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Body Care Recipes
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1 cup sugar
| 10 drops favorite essential oil
| add crushed dried mint or lavender (optional)
| olive oil
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Use this all over or just damaged areas like elbows and shoulders. This is also a good way to keep away ingrown hairs on your legs from shaving.
1/2 an apple
| olive oil
| sugar
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This is a cheap way to exfoliate dry skin. Can be done once a week.
1.5 tablespoons grated beeswax
| 1/2 teaspoon cocoa butter
| 1 tablespoon coconut oil
| 3 drops jojoba oil
| 10 drops rosemary essential oil
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This recipe makes about 1.5 ounces.
1/2 cup distilled water
| 1/4 teaspoon borax
| 1/3 cup mineral oil
| 2 teaspoons cocoa butter
| 2 teaspoons beeswax
| 10 drops coconut fragrance oil
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The lotion will continue to thicken slightly but use less water or more cocoa butter if you find it too thin.
1/2 cup cocoa butter
| 10 capsules of vitamin E oil
| 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
| 10 drops rose oil
| 8 drops peppermint oil
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This massage bar will melt at body temperature. It is a nice substitute for massage oil that is drippy.
2 ounces (56.7 grams) beeswax
| 1 ounce (28.35 grams) sweet almond oil
| 1 ounce (28.35 grams) cocoa butter
| 10 drops coconut fragrance oil
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Use a recycled deodorant tube as a mold. Also, a greased muffin tin will result in a good hand held size bar.
150 grams cocoa butter
| 50 grams almond oil
| 100 grams distilled water
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The cucumber gives a light scent. You can also add a few drops of cucumber fragrance oil.
1 cucumber (peel, remove seeds, and cut into chunks)
| 1/4 cup barely warm chamomile tea
| 2 tablespoons glycerin
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The cucumber gives a pleasant light scent. You can also add a few drops of cucumber fragrance oil.
1/4 cup vodka
| 1/4 cup scented water
| 3 tablespoons sweet almond oil
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To scent water;pour boiling water over herbs or zest, cool, and
strain.
Coconut Butter
Ingredients
2 tablespoons beeswax
| 2 teaspoons distilled water
| 1/2 cup cocoa butter
| 3 tablespoons sesame oil
| 2 tablespoons coconut oil
| 1 tablespoon olive oil
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This is a great body moisturizer. Excellent in winter and after
too much sun in the summer.
1/2 cup soy oil
| 4 drops peppermint essential oil
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Peppermint is an anti-inflammatory with decongesting and
soothing properties. Soy oil is used because it absorbs more
quickly into the skin. This recipe gives relief for tired and
cramped legs. Also, try following treatment with a
footbath.
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