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Chamomile Fields Shampoo
4 bags of chamomile tea (or 1 handful of fresh chamomile flowers)
4 tbs. pure soap flakes
1-1/2 tbs. glycerin
Let the tea bags steep in 1-1/2 cups boiled water for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags, and with the remaining liquid add the soap flakes. Let stand until the soap softens. Stir in glycerin until mixture is [...]
Bridal Bath Salts
(in 4 layers ~ makes 16oz.)
2 Cups Rock Salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Each Fragrance Oil
Rose, Sage, Lavender, Rosemary
Food Color
Divide salt into four equal amounts, place each in a container with sealable lids. That’s 1/2 cup in each container or for 8 ounces of bath salts use 1/4 cup in each container and [...]
Bath Bombs/Bath Fizzies
2 tbs. citric acid (you can get this at a pharmacy)
2 tbs. cornstarch
1/4 cup baking soda
3 tbs. coconut oil (or any other emollient oil like almond, avocado or apricot kernel oil)
1/4 tsp. fragrance oil
3-6 drops of food coloring (if desired)
Paper candy cups
Place all of the dry ingredients (first 3) into a bowl and mix well. [...]
Bath Cookies
2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tbs. light oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
2 eggs
5-6 drops essential oil
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix together all the ingredients. Take a teaspoon of the dough and roll it gently into a ball about 1″ in diameter. Continue doing this with all the dough [...]
504 Relaxing Bath and Beauty Recipes (Part 5)
403. Passage of India Massage Oil
10 tsp. grape seed oil
7 drops sandalwood oil
2 drops orange oil
2 drops rose oil
1 drop cinnamon oil
This is a spicy-scented massage oil. Blend ingredients well. Pour into a
small bottle and seal well. Warm up oil before doing any massage.
404. Pina Colada Massage Oil
1/4 Cup Castor Oil
1/4 Cup Sweet Almond Oil
1/2 [...]
504 Relaxing Bath and Beauty Recipes (Part 4)
304. HONEY AND ALMOND SCRUB (for all skin types)
1/2 jar cold cream
3 T. slivered almonds
1 tsp. honey
Add honey to cold cream. Whirl slivered almonds in a blender until they are
as fine as freshly-ground pepper. Mix with cold cream. Massage into skin
with fingertips. For deeper cleansing, massage scrub into skin with a
complexion brush for 5 minutes. [...]
