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Herbal Scrub

I just tried this scrub & it quickly became my favorite! That’s what happens when you like to play with essential oils in the kitchen, I guess! This scrub makes quick & easy gifts for any occasion, or simply make for a luxurious treat for yourself! For gifting, add a decorative ribbon [...]

Goat’s Milk Soap

42 oz Olive oil
28 oz Coconut oil
18 oz Palm oil
12.7 oz Lye
33 oz Goat’s milk (or buttermilk can be used too )
1 cup Ground oatmeal
4 tbs Raw honey
Mix the lye with the milk & allow to cool. Bring the fats & oils to 92°F. Mix together once lye & milk reach 92°. Stir in honey [...]

Body Soufflé

1 oz Cocoa butter
3 oz Shea butter
2 oz Rice bran oil
2 oz Jojoba oil
1 tbs Vegetable glycerin
1/8 tsp GSE
1/2 to 1 1/2 oz Natrasorb (works as a degreaser if soufflé is too oily) ,optional
Essential oil of choice
Melt cocoa & shea butters over low heat. When butters are melted remove from heat & stir in your [...]

Sweet Baby Soap

8 oz sweet almond oil
7 oz jojoba oil
2 oz castor oil
4 oz shea butter
19 oz coconut oil
14 oz palm oil
194 grams lye
19 oz water
1 oz vitamin E oil
Heat the shea butter, sweet almond, jojoba, castor, coconut, palm oils to 100°F. In a separate stainless steel container, combine the lye & water, & allow to cool [...]

Cool Summer Soap

15 oz canola oil
30 oz coconut oil
27 oz olive oil
21 oz palm oil
5 oz shea butter
13.75 oz of lye
20 oz of rain or distilled water
16 oz of pureed whole cucumbers
Mix the lye & water. Cool to 90°F.
Pureed cucumbers (this will be approximately 2-3 large cukes).
Heat oils to 90°F.
Mix lye solution & oils, blend well, add [...]

Watermelon Shampoo Bar

12 oz coconut oil
19 oz olive oil
12 oz castor oil
16 oz water
6 oz lye
1 oz watermelon fragrance oil
Pour when both mixtures have reached 100°F. When you see a trace, add 1 oz. fragrance oil. Pour into mold. This will take longer than normal to set up. Leave in the mold for 2 or 3 [...]

Bathtime Cookies

2 cups of sea salt or rock salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tbs of almond oil
1 tsp vitamin E oil
1-2 eggs
6 drops essential oil of choice
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Cut the cookies out with cookie cutters or flatten balls to form a cookie shape. Bake at 350°F for [...]

Bath Salts

5 lbs sea salt
1 ounce vegetable glycerin
1/2 ounce essential or fragrance oils
food coloring (optional)
Combine glycerin with scent & color. Pour sea salt in a jar & add the glycerin mixture. Turn jar to mix. Fill containers; decorative or apothecary jars & scoop out with a seashell.