapes and colours too? Give them as gifts or keep for yourself! The possibilities are endless

29 Sep, 2017

Mango, Milk & Honey bath melts

One of the things I love about summer in Australia is that we are constantly in the pool or at the beach. Is there anything better than lazy summer days lounging on the sand and eating ice cream? Not in my book!! This year, we spent some time in Beachport, South Australia and spent so much time outdoors, that we almost cleared Woollies out of sunscreen! Now, if there is a downside to the above story, it’s probably that all that fun in the sun, sand and water means incredibly dry skin. No matter how much moisturiser you seem to lather on, you can never quite get rid of that dry, scratchy feeling (or maybe that’s just me showing my age) Anyhoo, if you’re like me and happen to feel like a crocodile after the summer fun has worn off then keep reading! I have an amazing Mango, Milk & Honey Bath Melt recipe that will BLOW YOU AWAY (along with all those dry skin cells, eugh) RECIPE: 1/3 Cup Mango butter or Shea butter. 1/3 Cup Almond Oil ¼ Cup Honey 1 Cup powdered milk ½ cup powdered milk (for rolling) DIRECTIONS: Melt the mango butter, almond oil and honey together over a double boiler Once melted, stir in the powdered milk until mixture is crumbly Add in any preservatives and any fragrance Roll into balls and place on  wax paper to cool Roll into leftover powdered milk and enjoy. *recipe makes approx. 9 bath melts. HOW TO USE MELTS: Fill bath tub with approx.  1-2 inches of hot water, place 1 (or 2) melts in bath tub and allow to melt. Continue to fill the bath with water at your preferred temperature and soak away!! *Please take care when exiting the bathtub as the oils can make it very slippery TIP** Rub melt onto problem areas like elbows, knees or feet for extra luxurious care.

29 Sep, 2017

Himalayan healing Bath Crystals

Do you suffer from "busy syndrome" Are you constantly running around after everyone else and not spending time on yourself? If you answered yes, give our luxurious bath salts a try. Soothing * Calming * Rejuvenating. Our salts are made with the highest quality pink Himalayan crystals, Epsom salts, hand-picked herbs and soothing essential oils to help you relax + unwind. Allow yourself the time to enjoy Divinity & Co. Bath Salts today

14 May, 2017

Oats, Almonds + Honey massage bar

For anyone in the universe who has EVER been to a Lush store you would know of Buffy massage bars. They are , strangely enough nothing to do with the Slayer at all. They are however, perfectly exfoliating and they smell DIVINE . I'm literally obsessed with these bars, the only problem is - they end up being super expensive because I tend to use them so fast. For this reason, I set out on making my own version of Buffy. And so, after a few (failed) attempts, I have finally come up with something.  Get ready to print this one out guys, cause you are going to make this over and over and over again! YIELD - 2 x 100g bars DIFFICULTY - Easy 78g refined cocoa butter 78g refined shea butter 14g ground rice 14g ground almonds 12g ground adzuki or red beans 4g essential oil / fragrance oil moulds of choice   1 - Melt the butters gently over a double boiler. 2 - Add in the ground exfoliants and stir well. 3 - When the mixture is warm to touch, add in your essential / fragrance oils. 4 - Allow to cool on the bench but keep watch. One minute it will be too runny and all your exfoliants will sink to the bottom and the next minute, your mixture will be thick enough to mould (this allows the exfoliants to be suspended in the mixture without sinking.  5 - Spoon the mixture into your moulds and tap on the bench gently to release any air bubbles. 6 - Put the mould back in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.  TIP - instead of ground adzuki or red beans, try substituting with ground coffee beans.