Category: Tutorials and Recipes
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About Beeswax Candles and How to DIY Them in 5 Minutes
Hello Handmakers! According to Love to Know, beeswax candles are reputed to have several health benefits, including… Lower Toxicity: Because beeswax candles are all natural, they do not produce toxic byproducts and heavy soot when burned. Some types of candles produce minute traces of chemicals known to be carcinogenic, but this is not a problem…
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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 Strawberry and Honey Whipped Sugar Scrub in 4 Steps
Hello Handmakers! Strawberry Fresh and Honey is our jam at the moment so here’s a quick Strawberry & Honey Whipped Sugar Scrub we’ve been loving recently 🙌 What You’ll Need 100g of Stephenson Personal Care’s OPC (Foaming Bath Butter) Base 50g of Organic Cane Sugar Scrub 10 drops of Strawberry Fresh Fragrance Oil 10 drops of Honey…
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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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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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DIY Pillar Candle Using Creamy Palm Wax
Hello Handmakers! We’ve recently brought in a new palm wax called the Creamy Palm Wax because of how smooth and shiny it turns out (as opposed to the gorgeous crystalizing effect of normal palm wax). This post here is to share with you how you can easily make your own pillar candles using our new…
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DIY Strawberry Honey Soy Wax Melts in 4 Steps
Hello Handmakers! This recipe is one of our favourite soy wax melt recipes and we’ve been using it pretty much every week in our office. Though, we don’t always use our Strawberry Fresh and Honey fragrance oils 😂 Essential oils like Sweet Orange, Peppermint and Rosemary are great for uplifting moods and helping us stay…
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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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DIY Shaving Cream with 3 Ingredients in 4 Steps
Hello Handmakers! Making your own shaving cream is a great alternative to buying commercial ones, especially when you’re not a fan of aerosol cans (despite them being recyclable, they’re not entirely easy to reuse) and mineral oils (which can irritate the skin and cause breakouts due to clogged pores despite the silk-smooth moisturizing effect they…
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4 Ways to Reduce Fragrance Oil Acceleration in Cold Process Soap
Hello Handmakers! There has been quite a few inquiries on how one can deal with fast (aka accelerating) fragrance oils in cold process soap so here’s a quick post sharing some tips on how can you do so 🙌 Note: Each fragrance oil is made of different ingredients which means that each unique blend has…
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