| Citrus Blooms Body Splash 2 cups distilled water 3 tablespoons vodka or *Ethyl Alcohol 1 tablespoon of each: orange and lemon peel (finely chopped) 5 drops lemon verbena essential/fragrance oil 10 drops mandarin essential/fragrance oil 10 drops orange essential/fragrance oil Directions: Combine the fruit peels with the vodka in a jar, cover and let stand for 1 week. Strain the liquid, add the essential oils and water to the liquid. Let stand for 2 weeks shaking jar once a day. Keep in a dark bottle or keep in a cool dark area. Soothing Summer Body Spray 1 tablespoon witch hazel 1 teaspoon lemon essential/fragrance oil 1 teaspoon cucumber essential/fragrance oil 1 cup water Directions: For a refreshing cool feeling, make an after shower spray by combining all the ingredients. Place in a pump spray bottle. *Note: Dont use if you have sensitive skin, the lemon may irritate it. Ancient Egyptian Scent 1. Prepare chips of fragrant wood (and leave them to marenate) in wine. 2. Strain through a sieve. 3. Melt a quantity of fat in a vessel. Add sweet herbs (and the liquid of the wood chips). Keep a (slow but) steady heat and stir continuously. Cool, skim off the fat and set aside. 4. Grind herbs and spices carefully. 5. Mix herbs and spices with the fat and shape into little cakes (Leave covered overnight). 6. Place the cakes in a broad pot, (Pour water over and) boil gently, stirring all the time. 7. (Leave to cool and skim off the scented fat). Store in earthenware pots. Scented Powder~ 1/2 cup cornstarch, and 15 drops essential oil, or fragrance oil. **Just combine everything together and pour into a container Refreshing Facial Mist (4 oz., 120 ml) 1/3 cup (80 ml) Distilled water 2 Tbsp. (30 ml) Rosewater 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) Orangeflower water 1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml) Vitamin C 4 drops Lavender essential oil 3 drops Sweet orange essential oil 3 drops Lemon essential oil Perfumed After-Bath Powder 2 cups cornstarch 1 cup rice flour Pulverized/powdered herbs for fragrance Purchase rice flour from any health food store and orrisroot powder from a pharmacy or crafts store. Mix all ingredients and store the powder in a tightly closed jar for about 1 week, then transfer to a conatiner of your choice. Apply with a powder puff or from a sprinkler style container. Variations: 1) Add 2-3 vanilla beans to the powder. Let sit for a a week to absorb frangrance. Transfer and store to a tightly closed tin. 2) Sprinkle a cup of rose petals into the mixture, cover, and let the roses scent the powder. Perfumed After Bath Powder #2 1 cup powdered arrowroot 1 cup corn starch 1/4 cup baking soda Pulverized/powdered herbs for fragrance Sift all together, add your favorite powdered fragrant herbs. Scented dusting powder 1 cup corn starch 1 tablespoon orrisroot powder 1/4 teaspoon essential oil Place the cornstarch and orrisroot powder in the blender on low speed. With blender running, slowly add essential oil. Pour into a container and seal. Apply w/ powder puff. Suggestions: peppermint-energizing lavender-relaxing tangerine or orange-refreshing patchouli or ylang ylang-romantic |