Showing posts with label lavender essential oil. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Body Butter Bar with Mastic and Olive oil

ingredients
1 part beeswax
1 part cocoa butter
1 part olive oil
1 teaspoon mastic
about 15 drops of lavender essential oil

i have used 1/2 cup or 4 oz of each of the first 3 ingredients and it produced 6 bars of 50 gr or 1.75 oz. each.

melt the beeswax, cocoa butter in a bain marie, add the olive oil and the mastic.
remove from heat while whisking and add the essential oil of choice.
pour into molds and when they set, wrap in cling film and store way from heat and moisture.

they can be used as a body butter, they moisturize and soften dry feet skin or any kind of dry or harsh skin of the body.

enjoy!

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.