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Also called "bath candy" or "tub truffles", these luxurious bath melts truly
are a treat for any bath! The rich, chocolate scent of cocoa butter and the
aroma of your chosen essential oil or blend combine for a perfect aromatic
masterpiece that is not only pleasing to your sense of smell, but leaves
your skin feeling wonderful as well! Making some of these bath melts for
your friends can be a lot of fun-but be sure to save a few of these
delightsome treats for yourself as well! You can also use them as massage
bars, warm in the hands and apply to the skin.

Ingredients Needed:
1. Cocoa butter (1/4 cup): This can be found at many health stores, or any
other store that sells soap or lotion making supplies.

2. Sweet almond oil (2 Tbsp): (I use Young Living's V6 oil) This can be found at many
grocery stores and health stores.

3. Essential oils (5-10 drops): (I use 7 drops of Sensation) These not only
give your bath melts their own unique scent, they also add the benefits of
the essential oil you use to your bath melt creations. Some essential oils
that work well are peppermint (especially good with the chocolate aroma of
the cocoa butter for creating a mint-chocolate bath melt!), geranium or
lavender.

Instructions:

1. Pack cocoa butter into a one-fourth-cup size measuring cup until it is
packed level with the top, then dump the cocoa butter into a heat-proof
measuring cup (such as a PyrexT brand measuring cup).

2. Place the heat-proof measuring cup in a large frying pan that is filled
with 1" of hot water.

3. Place the frying pan and measuring cup on the stove and turn the burner
on low.

4. Stir the mixture in the measuring cup with a popsicle stick or bamboo
skewer every couple of minutes until the cocoa butter is just melted (about
5-10 minutes).

5. Add 2 tablespoons of sweet almond oil (or V6 oil) to the melted cocoa
butter and stir together.

6. Turn off stove and carefully remove the measuring cup from the frying pan
and place the measuring cup on a towel on a counter-top or table.

7. Allow the mixture to cool slightly (about 3-5 minutes).

8. Add 10-20 drops of your chosen essential oil or blend and stir.

9. Pour the mixture into small candy or soap molds (an ice-cube tray also
works if you don't have candy molds). Carefully place the candy molds with
the bath melt mixture in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes, or until the
bath melts have solidified all the way through. Don't leave them in the
freezer too long, or else your bath melts will freeze, causing them to crack
and split apart. Tip: the flexibility of the candy molds can make it
difficult to move them with the liquid mixture without having it spill out
of the molds. It is quite a bit easier to place the candy mold on a small
cutting board, baking sheet, or other stiff tray before filling, and then to
move the tray with the filled molds sitting on top into the freezer.

10. Remove the solidified bath melts from the freezer and pop them out of
their molds. If desired, wrap with colored foil squares or tissue paper
while still cold. Store your bath melts in a cool location. This recipe
makes about 10-12 small bath melts.

11. To use the bath melts, place one or two (depending on the size of the
bath melts and the desired strength of aroma) in a hot bath and enjoy! The
bath melts will quickly melt in the warm water, leaving behind a wonderful
aroma, and the skin conditioning properties of the cocoa butter, almond oil,
and any essential oil you used.