Showing posts with label Bath and Shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bath and Shower. Show all posts

4 Jun 2013

Healing Bath Salts

HEALING and SENSUOUS BATH SALTS
As we approach winter there is nothing more fab then a hot seriously relaxing bath with all the goodies.
Bath salts replicate the healing minerals found in natural springs.
Making your own bath salts, is really the easiest thing out, no need to ever buy bath salts again.
FOR THE KIDS
I put bath salts in my kiddies bath every evening - about a teaspoon or so. Salt is a natural healer for all those cuts and scratches kids seem to get from all that play time.  In hers - I also add chamomile, and lavender for a good nights sleep and healing!
SENSUOUS RELAXING BATH SALTS
You can add whatever essential oils you like.
Some recipes include baking soda in the bath salts as a gentle cleaner for your body.  I find that this tends to make the bath salts clumpy.


WHY THE INGREDIENTS USED:
Himalayan Salt
Himalayan Pink Salt is one of the purest salts available for culinary, therapeutic and cosmetic uses. This delectable salt has beautifully formed crystals which range in color from off-white to a lustrous pink, it has a quantifiable amount of 84 trace elements & iron. The benefits are endless but Himalayan Pink Salt is primarily used for gourmet cooking and in bath preparations.

Epson Salts 
Epsom Salt is a truly luxurious product, often overlooked for its therapeutic benefits, and is principally used in bath salts to sooth, relax, and relieve sore muscles. They can be used as a stand alone salt for soaking, or may be blended with essential oils for a truly splendid bathing experience. Aside from cosmetic use, Epsom Salt has numerous medicinal benefits and supplies the body with magnesium and sulfates.

Frankincense
Is used for: Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent. Blemishes, dry & mature skins & scars.  Helps with coughs, colds and flu.  Eases anxiety, nervous tension and stress.  Slows breathing for meditation.

Lavender
Has loads of healing and relaxing benefits, and is probably one of the most versatile essential oils, as well as smelling gorgeous.

Ingredients:
2/3 cup (165ml) Coarse Sea salt
1/3 cup (80ml) Coarse Himalayan Salt
15 drops Lavender Essential Oil
10 drops Frankincense Essential Oil
5 drops Rose Essential Oil
Method:
- Put the salts in a bowl, mix together.
- Add the oils and give another mix.
Tips:
- 'Nature's choice' (found in major supermarkets and pharmacies) has a nice pure rage of salts.

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27 May 2013

Bath salts for tense muscles

SOOTHING BATH SALT FOR TENSE MUSCLES
Epson Salts are a great muscle reliever.  Lavender and rosemary are Analgesics oil and will relieve the pain in the muscles.  Lavender relaxes you.  Eucalyptus also helps ease pain in rheumatism, muscular aches and fibrosis. All will also help the winter sniffles of a cold.
I love using Himalayan salt in the mixture because of its healing benefits and the lovely pink colour (of course!)

WHY THE INGREDIENTS USED:
Himalayan Salt
Himalayan Pink Salt is one of the purest salts available for culinary, therapeutic and cosmetic uses. This delectable salt has beautifully formed crystals which range in color from off-white to a lustrous pink, it has a quantifiable amount of 84 trace elements & iron. The benefits are endless but Himalayan Pink Salt is primarily used for gourmet cooking and in bath preparations.
Epson Salts 
Epsom Salt is a truly luxurious product, often overlooked for its therapeutic benefits, and is principally used in bath salts to sooth, relax, and relieve sore muscles. They can be used as a stand alone salt for soaking, or may be blended with essential oils for a truly splendid bathing experience. Aside from cosmetic use, Epsom Salt has numerous medicinal benefits and supplies the body with magnesium and sulfates.
Lavender
Has loads of healing and relaxing benefits, and is probably one of the most versatile essential oils, as well as smelling gorgeous.  Analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aromatic, deodorant, insecticide, sedative, stimulant.  Lavender Oil is beneficial for bruises, burns, dandruff, headache, infection, inflammations, insect bites and stings, insomnia, nausea, nervous tension, rashes, scars, sore muscles, sprains, stress, sunburn, wounds. Lavender oil is a good addition to most skincare products.  
Eucalyptus
Helps ease pain in rheumatism, muscular aches and fibrosis. All will also help the winter sniffles of a cold. Eucalyptus oil also has anti-inflammatory and analgesic qualities.  Eucalyptus oil is also used in personal hygiene products for antimicrobial properties in dental care and soaps. It can also be applied to wounds to prevent infection.  Eucalyptus oil helps relieve muscle & joint pains.  Recommended for rheumatism, lumbago, sprained ligaments, tendons, stiff muscles, fibrosis and nerve pains. Used for mental exhaustion as it is refreshing & stimulating, removing mental sluggishness and effective in treating stress. NB: Do not take internally.
Rosemary
Analgesic, astringent.  Acne, dandruff, dermatitis, eczema, greasy hair, insect repellent, promotes hair growth, regulates seborrhoea, stimulates scalp, lice, and varicose veins.  Arteriosclerosis, fluid retention, gout, muscular pain, palpitations, poor circulation, rheumatism.  Asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough.  Colitis, flatulence, hepatic disorders, jaundice.  Colds & fluHeadaches, hypertension, neuralgia, mental fatigue, nervous exhaustion, stress related disorders.

Ingredients:
100g Coarse Sea Salt
100g Himalayan coarse mineral Salt
100g Epson Salts
20 drops Lavender Essential oils
10 drops Eucalyptus Essential oils
10 drops Rosemary Essential oils 
Method:
-Mix the salts together
-Add the essential oils
-Pour into a pretty bottle (makes great gifts)


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18 May 2013

Making liquid dove soap

HOW TO MAKE LIQUID DOVE SOAP FROM A BAR OF SOAP
- Soap is one of those frustratingly difficult things to make from totally natural ingredients.
- There is of course Castile Soap, which is made from natural products, a lovely moisturizing soap - but is quite runny, and fairly expensive (as in not a good cheaper alternative to bought soap).
- Then there is the option of of making your own, using a plant called Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)  - but you have to use it rather rapidly, as it goes off - and also rather runny.
- Then there is the cosmetic industry which has spent fortunes on perfecting the perfect recipe.  And in my personal opinion Dove soap is probably one of the better options.  But the price of the liquid soap is a bit pricey.  So for a 100g bar of soap you can make 625ml of liquid dove soap- which works out to a huge saving!
- Here's how to do it.  So easy.  The added glycerin gives the soap a wonderful feel, and is very good for the skin, as bar soaps can be a bit drying

Ingredients:
1 (100g) bar of dove soap
1/2 Tbls (7,5ml) Glycerin
2 and 1/2 cups (625ml) Boiled water

Method.
-Grate the bar of soap
-Add all ingredients to a pot, and place on low heat
-Stir on and off until all the soap has melted (about 20 minutes or so)
-Put into soap dispenser bottles and the left over into glass bottles for storage.
-It will thicken up even more over night to be almost exactly the same consistency as Dove liquid soap

The verdict
- Totally awesome!



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