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Magical Botany: Evergreen Academy Review & Lavender Pillow Spray DIY
What would it be like to be a student at a college for magical botanists? Go and see for yourself in Evergreen Academy by Heather Schneider! This lovely cozy fantasy follows Briar Rose as she navigates her first year at the secret Evergreen Academy. The book is filled with delightful botany, beautiful plants, and plenty of helpful herbs, including lavender!
The Magic of Hydrosols: A Beginner’s Guide to Aromatic Waters & Their Benefits
Herbs are replete with enchanting scents, be it the beautiful scent of a rose or the lemony green smell of just crushed lemon balm. Like essential oils, hydrosols are a way for us to capture these lovely aromas and other amazing properties of many herbs to use and enjoy. The fragrant flowers and plants of high summer are wonderful for making your very own hydrosols at home.
Lavender Vanilla Bath Salts inspired by A Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons
There is a special magic that happens when lavender and vanilla meet. Have you ever encountered it? This duo is one of my favorite herbal combinations! And so, I was delighted when reading A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons by J. Penner, to find that the protagonist, Doli, loves vanilla while her Grammy loves lavender. Their relationship is so sweet. It was very heart-touching to read.
4 Warming Cinnamon Body Care Recipes
Wonderfully warming and delightfully scented, cinnamon makes a lovely addition to body care products during cold winter months. This piece takes a deep dive into four body care options that bring cinnamon right into self-care moments.
Cozy Magic: Make Jez's Cardamom Orange Spritzer from Adenashire (Unofficial Recipe)
The Adenashire series is just about as cozy as it gets! And the third book, A Fellowship of Games & Fables by J. Penner does not disappoint with its sweet Yuletide theme. The story follows a grumpy fennex named Jez who is a fierce friend in need of frequent naps.
As always, there are plenty of tasty baked goods in this installment of the Adenashire series including delicious options with Jez’s favorite flavors: orange and cardamom. With her keen sense of smell, it is no wonder that Jez turns to these delightful flavors with their uplifting aromas!
Find a recipe to soothe your own grumpy inner fennex below!
Bathe Like a Flower Fairy This Holiday: Herbal Candy Cane Salt Soak
Crafting for the holidays is such fun, and including a little something for self-care is important! Herbal bathing gives us a chance to slow down and rest for a bit. Plus, all of the goodness from the herbs steeps right into the water enhancing the wonderful effects of a simple bath.
Happily there are plenty of cozy wintertime books to enjoy in the tub too. We have listed some below to help you get reading. Surely a flower fairy would take time for a bath and a reading session during this busy season.
5 DIY Herbal Baths You Can Make at Home
I decided that I would challenge myself to take one decadent bath everyday for a week. It is a challenge because it really can be hard to slow down and take care of myself. To give myself the permission to stop for a bit and take care of me. Can anyone else relate?
Minty Mint Bath for a Happy Boost: Restore Your Spirit & Senses
Mint in the tub enlivens the senses and restores the spirit so this is a wonderful bath for when you need a little happy boost!
Luscious Lavender Vanilla Bean Body Care
The fresh relaxing scent of lavender mixed with sensuous vanilla makes one of my favorite scent combinations. They play off each other in an intriguing way that is truly divine.
Soothing Herbal Bath for Irritated Muscles and Nerves
Frustrated, angry muscles and nerves plagued me over the past few days leaving me all sore and aching. When I am sore I always try to fit in a nice hot soak in the tub. Even with just epsom salts and hot water, I usually feel so much better after soaking.
The Simplicity of Lavender
Born on spikes of beautiful purple flowers, the fragrance of lavender is soothing yet stimulating all at once. The fragrant essential oil is commonly used in aromatherapy. Essential oils are a component of aromatic plants and some believe are the very essence of plants. Lavender essential oil is the most versatile and useful of all plant essences.
Bath Magic! An Instructive For 5 DIY Herbal Baths
Bathing in water infused with the goodness of herbs, essential oils and other healthful ingredients is a lovely, healing way to care for yourself or another.
Honey Bee Chamomile Lotion Bars
Flecked with bits of chamomile, these lotion bars are extremely moisturizing, super soothing and quick to absorb.
Essential Oils for Use In Bathing
Here is a quick little guide to some commonly used essential oils for bathing and body care. There are so very many to choose from!
The Art Of Bathing
I love baths. I love water and how it has the power to wash away everything, absolutely everything. Stress, dirt, illness, concerns and on and on...
Make Your Own Aromatherapy Spritzer: A Simple Guide
Create custom aromatherapy spritzers with our easy guide! Learn about the benefits of lavender, lemon, rosemary, and other essential oils for relaxation, mood boosting, and skincare. Perfect for home and personal use.
How To Make A Hydrosol
Hydrosols are the delicious aromatic waters that are created during steam distillation of essential oils.
Sunrise Lemon Herbal Bath
Today, being up with the sun, I had the chance to take a lovely sunrise lemon bath. Smells great? Yes! Invigorating? Yes, yes!