diy after bite healing butter

Bug bites are the worst, no matter you do! Itchy bumps are unavoidable and unpleasant every summer even if you use repellent products- you still get bitten. For all these, I adjusted an older formula and I poured it into a tube so I can carry my balm with me, wherever I am.

diy vapor rub for muscle pains & colds

vapor rub by Stella Crown

A necessary ingredient in products that fight cold or muscle pains are the menthol crystals.

Menthol crystals usually come from India and are extracted from the mint leaves with a soft cold process. They are dissolved in oil, water or alcohol at 40 degrees Celsius and can be incorporated into any cosmetics in an amount of 2 to 10%.They cool, revitalize and have a pleasantly strong fragrance. They are often used in cosmetics, ointments, balms, pharmaceutical creams, lotions, toothpaste, mouthwash, gum, foot spray, pain relief, shampoo, conditioner, ointments, shaving creams, mouthwash or neck gel. Crystals because they are quite concentrated, a small amount is enough.

diy rose lip balm

rose lip balm by Stella Crown

Today’s post is dedicated to the Damask rose, the absolute rose fragrance, sweet, luxurious, simply divine! The flower which actually is the Persian ambassador of passion and love since the ancient times - inspired even the Persian poet Saadi of Shiraz to write the famous work Gulistan (The Rose Garden).

Our beloved rose was transported to Europe during the Crusade and today is cultivated in Iran, China, India, Turkey, Bulgary and Russia. It is one of the oldest varieties, while throughout the Middle East the Damask rose is mentioned as the most perfect of all flowers, being the symbol of faith and love.

how to make herbal balms & salves

herbal beeswax salve by Stella Crown

One of the favourite cosmetic creations that beginners prefer and love, are balms and salves because they are easy to make as they consist only two main ingredients: oil and beeswax or plant wax. Balms and salves are actually half-sterile ointments based on beeswax and enriched with herbal infused oils that are traditionally used to nourish and hydrate a fully dehydrated skin and relieve a variety of irritations, wounds, burns etc. The only thing that you have to do is to add a certain quantity of wax; the more wax, the more solid the balm.