Body Butter

1-1/3 Cups of Shea Butter
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil (or another carrier oil of your choice)
1 tsp. Of Vitamin E Oil
1/4 cup Emu Oil
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract,  get the recipe to make your own here.  (optional)
20 drops Lavender Essential Oil. (you can use your choice of essential oils)

1. Heat the Shea Butter slowly in a medium sized sauce pan until the Shea is in liquid form.
2. Add in the olive oil and emu oil.
3. Let the mixture cool for about 30 minutes, just before it fully sets back up. 
4. Add in the Vitamin E, Vanilla Extract and Essential Oil.
5. Use a stick blender to whip the mixture until its very light in texture. It will give off a “mousse” like consistency. Make sure you have blended your essential oil vitamin E oil and vanilla in well. 
6. Package (loosely, remember it is "whipped") your finished product into a container. 

You can experiment with different carrier oils and essential oils. 

Honey Body Wash

2/3 cup Dr. Bronner Liquid Castile Soap (get it here)
1/4 cup raw, unfiltered honey, local Oklahoma residents, check out Andrew's Honey at OSU-OKC Farmer's Market
2 teaspoons oil (almond, jojoba, olive)
1 teaspoon vitamin e
50-60 drops essential oil
1 cup distilled water

Mix together and use sparingly on a washcloth, organic Tookie or sponge.

Hand Scrub

We always have this (and backups) on hand at our house.  Cleans up dirty hands and leaves them feeling soft and smooth. 

1 cup grated soap ( I prefer Dr. Bronner, get it here)
1/2 cup borax
1/4 cup pumice

Mix together, store in airtight container.  When ready to use, sprinkle a small amount into your palm and mix with water.  Cleans up very dirty hands. 

Age Spots and Wrinkles

Essential Oils for Age Spots:

Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Lavender, Lemon, Myrrh, Peppermint, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Roman Chamomile

Mix equal parts of Frankincense, Lavender and Myrrh and mix with Coconut Oil.  

Wrinkles:

Add a drop of Lavender, Jasmine, Geranium, and Frankincense essential oils to your lotion and apply topically daily.

Anti-Age Serum

30 drops Frankincense
20 drops Helichrysum
10 drops Lavender
2 ounces coconut oil

Slowly melt coconut oil and mix in oils very well.  Store in an airtight container.

Headache Remedy

This helps me when I get a headache, but every person is different.

1 ounce Vodka (or Carrier Oil of your choice)

10 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

Rub on temples, being careful not to get it too close to your eyes. 



*****NOT TO BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE*****

EO Perfume

Combinations of Essential Oils to be combined with your favorite carrier oil (almond, argan, pecan)  and used like perfume.

 NEVER USE THESE OILS WITH COMBINING WITH CARRIER OIL, FIRST. 

#1
Grapefruit
Clary Sage
Pine
Frankincense

#2
Sandalwood
Bergamot
Cassia

#3
Geranium
Coffee
Patchouli
Sandalwood
Clove
Cardamon
Bergamot

#4
Patchouli
Clary Sage
Bergamot
Cardamon

Body Butter

1-1/3 Cups of Shea Butter
½ Cup of Olive Oil
1 t Of Vitamin E Oil
1 T Vanilla Extract

1 T Emu Oil

Directions: Heat the Shea Butter slowly in a medium sized sauce pan until the Shea is in liquid form. Add the olive oil and emu oil.  Let the mixture cool for about 30 to 40 minutes. (Do not let it set fully back up.) Add the Vitamin E and the Vanilla Extract.

Use a stick blender to whip the mixture until its very light in texture. It will give off a “mousse” like consistency. Make sure you blend in everything very well.

When you have reached the desired consistency you can spoon your finished product into some kind of container. You can use any type of container as long as it has some sort of lid, as you do not want to expose this to air for long periods of time. Do not over pack the whipped body butter or you will defeat the purpose of it being whipped and light.

Lavender Rose Body Polish

Grind 1 cup dried rose petals, as finely as possible, using mortar and pestle or coffee grinder. Mix the ground rose petals with 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/4 cup buttermilk powder, 1 teaspoon cornmeal and 3-5 drops of Lavender essential rose oil. Pour everything into a food processor and process until you have a fine mixture. Add just enough olive oil to create a paste when you want to use the scrub. Store remaining mixture in a lidded container.

Facial Powder

Light Powder
• 2 T Arrowroot
• 1 t Zinc
• 1/4 t Cacao and/or Cinnamon and/or Ginger
• OR MICA

You can add french green clay, bentonite clay, cornstarch, silk powder, drops of jojoba oil, lavender essential oil and/or peppermint essential oil and add more Mica or cinnamon, cocoa, ginger and test on your skin.  

**Add 4-5 drops of Vitamin E to your spice grinder while mixing to help your healthy new powder stay fresh longer!


SIMPLIFIED, ALTERNATIVE RECIPE

2 Tablespoons Arrowroot or Cornstarch
1-1/2 teaspoons cinammon OR MICA

Add a drop of glycerine, if desired.  Can also add EO Lavender and/or Neroli

Foundation with Sunscreen

• 1.5oz Almond Oil or other carrier oil
• 1oz Shea Butter
• .5oz Cocoa Butter
• .5oz Beeswax 
• 1/8t Vitamin E 
• .5oz Zinc Oxide (UN-coated, non-nano, and not micronized)
• Cocoa Powder (organic) 
• Cinnamon (organic)
• OR MICA powders

• Melt the first five ingredients, in a double boiler, stirring occasionally with your whisk.
• Remove from heat and allow time to cool a bit (a few minutes…and wipe excess moisture off the outside of your bowl, too).
• Place your bowl back on the scale, hit tare, and add in spoonfuls of zinc oxide until you get to .5oz. This gives you approximately a 20 SPF coverage (as it’s approximately 10% of the total weight. Whisk to completely combine.
• Add 1/8t cinnamon; whisk to combine.
• Add cocoa powder or mica powder, a little at a time and whisk to get to the color you need…
• Test your color and adjust, if needed.  
• Pour into container and allow to cool.

Foundation

• 2 teaspoons of argan oil or jojoba oil
• 1 teaspoon of shea butter
• 1/2 tsp emulsifying wax
• 1 tablespoon aloe gel
• 1 teaspoon witch hazel
• 1-4 teaspoons non-nano zinc oxide
• 1/4-1/2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1//2-1 tsp mica powder of choice
• 1/2 tsp clay of choice (if using)
• OR 2-3 teaspoons of All-natural mineral powder in color of choice

Melt the shea butter, argan oil and emulsifying wax in a double boiler until completely melted.
Add the aloe and witch hazel and whisk until completely incorporated and smooth.
Turn heat off.
Slowly, start adding colors. Start with zinc and clays until desired coverage is reached. It will still be too pale at this point.
Add mica powders and cocoa powder a tiny pinch at a time until desired color is reached.
Dip the tip of a spoon into the mixture and let cool for a few seconds. Test the color and adjust, as needed. 

Store in clean glass jaar. 

Coconut Body Wash

• ½ cup canned coconut milk
• ⅔ cup Dr. Bronner's castile soap,  Baby Mild
• 3 tsp vitamin E oil 
• 5 drops of essential oil
  
• 2 tsp vegetable glycerin 

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bottle. Shake and use on either a sponge or washcloth.
2. Short shelf life, refrigerate all but what you'll use quickly. 

Aloe-Almond Lotion or Eye Serum

Equal parts of Aloe Gel and Almond Oil.  
Use as a lotion, eye make-up remover or night time eye cream.
Additionally, you may add a few drops of lemon or lavender, to stimulate lash growth.

Argan Oil Leave-In Hair Conditioner

10 ml argan oil
30 ml jojoba oil
50 ml water
a few drops of essential oil (chamomile, rosemary, your choice)
Mix all together and pour in a clean sprayer.  Shake well before each use.  Use very sparingly until you find out how your hair reacts.  Start with one spray.  Style hair as usual. 

Nightime Facial Cleanser

Combine
20% Castor Oil
80% Carrier Oil of your choice

Massage a small amount onto face.  Rinse with a washcloth and very hot water.  Repeat with clean washcloth and dry with clean towel.  

Hand Soap

1/2 cup distilled water (or floral water)
1/4 cup Castile Soap
2 Tablespoon Carrier Oil
15 drops Essential Oil (your choice)

Astringent

1/4 cup Witch Hazel (I also like to mix in a little rose water)
1 teaspoon glycerine
2 teaspoons aloe gel
5 drops Lavender EO
3 drops Roman Chamomile EO
5 drops Sweet Orange EO
2 drops Geranium EO

Argan Oil Body Butter

Argan Oil – 6 Tbsps

Shea Butter – 8 Tbsp

Essential Oil of your Choice – 8 – 10 drops

Cornstarch – 1 Tsp

Add Shea butter to a mixing bowl and whip it using a hand blender

Now, add Argan oil and essential oil and blend again.

Add corn starch and blend till there are no lumps and the butter is blended evenly.

Now, transfer the Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter to the sanitized jar and use it whenever you need it.

Body Moisturizing Spray

1/4 cup distilled or filtered water
1 1/2 teaspoon pure vegetable glycerine
1 teaspoon sweet almond oil
5 drops Vitamin E oil
8-10 drops of essential oils of your choice (or leave out for fragrance free)

Combine all ingredients and pour into a small spray bottle.  Shake well before each use. 

Vanilla Cinnamon Latte Body Scrub

Ingredients
1/4 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup  Coconut Sugar or Honey
1/2 cup coffee, ground (I made mine with used coffee grounds that I dried out)
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 drops cinnamon essential oil

1.  In a double boiler over low heat, gently warm the coconut oil. Be careful not to melt the oil – heat just enough to blend easily with the sugar (or honey) and coffee grounds. Once warm, remove from heat and transfer the oil to a bowl.
2. Add the coconut sugar, coffee grounds, vanilla, and cinnamon essential oil. Stir by hand until all of the ingredients are well blended.
Yields 8oz. Transfer to a container, like a wide-mouth canning jar for easy scooping.
To Use: Activate the scrub by scooping a small amount into the palm of your hand, add a bit of water and then gently exfoliate your skin. Use with caution as the coconut oil might make the tub slippery.

Facial Scrub

• 1 Tablespoon baking soda

• 1/2 Tablespoon raw honey

• 1 drop lavender essential oil

• 1 drop frankincense essential oil

1. Combine baking soda and honey together until it forms a paste.  Add the essential oils.

2. Place a warm washcloth over your face and hold it for a minute to open pores.

3. Gently rub face with scrub using small, circular motions.  Massage 3-5 minutes.

4. Rinse with warm water.

5. Splash with rosewater.  

6. Use only 2-3 times per week.  

Facial Wash

Baby Mild Dr. Bronner Liquid Castile Soap
Distilled Water
Glycerine
Aloe Gel
Frankincense Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil

Calming Coconut Cream

8 ounces coconut oil
30 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops lemon essential oil

Heat up coconut oil on low until liquid.  Add oils and mix well.  Package in airtight container.  Can help with skin conditions, such as eczema.  The lemon dries the ooze and the lavender calms.

Powder

Here are some powder recipes that I've gathered through the years

Simply Lavender Dusting Powder

·         1 c. arrowroot powder

·         112 c. cornstarch

·         1/4 c. baking soda

·         3 Tbsp very finely ground lavender buds

·         70 drops lavender essential oil

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl with a whisk. Add essential oil one drop at a time,
whisking as you go. Break up any clumps that may form with your fingers.

Cinnamon Spice Dusting Powder

·         1-112 c. arrowroot powder or cornstarch

·         1/4 c. cosmetic clay

·         1/8 c. baking soda

·         2 tsp ground cinnamon

·         2 tsp ground nutmeg

·         20 drops cinnamon essential oil

·         10 drops clove essential oil

·         30 drops vanilla essential oil (optional)

Combine all dry ingredients a large bowl with a whisk. Add essential oil one drop at a time,
whisking as you go. 

Refreshing Peppermint Dusting Powder

·         1-112 c. arrowroot powder or cornstarch (or a combination of the two)

·         112 c. baking soda

·         3 Tbsp very finely ground dried peppermint leaves

·         20 drops peppermint essential oil

·         20 drops lemon essential oil (optional)

Combine all dry ingredients a large bowl with a whisk. Add essential oil one drop at a time,
whisking as you go.

Homemade Dusting Powder Basics: Base Powders

Arrowroot

Cornstarch 

Cosmetic Clay This offers extra drying powder, and is an excellent addition in small doses to
any dusting powder combination you choose. It's going to help the powder adhere even more to
the skin (though in a VERY light layer).

Baking Soda Again, you'll want to use this in smaller proportions in your body powder, but it
gives extra efficient deodorizing power and it even helps soften the skin a bit.

Other Base Powders for Dusting Powder

·        Rice flour

·        Com flour

·        Oat flour

·        Garbanzo bean ( chickpea) flour

Dusting Powder Basics: Ground Herbs and Flowers

You want to use fragrant and/or soothing herbs for your dusting powder - and you want to grind
them into as fine of a powder as humanly possible. This will most likely involve a coffee grinder,
spice grinder, or superbly efficient food processor.

Great herbs and flowers to consider:

·        Rose petals/buds

·        Jasmine buds

·        Lavender buds

·        Chamomile

·        Calendula

·        Yarrow

·        Peppermint

·        Spearmint

·        Cinnamon (or nutmeg) in small amounts

·        Cocoa powder (in small amounts)

·        Neem powder (extra deodorizing)

·        Vanilla beans (insides scraped out, or beans cut into larger pieces to "steep" in the
powder)

After you've ground the herbs or flowers that need to be ground, you'll want to sift out the bigger
parts. Use a fine mesh sieve, and  another pass with a cheesecloth.

Dusting Powder Basics: Essential Oils

Essentially, you can choose any oils your little heart desires. Great essential oils to choose from:

•	Vanilla
•	Lavender
•	Sweet orange
•	Ylang-ylang
•	Jasmine
•	Rose otto or absolute
•	Rose geranium
•	Frankincense
•	Sweet basil
•	Cardamom

1.      For one recipe (which will last months and months) use 1 to 2 c. base powder like any of

the flours, arrowroot, or cornstarch.

2.      Use 1/4 to 1/2 c. baking soda and/or clay.

3.      Use no more than 3-4 Tbsp very finely ground herb/flower.

4.      Use no more than 50-75 drops essential oil (single or in combination) - depending on
how fragrant you want the powder to be.

5.      Add all dry ingredients together and stir with a whisk to combine.

6.      As you're adding the essential oils, continue stirring with the whisk. You don't want the
oils to clump.

7.      If you do end up with clumps, just break them up with your fingers.

Put the powder in a decorative jar, martini shaker, or homemade crafty container with very small
holes poked in the lid (I'm working on one right now using a metal cylindrical container that
used to house cookies).

Apply after showering to slightly damp skin, or right after applying body oil.

Or, pop a little into some shoes that have started to smell a little off - totally refreshed. It's
awesome.

Eye Lash Serum

1 t vitamin e
1/2 t argan oil
1/2 T almond oil
1 T castor oil

Facial Lotion for Sensitive Skin

3 Tablespoons Shea Butter
3 Tablespoons Rose Hip Oil
1 teaspoon Vitamin E
1 teaspoon Aloe Vera Gel
5 drops Helischrysum EO
5 drops Myrrh EO

3 drops Clary Sage EO



Whip the Shea Butter with a whisk or an electric mixer with whisk attachment.  Next add the Rose Hip Oil, and the rest of the ingredients, in order, mixing well after each addition. 

Baking Soda for Under Eye Bags

Add a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of sizzling water or chamomile tea and blend
Soak two cotton pads in the mixture and position them under your eyes
Leave them on for 10-15 minutes, then rinse your face and apply a moisturizer.

Repeat every day for two weeks. 

Jeanie's Shower Gel

Ingredients

4 ounces Shower Gel Base (I use New Directions, get it here)
1 Tablespoon Aloe Gel
1 teaspoon glycerine
1 Tablespoon Calendula-infused Olive Oil
1/4 teaspoon Rosehip Botanical Powder
1 teaspoon Rose Water
20 drops Lavender EO
20 drops Chamomile EO

Steve's Facial Scrub

2 teaspoons bentonite clay
2 Tablespoons Green Clay
2 teaspoons pumice
2 Tablespoons Liquid Castile Soap
2 Tablespoons Castor Oil
10 drops Lavender EO
10 drops Eucalyptus EO
10 drops Bergamot

Distilled water to thin.