Headache Relief Balm
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Materials
55g Beeswax
85g Shea Butter
115g Olive Oil
10-15 drops of lavender essential oil
Small jars or lip balm containers
Great for keeping in your purse or when traveling for fast relief from headaches. Apricot oil can be used instead of the Shea butter but increase the amount of beeswax slightly.
Method
Melt the beeswax and Shea butter using a double boiler. Mix the oils together then add to the melted wax. Pour into the small containers and allow to cool.
Use
Rub gently into the temples at the first sign of a headache.
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Essential Oils Recipes - Fragrant Body Scrub
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This recipe will make a gentle bodyscrub with a pleasant scent that will leave your skin silky smooth.
Materials
2 tablespoons oat bran
2 tablespoons wheat germ
2 tablespoons almond oil
3 drops essential oil. Good choices would be jasmine, orange, rose, ylang ylang or your favorite essential oil
Form a paste by mixing the wheat germ with the oatbran and adding the almond oil. Mix in the essential oil. Rub over the skin and rinse well with water.
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Recipes for Rosewater - Soothing Night Cream
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This is a nice recipe to make a soothing lotion to apply before you go to bed at night. The rosewater and glycerine soften and soothe the skin and the almond oil acts as an emollient. Other oils can also be used instead of the almond oil. Try olive oil, avocado oil, camellia oil or apricot kernel oil.
Materials
1 tablespoon rosewater
1 tablespoon glycerine
1 tablespoon almond oil
Method
Mix the ingredients together well the store in a glass container in the refrigerator. Shake well before using.
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Recipes for Rosewater - Facial Cleansers
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Rose water is a traditional facial cleanser and astringent. It also has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties and, of course, a lovely smell.
To make a facial cleanser/toner using rose water is very quick and easy.
To Make the Rosewater
Gather rose petals fresh from the rose bush. Do not use fallen petals. You will need about two cups of rose petals to a liter or water. The amount will vary depending on the colour or the depth of fragrance you like. Experiment with different amounts and varieties of rose petals. If you do not have rose bushes dried rose petals can be purchased at health food stores.
Place the rose petals in a heavy saucepan and add soft water. Either use clean rainwater or bottled spring water. Heat until just below the boil then cool and strain. Keep it in the refrigerator.
To Make Rosewater Skin Cleanser/Toner
Materials
1 cup rosewater
8-10 drops rose oil
2 teaspoons glycerine
optional - 1/2 teaspooon grapefruit extract
Blend together and keep in a sealed jar. The essential oil will act as a preservative and the grapefruit extract will also lengthen the shelf life.
Interesting note: Rosewater is used in India in temple rituals.
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Bath Salt Recipes
Easy Craft Ideas brings you recipes for making scented bath salts. All you need is some sea salt or Epsom salts and essential oils. You can also colour the salts with some FD&C dyes and for fizzy bath salts use some citric acid combined with sodium bicarbonate. Epsom salts are good for aching muscles and the sea salt will soften the water. Finely ground oatmeal is also a good ingredient to further soften the water.
Always use FD&C dyes which are safe for use in foods and cosmetics. The dry dyes should be mixed with purified water, propylene glycol or glycerin USP before use. Place in a squeezable bottle that you can use to add the dye dropwise.
Basic Recipe
1 cup epsom salts
1/4 cup sea salt
3 tablespoons baking soda
few drops essential oils
Fizzy Bath Salts
1 cup sea salt
1 1/4 cups citric acid
2 1/2 cups sodium bicarbonate
few drops essential oils
Method
Place all the ingredients in a glass jar and mix together. Do not use wooden or plastic bowls or utensils. Fill glass jars and tightly stopper.
Please Note: Some essential oils should not ne use in the bath. Thi includes oregano, bay, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, thyme, basil. Some essential oils can cause irritation to the skin.
Fragrant Bath Oil
Basic recipe
8 drops of the following essential oils
geranium
rose oil
lavender
rosewood
Musky Bath Salts
Basic recipe
10 drops patchouli oil
6 drops sandalwood oil
4 drops cedar wood oil
Citrus Bath Salts
Basic recipe
10 drops sweet orange oil
6 drops lemon oil
3 drops tangerine oil
3 drops grapefruit oil
Soothing Bath Salts
Basic recipe
8 drops tea tree oil
8 drops lavender oil
Jasmine bath Salts
Basic recipe
8 drops ylang ylang oil
8 drops jasmine oil
8 drops rose oil
Fruity Bath Salts
Basic recipe
15 drops cranberry oil
8 drops rosemary oil
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Please see our information on using essential oils safely.
Lip Balm Recipes
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Another very easy craft idea! Lip balm can be made with a variety of easy to find ingredients. You can use vaseline, petroleum jelly or
cosmetic grade beeswax.
Containers
Small glass pots or old lip balm containers can be used but they must be sterilised first. Wash thoroughly with soap and water then rinse out with rubbing alcohol to sterilise. Finally rinse with water and dry before using.
Colouring
You can colour your lip balm with small amounts of new lipstick. Used lipsticks could well be contaminated with bacteria so it’s best to only use a new lipstick.
Melting vaseline, beeswax of petroleum jelly
Before you can ad the other ingredients you need to carefully melt the lip balm base. There are a variety of ways to do this but whichever you choose only heat the base sufficiently to melt it. Do not overheat. you can use a microwave but it is very easy to overheat with this method. If you do use a microwave heat for 30 seconds, then repeat if it is still solid. I find the best way is to place some of the base material in a plastic bag and float in some hot water until it melts. Two teaspoons of base material will make a small pot.
Ingredients to add
Add the following ingredients carefully until the taste and/or the colour is right
Chocolate Lip Balm - cocoa powder
Mint Lip Balm - peppermint oil
Almondy - Almond Oil
Vanilla - Vanilla Oil
Vitamin E - puncture 3 vitamin E capsules and squeeze out the oil into the mixture.
Tea Tree Tea - add 4-5 drops of tea tree oil
Lip Glosses
Cranberry
Add together 8 cranberries (or other red berries) a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of almond oil. Heat gently then stir and use a spoon to mash up the berries. Strain through a sieve or muslin then pour into your container.
Honey
Mix together a teaspoon of honey with three teaspoons of petroleum jelly. and warm gently to melt. Pour into your container and leave to cool.
Moisturising Lip Balm
Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of beeswax and 1 1/2 teaspoons of Shea Butter and melt carefully. Cool slightly then add 1/2 teaspoon Jojoba oil and 1/2 teaspoon of sweet almond oil, 4 drops of essential oil and the oil from 3 capsules of vitamin E. Pour into your containers and allow to cool. If the balm is too hard add a few more drops of almond oil.
Once you have successfully made your first lip balm or lip gloss experiment with different flavours and colours. any essential oil can be used and the base ingredients are very cheap!
Please see our information on using essential oils safely.
You can find essential oils at very good prices on our Discount Essential Oil Supply page