Carrie's Herbal Infused Skincare Cookbook
🛀🏻🌿Discover the art of crafting homemade, all-natural skincare products for healthy, radiant skin! This book is your guide to creating personalized skincare solutions that cater to your skin's specific needs, using only natural ingredients. 🌿Listen to my Natural Skincare for Women over 40 private podcast series when you sign up for my newsletter below.
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Summer Glow Facial Oil
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Summer Glow Facial Oil Summer calls for skincare that’s light, breathable, and glow-enhancing. As the temperature rises and the sun shines brighter, our skin naturally produces more oil—so instead of rich balms and butters, this is the time to reach for lightweight oils that nourish without feeling heavy. In this week’s podcast, we’re spotlighting three of my favorite summer oils:🌿 Jojoba oil –🍓 Raspberry seed oil🍑 Apricot kernel oil These botanical oils are...
READ POSTHydration, Radiance & Protection—Naturally 🌿
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Hydration, Radiance & Protection—Naturally As the sun grows stronger and the days stretch longer, your skincare needs a summer refresh—especially if you're over 40 and want to nourish your skin, not just shield it. In this week’s podcast episode, we’re diving into hydration, radiance, and protection—the three pillars of glowing, summer-ready skin at any age. You’ll learn simple ways to hydrate your skin (inside and out), boost your natural glow, and guard against...
READ POSTUnderstanding Your Skin’s Changing Needs
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Loving Your Evolving Skin I’ve been having podcast issues this week and wasn’t able to upload one. So, I decided to do something a little different this week and talk about what does it mean exactly to have “mature” skin. As we grow older, our skin begins to tell a different story. A story of wisdom, change, and transformation. But what is mature skin, exactly? Having mature skin isn’t just about your age. It’s about how our skin changes over time. The phrase...
READ POSTGet Smoother, Healthier Skin: Gentle Pore Care + a Soothing DIY Toner Recipe
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Your skin is your story. Treat it kindly. Welcome back, radiant friends! This week on the podcast, we’re talking about something many of us experience as we get older: changes in our pores. Whether they’re more visible, congested, or just feeling a little "off," we’ll explore how to care for them gently and naturally. So I started using Substack again. I will post this newsletter along with other things and a paid version. 🌿 Paid Members What You’ll Receive:–...
READ POST🌙 This week’s ritual: bedtime eye massage
Carrie's Handmade Essentials bedtime eye massage Hello Everybody (Said in Grover’s voice) 😊 A couple weeks ago I woke up with dry patches on my eyelids and under eye area. So, I researched which oils were best that I actually had on hand. Today the dry patches are almost gone but they definitely feel much better and are not itchy and hurting anymore. I thought someone else might have this problem and want to know what I did. “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” –...
READ POST🌿 Reveal smoother, brighter skin—naturally!
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Reveal smoother, brighter skin - naturally Your Skin Is Changing—And That’s Okay. Here’s How to Support It Gently. If your skin’s been feeling dry, dull, or just not as radiant as it used to… you're not imagining things. As we age, cell turnover slows down, meaning our skin doesn't renew itself as quickly. But there are simple, nourishing ways to support your skin—without harsh products or expensive treatments. This week on the podcast, I’m diving into slow cell...
READ POSTCollagen, Hydration & Confidence: A Gentle, Glowing Approach ✨
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Collagen, Hydration & Confidence Your skin isn't something to fix- it's something to support. Hello beautiful, This week’s podcast episode is a love letter to mature skin. If you’ve ever felt like the skincare world was all about fighting wrinkles or reversing time, this one’s for you. In “Collagen, Hydration & Confidence,” I talk about how to care for your skin naturally—with hydration rituals, skin-nourishing foods, and one of my favorite gentle plant-based...
READ POSTLayering Love – Hydration for Radiant, Mature Skin
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Layering Love – Hydration for Radiant, Mature Skin ✨ Hello Lovely, In this week’s Plants, Flowers, Oils, & Whimsy podcast, I shared how layering skincare products—like sprays, serums, and oils—can deeply hydrate and support mature skin. It's a gentle, intentional ritual that honors your skin's evolving needs. Layering isn't about adding more. It's about creating a soft rhythm of care. And today, I’m giving you recipes to help bring that rhythm into your own...
READ POST: 🌿 Why I’ve Never Worn Makeup—And How It’s Helped My Skin Thrive 🌿
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Why I've Never Worn Makeup I’ve never worn makeup.And that choice has deeply shaped how I care for my skin—and how I see myself. In a world that often encourages us to cover, conceal, or correct, I chose something different: to nourish, protect, and honor my skin as it is. That mindset became the foundation of Carrie’s Handmade Essentials and the inspiration for this week’s podcast episode on Plants, Flowers, Oils & Whimsy. ✨ Here's what I’ve learned: Your skin...
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