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Tag: DIY
Starting a Sourdough Starter
Combining sourdough and einkorn flour makes for the most easily digested wheat bread available, even for some who are gluten intolerant. (Not celiacs though of course.) Here’s the beginnings of my sourdough starter at home and how you can make your own: https://botanicalalchemyandapothecary.com/sourdough-starter
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Make Your Own Vanilla Infused Oil
For all your perfume body oils and body butters: https://botanicalalchemyandapothecary.com/vanilla-oil-diy
DIY Body Butter Recipe
Here’s a DIY recipe for Body Butter to consider gifting or just for self-care during the drying winter season: https://botanicalalchemyandapothecary.com/body-butter-diy
How to Make Your Own Body Oils
It’s easy to make your own body oils with the cleanest, greenest ingredients for the health of both your skin and your spirit. Here’s how: https://botanicalalchemyandapothecary.com/body-oils-diy
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Single Ingredient Facial Masks
Short on time but need a self care wellness ritual boost? These single ingredient facial masks can get you glowing in as little as five minutes. Link is here: https://botanicalalchemyandapothecary.com/one-ingredient-facial-masks
The Art and Craft of Herbalism
Making herbal concoctions for medicinal purposes used to be a part of the daily lives of our ancestors, and is still very much a part of people’s lives around the world today. My latest course shows how easy it is to do. Click here to access the preview.
How to Make Natural Perfume
I’m so excited to have my first course go ‘live’. If you have ever wanted to know how to make your own custom perfume with natural ingredients such as essential oils, I’ve got it all covered in this course. From alcohol based to oil based to solid perfumes, you can learn how to create your own signature scents in whatever medium works best for you. And I’m not kidding when I say, that it’s so easy that once you know the proportions and the ingredients you can use, you will be able to do this the rest of your life without even needing a recipe. The link is below the promo:
https://botanical-alchemy-and-apothecary.teachable.com/
DIY Mother’s Day Gift
Here are a couple of easy ideas for giving your mom (or partner) a special homemade gift she will actually use. 
How to Make Rose Oil (Quick Method)
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Here’s the quick method to making an herbal oil. I used rose buds but you can use any dried herb in the same way. If you want to try the Folk Method instead, it’ll take longer but no artificial heat is needed so it’s a tad easier, especially if you are crafting with kids. Either way, herbal oils are fun to make and so useful~ you can use them just as you would any oil on your body, face, hair, or in a bath. You can use them to make salves, body butter, serums, body scrubs, perfumes, and more. Rose oil would make a lovely Mother’s Day gift and you have time to do the Folk Method if you prefer as long as you start soon. Happy Creating!
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