Category: Life
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Menthol Crystals and How You Can Easily Use Them to Reduce Congestion, Headaches, Nausea, Muscle Aches and More!
Hello Handmakers! In this blogpost today, we’re going to talk about the amazingly versatile Menthol Crystals. It’s been a favourite among many of us at Craftiviti ❤️ What are Menthol Crystals? Menthol crystals are the crystallized oil of the mint plants. They are crystallized at a temperature of -22°C, solid at room temperature and melt…
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DIY Mini Plant Pots with Terracotta Powder and Plaster of Paris
If there’s something we love just as much as plants, it’s our own unique pots to house those plants! For today, we’re sharing this super quick and super easy craft project where you can easily DIY your own mini plant pots using terracotta powder, plaster of Paris, or both! What you’ll need: Terracotta Powder Plaster…
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The Number 1 (and most common) Allergen in Skincare Products is This
Hello Handmakers! In skincare and personal care, the Number 1 and most common allergen is something we often don’t think twice about. It’s in practically every product and often gets overlooked for other scientific sounding ingredients that most of us don’t know what they are unless we Google them. So, what’s this #1 and super…
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Relieving Stress and Insomnia with the Calming Chamomile Pillow Mist Spray
Hello Handmakers! In plant lore, chamomile symbolizes “patience in adversity” and that is really fitting, especially considering the many benefits of this amazing plant! The most popular benefit of chamomile is it’s ability to calm, soothe and relax. If life has been really stressful for your recently and you find yourself losing sleep or unable…
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Using Essential Oils as Natural Bug Repellents
Hello Handmakers! As the weather changes in Malaysia, we find a surplus of bugs everywhere and while they’re living things living their own life just like us, it can get annoying when they invade our living space and bite us. With that said, here’s some of our favorite essential oils that you can use as…
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The Difference Between Natural and Organic Products
Hello Handmakers! A lot of you have come up to us, asking about natural products and organic products, and some have even gotten them mixed up since many people use them interchangeably in the DIY personal care market. However, there are actually differences between products that can be labelled as organic VS those that are…
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How Essential Oils Can Help Calm Stress (+ our favourites for reducing stress and anxiety)
Hello Handmakers! Many of us are spending most (if not all) of our days at home due to the covid-19 pandemic. Whether studying, working, caring for a household, etc., life still has to go on. As a result, stress and anxiety levels have increased for many. At Craftiviti, one of our favourite ways to reduce…
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Why do you handmake your own personal care products?
Hello Handmakers! We’ve asked some of you why you handmake your own personal care products previously and we’re in love with the replies we’ve got ❤️ For this post, we’re sharing one of those answers we’ve gotten with you
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Using Epsom Salt for Healthy Growth in Plants
Hello Handmakers! We recently came across this post by Gardening Know How on how you can use epsom salt for your plants, and thought it was fantastic so we wanted to share it with you here 🙌 PSSST! If you’d like to buy some epsom salt, you can get them from our shop here! Information…
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Make Your Own Beeswax Wrap with 3 Ingredients
Sustainable, reusable and multipurpose, beeswax wraps are the earth-friendly alternative to plastic wraps, cling wrap and single-use plastics. They’re incredibly versatile and can be used to cover containers, wrap solid food, veggies, soaps, candles and more! You won’t have to worry about chemicals leaching into your food or products anymore when you use beeswax wraps.…
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