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Oct

20

Solid shampoo recipe

October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Soap Kitchen has a very detailed recipe for a solid shampoo for cold process soap makers.
Please visit their site for all the details!
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Oct

8

Cupcake bath fizzy recipe

October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It seems like cupcake shaped bath bombs are popping up everywhere lately.  The Crafty Chica shared a recipe recently for a cupcake bath fizzy.
You can find the recipe here.  Some of the ingredients are perishable, so it’s probably best to make them in small batches, but they are so wonderful you probably won’t want to [...]

Oct

7

Shaving soap recipe

October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Teach Soap has yet another wonderful recipe to share. This shaving soap recipe is for cold process soap makers and is a nice standard recipe to explore making shaving soap.
Ingredients:
12 oz. Coconut oil
12 oz. Palm oil
12 oz. Olive or Canola oil
14 oz. distilled water
1 heaping tablespoon of clay ( I used bentonite clay but [...]

Oct

3

Rosewater recipes

October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Rosewater is wonderful to use as a toner for oily or acneic skin. It has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties and is gentle on skin.
Snowdrift Farm’s website has three easy recipes for making and using English rosewater: an astringent toner, a cleanser, and a skin quencher.
Visit their website for the recipes and uses.
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Sep

30

Cuticle and Hand Massage Oil Recipe

September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a simple recipe of an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory soothing hand massage oil that does wonders to dry cuticles and chapped gardener’s hands:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup jojoba oil
3 tablespoons vegetable glycerin
2 tablespoons soy bean oil
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon any vitamin E-rich oil
5 drops tea tree oil
4 drops neroli essential oil
3 drops calendula essential oil
Directions:
Simply blend [...]

Sep

29

Bliss aromatherapy perfume recipe

September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Aromatherapy perfumes can help relax you, invigorate you and put you in a great mood and are fun to make. Here’s a recipe for a happiness enhancing perfume from Essential Oil Recipes.
Essential oils needed:
2 drops Bergamot
1 drops Jasmine
1 drops Rose
2 drops Sandalwood
Equipment needed:
Measuring spoons
Small funnel
Small colored bottle
Instructions:
Start with the base. You can use alcohol [...]

Sep

22

Fizzing rose petals tutorial

September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cathie and Steve of Creative Juice fame have a nice tutorial on fizzing bath petals. The technique and ingredients to making them is similar to bath bombs and bath salts.
See the instructions here.
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Sep

18

Solid perfume recipe

September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

Solid perfume recipe from TeachSoap.com
Solid perfume is fun and easy to make and is a wonderful idea for a personal, hand-crafted gift! You’ll want some stylish little butter pots to hold your creations and Bramble Berry, Inc. has a terrific selection. To make your solid perfume, follow these directions:
For a 9 oz. batch (which will [...]

Sep

15

Body spritzer recipe

September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nature’s Garden Candles has a great recipe for a body spritzer, a nice way to cool down in the hot summer weather.
Homemade Body Spritzer
Ingredients:
Gallon Distilled Water
1/2 Cup epsom Salt
1/2 cup water softener
Body Safe Fragrance Oils
Vitamin E oil (optional)
Note: The fragrance oil does not mix thoroughly with the water mixture, so do not use [...]

Sep

11

Oatmeal, milk, and honey facial scrub

September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Facial Scrub from Ladies Blend
Ingredients:
2 tbsp ground oatmeal (use your coffee grinder)
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp honey
2 tsp (or more) milk
squirt lemon juice
Directions:
Blend all the ingredients together in mixing bowl. Apply to clean face and neck and leave on 5-10 minutes. Rinse with warm water and pat your face [...]

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