Make Your Own Homemade Herbal Gifts for Bath and Body

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Lavender Handcream
Lavender Essential Oil,
20 drops Patchouli Essential Oil,
3 drops Jasmine Essential Oil (3% in jojoba oil),
5 drops 100g jar of unscented Base Cream
2 x 500 iu Vitamin E capsules (de Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate - natural source)
1/2 tsp. wheatgerm oil
Lavender Water (optional)
Glass or plastic spoon or spatula Pin

Pierce the Vitamin E capsules with a pin and squeeze the contents into a jar of base cream.

Add the wheatgerm oil followed by the lavender, patchouli and jasmine oils. Stir gently, thoroughly, with a spoon or spatula, ensuring that all of the oils are completely mixed in. Place the lid on the jar and store in a cool place away from direct sunlight.


Bath Salts - Combine 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup citric acid, 1/4 cup cornstarch,3/4 tsp fragrance oil and 2 to 3 drops food coloring (optional). Mix well, so that the oil is thoroughly distributed thru the dry mixture.


Lemon Bath Tea
2 parts lemon balm or lemon verbena
1 part lemongrass
1 part lemon peel
1 part peppermint or rose
1 part green tea
Lemon or peppermint essential oils

Directions to make: Prepare a clean work surface. Pour the loose herbs into a wide mouth bowl. Combine thoroughly. Then, simply place the loose herbs inside the bag and seal the opening closed with a hot iron for about 10 seconds. Each heat seal pouch can hold about .4 oz. of herbs.

Directions for use: Simply place them in a tub of hot, running water and fill bath half way, let steep for 10 minutes, fill the bath with cooler water to the desired temperature and enjoy your herbal bath! Can be re-used if set out to let dry.


Candy Cane Bath Salts
Ingredients:
2 cups Epsom salts
1/2 c. sea salt
4-6 drops peppermint oil
2-3 drops red food coloring.

Place one cup of Epsom and 1/4 cup sea salt in a bowl or resealable plastic bag. Add 2-3 drops peppermint oil. Place the remaining ingredients in a second bowl. Mix all ingredients well. Layer the red and white salts in a clear bottle or jar. Tie with a ribbon and some small candy canes.


Cranberry Lip Gloss
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
10 fresh cranberries
1 teaspoon honey
1 drop ofvitamin E oil

Mix all the ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for a couple of minutes or until the mixture just begins to boil. (Bowl may also be heated in a pan of water on a stovetop). Stir well and gently crush the berries. Cool mixture for five minutes and then strain through a fine sieve to remove all the fruit pieces. Stir again and set aside to cool completely. When cool, transfer into decorative containers and tie with a ribbon.


Glycerine Soaps
Glycerin blocks
Liquid food coloring
Petroleum jelly
Cotton swabs
Ice cube trays or soap molds

Cut glycerin into chunks, then place in a microwavable bowl. Melt the glycerin in the microwave on HIGH, stirring at 15-second intervals. About halfway through melting, add a drop or two of food coloring. With a cotton swab, coat the inside of the ice cube tray with petroleum jelly. Pour melted glycerin into the molds, filling each section almost to the top. Let cool at room temperature for about 2 hours. The soaps will come out easily. Tie them in cellophane or place in a gift box.


Bath Cookies
2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons light oil
2 eggs
5-6 drops essential oil of your choice

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine all of the above ingredients and then take a generous teaspoon of the dough and form it into a ball. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes, until they are lightly browned (do not overbake). Allow the cookies to cool completely. Wrap in cellophane and give as gifts.

To Use: Drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath, allow to dissolve


Cherry-Almond Hair Shine Mist
2 cups warm water
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon cherry extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix well and put into a spray bottle. Smells lovely, and works especially well on light hair (lemon is a natural hair lightener). May want to keep refrigerated when not in use.


Apple-Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse
This rinse smells heavenly and is wonderful for your hair, especially weak, dry and/or damaged hair.

16 oz container (I used an old witchazel plastic bottle)
4 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
5 drops Lavender essential oil
5 drops Rose essential oil
5 drops Sandalwood essential oil
3 drops Rosemary essential oil

Combine all ingredients in container and top off with water. Cap bottle and shake thoroughly to mix.

You may wish to include a tag with the following information:

Apply liberally after normal washing routine, let sit for about 3-5 minutes, then rinse.The key to not getting a 'slimy' or 'sticky' feeling to your hair (it looks perfectly clean, but feels odd to the touch) is to use water as cool as you can take to rinse with, and rinse it WELL.


Bath Bombs
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup citric or ascorbic acid
1/8 cup Epson salt
1/2 cup olive oil
10 to 20 drops essential oil

Add up to 1/2 cup olive oil, mixing well, until the mixture is the consistency of pastry dough. Add a 10 to 20 drops essential oil of choice. Form into balls approximately the size of golf balls, and store in cellophane wrapper. Store in a separate container for each scent you make.


Bath Cookies
2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoon light oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
2 eggs
25 drops of fragrance oil of your choice

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients well. Roll dough into balls of about 1 teaspoon and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for about 7 minutes until they are lightly golden (do not over bake).

Allow cookies to cool completely before wrapping in cellophane.

To use: Drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve. DO NOT crumble or smash, as this will just make crumbs in your bath. Let them dissolve slowly on their own.


Candy Cane Bath Salts Jar
These make lovely Christmas gifts! (You can, of course, reduce the amounts here to make less.)

16 cups Epsom Salts, divided in half
6 cups sea salt or Kosher salt, divided in half
1/2 teaspoon glycerin, divided in half
12 to 15 drops peppermint essential oil
12 to 15 drops red food color

Put 8 cups Epsom Salts into large bowl. Add and combine 3 cups sea salt. Mix in 1/4 teaspoon glycerin and 6 to 8 drops essential oil.
In second large bowl, put remaining Epsom Salts, and sea salt. Stir well. Add remaining glycerin, 6 to 8 drops essential oil, and food color. Stir until color is approximately even.
It is best to use clear jars for this, such as canning jars. Hold the containers at an angle, and alternate layering in white and colored salts.
This recipe makes 12 12-ounce gift jars, plus a bit extra.


Easy Bath Bags
MuslinRibbon (in place of muslin and ribbons, you can also use the chiffon wedding gift bags from Wal-Mart, or home-fill teabags)
Dried herbs
Finely ground oatmeal

Cut a 6" diameter circle from muslin, place the herbs in the center and add the oatmeal as a skin softener. Gather the muslin into a bundle and tie with ribbon. Add the bag to the running water as you draw your bath.


Fizzing Bath Salts
These are wonderful to add a little fizz to your own bath, or to give away as gifts in pretty containers!

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid or ascorbic acid
1/4 cup cornstarch
Essential oil in desired fragrance
Food coloring

Add together and mix well all dry ingredients. Add the oil and mix until smooth. Color with a single drop at a time until you get the color you want.
Sprinkle the bath salts over hot bathwater just before you enter the tub.


Layered Bath Salts Jar
1-cup of baking soda
1-cup sea salts
1-cup Epsom salts
About 10 drops essential oils

And a few drops of food coloring
To get the food coloring evenly distributed, put the baking soda, sea salts, essential oils, and food coloring into a blender.Then layer this mixture with the Epsom salts-- this looks just lovely because the Epsom salts are crystal-like and the other salts are colored and powdery.


Milk Bath
1 cup full-fat powdered milk
2 tablespoons almond meal
2 tablespoons barley or oat flour
A few drops of rose (or other) essential oil

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, then store the bath mix in a glass jar at room temperature.

To use: add two tablespoons to a tub of water.


Sugar Scrub
4 parts brown sugar
4 parts white sugar
1 part some sea salt if you want it extra scrubby
2 parts honey
olive oil to desired consistency
essential oils as desired

Mix ingredients well to desired consistency. Keep in fridge to prevent spoiling.


Rose Cologne
(this can be used for any other herb or flower; simply substitute desired ‘plant matter’ (lavender flowers, sandalwood chips/shavings, etc.) for the rose petals)

2 C. distilled water
1/2 C. vodka
10 drops rose essential oil
1 C. fresh rose petals

Measure water and vodka into a clean mason jar. Add rose petals, making sure they get completely wet. Add the rose oil and mix well.Cover and leave in a cool, dark place for at least one week for the oils to evenly distribute. Strain mixture and pour into a decorative container, such as a perfume bottle.

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