ButtahBalm

Okay, so you want to start incorporating natural herbs into your skincare products? Hell yeah. When I first started thinking about incorporating some herbs into my products, I didn’t realize the rabbit hole I was about to go down, I was honestly overwhelmed. There are SO many different extraction methods, each with their own fancy names and specific uses. Infusions, tinctures, decoctions, macerations, they were just SOO many. 😂😂 But here's the thing: most of these methods are actually pretty simple once you break them down. It's basically just "put herb in some form of liquid, wait, strain, use." It’s that easy. The trick is knowing WHICH method works best for WHAT you're trying to make. In this guide, I'll walk you through the herbal extraction techniques I actually use in my own formulations, nothing overly-complicated, just practical methods that work and would save you a lot of stress. 1. Oil Infusions This is where most people start (including me)...

Do you hate washing dishes? If yes then we are in the same boat. Nothing annoys me more than washing dishes. It's my least favourite chore and for a long time we would spend so much money on dish soap, the bar ones refuse to lather and the liquid ones finish very fast. Then I thought, "I know how to make soap, why have I never made dish washing soap?" That's when I set out to create a very budget friendly soap recipe I could use to wash dishes, Honestly, it started out only for dishwashing but after making it the first time and needing to handwashing's some kitchen napkins, I just grabbed one bar, used it and realized it washes clothes and napkins quite well too. Now I use it for almost everything except showering that is unless you want squeaky clean skin, then you can use it to shower. 😂 I am telling you only the good part, let's backtrack to the first time I was testing this recipe, and the chunky glop I made, really wish I had a picture but I don...