Toiletries Recipes

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Toiletries Recipes
Source Essence Supply
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Silken Linen or Body Powder
This combination of ingredients make an excellent
silky powder.  1/2 cup of arrowroot powder1/4
cup of Kaolin Clay 1/4 cup of Corn Starch15
drops of Fragrance or Essential oilCombine all
ingredients and add fragrance to preference.  If
you are making this as a body powder, you can use
a small bit of pink clay to add just a touch of
color. 
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Edible powder
Here is a recipe using vanilla and honey powder.
1 cup cornstarch 2 cups of arrowroot powder2
tb. vanilla powder 3 tb. honey
powder Arrowroot Powder The arrowroot plant
tubers are dried, powdered and filtered. 
Arrowroot can be used as a thickener in cooking
and it can be used interchangeably with
Cornstarch.  What makes Arrowroot good for body
and linen powders is the look it gives to the
other ingredients.   Body powder made with
arrowroot almost glows white, a wonderful look. 
An interesting note, Arrowroot was used by the
South American people to heal the wounds made by
poison arrows. 
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Non Greasy Hand and Body Lotion
36 grams Jojoba Oil36 grams of another light
Oil(we use sweet almond)8  grams of  stearic
acid8  grams of glycerin2 grams citric acid20
grams emulsifying wax NF 450 grams distilled
waterfragrance or essential oil to preference4
grams Germaben II Heat all of the ingredients
except the Germaben II and the  fragrance, in
stages using the microwave.  Try not to over heat
the lotion, the hotter it is the longer it takes
to emulsify.  Heat until the emulsifying wax just
melts.  Let the lotion cool mixing occasionally
with a hand blender.  When the lotion has cooled
add the Germaben II and the fragrance.  If you
add the Germaben II too early it will lose some
of it's effectiveness due to the heat.
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What the lotion ingredients are for
Light Oil  Our first assumption is that oil is
the ingredient that moisturizes our skin.  The
real truth is that the water in lotion is the
ingredient that adds moisture.  The oil  in
lotion holds the moisture next to our skin. 
Think back to the commercial that put lotion onto
a leaf.  After a few minutes the leaf was soft
and supple.  Try that with oil Jojoba oil sinks
into your skin very quickly,  too quickly for
lotion made with only jojoba oil to be able hold
moisture to your skin for long.  Jojoba oil is
very similar to our bodies own natural oils. 
This makes Jojoba and excellent oil for
lotions. Emulsifying wax  surrounds the water
molecule so that the oils will bind with the
water Glycerin is a humicant.  Humicants also
help hold moisture to the skin. Vegetable
Stearic Acid is a vegetable based thickener used
extensively in lotions. Citric Acid moves the ph
of the lotion closer to the natural ph of your
skin. Germaben II. Lotion is an excellent medium
for the growth of yeasts and bacteria.  If no
preservatives were used, lotions would only be
safe for a matter of weeks.  With natural
preservatives you could extend that time a month
or two.  Germaben ll is one of the most effective
and gentle preservatives.  We use less than one
percent of  Germaben ll in our lotions. 
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Nancy's Blend
This is a blend that I created for a friend of
mine that has very bad arthritis in her hands. 
She wanted something that she could rub in after
gardening or just generally a bad day.   She has
been using this for a few months and she says it
does seem to help.  Add this blend to 450 ml of
your favorite oil and rub in. Lavender     eo 
      15 ml Marjoram    eo       10
ml Eucalyptus  eo          5 mlRosemary    eo 
        5 mlChamomile  eo          5 mlCajaput 
      eo          5 ml
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Pat's Salt Scrub
4 cups soybean oil4 oz sweet almond oil3 oz
sweet orange eo½ oz avocado oil½ oz of
peppermint eo1/8 oz of rosemary eo¼ oz of
grapefruit eo Vitamin e or ROE, (be stingy with
the ROE, it smells quite strongly)mix all of the
ingredients, this makes a lot.  measure out how
much salt you want to use and pour and mix the
above mixture into the salt until it is the
consistency that you like.  This is a very large
recipe., you can cut it in half or more if you
don't need as much.
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Lip Balm
56 grams Beeswax70 grams Virgin Coconut Oil42
grams Cocoa Butter56 grams clear Jojoba56 grams
Sulfated CastorFlavor to taste This is the
best blend that I have tried. Melt all
ingredients and heat in the microwave.   Add
flavor and pour into lip balm tube or lip balm
pot.  Coloring TipTry infusing your oils in
botanical matter for color.  Alkanet has been
used for centuries as lip coloring
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Lip Gloss
57 grams Beeswax57 grams Sweet Almond Oil 144
grams Castor oil1/2 oz of honeyFlavor to
tasteYou make this the same way you would for
Lip Balm, but this is a much softer  product that
must be put into a pot as it is too soft to be in
a tube.Melt all ingredients and heat in the
microwave.   Add flavor and pour into lip balm
tube or lip balm pot.
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Lotion or Massage Bar
86 grams Beeswax86 grams Cocoa Butter86 grams
Jojoba oilScent to tasteUse a mini deodorant
tube container for this.  Makes a nice purse
size.Melt all ingredients  and add fragrance to
the level you like.  Pour into containers.
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Soothing Bath Tea
A soothing blend of herbs to sooth you.  Try
putting these herbs in a muslin bag or a
cheesecloth bag and steep in your tub. 2
tablespoons lavender flowers2 tablespoons 
chamomile flowers2 tablespoons calendula
petals2 tablespoons peppermint leaves
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Milk and Oatmeal Bath
A soothing scrub for troubled skin.  Tie in a
muslin or cheesecloth bag and rub skin while
relaxing in a warm bath. 5 tablespoons ground
oatmeal2 tablespoons powdered milk2 tablespoons
chamomile flowers30 drops lavender eoMix all of
the dry ingredients and drop lavender eo while
blending the mixture.
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EO Splash
Use this splash after a shower or bath.100 ml
witch hazel100 ml distilled water50 ml
alcohol15 ml glycerin1 teaspoon Polysorbate 20
(tween 20)50 drops of your favorite eo
blend.The polysorbate 20 is used to blend the
essential oils and water, and helps your eo's
last.  Mix the eo's and polysorbate and then add
to the mixture of other ingredients.
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Natural Perfume Oil
150 ml sweet almond oil150 ml jojoba oil30 ml
eo or fragrance oil30 ml polysorbate 20Rub
this on your pulse points for a personal
fragrance.