DIY Self-Care

This creative journey soon turned inwards…it was time for me to check in with the products I was using. After learning enough about the harmful chemicals used to produce most of them, I started by making my own body butters.

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My skin thanked me for it. Experimenting with essential oils was not only effective but also deeply satisfying. The feeling of being able to make your own products that are nature based and completely suited to you/your moods/your needs is self care at its best! Even better when we can source most if not all of our ingredients from the garden or at least locally. 

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Eventually, I expanded into soaps, scrubs, and lip balms. One loyal customer praised my body butter for improving her children’s skin. At the time, I was mainly making these products for myself and close family, so having even one paying customer felt like a beautiful bonus. It was confirming that I had once again created a quality sellable item.