Recipes for BATH and BODY

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Specialty Soaps Materials Needed: Unscented glycerin soap* 4-ounce bars, six Food coloring: violet; red Mica dust*: purple; pale green Fragrance oil*, your choice, 1/2 teaspoon Plastic soap molds*: multi-bar with six 2x3-inch rectangular units; 4x6-inch rectangle small saucepan measuring spoons mixing spoons oven-safe mixing bowls wax paper serrated knife cutting board scissors clear plastic wrap or iridescent cellophane Procedure: Melt two bars of glycerin soap in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until liquefied. Remove from heat and immediately add four drops violet food coloring, 10 drops fragrance oil and 1/4 teaspoon purple mica dust, stirring gently until blended. Pour the liquefied soap into the 2x3-inch rectangular molds. Let set for 30 minutes or until hard. Remove soap from molds and cut each bar into three lengthwise pieces. Follow Step 1 to melt two bars of glycerin soap, adding two drops red food coloring, 1/8 teaspoon green mica dust and 10 drops fragrance oil. Mold until hard, then unmold and cut into lengthwise pieces. To make the crystals, refer to the photo and use the knife to cut small angled slices from one end of each soap length to form the top points. Cut 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the bottom ends to flatten and create varying crystal lengths. Follow Step 1 to melt the remaining two bars of glycerin soap, adding four drops red food coloring, two drops violet food coloring and 10 drops fragrance oil. Pour the liquefied soap into the 4x6-inch mold. Immediately arrange and stand the crystals on end side by side in the mold.. Let set two hours. Carefully remove the soap from the mold and cut into three to four bars. Rub green and violet mica dust with your fingertip on the some of the crystal points. Wrap the bars individually in plastic or clear cellophane. *mica dust is the material used in your favorite eye shadows and sparkly cosmetics. If you can not find it at your craft or hobby shop, try substituting very fine glitter or powdered metallic eye shadow!

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Make Your Own Aftershave Recipe 1: 2 cups rubbing alcohol 1 tbsp glycerin 1 tbsp dried lavender 1 tsp dried rosemary 1 tsp ground cloves Stir ingredients together in a bowl. Transfer to a jar, cover, and refrigerate for 3-4 days. Shake occasionally to mix ingredients. After 3-4 days, strain liquid out. Keep refrigerated, will keep for 1-2 months. Yield 2 cups. Recipe 2:   1/2 cup rubbing alcohol 1/4 cup witch hazel 1/2 cup distilled water 3 drops oil of benzoin 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup dried herbs and/or a few drops of essential oils of your preference: Lavender fs, crushed Camphor herbs such as rosemary, lavender, sage Citrus herbs such as orange or lemon peels or Spicy herbs such as cinnamon, cloves Combine ingredients in a jar. Cover and place in a dark fairly cool place. Shake the jar once or twice a day for 2 - 3 weeks. Strain out herbs and refrigerate.

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Make Your Own Astringent Astringent 1 you will need: 1/2 thinly sliced lemon 1/2 thinly sliced orange 3/4 cup ethanol alcohol Combine lemon, orange, and alcohol in a blender and mix until fruits are pulverized. Strain liquid into a jar using a small strainer or cheesecloth. Tightens your pores, refreshes your skin, and helps remove oils from skin. Will keep 6 months refrigerated. Yield, 3/4 cup. Astringent 2 You will need: 3 tsp lemon extract Juice of one lime 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Transfer to a jar and shake well. Store in the refrigerator. Tightens your pores, refreshes your skin, and helps remove oils from skin. Chamomile Astringent You will need: 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint (or 2 tbsp dried) 2 tbsp dried chamomile fs, crushed 4 cups water Combine ingredients in a small saucepan. Boil for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to steep for 5 minutes. Strain liquid into a jar, cover and refrigerate. Will keep 2 weeks refrigerated. Apply w/ cotton balls to skin. Especially good for very oily skin.

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Liquid / Gel Soap

2 cups soap flakes or grated bar soap

1/2 gallon water

2 tbsp glycerin

Mix ingredients together in a large pot or dutch oven. Set over low heat, stirring occasionally until the soap has dissolved. Transfer to a jar and cover tightly. For a less thick gel soap, use 1 gallon of water.

Vanilla and Almond Soap

This soap is great for removing dirt and oil from the skin without drying. Vanilla gives it a delicious fragrance and the ground almonds provide a beautifully textured soap. (Makes one bar.)

1/3 cup whole almonds

1 4-ounce bar Castile soap

1/4 cup distilled water

1 tablespoon almond oil

1/8 teaspoon vanilla fragrance oil

Grind the almonds to a fine powder in a food processor or coffee grinder and set aside. Shred the soap and set aside. In a heavy saucepan bring the water to a boil; then reduce heat to a simmer; Remove the pan from the heat and add the almond powder, almond oil, and vanilla fragrance oil, stirring until well blended. Spoon the soap into a mold and let set for five hours or until hardened..

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Coconut & Olive Soap

This recipe has been revised by Christin Ocasio, Owner, Wyndham Soapworks. See her notes in sidebar.

1 cup olive oil

1 cup coconut oil

1 cup melted tallow (animal fat)

2 tbsp lye (heaping) (*NOTE)

1/2 cup cold soft water

has been changed to:

8 oz weight olive oil

8 oz weight coconut oil

8 oz weight rendered tallow

3.49 oz weight sodium hydroxide (pure lye) Red Devil brand 100% lye (*NOTE)

9 fluid oz water

While wearing safety goggles and neoprene gloves, combine solid lye and liquid, stir well. Set aside and allow to cool (100° F to 125° F). This is best done outside while you are standing upwind.

Combine oils and heat gently. Once the fats and oils are melted allow the temperature to drop to 100° F to 125° F.

Combine lye solution and melted oils. Be careful not to splash while combining the mixtures. Stir until the mixture traces. If tracing takes more than 15 minutes, which it often does, stir for the first 15 minutes, then stir for 5 minutes at 15 minute intervals. Tracing looks like a slightly thickened custard, not instant pudding but a cooked custard. It will support a drop, or your stir marks for several seconds. Once tracing occur s...

Pour raw soap into your prepared molds. After a few days the soap can be turned out of the mold. If the soap is very soft, allow it to cure for a few days to firm the outside.

Cut soap into bars and set the bars out to cure and dry. This will allow the bar to firm and finish saponification. Place the bars on something that will allow them to breathe.

Note: If you don't want to mess with tallow and lye, you can substitute shavings from any white unscented soap.

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Peaches And Cream Bath Bar

Makes One Bar 1 4-ounce bar

Castile soap (or pure white unscented.. like ivory)

1/4 cup distilled water

1/4 cup powdered milk

1 tablespoon sweet almond oil

1/8 teaspoon peach fragrance oil

1 drop orange food coloring {optional}

Shred the Castile soap and set aside. Heat the water in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir in the shredded soap until it forms a sticky mass. Remove the pan from the heat and add the powdered milk, Sweet almond oil, Peach fragrance oil, food coloring; stir until well-blended. Spoon the soap into its mold and let set for four hours or until hardened.
From Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (Or ...
(Gifts from the Home) by Kelly Reno

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Cinnamon Soap

unscented glycerin soap

10 drops cinnamon oil

1 drop red food coloring {optional}

In a heavy saucepan, melt the glycerin soap over low heat until liquefied. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cinnamon oil and coloring until well mixed. Pour the soap into a mold and let set for three hours or until hardened. Makes One Bar 1 4-ounce bar.
From Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (Or ...
(Gifts from the Home) by Kelly Reno

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Mechanic's Hand Cleanser

Grind up a bar or two of your so ap...

1 c. borax

1-2 t. pure turpentine

1 t. sweet orange essential oil

1 c. ground soap

With very clean hands, work the turpentine and essential oil into the borax until there are no lumps left, then work into the soap. Keep it in a wide-mouthed jar or tin that's easy for him to open when his hands are greasy, and which you won't mind getting black on the outside. Don't forget to put a nail brush and pumice stone out with the hand cleanser.

Recycle old soap!
Here are several ideas for re-using those little bits of leftover soap:
* Use as tailor's chalk - mark darts and hems on washable fabric
* Make bubble bath - shave and crumble and add to bath
* Make new soap cakes - get them wet and stick them together to make a new bar!
* Make shower soap - Put slivers and pieces into the toe of some old pantyhose. Tie a knot in the nylon just above the toe, and another at about the knee. Hang in the shower.

Preservatives & Shelf Life
Most of the recipes offered here have a shelf-life of 2-3 months if stored in a cool place. Did you know grapefruit seed extract could be used as a preservative for soaps and lotions? Recommended usage is .5 - 5% of the entire volume (in ounces) of your batch. Check out this article for more information.

Important Notes on Lye!

Extreme caution should be use when using ye to prevent alkali burns (*NOTE)

It's better to use weight measurement than volume measurement when working with recipes requiring lye (a caustic alkali).

Oils and fats have different saponification values which must be taken into account when calculating how much lye to use per recipe to convert the oils into soap. This insures there is no leftover lye after the saponification process to irritate the skin, or worse, cause a bad burn.

If you have a recipe which calls for lye, and lists ingredients in cups, etc., you can use the Mountain Sage website Lye Calculator to recalculate your recipe.

Liquid Plumber and Drano are unacceptable sources for lye, because they contain aluminum which will be carried over into the finished bar of soap and then used on the skin. Red Devil Lye is the only 100% lye readily available in small containers and can be found at most supermarkets.
Contributed by Christin Ocasio, Owner, Wyndham Soapworks.

NOTE: extreme caution should be use when using chemicals. Read all manufactures tables and warning before using andy chemicals

 

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Liquid / Gel Soap
2 cups soap flakes or grated bar soap
1/2 gallon water
2 tbsp glycerin
Mix ingredients together in a large pot or dutch oven. Set over low heat, stirring occasionally until the soap has dissolved. Transfer to a jar and cover tightly. For a less thick gel soap, use 1 gallon of water.
Vanilla and Almond Soap
This soap is great for removing dirt and oil from the skin without drying. Vanilla gives it a delicious fragrance and the ground almonds provide a beautifully textured soap. (Makes one bar.)
1/3 cup whole almonds
1 4-ounce bar Castile soap
1/4 cup distilled water
1 tablespoon almond oil
1/8 teaspoon vanilla fragrance oil
Grind the almonds to a fine powder in a food processor or coffee grinder and set aside. Shred the soap and set aside. In a heavy saucepan bring the water to a boil; then reduce heat to a simmer; Remove the pan from the heat and add the almond powder, almond oil, and vanilla fragrance oil, stirring until well blended. Spoon the soap into a mold and let set for five hours or until hardened..
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Coconut & Olive Soap
This recipe has been revised by Christin Ocasio, Owner, Wyndham Soapworks. See her notes in sidebar.
1 cup olive oil
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup melted tallow (animal fat)
2 tbsp lye (heaping) (*NOTE)
1/2 cup cold soft water
has been changed to:
8 oz weight olive oil
8 oz weight coconut oil
8 oz weight rendered tallow
3.49 oz weight sodium hydroxide (pure lye) Red Devil brand 100% lye (*NOTE)
9 fluid oz water
While wearing safety goggles and neoprene gloves, combine solid lye and liquid, stir well. Set aside and allow to cool (100° F to 125° F). This is best done outside while you are standing upwind.
Combine oils and heat gently. Once the fats and oils are melted allow the temperature to drop to 100° F to 125° F.
Combine lye solution and melted oils. Be careful not to splash while combining the mixtures. Stir until the mixture traces. If tracing takes more than 15 minutes, which it often does, stir for the first 15 minutes, then stir for 5 minutes at 15 minute intervals. Tracing looks like a slightly thickened custard, not instant pudding but a cooked custard. It will support a drop, or your stir marks for several seconds. Once tracing occur s...
Pour raw soap into your prepared molds. After a few days the soap can be turned out of the mold. If the soap is very soft, allow it to cure for a few days to firm the outside.
Cut soap into bars and set the bars out to cure and dry. This will allow the bar to firm and finish saponification. Place the bars on something that will allow them to breathe.
Note: If you don't want to mess with tallow and lye, you can substitute shavings from any white unscented soap.
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Peaches And Cream Bath Bar
Makes One Bar 1 4-ounce bar
Castile soap (or pure white unscented.. like ivory)
1/4 cup distilled water
1/4 cup powdered milk
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
1/8 teaspoon peach fragrance oil
1 drop orange food coloring {optional}
Shred the Castile soap and set aside. Heat the water in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir in the shredded soap until it forms a sticky mass. Remove the pan from the heat and add the powdered milk, Sweet almond oil, Peach fragrance oil, food coloring; stir until well-blended. Spoon the soap into its mold and let set for four hours or until hardened.
From Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (Or Keep)
(Gifts from the Home) by Kelly Reno
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Cinnamon Soap
unscented glycerin soap
10 drops cinnamon oil
1 drop red food coloring {optional}
In a heavy saucepan, melt the glycerin soap over low heat until liquefied. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cinnamon oil and coloring until well mixed. Pour the soap into a mold and let set for three hours or until hardened. Makes One Bar 1 4-ounce bar.
From Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (Or Keep)
(Gifts from the Home) by Kelly Reno
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Mechanic's Hand Cleanser
Grind up a bar or two of your so ap...
1 c. borax
1-2 t. pure turpentine
1 t. sweet orange essential oil
1 c. ground soap
With very clean hands, work the turpentine and essential oil into the borax until there are no lumps left, then work into the soap. Keep it in a wide-mouthed jar or tin that's easy for him to open when his hands are greasy, and which you won't mind getting black on the outside. Don't forget to put a nail brush and pumice stone out with the hand cleanser.
Recycle old soap!
Here are several ideas for re-using those little bits of leftover soap:
* Use as tailor's chalk - mark darts and hems on washable fabric
* Make bubble bath - shave and crumble and add to bath
* Make new soap cakes - get them wet and stick them together to make a new bar!
* Make shower soap - Put slivers and pieces into the toe of some old pantyhose. Tie a knot in the nylon just above the toe, and another at about the knee. Hang in the shower.
Preservatives & Shelf Life
Most of the recipes offered here have a shelf-life of 2-3 months if stored in a cool place. Did you know grapefruit seed extract could be used as a preservative for soaps and lotions? Recommended usage is .5 - 5% of the entire volume (in ounces) of your batch. Check out this article for more information.
Important Notes on Lye!
Extreme caution should be use when using ye to prevent alkali burns (*NOTE)
It's better to use weight measurement than volume measurement when working with recipes requiring lye (a caustic alkali).
Oils and fats have different saponification values which must be taken into account when calculating how much lye to use per recipe to convert the oils into soap. This insures there is no leftover lye after the saponification process to irritate the skin, or worse, cause a bad burn.
If you have a recipe which calls for lye, and lists ingredients in cups, etc., you can use the Mountain Sage website Lye Calculator to recalculate your recipe.
Liquid Plumber and Drano are unacceptable sources for lye, because they contain aluminum which will be carried over into the finished bar of soap and then used on the skin. Red Devil Lye is the only 100% lye readily available in small containers and can be found at most supermarkets.
Contributed by Christin Ocasio, Owner, Wyndham Soapworks.
NOTE: extreme caution should be use when using chemicals. Read all manufactures tables and warning before using andy chemicals

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Lip Balm
1/4 cup Sweet Almond Oil (found at health food stores)
1/4 - 1/2 oz Beeswax
Flavor Oil (found at Candy Supply Store)
Small Jars to store in

Pour 1/4 cup almond oil into the measuring cup.
Place measuring cup in the saucepan of warm water and heat gently.
Slowly add 1/4 ounce of beeswax to the warm oil, and wait for the wax to completely melt. (Make sure you keep enough water in the saucepan as the wax melts! Add more water if needed.)
Using an old metal spoon, mix the now liquid wax and oil potion together.
Flavor the balm by adding five drops of flavor oil and stir to blend.
Remove measuring cup with mixture from heat and set aside.
Now test the consistency and strength of your lip balm!
Pull your spoon out of the blended mixture, allowing a small puddle of balm to remain in spoon.
Carefully place spoon in refrigerator to cool.
When cool, gently run your finger over the hardened balm mixture.
If the Balm is too hard (waxy), add more oil to your mixture.
If it is too soft, add more wax.
Do this until you've reached the desired consistency.
A few more drops of flavor oil can be added at this time if desired.
Place measuring cup in the saucepan with water and back onto the stove to re-warm and melt any ingredients you may have added.
When all ingredients are thoroughly melted and mixed together, have an adult spoon balm into small jars.
Set aside to cool.

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Toothpaste Recipes

* 1/4 tsp peppermint oil
* 1/4 tsp spearmint
* 1/4 cup arrowroot
* 1/4 cup powdered orrisroot
* 1/4 cup water
* 1 tsp ground sage

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add water until paste is desired thickness / consistency. Store at room temperature in a tightly covered jar.

Substitute 1/2 tsp each of oil of cinnamon and oil of cloves for peppermint/spearmint if desired.

Ben Franklin's Toothpaste

* Honey
* Ground charcoal

Mix into a paste and rub on teeth for whiteness.

Simple toothpaste mixtures

* Bicarbonate of soda
* Salt
* Water
* Glycerine
* Peppermint oil

Mix 3 parts bicarbonate of soda with one part salt. Add 3 tsp of glycerine for every 1/4 cup of this mixture, then add enough water to make a thick paste. Add a few drops of peppermint oil for better taste.

Fruit teeth cleaners!

Rub a lemon rind on your teeth to remove brown stains. Rinse your mouth thoroughly afterward.

Clean your teeth with a fresh strawberry. Rub it over and between your teeth.

Mouth Wash

* 2 cups water
* 3 tsp fresh parsley
* 2 tsp whole cloves
* 2 tsp ground cinnamon
* 2 tsp peppermint extract

Boil water and remove from heat. Add dry ingredients and allow to steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain and store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator.

You can substitute other flavorings for peppermint if the minty flavor is not to your taste.

Quicky Breath Fresheners

1. Gargle and rinse with undiluted rose water.
2. Chew a sprig of parsley or watercress.
3. Gently rub your gums and teeth with pine needles.


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Easy Lotion Bar
2 oz beeswax
1 oz almond oil
1 oz cocoa butter
Fragrance (by the drop, until it is the scent you want)

Melt the beeswax and cocoa butter in a glass container in the microwave, or a clean pot on the stove.
When it is completely melted remove from heat and add the almond oil. Then add your fragrance and/or coloring. Pour into your deodorant tubes and let set up completely.

Extra Rich Lotion Bar
3 oz beeswax
2 oz mango butter
1 oz almond oil
1 oz jojoba oil
1 oz hemp oil
Fragrance

Melt beeswax on low heat. When melted add the mango butter. Remove from heat when mango is almost melted.
Melt beeswax on low heat. When melted add the mango butter. Remove from heat when mango is almost melted.
Add the other oils, and mix together. Add your fragrance, and/or coloring.
Pour into your deodorant tubes and let set completely.

This formula was submitted by Ms Black from Soap Crafters Co.
Variation
You can pour into small muffin tins to get a "massage melt". You can use any of the recipes for this. You can use the little muffin size for a hand held massage butter.

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