Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
Avocado Butter properties from Oils by Nature
Avocado Butter
(Persea Gratissima)
Persea meaning avocado or alligator pear; Gratissima mean very pleasing or agreeable.
Avocados will not ripen while still attached to the tree! If picked full grown, the fruit will ripen within 1-2 weeks at room temperature. The avocado flesh contains tannin which will become … Read More ...
Bath Jelly Recipe – by Amy Vollmer
Ingredients:
1/2 cup melted transparent Melt & Pour base
2 cups water
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
1/2 oz Germaben II
Fragrance oil
3 or 4 colorants
3 or 4 small containers
Directions:
Pour envelope of gelatin into a bowl and set aside. Microwave 2 cups of water … Read More ...
I adore this Sweet Princess soap, and it’s not just because I am an only child! At a very sizable 8 ounces, this soap would look beautiful gracing your bathroom! Find it at Good To Be You for only $12.95. For a limited time, all U.S. orders over $40 receive free shipping with the code … Read More ...
Try this heavenly essential oil recipe from Snowdrift Farm, part of their Scents of Summer series!
Sonoran Sunset
3 drops Peru balsam
2 drops rose absolute
5 drops ylang ylang
2 drops lime, distilled
1 drop tangerine… Read More ...
How fantastic are these pinwheel soaps? Bright, colorful, and cheery, they are fantastic favors to pass out at your 4th of July party next weekend!
Anne-Marie Faiola has posted a video tutorial on how to make these beauties here.… Read More ...
Make this fun stars and stripes soap from Make It Soap! This is a great project to do with kids for a 4th of July project.… Read More ...
Coffee Absolute essential oil profiles
From Aroma Web
Coffee Absolute
Botanical Name: Coffea arabica
Common Method of Extraction: Solvent or CO2 Extraction
Color: Dark Brown
Consistency: Medium to Thick
Perfumery Note: Base
Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong
Aromatic Description: Strong, rich, aroma of fresh brewed coffee.
Possible Uses: Perfumery/fragrancing.
Minimal documentation available.… Read More ...
If you want a new hair color or need to cover up some grays, but don’t like the idea of using a lot of chemicals on your hair, Ideal Bite has a guide to eco-friendly hair dyes. After reading that coal tar, a common hair color ingredient, is a carcinogen I’ll be giving a … Read More ...
Peak Candle Supplies has a tutorial on cute red, white and blue chunk soaps for the Fourth of July! Find the details here.… Read More ...
Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe has a recipe for a scrumptious Hawaiian sugar and salt scrub! If you can’t go to Hawai’i, bring Hawai’i to you! Find the recipe here.… Read More ...
Hazelnut Oil Profile
From Aroma Web
Hazelnut Oil
Botanical Name: Corylus avellana
Aroma: Light. Nutty and Sweet.
Viscosity: Thin.
Absorption/Feel: Leaves a Slightly Oily Film on the Skin.
Color: Light Yellow.
Hazelnuts are sometimes mistakenly called Filberts. Although similar in appearance, Filberts are slightly longer in shape.
Hazelnut Oil penetrates well and is said to … Read More ...
Maoli Perfumes, a perfumery based out of Washington, was created when the Hughes family left tropical Hawaii for the rainy Pacific Northwest. Their two young children, Kai and Kalani, were homesick for the beaches and heat of the islands where they spent their first years and asked their mother if they could make “their … Read More ...
Brambleberry is having a huge sale on some oops items in their inventory! Now is your chance to pick up fragrances and and essential oils at great prices. For all the details, visit here.… Read More ...
Joan Morais, a certified aromatherapist and instructor, is teaching some great classes this year!
Here’s just a sampling:
NATURAL SKIN & BODY CARE PRODUCT MAKING COURSE
JULY 23, 24, 25, 2009 Last one for 2009!
Thurs, Fri, & Sat, 9:30am-4:30pm
Courtyard Marriott, Fairfield, CA
Learn how to make body lotion, anti-oxidant facial cream, anti-wrinkle eye … Read More ...
Aroma Web has a very helpful guide to hazardous essential oils. Some essential oils should not be used without oversight from a certified aromatherapist, if even that. If you are new to aromatherapy, check out the guide to familiarize yourself with toxic oils.… Read More ...