2006-06-20
Lip Balm
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
2 Tbsp Sweet Almond Oil (if not allergic)
2 Tspn Grated Beeswax
1-2 caps Vitamin E oil (pop with pin and squeeze out)
5 drops of Essential oil (examples: orange, grapefruit or lemon)
- Melt 1st three ingredients in double boiler or microwave (glass container only).
- Remove from heat add Vit E and stir well
- Add essential oil and stir
- Put in mini lip jars
- Put in Freezer 5-10 minutes until it hardens.
Bath Bombs
1 cup baking soda
3/4 cup citric acid (can get in health food store)
1/4 cup cornstarch
20 drops of fragrance
10 drops of liquid soap colorant
Spritzer bottle of water
- Mix dry ingredients
- While stirring add color and fragrance
- Spritz small amounts of water while stirring
- Very important to mix with hands after 5 sprtiz
- Not too much water! You want to be able to hold in hand like a snowball (not wet, just packs together)
- Place in mold and pack in tight
- Empty mold on to wax paper oin a cookie sheet to dry over night
- Once dry package for storage or use one in bath tub
