I picked up this lotion at a five-star hotel and flipped it over. Lovely packaging. Beautiful scent. Premium price point for sure. But three ingredients made me pause. Mineral Oil. It coats your skin like a film and locks in moisture, yes. But it also blocks your skin from breathing. No vitamins. No fatty acids. Nothing that actually feeds your skin. Just petroleum sitting on top of it. Methylparaben. This is a preservative, and I want to be fair here. Preservation in skincare is not the enemy. You need it. An unpreserved lotion can grow mould and bacteria that cause real harm. Anyway, this is a preservative that mimics oestrogen in the body. Regulatory bodies still call it safe at low levels. But when kinder, equally effective options exist, why settle? Fragrance. That one word on a label can legally hide hundreds of undisclosed chemicals. One of the biggest culprits behind skin sensitivity and allergic reactions. And most people never connect it. Here is what I want you to sit with. This is not about shaming the hotel or scaring you away from every product on the shelf. It is about reminding you why what we do matters. When you learn to formulate your own skincare, you stop wondering. You know exactly what is in your jar. You made it. You chose every single ingredient intentionally. That is the gift of this skill. Now I am curious. For each of these three, what would you swap them with? Mineral oil. Methylparaben. Fragrance. Drop your answers in the comments.

I screenshot this from a book. It’s for a DIY argan eye serum. Well, is this a DIY recipe or a formula? State your reason.

Hi everyone, I have been a little quiet here lately and I just wanted to pop in and say hello. Mother's Day just passed and I spent part of it doing what I love most, making something with my hands for the people I love. I made two bars of Herbal Neem Milk Soap for my mother and my mother in law as gifts. There is something about giving something you made yourself that feels so different from anything you can buy. I hope they felt that too. I have also been quietly working on some things behind the scenes for this community and I am really excited about what is coming. But before I share any of that, I want to check in with you. How is your DIY journey going? Are you still making things? Still experimenting? Still dreaming about turning your passion into something more? Drop a comment below and tell me one thing you are currently making or one thing you have been wanting to try but have not started yet. I read every single comment and I genuinely love hearing from you. This community exists because of you and I do not want to just show up when I have something to sell. I want to actually know how you are doing. See you in the comments. With love, Jenna

What’s the obvious contradiction in this product’s "natural" claim? 👀

Happy Women’s Day to the amazing women in this community. Whether you're creating as a hobby, exploring a passion, or building something bigger… today is a day to celebrate you. This is a little poem for you. I hope you see a part of yourself in it. 😃👇 She starts with a simple idea, A passion, a curiosity, a spark. She mixes, pours, experiments, Sometimes making magic, Sometimes making mistakes. But slowly, something beautiful forms. Not just soaps or skincare, Not just handmade creations. But confidence. Courage. Possibility. To every woman creating something from her heart, Happy Women’s Day 💁‍♀️