Essential How-To Videos

Sea Buckthorn Berry Facial Oil is a beautiful combination of nourishing oils to help your skin look and feel its absolute best! This recipe features a gentle, nutrient-rich, fast absorbing blend of oils, including Jojoba Oil, Borage Oil, Marula Oil, and of course, Sea Buckthorn Berry Oil. Jojoba Oil helps provide light, fast absorbing moisture, […]

If you love spending time outdoors enjoying nature, or if you just want that fresh-from-the-forest smell, this unisex deodorant is for you! This fast and easy recipe uses our pre-blended deodorant base enhanced with Scotch Pine Essential Oil and Bergamot Essential Oil for a beautifully customized, unisex scent. Sweet Almond Oil, Cocoa Butter, and Shea […]

This MSM Facial Serum recipe is a wonderful alternative to the oil based serums that Essential sells, such as our DMAE & MSM Facial Serum. MSM and hyaluronic acid are the stars of this serum, helping to tone, moisturize, and refine the skin. This serum is great for all skin types, but is especially beneficial […]

Curious how to make your own toner at home? This easy-to-make DIY Soothing Chamomile Toner is a great recipe if it’s your first time making a toner! Formulated with our wonderful Chamomile Distillate in mind, this recipe features a double chamomile infusion, featuring both our Chamomile Distillate and fresh brewed Chamomile Tea! Vitamin B5 (also […]

Take the divine tradition of cocoa to a new level with your own DIY Whipped Chocolate Mint Massage Butter! This butter is luxurious, soft, and melts beautifully into the skin with enough slip to use in massages. This is a great seasonal recipe for Valentine’s Day at home or in the spa, and is a […]

Chocolate, mint, sugar – what’s not to love! This sugar polish is a fun way to bring the scent of fresh hot chocolate with a hint of mint to your bath. With moisturizing and decadent Cocoa Butter ideal for dry winter skin, fast absorbing and nourishing Jojoba Oil, lightly exfoliating Organic Cane Sugar, and invigorating […]

Ready to relax with this mint and eucalyptus essential oil bath melt? This delightful and simple recipe is solid enough to not melt in your hands, yet melts easily in a nice hot bath. The cooling sensation of menthol in concert with the hot bath water creates the perfect soothing cold/hot bath for sore muscles. […]

An enfleurage is a method to extract the aroma of flowers into a usable oil base. This base can be used as-is, depending on your carrier oil of choice, or mixed into a formulation in the oil phase (again depending on the carrier base used). In this recipe we recommend using Babassu Oil or Coconut […]

This luxurious orange blossom mask is rich in antioxidants from Vitamin C and Matcha, purifies with French Green Clay, and has a rich and amazing scent from Neroli (orange blossom). Using a facial mask on a regular basis will keep your skin soft, smooth, and pampered, and this mask is no exception. Follow along with […]

Do you need to fix your gel or wash? Adding too much essential oil or extract to your Gel or Shampoo & Body Wash can break the gel consistency turning your once thick and luscious wash into a runny liquid. It is possible to recover the gel consistency with the following method, however, it is […]