Massage Candle Recipe

Ingredients 3oz Soy Wax 1oz Sweet Almond or Jojoba Oil 1/2 teaspoon Vitamin E (or 2 capsules) 30 drops Essential Oil (see below for blends) 4oz candle tin or jar Pre-tabbed Candle Wick Directions Prepare your candle tin or jar by fixing the candle wick to the bottom of the tin. (You can use glue tabs or a bit of hot wax to hold it in place. I generally just press it down really hard.) Put about an inch...

Shea Butter Lotion Recipe

Ingredients 3/4 cup (4.5oz) Cocoa butter 3/4 cup (4.5oz) Shea Butter 3/4 cup (4.5oz) unrefined Coconut oil 1/4 teaspoon Vitamin E (or 1 capsule) 5 drops Grapefruit Seed extract 30 drops essential oil – see below for blends Directions Put about an inch (2.5cm) of water in the bottom of a medium-sized pot and heat to a low simmer. Place the Cocoa butter, Shea butter and Coconut oil in a large...

Citrus Mango Body Butter Recipe

Ingredients 2/3 cup (4oz) Shea Butter 1/3 cup (2oz) Mango Butter 1 teaspoon Jojoba oil 3 teaspoons Grapeseed oil 1/4 teaspoon Vitamin E (or 1 capsule) 10 drops Bergamot essential oil 8 drops Lemongrass essential oil 8 drops Palmarosa essential oil 2 drops Cypress essential oil 1 drop Rose Geranium OR Ylang Ylang essential oil 1 teaspoon Corn Starch (reduces “greasy” feeling) cosmetic Mica (optional...

Refreshing Foot Scrubs

This minty-sweet foot scrub recipe cools and revives tired, aching feet, energizes your whole body and at the same time kills odor causing bacteria. Start with a skin-softening foot soak (recipe below) to really amplify the effects of your homemade foot scrub. Ingredients 1 cup (180g) Cornmeal 1/4 cup (55g) Sea Salt or Epsom Salt 5 drops Peppermint essential oil 4 drops Tea Tree essential oil 1 drop Ylang Ylang...

Yogurt and Honey Body Scrub Recipe

Ingredients 1/4 cup (30g) Rolled Oats, ground fine 1/4 cup (15g) Wheat Bran 1 tablespoon (15ml) Sweet Almond oil 1 tablespoon (15ml) Honey 1/2 cup (125ml) full fat Yogurt 8 drops Lavender essential oil 3 drops Palmarosa essential oil 2 drops Rose essential oil 2 drops Chamomile essential oil Directions Grind the oats to a fine texture using a coffee grinder. (Make sure it’s well cleaned first so your...