About Body Powder
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You'll Need:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup cornstarch
Essential or fragrant oil
Wide-mouthed jar or small lidded box
Wire whisk
Large powder puff
Pour baking soda and cornstarch into jar or box. Use a pastry blender, fork or even your hands to mix well. Make sure the baking soda and cornstarch are thoroughly combined.
Add 10 to 20 drops of essential oil to the baking soda and cornstarch combination, 2 drops at a time. Every time you add two drops, place the lid onto the jar or box and shake well to blend. Continue until your powder has absorbed the amount of fragrance you desire.
Test the scent of the powder to make sure it's not too strong or too weak. If it is too strong, add a bit of baking soda to diffuse the scent. If it is not strong enough, add a few more drops of oil, again 2 drops at a time, and shaking the container in between drops.
Check the powder for any clumps created by the addition of the oil. If clumps are present, use a wire whisk to remove them by gently whisking the powder in the container.
Allow the powder to sit for at least one day. This will let it soak up the fragrance and dry completely. Apply it to your body after a bath or before a night out (or in!) using a large, rabbit-tail powder puff.
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Cool things down on a hot summer night. Sprinkle the sheets with a little baby powder for a comfortable sleep.
Brush off sticky sand after a day at the beach. Sprinkle baby powder over kids (and adults) before they come indoors. Whisk away the sand with ease.
Revive moldy books. Dry the pages thoroughly then sprinkle baby talcum powder between the pages. Stand the books upright overnight. Brush the powder gently from the pages and see the improvement.
Dust flower bulbs with medicated baby powder before setting them into the ground. Put six bulbs and 3 tablespoons of medicated baby powder in a self-sealing plastic bag. Give a gentle shake to decrease the opportunity for mold and rot and to deter pests.
Slip on rubber or latex gloves with ease. Dust fingers lightly with baby talcum powder before slipping on the gloves.
Freshen up playing cards. Put the deck in a plastic bag with a few sprinkles of any kind of baby powder. Seal the bag and give it a few good shakes to absorb smudges and finger oils. Remove the cards and dust them off.
Give the dog a waterless bath with baby talcum powder. Rub a handful or two into the pet's fur, taking care not to get it around her face and eyes. Wait a few minutes, then thoroughly brush out her coat.
Work a grease stain out of polyester or polyester blends. Cover the area with talcum powder and rub it into the stain. Wait 24 hours and brush the powder away. Repeat until the stain is gone.
Treat and remove grease from carpet. Cover a grease stain on the carpet with talcum powder and let it sit for six hours. Vacuum the powder to remove the stain.
Scatter talcum powder around the foundation of the house to deter ants. Sprinkle the powder liberally near windows, doors and other obvious points of entry.
Untie a knot in shoelaces with a shake of talcum powder. Work the powder into the knot and then work it loose. Use this method to untangle jewelry chains, too.
Prevent skin irritation from an electric razor. Pat a little talcum powder over legs or face before shaving.
De-squeak noisy floorboards. Find the areas that squeaks and sprinkle talcum powder between those boards to cut the friction and quiet them.
Treat fresh bloodstains with a paste of talcum powder and water. Coat the stain and let the paste dry, then brush it away.
Run an empty talcum powder container through the dishwasher and dry thoroughly. Fill with flour and keep it close by when baking to sprinkle dough and counter tops.
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