Bath Oils
Choose lavender for a soothing bath oil or juniper for one that leaves you feeling invigorated. The dried flowers are just for looks – the fragrances come from the essential oils.
posted by Anita C. Brown @ 2:48 PM Saturday, October 20, 2007 
Shopping List
- decorative 16-onces bottle with cork
- assorted dried flowers
- raffia
- 16-onces of almond oil (for soothing bath oil) or
- 16-onces of soy oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, or wheatgerm oil (for stimulating bath oil)
- essential oils; lavender, rose, rosemary, juniper
- vitamin E capsules
- funnel
- large coffee can
- saucepan
- paraffin (available in most grocery stores)
- Wash the bottle in hot, soapy wate, rinse and let dry. Stuff dried flowers into the bottle for decoration.
- Blend the oils in a seperate container. For Soothing Bath Oils, mix the almond oil with 24 drops of lavender essential oil and 8 drops of rose essential oil. For the Stimulating Bath Oil, blend the carrier oil (soy oil or one of the suggested substitutes) with 24 drops of rosemary essential oil and 8 drops of juniper essential oil. For each mixture, break open 8 capsules of vitamin E and stir the contents into the oil mixture.
- Using the funnel, pour the oilmixture into the bottle and cork it. To seal the cork with paraffin, place the wax in the coffee can and stand the can in a saucepan with several inches of water. Bring the water to simmering and let the paraffin melt. Drip the corked top into the melted paraffin several times to seal it and keep the closure airtight. Tie additional dried flowers to the neck of the bottle with raffia.
Labels: bath oils, health beauty, skin care
posted by Anita C. Brown @ 2:48 PM Saturday, October 20, 2007 
