Baby Powder

Baby Powder

Ingredients:
2 cups cornstarch
10 drops perfume or cologne
1 plastic container
Put 2 cups of cornstarch in an plastic container and add 10 drops of your favorite perfume or cologne. Mix well
and let sit for at least 24 hours before using
SIMPLE BATH POWDER
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup rice flour
1/4 teaspoon essential oil
Place cornstarch and rice flour into blender. Add essential oil and mix
well. Pour into a clean container.
YIELDS : 8 OUNCES
Cinnamon Soap
Melt a bar of unscented glycerin soap and add 10 drops cinnamon essential oil (and a drop of red food coloring if
you wish) and pour it into a mold. Stay away from the cinnamon perfume and pot ourri oils though. They are
similar to toxic waste and irritate the skin terribly.
Depression Soap
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2 ga Whole sweet milk
6 qt Water
1 Can lye
Pour milk into crock jar or enamel pan. Mix lye in water, stirring with wooden spoon until disolved. Then without
stirring, pour lye water into milk, pouring round andround, then pour the mixture from one container to another
until well mixed. Pour into cardboard box and cover with cloth. Let stand until firm 12-24 hours. When firm, cut into
bars. Let set 2-3 weeks before using.
Herbal Soap
1 lg Block olive or veg soap
25 g Loosely chopped herbs
3 dr Essential oil - thyme, rosemary, horsechestnut
1 tb Oatmeal, finely ground
Grate the soap into basin and add the remaining ingredients. Heat gently in a bain-marie until it melts and mix
well. Line an egg box with waxed paper and pour the soap into each section
Liquid Soap
Take your favorite castile soap and grate it up until you have 1 FIRMLY packed cup. Then add 3 c. almost boiling
water. Stir with a wisk until it is thoroughly mixed (no lumps). When it has coooled, add your favorite essential oils.
This makes a fairly large batch.
Body Buffer
Jojoba Oil--1/4 cup
Liquid Soap--1/4 cup
Sea Salt, Very Fine--1/2 cup
Essential Oil--1/2 tsp
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into a flip top bottle. Scrub is liquidy.
Field and Sea Body Scrub
Kelp Powder--3 tbsp
Oatmeal--3 tbsp
Orange Peel, grated--3 tbsp
Sea Salt--3 tbsp
Sunflower Seeds, ground--3 tbsp
Grapefruit--3 drops
Sweet Almond Oil
Save Sweet Almond Oil for later. Mix all dried ingredients and Grapefruit essential oil in a jar. Keep jar sealed until
use. Blend with almond oil to a desirable consistency just before using .
Honey & Oatmeal Scrub
Finely ground Oatmeal--2 Tbsp
Honey--2 Tbsp
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Cedarwood Oil--1 tsp
Melt soap base. Add Oatmeal and Honey; mix. Add essential oil and mix again. Pour into molds.
Wheat Germ Scrub
Finely Ground Wheat Germ--2 tbsp
Sweet Almond Oil--1 tsp
Sandalwood--1 tsp
Melt soap base. Add Wheat Germ and Almond Oil; mix. Add essential oil and mix again. Pour into molds.
Simple Soap Recipe
Glycerin Soap and/or Castille Soap Flakes--1 lb
Essential Oil--1/4 oz (7.5 ml) (See Essential Oil Blend)
Purified Water--1 cup
Herbal Tea or Hydrosol--1/2 cup
Melt glycerin in double boiler herbal infusion or hydrosol. Let cool slightly...it needs to be pourable. Add essential
oil. Stir well. Pour into molds or saran wrap-lined box. Let harden, cut into bars. Smooth rough spots with knife.
Blue Raspberry Shower Gel
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3-4 cups distilled water
2 cups regular unscented shampoo
2 Tbsp. aloe vera gel
1 1/2 tsp. salt
15 drops raspberry FO
1 drop blue food coloring
Add shampoo and warm water, stirring until blended, mix aloe vera gel, then the salt, then the FO, and food
coloring. Stir until thick and blended and bottle it.
Beer Soap