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How to Make Bath Salts
Luxurious DIY bath salts with epsom salt and essential oils — plus fixes for clumping and fading scent.
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How to Make Shower Steamers
DIY shower steamers with eucalyptus oil — pressing, drying, and fixes for crumbling and weak scent.
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How to Make Taper Candles
Hand-dipped and molded tapers — plus which waxes work for each method.
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How to Make Milkshake Candles
Two creamy layers, a fluffy whipped-wax swirl, wax cherry, and a paper straw — the milkshake candle.
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How to Make Ice Cream Sundae Candles
Wax scoops, chocolate drizzle, wax sprinkles, and a wax cherry — a sundae that never melts.
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