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Coconut Sea Salt Hair Texturizing Spray DIY Recipe

Coconut Sea Salt Hair Texturizing Spray DIY Recipe I live by the mountains but my heart belongs to the ocean. I love the humidity of living near the ocean. I love the magic things it does to my hair. I live in the arid desert of Utah now and my hair has been struggling without the humidity. But more than humidity, I miss the salt in my hair. I love the texture the ocean brings to my tresses. So I've got a simple solution to give me that beach babe hair. Homemade Coconut Seas Salt Hair Texturizing Spray. Not too long ago I ordered some hair products and got a bottle of Sea Salt Spray for free. I was thrilled because I love salt spray. HOWEVER, I am super allergic to smells...and this stuff stunk. I knew if I wore it, I would not be okay with the overly perfumed scent. I needed to make my own version with no harsh scents so I could enjoy the texture without the itchy eyes and headache. This texturizing spray smells of subtle coconut and salt...the 2 main ingred...

Sea Life Soaps--Pirates Week!

 Sea Life Soaps--Pirates Week! I love nautical, beachy, fun...so with Pirates of the Caribbean coming out on the 26th, I've got Pirates week crafts planned all week.  You will need Melt and Pour Crystal soap base. I get mine from Stephenson Personal Care. Just message them and find out where you can purchase it near you. You'll need a soap mold and blue soap dye. You will also need some fun little sea creature toys. I got them at the party store...but Oriental Trading has lots of stuff like this  too.  Melt a block of soap in a glass container. Add one drop of blue soap coloring.  Pour in enough soap to cover the bottom of the mold. About a quarter inch.  Like this.  Just pop them in the fridge and let it harden. Now, get your little sea creature toy... And place it face down in the mold. Fill with more soap. It may bubble. Just spritz with a little rubbing alcohol and that will remove all th...

Charcoal and Peppermint Handmade Soap Recipe!

 Charcoal and Peppermint Handmade Soap Recipe! This is the greatest recipe for all the scraps and shavings of soap that you've been saving! Remember from this Natural Crystal Post...and this one...  You will need Melt and Pour Soap Base Stephenson Personal Care  Melt and Pour Crystal Soap Base (this is the one I used) They have fantastic soap bases and I highly recommend them. Just message them to find a retailer near you! They sent me several soap bases to try in exchange for this post. ~ For this soap, I used the scraps from my Layered Crystal Soaps You will also need peppermint oil and charcoal powder, this one is for teeth...so it's cosmetic.  Mist the soap mold with a spray bottle of alcohol.  Melt all your scraps of soap in a cup. Stir it up.  It will most likely be a horrid shade... add several drops of peppermint oil.  Enter the black powder charcoal! I dumped in a couple tablespoons.  Stir it up and pour...