Homemade Owie Ointment

Feb 5 | Easy DIY

These days, homemade items are becoming more and more popular. Most people have found they can quickly and inexpensively make most of the products they buy from the store with items they have in their home. This is great for many reasons but mainly because you know exactly what is going into your products. For many households essential oils have been replacing store bought products in their homes for years now! Everything from all-purpose cleaners to acid reflux relief comes from those tiny bottles.

Homemade Owie Ointment

One of our favorite things to make at home is homemade Owie Ointment or homemade Polysporin. You can really use a lot of items to make this a helpful ointment.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-2 teaspoons of Shea Butter {or you can use solid coconut oil}
• 4 drops Lavender essential oil
• 4 drops Tea Tree essential oil
• 4 drops Melrose {optional} (Melrose oil includes Tea tree, naouli, rosemary, and clove oils)
• 2 capsules Vitamin E {optional}

DIRECTIONS:

1. Melt Shea butter (or coconut oil) by placing a small amount (1-2 teaspoons) into a glass bowl. Set that glass bowl over boiling water until Shea butter is fully melted.
2. Remove from heat and allow the Shea butter to cool for about a minute. Then add 4 drops each of your essential oils. (do half of this if using on a child under the age of 18 months)
3. Pour your mixture into the container you plan to store it in. We typically use a lip balm tray and it lasts us well over 6 months.
4. Allow to cool and cover. Store at room temperature in a dark place.

This is a great combination to promote healing. Shea butter (or coconut oil) is rich in antioxidants and deeply moisturizes skin while Lavender and Tea Tree calm redness, reduce pain, and clear out bacteria. Vitamin E oil is known for its ability to reduce scaring and promote quick healing. Your boo boos will be healed in no time!

NOTE: If you want to make a large batch of this, simply double the recipe and store in an airtight container.

DIY Rolling Kitchen Pantry

Jan 21 | Easy DIY

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Whipped Vanilla Coconut Body Scrub

Dec 15 | Easy DIY

How to make Whipped Vanilla Coconut Body Scrub

It’s that time of year again when fighting rough, dry skin becomes a full time chore. Make your job easier with just 3 simple ingredients that you can not only pronounce, but are actually safe for consumption (though I wouldn’t recommend it)! It takes only a few minutes to ‘whip’ up this whipped body scrub!

Ingredients for whipped vanilla coconut body scrub

1 cup coconut oil
2/3 cup Epsom salt
1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract (you could use vanilla essential oil instead, but this is what I had on hand and it worked great.)

Directions for Whipped Vanilla Coconut Body Scrub

You want to start with slightly chilled coconut oil, this helps the body scrub gain the whipped texture. You can mix all ingredients together by hand and call it good, but I chose to mix with my kitchen aid for about 6 minutes to make it a little more fluffy. It’s really that easy!

I keep some in a little dish next to my bathroom sink, and store the rest in a sealed jar. Makes a great gift for your school teacher, friends and family, or for yourself!

More related DIY’s:

• Pumpkin Pie Sugar Scrub
• Homemade Bug Bite Relief
• Homemade Lavender Lotion Bars
• Strawberry Lemonade Lip Scrub