500 Bath and Beauty Recipes

Body butters are ultra-rich, intensive and creamy all-over body moisturizers that absorb into the skin easily, helping to condition, soften and smooth the skin and prevent dryness.

Here are a couple of recipes for body butters you can create from the comfort of your own home.

COCONUT BODY BUTTER

This is a very basic recipe for an extremely emollient body butter.

Ingredients

½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup cocoa butter

Directions

Soften the coconut oil and cocoa butter in a double boiler over medium heat. Remove from the heat and blend, adding a few drops of optional essential oils.
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SHEA BUTTER BARS

2 oz. cocoa butter
2 oz. beeswax
2 oz. shea butter

Directions

Melt all together and pour into a container or mold. Be sure to mix ingredients well.

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Kai Perfume Body Butter - Oprah's "Favorite Things"
The kai body butter is a silky whipped soufflé that contains amazing ingredients: a shea butter base, safflower seed oil, vitamins A, C, and E, aloe leaf extract, chamomile flower extract, cucumber fruit extract, apricot kernel oil, and the original kai perfume oil to give the body butter our signature kai fragrance.

The term bath salts refers to a range of water-soluble, usually inorganic solid products designed to be added to a bath, either to improve cleaning, provide a medical improvement, to improve the experience of bathing, or to serve as a vehicle for cosmetic agents. Bath salts have been developed which mimic the properties of natural mineral baths or hot springs. Here are a few easy recipes for creating divine bath salts of your own.

EARTH BATH SALTS

1/2 cup epsom salts
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup rock salt
1/2 tsp. vitamin E
2 tsp. light oil (almond, sunflower, etc...)
20 drops Patchouli essential oil
15 drops Cypress essential oil
5 drops Vetivert essential oil
Green food coloring

Directions
Mix all salts and baking soda together. Then combine oil, essential oils,vitamin E and a few
drops of coloring in a separate bowl. Add liquid to
salts and mix thoroughly. You can add more green food coloring, if desired, but I find it nicer when
it's a very light green as it does not look as
artificial. To use, add a few heaping tablespoons to bath.
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Shampoos are used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build-up in hair. The goal is to remove the unwanted build-up without stripping out so much as to make hair unmanageable.

CITY SHAMPOO

This shampoo is known to be effective in removing impurities such as smog and city grime from the hair.

Ingredients

3/4 cup distilled water
1/4 cup shampoo concentrate (or substitute with 1/2 cup unscented shampoo and increase salt to 1 tsp.)
1/2 tsp. table salt
1 tbs. dried thyme
1 tbs. dried peppermint
1 tbs. dried lavender
1 tsp. witch hazel
1 tsp. almond oil
7 drops cinnamon oil
3 drops ylang-ylang oil>

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, bring the water to a boil and add the dried thyme, peppermint and lavender. Remove the pan from the heat and let steep for 30 minutes. Strain the herbs from the water and pour the herbally infused water into a ceramic bowl. Add the shampoo concentrate and stir until well mixed. Add the salt, witch hazel, almond oil, cinnamon oil and ylang-ylang oil to the mixture, stirring until thick. Bottle and close.
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Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo (select option/size)

This unique daily shampoo adds body to fine hairwithout stripping, build-up or static electricity. Formulated with peppermint to awaken your senses and rosemary to help protect from environmental damage. Its pure plant aroma naturally energizes and motivates your mind and body. For fine to normal hair

HONEY BEE SOAP

Ingredients

4 oz. Opaque MP soap
1 T. beeswax pellets
1 T. honey

Directions

Melt beeswax and keep warm/liquid. Melt soap base and then mix in beeswax. Add honey and keep stirring until melted. Pour into mold. This recipe looks neat
in a bee or flower mold.
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SOAPSATIONS SOAP MOLD 4X9-ROSE/DOUBLE ROSE
Molds are made of flexible durable plastic. Each features more than one design make one or make them all. Easy to use & clean over and over again.

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These recipes were designed for the cleansing ritual bath which precedes your magickal workings. Use this soap daily with intention to help your work to its fruition.

Purification

1/2 Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
One Teaspoon Turmeric
1/4 Teaspoon Rosemary pure Essential Oil
Two Teaspoons whole Chamomile Flowers
Celtic Pentacle Mold

Protection

1/2 Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
1 Teaspoon Eucalyptus Leaf
1/2 Teaspoon Lavender Fragrance
Celtic Pentacle Mold

Your annual protection spell. Are you tardy?;) Grind the Eucalyptus leaves in a coffee grinder to make a powder.

Money

1/2 Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
1 Teaspoon of Oats, preferably Scottish Oats
1/2 Teaspoon Pimento Leaf Essential Oil
Celtic Pentacle Mold

Before using the Scottish Oats, run them through the coffee grinder to make them smaller pieces. Or substitute rolled oats.
Who knew obtaining money could smell so wonderful?!

Love

1/2 Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
One Tablespoon apple sauce
1/4 Teaspoon Clove pure Essential Oil
1 Sheet of Heart Shaped Soap Molds

Lust

One Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
One Cup of Whole Milk
One Tablespoon Hulled Sesame Seeds
1/2 Teaspoon pure Vanilla Fragrance
1 Sheet of Heart shaped Soap Molds

You're going to want a lot of this around once the love spell finds you a new sweetie. :)

Healing

1/2 Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon of Eucalyptus pure Essential Oil
One or two drops of White Camphor pure Essential Oil
Celtic Pentacle Mold

This is not only a good ritual soap for the magician, but for the ill person you are helping to heal.

Psychic

1/2 Pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
1/2 Cup of Whole Milk
One Tablespoon Rose Petals
1/4 Teaspoon Bay Leaf pure Essential Oil
Celtic Pentacle Mold

To get some of the ingredients for these recipes please visit the Soap Crafters Company.

Leviticus 10,10
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy,
and between unclean and clean.

What a wonderful way for the family to focus on their devotion to God. Spend an evening reading passages from the Bible and create wonderful soaps that pertain to the verses. Every morning when you use your special soap you'll be reminded of your wonderful evening with your family and the meaning behind the verse.

Solomon 3, 6

Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all powders of the merchant?

One pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
One cup of whole milk
One teaspoon Ground Myrrh
One teaspoon Ground Frankincense
One teaspoon Sandalwood Fragrance

After soap cures for several weeks, wrap bars in gold foil wrap.
What a wonderful Christmas present this will make!

Mark 4, 31

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth.

One pound Soap Crafters Basic shredded soap
One cup of whole milk
One Tablespoon Mustard Seeds
One Tablespoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon pure Patchouli Fragrance

We often associate mustard with yellow, this is why turmeric is in the recipe. What a wonderful yellow! And to represent the earth, we add patchouli. A scent very popular with teenagers!

Solomon 2,1-3

I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
As the lily among thorns,
so is my love among the daughters
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,
so is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down under his shadow with great delight
and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

One pound of Soap Crafters Basic Shredded Soap
One cup of whole milk
1 teaspoon Soap Crafters Lily Fragrance
One tablespoon apple sauce
1 Heart Shaped Sheet of Molds

To find some of the ingredients for these soaps, please visit the Soap Crafters Company.

The art of manufacturing soap has been, in a measure, known and followed for many ages, proving a source of industry and advantage to various nations and individuals. It may therefore interest some of our readers if we attempt to trace its origin and progress as indicated by the writings of the earlier authors.

Pliny, for instance, the Roman historian, informs us that the art of manufacturing soap is the invention of the Gauls, and that the best article made by them was a combination of goats' tallow and the ashes of the beech-tree. They also seem to have been acquainted with both hard and soft soaps.

The Romans eventually acquired this knowledge from the Gauls, by whom this branch of industry was, with their conquests, soon spread over Europe. Whoever may have been the originators of soap making, the Romans were undoubtedly familiar with it.

Soap was often used by the Romans as a cosmetic, for Pliny tells us that soap, with which the Germans colored their hair red, was imported into Rome for the use of the fashionable ladies and their gallants in that city. This cosmetic was probably tinged with the juice of a plant.

But before we recur further to less remote times, we will endeavor to answer the question, "What substitutes were employed previous to the invention of soap?"

In the remotest times, it appears that clothes were cleaned by being rubbed or stamped upon in water without the addition of any substance whatever. We are told by Homer, that Nausicaa and her attendants, washed their garments by treading upon them in pits containing water. We find, however, at a later period, that mention is made of ashes and a lye of ashes, but it is so seldom noticed that their primary use cannot be ascertained.

Various ancient writers inform us, furthermore, that lixivious natural salts were employed for washing, such as the nitrum, designated "borith" in the writings of the Hebrews. In the present day it has commonly been supposed equivalent to nitre, but this is an error, for it has been evidently proved that the ancients understood by the word nitrum, the carbonated alkali either of potassa or soda. Both of these substances are natural products, and found in many places and in large quantities, either in outcrops of different rocks or prairies, or in springs and lakes.

Read more about the interesting art of making soaps and candles here.

Aromatherapy is a generic term that refers to any of the various traditions that make use of essential oils sometimes in combination with other alternative medical practices and spiritual beliefs. Popular use of these products include massaging products, medicine, or any topical application that incorporates the use of essential oils to their products. Here are a few wonderful aromatherapy recipes fro you to try.

Minty Bath Oil

1/2 cup of sweet almond oil
1/2 teaspoon of spearmint oil
1/2 teaspoon of orange oil

Simply blend all three ingredients together by shaking them up in a bottle or a jar and its ready to use. This is a mind easing blend for total relaxation.
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Floral Bath Oil

3/4 cup jojoba oil
1/2 teaspoon essential oil of rose
1/2 teaspoon essential oil of lavender
1 teaspoon essential oil of geranium
1/4 teaspoon essential oil of ylang-ylang

Mix together the jojoba oil and essential oil, store in a tightly sealed bottle, in a dark place. Add 2 teaspoons oil to bath while tub is filling. For massage, use 1/2 teaspoon essential oil to 1/2 cup jojoba oil.

Why is it that women love perfume as much as men love cars? There are some researchers who believe that a woman's reason for loving perfume is because of the pheromones their bodies produce. Often, certain scents or perfumes trigger the increase of how much pheromone a woman's body will produce.

While a perfume will help in increasing the production of a woman's pheromone levels, they are also liked by women because of the attention they get from a member of the opposite sex or even from another woman.

In studies carried out, nearly 80% of all women will make a perfume purchase at least once each year.

Many women will tell you that the reason they purchase a particular perfume for themselves is that it makes them smell great and they seem to feel better about themselves. It also makes them feel a little bit more feminine.

Not only does smelling great make a woman feel good about herself, but it will make her feel attractive also.

This ebook looks at ways of making your own perfume so that you can produce a scent which is particular to you, and unlike any of those that you can buy either in store or over the internet.

You can read more about how to make your own perfume here.

There is a class of herbs called "alternative herbs". These herbs are basically used for the purpose of cleansing body tissues. They are herbs that help the body with the detoxification process. Some of the alternative herbs include burdock, cleavers, red clover, figwort, poke root, Echinacea, and blue flag.

One of the more powerful forms of acne remedies is herbal remedy. For people who are averse to taking strong acne drugs this is a very good option. The only problem with herbal remedies is that they are very slow acting and the results can take up to a month to become visible. The reason why herbal acne remedies take time is that these remedies depend on the body's capacity to metabolize fats and carbohydrates. Herbal remedies cure acne by encouraging the elimination of acne through the lymphatic system.

Like most herbal remedies these herbal acne cures are best when a combination of herbs is used. One frequently used and very popular combination is Echinacea, burdock, blue flag, and yellow dock. Just mix and prepare an infusion using hot water. Drink a cup about three times daily. If you wish to improve the flavor then please do no add sugar, instead, use honey. A second combination is dandelion, sarsaparilla, and burdock. Mix them up when they are dry herbs. Prepare an infusion as before and have 3 cups a day. A third decent combination for acne is lavender, yarrow, and elder flowers.

Remember, this article is provided as information only and is not a substitute for sound medical advice. Please check with your doctor before trying any of these remedies.

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Here's an excellent resource on herbal healing:


Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies
by Phyllis A. Balch (Author)
Book Description
The popularity of herbal medicine has exploded during the past decade, with herbal remedies becoming increasingly available in such conventional outlets as drugstores and even supermarkets. Prescription for Herbal Healing brings to herbal medicine the same in-depth, easy-to-understand information and accessible style that Prescription for Nutritional Healing successfully brought to diet and nutritional supplements.

This book is divided into three parts for easy reference. Part I discusses the basic principles of herbal medicine and outlines the properties and characteristics of some one hundred sixty single herbs and sixty herbal combination formulas. Part II describes more than one hundred fifty common disorders, conveniently arranged in alphabetical order from acne to yeast infection, and names the herbal therapies that can be used in the treatment of those conditions. Part III is a guide to using various kinds of herbal and other alternative therapies. In addition, it includes self-diagnostic tests and boxed insets throughout, which offer detailed information on a wide variety of topics.

Complete coverage of Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs make this volume entirely comprehensive, and thorough scientific references lend it an authority not found in any other herbal book. Prescription for Herbal Healing is the definitive herbal resource and is a necessity for any health-conscious consumer.