Body Butter Recipe

Do you love using a body butter?  Well, would you believe that it is easier than you think to make. In this body butter recipe from Ridley Family site is made with the combination of both mango and shea. But the author says that you can use either. And ou may also use different oils, though be sure that you use non-greasy ones. For an extra pampering product, or one with extended medicinal benefits, use an herb infused oil (as described in their herbal salve recipe) instead of plain oil. Any or all of the herbs mentioned there would be good ones to use, or use your favorite skin care herbs.  This is very easy to make, you just have to bear in mind that you cannot heat the mango or shea butter too much, or they will seize up and form grains (stearine grains). Just melt it barely enough to get the oils mixed in.Now, I will be honest I have never made a body butter recipe before so I do not know how easy this ingredient is to get and if by chance you are a vegan, if you leave it out will it change the recipe or not.

Herbal Scalp Rinse Recipe

Alison of Bath Body Supply recently posted a recipe for a Herbal Scalp Rinse on her blog DIY Skincare. Her recipe is very simple.  It simply combines water, hydrosols and essential oils plus other ingredients into one easy to use rinse. So if you are unhappy with your current hair rinse you may want to try and make this recipe and replace what you have been previously using.

Cranberry Chutney Fall Sweater Stripes

When I saw this cold process soap recipe, it reminded me of those Brach candies that had the layer of coconut, strawberry and chocolate.  I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but no it is a soap and it is called Cranberry Chutney Fall Sweater Stripes .  The Soap Queen recently shared the recipe for this colorful soap recipe on her site.  It is an intermediate level recipe that should take you an hour to make (without curing time) and give you 15 bars of soap.

Golden Shea Butter Sugar Scrub Recipe

From the classes that I have taken there are three that I have learned how to make (1) Liquid Oil with Salt, (2) Whipped Sugar Scrub and (3) Solid Sugar Scrub Cubes.  I am not much of a fan of making of the oil and salt combination.  I do like the feel of  solid sugar cube scrub and the whipped scrub. Then I stumbled upon a recipe which is in a series of experiments in the workshop from Point of Interest called Golden Shea Butter Sugar Scrub.

You may find that the recipe may be too liquidity at first, but it will solidify very nicely by the next day.  The author says that when you use it in the shower, it is easy to scoop up and scrub and it made her skin feel very nice and moisturized after the scrub was rinsed off.  So I am thinking of trying to make this recipe to see how I like it. How about you?  Do you think you will try and make this type of scrub?

Essential Oil Blending Tips from The Mountain Rose Blog

Creating new essential oil blends and re-creating old favorites is an exciting and relaxing experience for anyone. It does not  need to take a lot of your time, the rewards of creating your own scent combinations are endless and very satisfying! Whether you are new to blending your essential oils or have some experience, The Mountain Rose Blog's article called Essential Oil Blending Tips tells you what you need and what to do to create your own essential oil blends.  Once you get started you will never want to stop.  Get ready, get set, blend!