Month: December 2011

No post today…look for something tomorrow!

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It’s been a whirlwind week! I made candles with the pregnant and parenting teens on Thursday morning, and chocolate, sushi shaped beeswax candles, Shrinky Dinks, and Star Wars related snowflakes on Thursday night at the Christmas Extravaganza! Today we’re at girls only Rock Band (and Dance Central 2) at the library, so I haven’t had...

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Essential oils: Eucalyptus in lotions and body wash

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For some reason, menthol and eucalytpus go fantastically together, so I suggest trying a lovely foot lotion with 3% menthol, 1% eucalyptus, and 1% camphor, just remove 2% from the cocoa butter or soy bean oil to compensate for the essential oils that will go into the cool down phase. FOOT CREAM WITH MENTHOL AND EUCALYPTUSHEATED...

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Essential oils: Eucalytpus in anhydrous products

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I love to use eucalyptus in a number of different products – let take a look at some anhydrous products that might be awesome with the inclusion of this essential oil. Remember that we don’t want to go over 1.12% – so stick with 1% – and we’ll add the eucalyptus in the cool down...

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Essential oils: Eucalyptus

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Eucalyptus essential oil is a staple in my fragrance and essential oils cupboard because of all the awesome things it is alleged to do – plus it smells great in combination with camphor and menthol! Eucalyptus is listed as being antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, insect repellant, and helpful for respiration and our sinuses. How does it do all...

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Essential oils: Processing techniques

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How do we get our essential oils? There are as many techniques, it seems, as there are types of essential oils! PHYSICAL METHODSINFUSION: Soaking the plants in vegetable oil, water, alcohol, or other solvent. This is done for products like calendula, St John’s Wort, and arnica. (This is something we can do at home, but...

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