Cherry Cheesecake Soap

Cherry Cheesecake Soap

(Makes Two 4-1/2 inch cakes - 4 slices each)
1-1/2 lbs. White M & P Base
1/2 lb Clear M & P Base
2-1/2 tsp. Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Fragrance
1 tsp. Blending Vanilla
1 Tbs. Cherry (not Maraschino) Fragrance
Dash of Lemon Fragrance

Red Colorant
Green Colorant
Yellow Colorant
1-2 Tbs. Finely Ground Oatmeal
Life of the Party Mold - AO52
4-1/2 inch springform pans
Melt 1/2 lbs white base. Add sufficient coloring to make as dark red as possible, add 2 tsp of Cherry fragrance. Pour at least 30 "cherries" in the
mold (it looks like it makes two halves of a 1 inch christmas ball). 

Allow to cool, unmold and set aside.
Melt 4 oz of clear base. Add 2 drops of green and 2 drops of red colorant.
Will turn brown. Add 3/4 tsp of Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Fragrance. Mix in
oatmeal. Pour evenly into two of the springform pans.
Melt 1 lb of white base. Add a few drops (only) of yellow colorant. Add
1-3/4 tsp of OM&H Fragrance, 1 tsp of blending vanilla (will add amber glow)
and a small dash of lemon fragrance.
Mist brown base with alcohol and pour creamy base evenly into pans - be sure
to leave about 1/4 to 1/2 inch head room. Allow to cool about 20 minutes
until surface is fairly solid.
Spray top of "cake" and bottom of "cherries with alcohol.
Arrange about 15 cherries on each cheesecake. Melt 4 oz of clear base. Add
red colorant to make deep red, add 1 tsp of Cherry Fragrance. Spoon over
cherries, covering them and allowing excess to flow around them.
Allow cakes to cool about 30 minutes. Pop springform pan and enjoy.

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Cherry Berry Bubble Bath

Cherry Berry Bubble Bath

1/2 cup unscented shampoo
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt (regular table salt is fine)
15 drops cherry fragrance oil
Pour shampoo into a bowl and add water.

Stir gently until well mixed. Add
salt, and stir until mixture thickens. Add cherry fragrance oil and place in decorative bottle.

Can also be used as a body wash!

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Camphor and Clary Sage Soap

Camphor and Clary Sage Soap

2 c. M&P soap base
2 T. camphor oil
1/4 c. clary sage infusion
AND/OR
1 tsp. clary sage oil
Combine melted soap and herbal ingredients. Stir until blended, and pour into molds. Keep soap wrapped or store in a cool dark place. 

It will be good for about 18 months. Note: This also works well for poison Ivy.

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Champagne Bubble Bath

Champagne Bubble Bath

1/4 tsp. Champagne or white wine fragrance oil
Buy a split of champagne- drink it or toss it but keep the bottle. Heat
water(not boiling just hot), stir in concentrate and glycerin until completely dissolved.

Add fragrance oil and stir well. Add salt stirring until dissolved. Allow mixture to cool. If it is not as thick as you would like add another 1/4 tsp. salt stirring until dissolved.

pour into a clean champagne split and seal bottle. Using a pink or white paint pen create labels for the front and back on gold stickers. with a square of candy foil cover the cork, twisting at the neck

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Chamomile Fields Shampoo

Chamomile Fields Shampoo

4 bags of chamomile tea (or 1 handful of fresh chamomile flowers)
4 tbs. pure soap flakes
1-1/2 tbs. glycerin
Let the tea bags steep in 1-1/2 cups boiled water for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and with the remaining liquid add the soap flakes. Let stand until the soap softens. Stir in glycerin until mixture is well blended.
Pour into a bottle. Keep in a dark, cool place

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Candy Cane Swirl

Candy Cane Swirl

 ½lb. MP opaque base
1 tsp. Stearic acid
red colorant
Candy Cane fragrance oil
candy cane cookie cutters
wax paper lined pan or tray
**you could also use the Wilton mini cake pan candy cane mold

Melt the MP base and stearic acid seperately. Combine them when they are
both liquefied. Whisk well. Add the fragrance oil and pour into a wax paper lined pan or tray. Take a bit of red coloring (just a bit on the tip of the toothpick) and swirl into the soap until it is marblized. When it is firm enough, take cookie cutter and cut out candy cane shapes. These are great
for Christmas!!!

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Candy Cane Bath Salts

Candy Cane Bath Salts

Ingredients:
3 cups of Epsom salts

3 Teaspoons of Sweet Almond Oil
9 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
1 drop of red food coloring ( more if you like)
1 drop of green food coloring
To decorate:
several jars with turn lids or cork seals
red, green and white Christmas ribbon
several gift tags shaped like candy canes OR
several candy canes (small ones)
To make the salts separate each of the three cups of salts into three bowls.
Separate each teaspoon of almond oil into three bowls.
Into one bowl of almond oil add the drop of red food coloring, into the
second add the green. Into each of the three bowls of oil add three drops of peppermint oil. Mix each bowl well. After mixing pour each of the bowls of oils and coloring into one of the bowls of salt. This will leave you with a bowl of green a bowl of red and a bowl of white scented salts. Let sit for a few hours covered.
To create the candy cane effect layer layers of each color, a layer of red,a layer of green, a layer of white, over and over until you fill the jar

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Bubble Bags

Bubble Bags

Used in the shower
when there is no time to take a soaking bath.
2 parts oatmeal
2 parts dried herbs
1 part grated soap
Place ingredients in a cloth bag and use as a washcloth

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Bridal Bath Salts

Bridal Bath Salts

 

(in 4 layers ~ makes 16oz)

2 Cups Rock Salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Each Fragrance Oil
Rose, Sage, Lavender, Rosemary
Food Color
Divide salt into four equal amounts, place each in a container with sealable lids. That’s 1/2 cup in each container or for 8 ounces of bath salts use 1/4
cup in each container and half the amount of fragrance oil and food color.
Add 1/2 teaspoon Rose fragrance oil and 4 Drops of red food color (or you
can leave it white), put lid on and shake well. To the next one add 1/2
teaspoon Chamomile-Sage (or just sage if you have it) and 4 drops of green
and 2 drops of blue food color and shake. To the third add 1/2 teaspoon
Lavender fragrance oil, 3 drops of red and 4
drops of blue food color and shake well. To the last container add 1/2 teaspoon Rosemary fragrance oil, 4-8 drops of green food color and shake.
On separate pieces of wax paper, spread out each color and air dry for several hours. When the salt is completely dry layer it in the container.
Rosemary ~ Lavender ~ Sage ~ Rose (on top) To speed up the drying process
you can put the wax paper on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven and let the pilot light work on it or for an electric
oven, pre-heat at lowest temperature and turn off before putting salt in the oven. You have just made lovely layered bath salts that also has special meaning.
Red Rose - Means Unity White Rose - Represents Pure Spiritual Love Sage - Represents Good Health and Long Life Lavender - Means Devotion Rosemary - Lasting Friendship and Remembrance

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Bath Bombs / Bath Fizzies

Bath Bombs / Bath Fizzies

 

2tbs. citric acid (you can get this at a pharmacy)
2 tbs. cornstarch
1/4 cup baking soda
3 tbs. coconut oil (or any other emollient oil like almond, avocado or
apricot kernel oil)
1/4 tsp. fragrance oil
3-6 drops of food coloring (if desired)
Paper candy cups
Place all of the dry ingredients (first 3) into a bowl and mix well. Place
coconut oil into a small glass bowl and add fragrance and food coloring.
Slowly add oil mixture into dry ingredients and mix well. Scoop up small
amounts of the mixture and shape into 1" balls. Let the balls rest on a
sheet of waxed paper for about 2 to 3 hours, then place each ball into a
candy cup to let dry and harden for 24 to 48 hours. Store bombs in a
closed, air-tight container. To use, drop 1 to 3 bombs into warm bath
water

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Bath Cookies

Bath Cookies

2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tbs. light oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
2 eggs
5-6 drops essential oil
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix together all the ingredients. Take a teaspoon
of the dough and roll it gently into a ball about 1" in diameter. Continue

doing this with all the dough and place the balls on an ungreased cookie
sheet. (You can decorate the cookies with clove buds, anise seeds, or dried
citurs peel if you wish.) Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until they are
lightly browned. Do not overbake. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
To use, drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve. Do not
eat! Yield: 24 cookies, enough for 12+ baths.

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Basil and Lime Bath Salts

Basil and Lime Bath Salts

You will need:
5 cups of Sea Salt (or Epsom salt, or a combination of both)
1 Tsp. of Baking Powder
2 Tsp. of Almond Oil
5 drops Lime Scented Oil
4 drops Basil Oil
1 drop green coloring
1 drop yellow coloring
All you have to do is mix the salt and the baking powder in a bowl In another smaller bowl mix together all liquids and add to salts, stirring
well. You should let them sit so they can soak up the scent and the coloring
all of the way through. After they have sat for about two hours take them and
place
them in jars with cork stoppers. To create a good seal dip the cork in melted
wax (green to match salts) and put cork into bottle

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Basic Bubble Bath

Basic Bubble Bath

Ingredients:
5 drops fragrant oil or essential oil (your
choice)
1 quart water
1 bar castille soap (grated or flaked)
1 1/2 ounces glycerin

Directions

Mix all ingredients together. Store in a container. Pour in running water

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Balancing Seaweed Salts

Balancing Seaweed Salts

Sea Salt--2 tbsp
Baking Soda--3 tbsp
Powdered Kelp--1 tbsp
Essential Oils--8 drops
Jar--4 oz
Choose 3 or 4 oils from these essential oils: Bergamot, Frankincense,
Geranium, Lavender, Palmarosa, Rose, and Rosewood.
Add sea salt, baking soda, powdered kelp and oils to jar. Gently shake to
mix, mix well. Add to tub of running water

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