Mint Body Lotion Recipe

Refreshing In Summer Heat

 
Ingredients
3 to 4 drops peppermint oil ~ optional
1/8 teaspoon. borax powder
1 teaspoon. coconut oil
1 teaspoon grated beeswax
1/2 cup mint water 
1/2 cup sunflower oil

Mix the mint water and borax together, stir until thoroughly mixed 
In a glass meauring cup mix sunflower oil, coconut oil, and beeswax 
Place the cup with the oils - beeswax mixture in a pan with about 1 to 2 inches of waterfor a hot water bath
Heat over medium heat for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally until the beeswax is melted then set aside 
Bring the mint solution almost to boiling by placing in a glass cup and microwaving on high for about 1 minute or in a stove top hot water bath
Remove the oils beeswax mixture from the water bath
Slowly add the mint water and borax to the mixture in the blender
and whip.
Add peppermint oil if using 
Allow the lotion to cool completely it will thicken as it cools so do not be concerned if it seems a bit thin
Pour the lotion into clean container and cover
Note: 
To make mint water boil fresh or dried mint leaves in water and et cool
Strain mint leaves 
Use 1 cup fresh mint or 1/4 cup dried mint leaves to 1 cup of water

Lavender & Calendula Lotion Recipe

Ingredients:
1/8 teaspoon borax
1/2 teaspoon lavender essential oil
1 teaspoon beeswax
1/2 tablespoon aloe vera jelly
1 tablespoon calendula petals
1 tablespoon apricot kernel oil
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon jojoba oil
4 tablespoons almond oil
1/2 cup distilled water

Heat the almond oil, apricot kernal oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil, aloe vera jelly, and beeswax until the beeswax is melted
Set oil mixture aside and allow to cool
Dissolve the borax in the distilled water
Heat it to a slow simmer
Pour the oil mixture into a blender
Turn on blender and slowly add the borax and water solution 
Add lavender essential oil and the calendula petals
Continue to blend until well mixed and the lotion has thickened
Turn off blender once the mixture has cooled down to room temperature
Pour into a container and cover 
Refridgerate and allow the lotion to set completly before use

Note
Keep refridgerated as this recipe does not contain preservatives.

Almond Joy Body Lotion - A Body Lotion Recipe

This almond body lotion recipe will relieve even the driest skin.

1/2 cup water
1/8 tsp. borax powder
1/2 cup almond oil
1 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. grated beeswax
2 Tbsp. honey
3-4 drops orange Essential Oil (optional)

To Make This Body Lotion Recipe: Mix water and borax together, stirring until well mixed. Set aside. Mix together the almond oil, coconut oil, honey, and beeswax in a glass measuring cup. Place the cup with the oils-beeswax mixture in a pan of water (about 1 to 2" of water), making a water bath. Heat over medium heat until the beeswax is melted (8 to 10 min.), stirring occasionally. When the wax is melted, bring the water/borax solution almost to boiling (put the glass cup with the water/borax in the microwave on High for 1 min., or use a water bath on the stove top). Remove the oil-beeswax mixture from the water bath and pour into blender. Slowly add water/borax to the mixture in the blender and whip. Allow the lotion to cool completely. The consistency may seem a bit thin, but it will thicken as it cools. You may add the orange Essential Oil now if you wish. Pour into a lidded container. To use: massage a small amount into your skin.

This body lotion recipe leaves your skin feeling and looking radiant.  The Almond Joy Body Lotion feels silky-smooth and smells terrific. This body lotion is a lavish and invigorating way to treat your skin.

It is easy to make an affordable, skin nourishing and pampering bath and body product. Feel free to substitute or add other essential oils to personalize your body lotion recipe. The recipe can be left without fragrance or essential oils can be added for therapeutic benefit.

How to Make Olive Oil Body Butters

This is a recipe i have found on the 'ehow.com' 

there is the link 

http://www.ehow.com/how_6557058_make-olive-oil-body-butters.html

i just made it and i wanted to share it cause it's awesome.

i have tried many body butter recipes and by far i think this is the best!

instead of carnauba or palm wax i've used beeswax and it worked fine.
for fragrance i have used 10 drops of lavender essential oil, but you can use whatever you like, or just leave it as is.

the outcome is a soft, silky butter which leaves the skin regenarated and moisturised.

Things You'll Need:

• 
  
• ¼ cup distilled water
• ½ teaspoon borax -- preferably cosmetic grade
• ½ cup organic, cold-pressed virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons organic, virgin coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable wax -- examples: carnauba or palm wax
• 20 drops of high quality essential oil -- example: lemon balm or lavender essential oil
• Heavy duty whisk
• Heavy bottom pot
• Double boiler
• Spoon
• Sterilized 8 oz. jar

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• ¼ cup distilled water
• ½ teaspoon borax -- preferably cosmetic grade
• ½ cup organic, cold-pressed virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons organic, virgin coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable wax -- examples: carnauba or palm wax
• 20 drops of high quality essential oil -- example: lemon balm or lavender essential oil
• Heavy duty whisk
• Heavy bottom pot
• Double boiler
• Spoon
• Sterilized 8 oz. jar

1. 
   
   
   
   Simmer distilled water and borax in the heavy bottom pot just until borax has dissolved. Cover and remove from heat.
2. 
   
   Add about an inch of tap water to the bottom of your double boiler and bring the water to a simmer. When water has reached temperature, add the olive oil, vegetable wax and the coconut oil to the top of the double boiler.
3. 
   
   Whisk oils and wax mixture until melted. Remove pan from heat. Continue to gently whisk the olive oil mixture while adding the water and borax at a very slow drizzle. Whisk until water is well incorporated.
4. 
   
   Continue whisking the olive oil body butter as it cools and increase whisking speed as it begins to thicken.
5. 
   
   Add your essential oil fragrance to the olive oil body butter when the mixture feels slightly warm but not hot. Mix well until body butter reaches room temperature.
6. 
   
   Spoon your new body butter into the sterilized jar and cover.
   
   
   
   

   Tips & Warnings

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   • To prolong shelf life, keep the body butter  in the refrigerator. Use within 60 days.
   • Double or triple this recipe and give decorative containers of olive oil body butter as gifts. Be sure to give instructions on how to keep the body butter.
   • You may use an electric mixer in place of a whisk. Set the speed to low for the first part when incorporating water/borax mixture to the olive oil mixture. After about 5 minutes, when the body butter has thickened, increase speed to medium and continue mixing until body butter has cooled to room temperature.