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Making your own natural cosmetics allows you to control the ingredients and produce recipes created specifically for you. The downside to this is that natural ingredients tend to have a limited shelf life. Learning what ingredients are natural preservatives, and how to use them, will prevent rancidity and anti-oxidation in your homemade cosmetics. Here’s a list: Benzoin Make one night a week spa night. My night is Sunday night; I love spending part of the afternoon getting ready for my personal beauty treatments. I make a body mask, a hair mask, a facial steaming formula, and a face mask. I also make sure I have the following on hand: a cuticle treatment, [...] Essential Oils Scent Classifications Anisic (licorice-like) Balsamic (sweet, warm soft, earthy) Camphoraceous (clean, fresh, medicinal) Citrus (fresh, cool, clear) Floral (fresh, spring-like) Forest-like (wet, mossy, woodsy) Green (fresh, light) Herbacious (herby, green) Powdery (light, dry, faint) Resinous (buttery soft, deep) How many Drops of Essential Oil Blend to Use in Your Aromatherapy Recipe Bath Blends: 5 drops of Essential Oil Blend Body Creams: 10-30 drops of Essential Oil Blend per 6 ounces Body Mists: 5 drops of Essential Oil Blend per ounce Facial Clays: 5 drops of Essential Oil Blend per ounce Facial Oils: 10 – 15 drops of Essential [...] For the purposes of scent, the following oils can be used as substitutions. Note that the essential oils’ properties may be quite different, and this could alter how you decide to blend your formula. Bergamot – Grapefruit Chamomile – Lavender Clary Sage – equal parts Sage and Nutmeg Grapefruit – Lemon Jasmine – Ylang Ylang Lemon – Lime Lime – Lemon Neroli – [...] Basic Conversion Chart for Your Aromatherapy Recipes 3 teaspoons (tsp) = 1 tablespoon (tbls) 10 milliliter (ml) = 1/3 oz. 16 TBsp = 1 cup Many of the recipes below require an herbal decoction or infusion. These are very easy to prepare. Here are the basics: Herbal Infusions An infusion is made like a tea; you boil water, pour it over the herbs, and let it steep. The quantity of herb used will vary according to your purpose, however, a good standard [...] |
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