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Sunflower Soak |
1 cup sunflower oil
1/2 cup castile soap
1 Tbsp real vanilla extract
1/4 cup honey
Blend all ingredients together.
Shake well before using. Use 1/4 cup
per bath. |
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Lemon Splash |
20 drops lemon
essential oil
20 drops tangerine essential oil
25 drops neroli essential oil
25 drops lavender essential oil
Place a few drops of oils mixture on a handkerchief to
sniff or add a few drops to a diffuser or bath water. |
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Basic bath salt |
5lbs. sea salt
1oz. vegetable glycerin
1/2 oz essential or fragrance oils
food coloring (optional)Combine
the glycerin with the scent & coloring. Pour into the
sea salt in a jar and turn to mix. Fill containers jars,
etc. and scoop out with a seashell. |
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Cold relief soak |
Use the following
combinations of herbs for the fighting off a cold:
4 parts dried lavender
4 parts dried rosemary
4 parts chopped fresh ginger root or 2 parts ginger
powder
2 parts dried eucalyptus
Use 1/2 cup of dried herbs or one to two cups of fresh
herbs. Crush the herbs first to release their essential
oils. Mix the herbs and tie them into a square of muslin
or a handkerchief. Hang the bag under the faucet as you
fill the tub. The bag can be used to scrub your skin as
well. |
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Calm bath blend |
3 drops rosewood oil
1 drop rose oil
1 drop germen chamomile oil
1 drop marjoram oil
2 drops sandalwood oil
2 drops clary sage oil
Add oils to bathwater after it has cooled a bit. Very
hot water makes essential oils evaporate too quickly. |
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Mint message oil |
10 tsp. grape seed
oil
3 drops eucalyptus oil
4 drops rosemary oil
2 drops peppermint
oil
Blend ingredients well. Pour
into a small bottle and seal well.
Warm up oil before doing any massage |
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Vanilla foam bath blend |
| 1 cup sweet almond
oil (light olive or sesame oil may be substituted)
1/2cup honey 1/2 cup liquid soap
1tbsp.vanilla extract
Measure the oil into a medium bowl,
then carefully stir in remaining ingredients until
mixture is fully blended. Pour into a clean plastic
bottle with a tight-fitting stopper or lid. Shake gently
before using. Enough for four large baths. |
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Honey and milk bath |
1 cup honey
1 cup boiling water
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sea salt
2 Tbsp baking soda
10 drops of vanilla oil
Dissolve sea salt and baking soda in bathwater. Dissolve
honey in boiling water, add milk. Add milk and honey
mixture to bathwater. Add vanilla. |
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Exotic oil blend |
2 fluid ounce
bottle of almond oil
16 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil
12 drops Geranium essential oil
10 drops Sandalwood essential oil
8 drops Patchouli essential oil
6 drops Clary Sage essential oil
Add essential oils to the bottle of almond oil, shake
gently until thoroughly mixed. |
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Fresh Citrus bath |
| Squeeze the juice
of 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 lime, 1 grapefruit and 1
tangerine into a jar.
Combine peels in a blender; blend
until minced very fine. Add to juice. Pour as much as
desired into bath water |
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Oatmeal bath salt |
1 cup borax
1/8 cup kelp powder
1/8 cup finely ground oatmeal
1/8 cup sea salt
Place all in a glass jar. Add your favorite powdered
fragrant herbs to the salt mixture and mix well or add
several drops of your favorite essential oil/oils. Let
sit for several hours or overnight to dry and allow oils
to penetrate salts. Break up any lumps that formed when
adding the oil. Store in an airtight container. Add
about 4 Tbsp to bathwater as desired. |
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Scented after bath powder |
1 cup powdered
arrowroot
1 cup corn starch
1/4 cup baking soda
Pulverized/powdered herbs for fragrance
Sift all together, add your favorite powdered fragrant
herbs. |
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Stress stopper blend |
Use this in bath
water, body lotions, cosmetic creams or diffusers.
15 drops lavender
5 drops cedar wood
20 drops sweet orange
2 to 3 drops clary sage
1 teaspoon of jojoba, hazelnut, sunflower, almond or
apricot kernal oil |
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Sleepy bath blend |
4 drops bergamot
oil
3 drops lemon essential oil
2 drops pine essential oil
1 drop cedar wood oil
1 drop orange oil |
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Perfumed bath powder |
2 cups cornstarch
1 cup rice flour
Pulverized/powdered herbs for fragrance
Purchase rice flour from any health food store and
orrisroot powder from a pharmacy or crafts store. Mix
all ingredients and store the powder in a tightly closed
jar for about 1 week, then transfer to a container of
your choice. Apply with a powder puff or from a
sprinkler style container.
Variations:
1) Add 2-3 vanilla beans to the powder. Let sit for a a
week to absorb fragrance. Transfer and store to a
tightly closed tin.
2) Sprinkle a cup of rose petals into the mixture,
cover, and let the roses scent the powder. |
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Therapeutic bath blend |
6 cups Epsom salts
2 cups baking soda
1 cup sea salt
Combine all ingredients in a large jar with lid, shake
until thoroughly blended. Store salts into a decorative
jar or container in the bathroom. |
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