Ep 133 – A #DamnGood DIY Beauty Special (Recipes for Skincare, Haircare and More!) Featuring Naked Beauty Podcast Host Brooke DeVard.

Meet Brooke DeVard, host of Naked Beauty Podcast! Not only is her voice one of the calmest in all of podcasting, Brooke’s show was one of the first to hit the beauty airwaves in 2016. Featuring casual-yet-candid chats on self-care routines along with deeper conversations in how we see the beauty in ourselves, Naked Beauty was nominated for an iHeartRadio Podcast Award earlier this year. Today, Brooke’s passion for DIY beauty is coming through! The mama-to-be flings open her kitchen cupboards to share her #damngood homemade recipes for luscious face oils, bountiful body scrubs, luxurious hair masks and more (see recipes below).

We’re not talking about resting cucumber slices on your eyes here, people! Brooke delivers all the deets on where to source the best quality essential oils, which types of oils won’t cause breakouts, which dollar-saving skincare must you really should be making at home, and how to avoid an avocado hair mask emergency. And in true #podswap spirit, catch us over on Brooke’s show, Naked Beauty, this week! Your Breaking Beauty hosts Carlene & Jill are sharing their favourite clean beauty swaps, rounding up the best skincare and makeup dupes in the green beauty aisle that rival some of their conventional faves (Look out, Glossier Future Dew!)

Products Mentioned In This Episode:

Mountain Rose Herbs (for raw ingredients)

Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Hemp Pure-Castile Soap

Living Libations Best Skin Ever Sea Buckthorn Oil

Vintner’s Daughter Active Botanical Serum

Fresh Brown Sugar Polish Body Polish Exfoliator

Byredo Flowerhead Eau de Parfum

Neil’s Yard Lavender Essential Oil

Fenty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminzer

SuperGoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

Glass roller bottles for DIY fragrances

DIY Recipes Mentioned In This Episode:

DIY FACE OIL:

2 Tbsp jojoba oil

1 Tbsp argan oil

2 Tsp seabuckthorn oil

1 Tsp moringa oil (optional)

DIY BODY OIL:

1/3 Cup pumpkin seed oil

1/3 Cup sweet almond oil

1/3 Cup jojoba oil

2 Tbsp vitamin E oil (optional)

10-15 Drops of essential oils of your choice! (like mint and citrus for day, lavender for night)

DIY TURMERIC YOGURT & HONEY FACE MASK:

1 Tbsp yogurt

1 Tsp turmeric

1 Squeeze of lemon

1 Squeeze of raw honey

1 Tsp Manuka honey (optional)

DIY SUGAR BODY SCRUB

1 Cup sugar (raw, brown or white)

1/4 Cup apricot kernel oil

1/4 Cup grapeseed oil

2 Heaping tablespoons whipped shea butter

5-6 Drops neroli oil

5-6 Drops geranium oil

3 Drops lemon essential oil

3 Drops patchouli oil

DIY AVOCADO HAIR MASK:

1 Small OR ½ large avocado

½-1 Cup of conditioner

2 Tbsp of carrier oil (almond, coconut, jojoba, etc.)

3-4 Drops of essential oil

DIY FRAGRANCES:

Base: apricot seed oil, jojoba oil or fractionated coconut oil

+ 10-20 Drops of essential oil blends:

Seductive: 5 Drops rose oil + 10 drops sandalwood

Calming: 8 Drops lavender + 5 drops clary sage

Uplifting: 5 Drops grapefruit + 8 drops Palo Santo + 3 drops frankincense