Aromatherapy Cosmetic Recipes
Easy, intermediate, and advanced cosmetic recipe ideas for making your own "kitchen cosmetics" at home. Each can be customized to suit individual taste. These also make great gifts. :-)
Easy Cosmetic Recipe: Relaxing Aromatherapy Body Lotion
To an 8 ounce bottle of unscented body lotion, add the following aromatherapy oils, cap the bottle, and shake it thoroughly:
3 drops Lavender (Lavendula augustifolia) essential oil
2 drops Spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi) essential oil
4 drop Neroli (Citrus aurantium bigaradia) essential oil
Intermediate Cosmetic Recipe: Nourishing Facial Serum
Combine the following aromatherapy oils in a 1 ounce dark glass bottle that has a lid with a dropper, cap the bottle, and invert it several times to mix. Only 1 or 2 drops of serum should be used for the entire face and throat area, either on its own or before applying facial lotion.
1/2 ounce Jojoba oil
1/4 ounce Evening Primrose oil
15 drops vitamin E oil
8 drops Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil
8 drops Frankincense (Boswellia carteri) essential oil
8 drops Carrot Seed (Daucus carota) essential oil
Advanced Cosmetic Recipe: Fresh Breath Lip Balm
2 tablespoons Canola oil
1 teaspoon beeswax granules
10 drops vitamin E oil
3 drops Peppermint essential oil
Heat water in a deep pot to hot but not boiling. Place beeswax into a heatproof glass measuring cup with a handle, such as a Pyrex cup, and hook the handle of the cup onto the side of the pot to form a double boiler. The bottom two inches of the heatproof cup should be submerged in water - add more water to the pot, or remove some water if necessary, to adjust to the correct level. The hot water will heat the cup and melt the beeswax. Stir the canola oil and vitamin E oil into the melted beeswax using a chopstick or some other non-metal tool. Remove the glass cup from the heat, quickly add the peppermint oil and stir. Before the mixture starts to cool and harden, pour it into empty Chapstick style lip balm containers. Allow the lip balm to harden and cool, then cap the lip balm containers.
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