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Beauty Care Products You Make At Home

Bath Oils:

Mix the ingredients of the following recipes in a glass bowl or ceramic bowl and let cure overnight:

When you need soothing try this oil:

• 1 1/2 to 2 cups almond oil
• 4 to 5 drops of lavender essential oil
• 3 drops of rose essential oil
• contents of 4 to 5 vitamin E capsules

But when you feel the need for stimulation try this oil:

• 1 1/2 to 2 cups soy oil
• 4 to 5 drops of jasmine essential oil
• 3 drops of juniper essential oil
• contents of 4 to 5 vitamin E capsules

More bath oils:

Materials:

• Your favorite carrier oil (Almond, Grapeseed etc.)
• Your favorite essential oils (mix two or three of your favorites -- Rose, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang make a great combination)

1. Add five drops each of five drops each of your favorite essential oils to about one cup of carrier oil.
2. Then pour it into an attractive bottle.

Jamine and Rose-scented Bath Salt

Materials:

• rose petals
• Jasmine petals
• coarse sea salt
• rose essential oil
• Jasmine essential oil
• bergamot essential oil

1. Put rose and jasmine petals in a blender.
2. Add the ground petals to sea salt, then several drops of rose, jasmine and bergamot essential oils.

Bubble Bath

Materials:

• unscented soap (clear shampoo)
• glycerin (available at most drug stores)
• Your favorite essential oil and corresponding food coloring
• Begin with a clear liquid soap.

1. Add a few drops of glycerin, essential oil and food coloring.
2. For a personal touch, decorate a glass bottle with raffia, ribbons or decals.

Want to try making your own perfumes? Try this:

Perfumes are concentrated fragrances. Their scent will last a long time. Simply add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil (any fragrance) to 1/4 cup 100-proof vodka. Shake well.

Making Colognes:
Colognes provide you with a milder fragrance than perfumes. To make them, mix 1/2 teaspoon fragrance oil with 1/4 cup 100-proof vodka. Shake well.

Splish-Splash after taking your bath:
After-bath splashes are wonderfully refreshing to use when you get out of the tub or any time you desire just a light hint of fragrance. Simply combine the following ingredients in a bottle and shake well:

• 1/2 cup 100-proof vodka
• 1/2 teaspoon fragrance oil
• 1 tablespoon glycerin
• 1 drop food coloring (optional)

Dusting Powder is so easy to make:
This lightly fragranced dusting powder is the perfect touch after a bath. Cornstarch helps absorb excess moisture and leaves the skin feeling smooth.

Materials:

• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon of finished perfume (see recipe above)

1. Place cornstarch in a small bowl and add perfume, one drop at a time.
2. Stir with a fork until lumps are crushed out.
3. Let powder sit in the open for a few hours and then re-stir to remove any lumps.
4. Try running the powder through a flour sifter to get out all lumps.
5. Powder should be kept in a sealed container.

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