Basic Bath Bomb & Instructions

1/3 part citric acid
2/3 parts baking soda
Witch Haze

BLEND BLEND BLEND BLEND the citric acid and baking soda – this step is super important – if you don’t blend well, you end up with a grainy bomb. Use a mixer on larger batches.

Once you’ve blended really well, add your colorant. Dry pigments work best – don’t add too much though – the color shows up once you add the witch hazel.

Add your fragrance oils to your personal nose preference.

Now, this is the difficult part. Spritz (with a squirt bottle) the witch hazel onto your batch while stirring with the other hand. When your batch sticks together when squished, you need to start putting it in molds – time is of the essence. If you wait too long, the mixture will get hard. If you spritz too much, the mixture will be too wet and “grow” (start the fizzing reaction) on you.

Put the bombs in molds – wait a few minutes and tap them out. Let them air dry for 3 or 4 hours and voila! Wonderful, hard bath bombs. The harder you pack the bath bombs, the more dense, heavy, and durable bomb you will get.

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Bath Beads

1/4 cup powdered milk
2 tbl. powdered sugar
2 tbl. borax powder(20 Mule Team)
1/4 cup rose water or orange water
2 tsp. vitamin E
10 drops essential oil

Combine the dried milk, sugar, and borax in a bowl, stirring until well mixed. Add the water, vitamin E, and fragrance. Stir until you have a thick dough. Depending on the humidity in the air, you may need to cut the water amount back. Try adding a little at a time until you get the thick dough. Roll dough into a ball, one teaspoon at a time with your hands. Repeat until all of the dough has been used. Place the balls on a sheet of tin foil or waxed paper and let dry for twenty four hours.

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Bubble Bath & Recipes

BUBBLE BATH
1 quart water
1 Bar castille soap, grated
2 ounces glycerine
3 drops perfume

ROSE BUBBLE BATH
1 quart water
1 Bar grated castille soap
3 ounces glycerine
3 drops lilac perfume

LAVENDER BUBBLE BATH
1 quart water
1 Bar grated castille soap
2 ounces coconut oil
1 ounce glycerine
3 drops violet perfume or
2 drops violet floral oil

Any good soap can be used to make bubble bath, but castille generally is preferred. Before the soap can be made into bubble bath it must be converted to a liquid. To do this, grate 1 bar of castille soap into 1 quart of water, warm water helps dissolve the soap faster. Allow the soap and water to mix well so that you have a liquid soap solution. There are two ingredients that can convert liquid soap into bubble bath. These ingredients can be used together or independently of each other. An old-fashion way to make bubble bath is to add Glycerine to liquid soap (soap shaving and water.) Glycerine has the ability to make bubbles and
increase suds. Coconut oil is often used as a substitute for Glycerine, which is usually much higher priced. Coconut oil is very effective at creating lather. Both Glycerine and coconut oil are known for their special skin-softening properties.

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Tranquility Bath Cookies

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2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 Tbl. Light oil
1 tsp. Vitamin E oil
2 Eggs

Optional: Dried Orange or Lemon Peel, Rose Petals, Lavender Flowers

Your Tranquility Aromatic Blend:
2 drops of Roman Chamomile
6 drops of Marjoram
7 drops of Lavender

Preheat oven to 350° F. In a 10-ml bottle, combine the essential oils for the Tranquility Aromatic Blend. Mix well. In a large bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients and add the Tranquility Aromatic Blend.

Take a teaspoon of the dough and roll it gently into a ball (about an inch in diameter). Repeat this process with all the dough and place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, you can decorate the cookies with dried orange or lemon peel, lavender flowers or rose petals.

Bake the cookies for approximately 10 minutes or until they are lightly browned (taking care to not over-bake them). Allow the cookies to cool completely.

Yield: 24 cookies, enough for 12 baths.

To use: Drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve. Breathe in the refreshing fragrance and feel your stresses disappear. Soak for at least 15 minutes.

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Bath Salts

1/2 cup Epsom salt
1/2 cup Baking soda
1/2 cup Borax
2 drops Food coloring
40 drops Scented oil

mix together and put in a pretty bottle.

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Aromatherapy Baths

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Stress Reduction:
3 drops orange essential oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
1 drop clary sage essential oil

Sore Muscle Relief:
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops German or Roman chamomile essential oil
1 drop rosemary essential oil
1 drop juniper essential oil
1 drop peppermint essential oil

Skin Conditioning and Rejuvenation:
4 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
1 drop palmarosa essential oil
1 drop geranium essential oil

Sleep Inducing:
3 drops German chamomile essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops neroli essential oil

Spirit Uplift:
3 drops orange essential oil
2 drops neroli essential oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
1 drop lemon essential oil

General Relaxation:
10 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops orange essential oil
5 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
3 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
2 drops clary sage essential oil

Use 8 drops of desired mixture per bath, less if you have sensitive skin. To disperse the oils more thoroughly in the water, mix them with one tablespoon of vodka or vinegar before dropping them in the bath.

NOTE: Any of the blends can be used directly in the bath or made into bath oils.

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Aging Skin Remedy

2 tsp. plain yogurt
1/2 tsp. honey
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
3 capsules vitamin E (equivalent of 300 units)

Combine yogurt, honey and lemon juice. Prick open the vitamin E capsules and fold contents into the mix. Leave on skin for 15 minutes.

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Foaming Bath Salts

1/2 cup liquid soap
1/8 cup light oil
4 cups Epson salt
1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil
Essential Oils - Relaxing Oils
fragrance oil
soap colors

Mix together the soap, oil. and soap coloring. Pour this mixture over Epson salt in a large plastic or glass bowl. Stir continuously until the salt crystals are evenly coated. Spread the salts out in a thin layer on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper and allow to air dry. This can take up to 24 hours. Put the bath salts into a decorative container when they are completely dry. To use: Pour 1/2 cup of the salts into the bath under warm running water

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Lip Balm Instructions & Recipes

40% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is liquid at room temperature (sweet almond, apricot kernel, avocado, grapeseed, hemp seed, macadamia, olive, sunflower, etc.)

25% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is solid at room temperature (coconut, lanolin, palm, mango butter, shea butter, mango butter, etc.)

20% of your recipe should be cosmetic grade Beeswax (white or yellow, pellets or solid blocks)

15% of your recipe should be any cosmetic grade oil that is brittle at room temperature (cocoa butter, palm kernel, etc.)

* The above measurements are "weights", so you can calculate your own recipe in ounces, grams, or pounds.
Directions: melt all carrier oils, honey, beeswax and butters over low heat. Allow the mixture to cool slightly, then add the flavored oils, essential oils, vitamin E, etc. Stir until all ingredients are blended well and pour into containers. The easiest way to do this, is to purchase those inexpensive "pointy" paper drink cups (like the kind on the side of a water cooler). Cut off the point and use it as a funnel. Then you can just toss them out when you're finished!

You may have to "play around" with these recipes by adding a tiny bit more or less of the beeswax pellets. As with any of these recipes, if it comes out too soft, add a few more beeswax pellets; if it's too hard, add a little more almond oil (or other oil). They're really hard to mess up, so enjoy yourself and have fun.

LIP BALM RECIPE #1:

2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Grated Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
1/2 Teaspoon Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter
1/2 Teaspoon Honey
Any Flavored Oil To Taste
1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative) (optional)


LIP BALM RECIPE #2:

3 oz. Almond Oil
2 Teaspoons Honey
1/2 oz. Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)
1-4 Drops Essential Oil (peppermint or tea tree or sweet orange, etc.)


LIP BALM RECIPE #3:

2 teaspoons grated beeswax or beeswaxpPellets
3- 6 drops flavored oil
1 teaspoon sweet almond oil or jojoba oil or mix 1/2 and 1/2
3 drops honey
1-1/2 teaspoons cocoa butter
1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)


LIP BALM RECIPE #4:

This one is positively excellent for dry, cracked lips - even helps heal cold sores (it's the emu oil)

1 oz. Emu Oil
1 oz. Almond Oil
1 oz. Avocado Oil
1/2 oz. Shaved Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
1/4 oz. Aloe Vera Gel
6 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
2 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
3 Drops Lime Essential Oil

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Fizzy Bath Bombs

1/8 cup epsom salt (optional)
3/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup citric acid powder
1/4 cup cornstarch

Mix very well. Add UP to 1/4 cup olive oil, until the consistency of pastry dough. (Just sticks together). Add about 20 drops of fragrance oil for scent, Essential Oils & soap colors if you want them scented and colored. Form into small balls, or you can buy molds from a craft store. Let them sit out for about 6 hours then wrap in plastic wrap. These are always great as gift or to sell.To use, plop a ball into your bathtub in warm water!

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