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I do love my manicure scrub – and yes, I have made more since the original post, but I keep forgetting to take pictures! (Click on the link to see my manicure scrub idea…) The basic idea behind an oil based scrub is to combine some oils together, add a generous helping of salt as...
If you can make a lotion bar or bath melt, you can make a solid scrub bar. This recipe is rated E+ for everyone – beginners who are a little more adventurous, those who don’t wish to use preservatives, and those who are seeking an all natural product. The shelf life of this product is...
Oil based sprays are a great way to play with exotic oils to see how you like the feeling of them on your skin. Most of these oils are expensive, so using them at 10% to 20% in a body spray with a carrier oil you already know and like gives you a chance to see if...
Oil based body moisturizers are best used after showering or cleansing as they can trap the water against your skin for maximum emolliency. Think of them as lotions without water, like a liquid lotion bar. As they are oil based, we won’t use a preservative or other water based ingredients in our mix. This recipe...
A dispersing bath oil is a liquid version of the bath melt – you bottle it, and add it to your bath as you need it. We add the emulsifier to the oils to help them disperse through the water, rather than floating in a greasy mess on top of the water. There are a...