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Non-Petroleum Jelly
1 cup oil (your choice) 1/4 cup beeswax Melt oil and beeswax together. Pour into containers, let cool.
This should be stored in the fridge and shaken before using. To use, either cotton pads or a washcloth can be used, shake the bottle well,pour some onto the applicator and wipe the face with it to remove dirt and/or makeup, rinse. Remember to follow up with a toner to remove excess oil if needed. Oily Skin herb blend- Substitute the above herbs with this blend for acne and oily skin. rose petals rosemary yarrow flowers calendula nettle sage thyme comfrey essential oil blend-pink grapefruit/lemon/tea tree/lavender I make a large batch, so I used approximately a hand full of all the herbs except for comfrey, I used half the amount of comfrey.\
This is the recipe that I get requests for the most......I do not use preservatives in my lotions everytime, I may use benzoin tincture occassionally if I need to, but I make lotions and creams to be used up within 2 weeks when kept in the fridge. Don't panic if you don't have some of the ingredients, most lotion recipes can be tweaked depending on what you have and some like to alter recipes to suit themselves......keep the amounts of oils the same however, for example, I'm using 8.5 ounces of oils-
blender or use a standing blender..beat for 1-2 minutes, scrape sides often. Let sit for 5 minutes and beat some more...I continue doing this until it's almost completely cooled, then mix some more before placing into containers.
petals, lavender buds and calendula petals inside, and laebeled for a relaxing bath.....I'm gonna call it my "Mom-to-Bee" basket....its too cute.....
Pour into a glass bottle & shake. It's ready to use. Makes 1 oz. ( for dry, brittle hair & flaky, itchy scalp ) NOTE : for drier hair more damaged hair sub. jojoba oil for olive. For oilier hair replace olive with sesame.
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1tbsp glycerin 1tbsp shea 1 tbsp cocobutter 1 vit e capsule ( iused the 1000 i u) 1 tbsp infused sunflower oil (herbs) 15 drops gse 1 tbsp grapeseed oil 1/4 tsp emu oil 1/4 tsp avacado oil pinch of borax melt waxes together in big glass cup or bowl. melt oils together, boil water. pour oils into waxes, stir well, add water to all and stir til cool.
Now this is a soft consistency salve, you can use whatever oils you want for the oil amount, but I use avocado oil. Very Rich!
Cuticle Balm
I make a cuticle balm in pots that sells really well. I use this recipe: 30% Shea Butter 30% Beeswax 40% Castor Oil I then add Vit. E as a preservative at 1%. I also add Sweet Orange and Lemon EO's. Now, if this turns out harder or softer than you were looking for you
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can remelt it down and add more oil to make it softer or more shea or beeswax to make it harder. If you add more beeswax it will have a more waxy consistency. If you add more Shea it will have a more creamy consistency. Just keep playing with the recipe until you get what you like! That's the beauty of it...it can be melted down again! HTH! Heidi the Hippie Now & Zen Bathworks
Here is a variation (mine) from the one by Stephanie Tourles' "The Herbal Body Book":
Hand/nail/cuticle Butter
1 ounce beeswax 1 ounce cocoa butter .5 ounce shea butter 2 ounces jojoba or sunflower 20 drops EO (I use a blend of carrot see, rose geranium and sandalwood, with a touch of vetiver) Melt beeswax in a double boiler (I use a hooked handle pyrex glass measuring cup and just hook the handle over the side of the saucepan of water), then add cocoa butter and shea butter. When they are melted, turn off heat, remove from double boiler and add jojoba, blend well. Stir until slightly cloudy and cooled some (don't want to vaporize those EOs!), then quickly add eo blend, blend in well, pour into container and cap immediately (to keep EOs from dissipating from heat). Let cool. Good for your tootsies, too. Camille
Well, I finally hit on something I can live with.....seems to be a good blend of ingredients to really soften the skin while shaving. If you want it thinner to put in a squeezable lotion bottle, just take out 1 Tablespoon of stearic acid. Use whatever preservative you are comfortable with, I just made this yesterday so I don't have an idea of shelf life yet without any, but don't keep it in the bathroom, store in the fridge between uses,; )
Shaving Cream
2 Tbs. fractionated coconut oil(you can use whatever you'd like, I didn't want an 'oily' base) 1/4 cup stearic acid 1/4 cup aloe vera gel 1 Tbs. shea butter 1 cup distilled water 1 tsp. borax (sodium borate, not boric acid) 2 Tbs. mp soap base (you can try using cp soap grated, but I find the mp works better) Melt the oil, stearic and shea butter. In a separate pot, melt the soap in the water and borax until all is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the aloe gel. Let both mixtures cool until just warm, if either one starts to solidify, reheat until melted. Using a stick blender, slowly add the soap base to the oil base while blending, blend for about a minute adding fragrance or eo's if desired, leave for 10 minutes or so, come back and stir some more. Let cool completely before putting into container. Becky
Bath Melts
Hello there, I've made bath melts and wrapped them like candies. I package them up about 6 per package. Here is the recipe I use: 1 part shea butter 2 parts cocoa butter EO or FO Melt butters then add EO or FO and pour into candy molds. You may have to put molds in freezer if you have difficulty with releasing from molds.Kelly :o)
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Cuticle Balm #3
3 oz Cocoa butter 1.5 shea .5 sweet almond oil fo/eo to preference
Do the usual B/B thing:Infuse the violet leaves in the boiling water; allow to steep, covered, 4hours or overnight, if possible.Melt the beeswax in a double boiler. Meantime, strain the herbal water; warm it up again. Add the Borax to the herbal water, stirring well to dissolve. Have the herbal oil warm. When the wax is melted, add the oil to it. Slowly add the herbal water/borax mixture, stirring constantly. After thefirst few minutes, remove the bowl or pot it's in from the heat. Continue stirring: a stick blender does a very good job here. Whip it till you're satisfied that everything is incorporated, then pour into containers and allow to finish cooling there. I add no "goodies"; no eos, fancy oils, other herbs. My feeling is that this very simple cream is the best thing for extremely irritated skin.
BODY SILK
10 oz distilled water 2 oz Virgin Coconut Oil 1 oz Emulsifying Wax 1 oz Liquid Shea (got mine from Judy at To Die For) 1 oz jojoba 1 oz glycerin .5 oz Avocado oil .5 oz Sweet Almond oil .17 oz(notice the decimal), or 4.8 grams Phenonip or Germaben II This is a fairly thick lotion, but works in bottles very well. I have also made it thicker for jars, by adding about 4-5% stearic.
there, it can also do some weird things when working with it, if it looks like it's not incorporating, just keep blending (stick blender or standing blender).....if it looks bizarre, walk away for a few minutes and then come back and beat it into submission, the results are worth it, : ) Don't plan on putting this into anything but a wide container you can get your hand or spatula into, it is thick!!!!
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Cat's variation on glycerine/rose lotion Glycerine Cream (from "An Encyclopedia of Practical information", 1889) 3 oz. glycerine 10 oz. mucilage of quince seeds 5 grains cochineal powder 1 1/2 drachms hot water 2 1/2 drachms alcohol 8 drops oil of rose 30 grains gum acacia 8 oz. water Rub the cochineal with the hot water gradually, then add the alcohol; then rub the oil of rose with the gum acacia, and gradually add the water. With this mix the solution first formed; filter and add the glycerine and mucilage; shake well. This is an excellent remedy for chapped hands, roughness of the face, etc. When applied to the skin it imparts an agreeably soft, smooth and velvety feel. Now, here is how I would make this recipe (I reduced the quantities by half): 1 1/2 oz. Glycerine (avail. at the drug store or health food store) 5 oz. Quince Seed mucilage (to prepare the quince seed mucilage, take 1 tsp. dried quince seeds (herb shop or health food store) and cover with 5 oz. distilled water. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered for 10 minutes. Cool and strain through fine muslin or cheesecloth to remove any bits of seed. Add additional distilled water to measure 5 oz. if needed) 2-3 drops red food coloring, if desired 1 1/2 tsp. strong Vodka 4 drops Rose Absolute (or you can omit this and sub. pure rosewater for the 8 oz. water) 1/8 tsp. powdered Gum acacia (also known as gum arabic. This is from the acacia tree and can be found at health food stores and herb shops)
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4 oz. distilled Water or Rosewater (see note above) Rub the gum acacia with the rose absolute (if used) until smooth. With a whisk or stick blender, combine the acacia gum with the distiled water or rosewater. Let stand for 12 hours, stirring every now and then until smooth. Add the alcohol, mix well and strain through a piece of fine muslin or cheesecloth. Add the glycerine and quince seed mucilage and enough red food coloring to tint a pale pink (if desired). Shake well and if too thick, add a bit more distilled water. Bottle. This lotion doesn't contain any preservatives, so any unused portion should be discarded after a reasonable amount of time.
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