Learn to make beauty products
perfume on her clothes rather than her skin as it contains more than 30 ingredients.
The remaining products she makes herself — using ingredients like baking soda, white vinegar, oils and honey.
She makes deodorant, moisturiser, night cream, lip balm, shampoo, hand wash and body wash.
For cleaning she makes dish wash liquid, dishwasher powder, laundry powder and other general household cleaning products.
Di says making your own products is a triple-whammy.
“You save a lot of money, you know what’s going on your body and you help to reduce waste.”
Di admits she’s no expert — she’s simply showing people what she does in her home.
“What I’m teaching people is nothing new, it’s back to basics.
“If anyone had told me back in 2007 I would be making my own products I would have told them I haven’t got time for that.”
But she says the recipes are quick and simple. She makes the products in bulk and stores them in plastic and glass containers that she would otherwise throw away.
Di is passionate about what she does and is excited to share it with the Waipa¯ .
Waipa¯ District Council is supporting the two events to help show the community how to cut back on plastic.
The workshops are only for Waipa¯ residents, who must bring their Waipa¯ District Library Card or addressed mail along to the event.
Di will have ready-to-make kits and supplies available to buy. Cash only.
The first workshop is in the Te Awamutu Library Community Room on Saturday, July 7 at 9.30am.
The second is in the Cambridge Town Hall on the same day at 2pm.
■ Tickets at eventfinda.co.nz by searching Make Your Own Beauty Products.