Butters, Balms, and Salves - What's the difference? Both body butters and balms are made utilizing the base ingredients of natural butter/s and herbal and/or vegetable/nut/seed oils. Balms contain beeswax. Salves use herbal oils and beeswax. Since body balms,...
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Natural Body Care
Vegan Lip Balm: Coconut Lime
'Tis the season for lip balms! Here is our recipe for Vegan Coconut Lime Lip Balm: 29.07g Coconut oil (51%) 14.25g Calendula herbal oil (25%) 13.11g Candelilla wax (23%) **You could go down to about 20%. At 23%, this formulation works best in tins. 18-20% would be...
Cold Sore Lip Balm
Recipe for Cold Sore Lip Balm Makes: Approx. 7-8 0.15 lip balm tubes 8.55 g / 0.30 oz Shea butter 5.70 g / 0.20 oz Mango butter 7.98 g / 0.28 oz Cocoa butter 22.77 g / 0.80 oz Tamanu oil 11.40 g / 0.40 oz Beeswax 25 drops Melissa syn. Lemon balm (Melissa...
Eucalyptus + Laurel Body Scrub Recipe
To Make: 16 ounce jar Ingredients: 1 cup + 2 tbsp of Fine Sea Salt 1 tbsp. Ground Dried Eucalyptus leaves 3/4 cup Sesame Oil or Jojoba Oil 10 drops Eucalyptus radiata e/o 18 drops Laurel e/o Tools: Glass bowl Stainless steel spoon Measuring spoon Measuring cup General...
Prickly Pear Seed Oil and the Skin
Written by: Billie A. Leyendecker:Aromatic Scholars Program Graduate with The School for Aromatic Studies Introduction Prickly pear seed oil interests me a great deal. I recently became aware of the health benefits it has for skin, and so I decided to research this...
Pinon Pine Body Butter
While in the mountains recently, I reconnected with a much loved body butter recipe. This luxurious body butter is one of my all time favorite recipes. It truly rocks when it comes to protecting, nourishing, and soothing dry skin during the autumn and winter months....
How to Make a Perfumed Locket
The perfumed locket has been inspired by the artistry and beauty of Roxana Villa's Botanical Perfume Lockets. Here's what you'll need: Equipment: ◻︎ Stainless steel double boiler ◻︎ Stainless steel fork or whisk ◻︎ Empty stainless steel, silver,...
How to make Coffee Infused Oil
We've had a couple of recipes that used Coffee infused sesame or jojoba oil and a number of of people have asked for directions on how to make this heavenly infusion, so here it is! Supplies needed: Slightly ground coffee beans (Organic, if possible) Canning jar (size...
How to make Coffee Lip Balm!
Coffee, coffee, coffee! Loving the coffee infused jojoba oil so decided to use it in a delicious lip balm. Here’s what you’ll need: Equipment: ◻︎ Stainless steel double boiler ◻︎ Stainless steel fork or whisk ◻︎ For Lip Balm: 3 - 1 ounce cardboard...
How to Make Labels for Aromatherapy Products
Labels, labels, labels........How do you label your product? I don’t know what it is about labels and why they seem so challenging at times, so this year I set a goal to figure out how to effectively create waterproof labels without spending lots of money. I happened...
How to Make a Spicy Aftershave
A 'to die for' spicy aftershave! Based upon the much loved Bay Laurel aftershave by Rosemary Gladstar, I formulated the perfect blend of herbs to create a yummy spicy aftershave for men. This aftershave has a beautiful aroma with just the herbal infusion into the bay...
How to Make a Coffee Scrub
Cardamom Coffee Body Scrub How's this for a yummy delicious scrub for the body and mind: a combination of vanilla bean infused coconut oil with coffee infused sesame oil added to finely ground coffee and sugar with a hint of cardamom, black pepper and ginger essential...