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Many of you may already be thinking about all those handmade holiday gifts you plan to make. If you need a few more ideas and/or instructions, check out the blog 101 Handmade Gift Ideas. Below are links to the bath…

Birch Bark Soap has shared recipes for a simple lip bath and a fizzing milk bath on her blog.  The fizzing milk bath sounds especially fun!

Find all the instructions here.

Ylang ylang oil is one of my favorite essential oils.  It has a lovely scent and is fantastic in perfumes, and can help ease anxiety, depression, and stress.

The Essential Wholesale blog has a helpful post on ylang ylang oil and its different…

Majestic Mountain Sage’s blog has a fun post on making magic color bath fizzies, a white powder that turns color when it hits the water!  Try making them different colors for different holidays for some added fun.

Find all the info here.

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Got little ones?   Make these adorable matching kids jungle bath towels and tissue cover from Cathie Filian!  Find all the instructions here.

5 Orange Potatoes has another lovely tutorial to share on making your own rosewater.  This method takes a bit longer than other methods, but is very simple and doesn’t involve any cooking.  Rosewater is fantastic and has many uses, including…

This week’s inspiration are these lovely bath salts…

1. Bubbling Bath Salts – Cucumber, Raspberry, and Lavender, 2. Relaxation Bath Salts, 3. Moisturizing Bath Salts, 4. Botanical Bath Salts, 5. Sea Maid Bath Salts, 6. fizzlav3FIZZTASTIC, lavender bath fizzy salts, 7.…

Watermelon seed oil properties
from Aroma Web

Botanical Name: Citrullus vulgaris
Aroma: Faint. Slightly Nutty.
Viscosity: Light.
Absorption/Feel: Penetrates Well.
Color: Yellow.
Shelf Life: Indefinite/Highly Stable

Notes: Watermelon Seed Oil (WSO) is a very nourishing yet light oil with good absorption. It is a good choice for use…

Yum!  Another scrumptious tutorial from the Natural Beauty Workshop!  This neopolitan ice cream scrub looks good enough to eat.  Find the instructions here.

Today, I’m finding these gorgeous bath bombs found on Flickr beautiful and inspiring!

1. Bath Bombs, 2. Bath Bomb, 3. Coconut Cocoa butter bath bomb, 4. SV. Soaps Coco Mango Bath Bomb, 5. I Love you Bath BOmbs, 6. Fizzy Bath…

5 Orange Potatoes has a beautiful tutorial on making your own calendula oil.  Calendula oil is great for the skin, helping speed up healing minor cuts and other skin conditions, as well as for dry skin.  Calendula petals and stems…

Himalayan salt is a therapeutic salt from the Himalayan Mountains containing 84 minerals,  including calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper and iron.  It is also a lovely shade of pink!

Try these Himalayan salt recipes from the San Francisco Bath Salt Company to help…

Itchy Cure Bath Recipe
from Soapcrafters.com

1 Cup Powdered Milk
1 Cup Oatmeal (Rolled Oats)
1 Cup Lavender Flowers
1/2 Cup Chamomile Flowers
2 Cups Sea Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Lavender Essential Oil
1 Muslin Drawstring Bag

Mix together Lavender and Chamomile Flowers. Add Powdered Milk and Oatmeal, mix well. Stir…

I am in love with these mochachinno massage melts from The Natural Beauty Workshop!  As a dessert lover and a dessert-themed soap maker, these massage melts are definitely after my own heart.  Find all the instructions here.

I got the recipe for this After Shave from Snowdrift Farm’s newsletter to promote Cremophor CO 40, which is hydrogenated castor oil.  Cremophor CO 40 is an emulsifier and can be used to make clear water-based sprays and lotions and…

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