I highly recommend you read the following blog posts before getting busy with DIY.
This DIY advice aims to keep you fully informed, and will help you see the most recipe success (and maintain your sanity)! You’ll get advice on choosing essential oils and handy tips when cleaning up after DIY. Plus, you can access my list of recommended, and community-suggested, suppliers.
Click the images below to read through the handy tips and DIY advice.
DIY recipe hints, tips & information
Essential oil information and inspiration
Preservatives, shelf life & safety information
Tips on cleaning up after a DIY session
Help sourcing ingredients (plus discount offers)
Converting recipes for thermal appliances and microwaves
Krissy Ballinger
Author and Advocate for natural living
Krissy wants to see a world where people make conscious, educated decisions that honour both humans and habitat. With a background in education and health promotion, she devotes her time to passionately increase awareness on common and avoidable toxins, in everyday items like washing powder and deodorant, and to educate individuals on how they can easily reduce their daily exposure, through simple and realistic do-it-yourself ideas and recipes.
Krissy has sold over 40,000 copies of her natural DIY recipe books, including her award-winning book, Naturally Inspired - Simple DIY Recipes for Body Care and Cleaning, and her newly-released kids book, Make & Play - Natural DIY Recipes for Kids. She offers honest and gentle guidance, education and 100+ natural DIY recipes on her website.
Is your book available in stores? I have a voucher for a local bookstore I’m hoping to use
You’ll find all stockists here 🙂 https://krissyballinger.com.au/stockists-naturally-inspired/
Hi, we have multiple allergies and cannot even use essential oils any more. I noticed you said they could be left out? Is that true for all the recipes. I’d love to get rid off more chemicals.
Sorry to hear that Penny, that must be hard. You can leave the oils out of most recipes if you wish.
When making the the deodorant paste can you substitute the shea butter for something else?
Hi Tracey. Yep, try swapping for 90% coconut oil (the solid stuff) and 10% beeswax. You could use another butter (cocoa or mango) but the texture will change. Have a play with a small batch and see how you go 🙂