Whipped Strawberry Body Scrub

Aside from its mouth-watering taste, strawberries are great for the skin. Not to mention its numerous vitamins and minerals, it nourishes not just our body, but our skin It contains salicylic acid that helps fight pimples and blackheads, and is antiseptic.

Ingredients:                                                   Amount:

Shea (Butyrospermum parkii)                            ½ cup
butter, grade A

Dried strawberries                                           1/3 cup

Castor (Ricinius communis) oil                          1 tbsp.

Raw honey                                                     2 tbsp.

Food grade glycerin                                         1 tsp.

Vitamin E                                                      1/8 tsp.

Cornstarch                                                     1 tsp.

Rose (Rosa damascena) attar                           5 drops

Rosewood (Aniba roseadora)                            5 drops
essential oil

Rose geranium (Pelargonium                            3 drops
graveolens) essential oil

Optiphen™ Plus                                              1 tbsp.

Dead Sea salt                                                 1 cup

Almond (Prunus dulcis) oil                                ½ cup

Procedure:

Place shea butter in a clean mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. If butter is too hard, soften slightly in the microwave oven for approximately 15 seconds, but do not melt. Then turn mixer in moderate speed before adding the strawberries, castor oil, honey, glycerin, vitamin E, vanilla,
cornstarch, and Optiphen™ Plus. Beat until smooth. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the salt and almond oil. Merge the two batches before adding the essential oils. Pour into sterilized jars.

To use: After soaping, rub a small amount onto the skin and gently massage in circular motion until sugar and salt have melted. Focus on rough areas. Rinse off and pat yourself dry with a towel.

References:

"Bath and Body Recipes." Soap Making Essentials. Soap-Making-Essentials.com, n.d. Web. 21 July 2011.
<http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/bath-and-body.html#whipped-shea-scrub>.

Hira, Maggie. "How to Make Homemade Whipped Body Butter Scrubs." eHow | How to Videos, Articles
& More - Trusted Advice for the Curious Life. Demand Media, Inc., n.d. Web. 21 July 2011. 

<http://www.ehow.com/how_4869225_make-whipped-body-butter-scrubs.html>

Deep Tissue Massage Cream Recipe

If you are an athlete or a manual laborer, you might often be in constant pain, due to wearing out of muscles and sustained injuries through the tissues. What better way to relieve those, but through deep tissue massage! This massage is designed to relieve you of severe tension in the muscles and fasciae (connective tissue). This massage cream in particular is packed with vitamin E and B5 to add nourishment. Recipe yields approximately 740 grams or four 4-ounce jars.

Ingredients:                           Weight (%)             Grams:

Phase A:

Emulsifying wax                      8.5%                      63 gm.

Stearic acid                            4.5%                      33 gm.

Shea butter (organic, refined)      3%                      22 gm.

Sweet almond oil                       7%                      52 gm.

Avocado oil (refined)                  6%                      44 gm.

Food grade glycerin                    5%                      37 gm.

Jojoba oil                                  3%                      22 gm.

Sea buckthorn oil                    0.5%                        4 gm.

Part B:

Distilled water (boiling)             60%                     444 gm.

Part C:

Optiphen Plus                            1%                        8 gm.

D-alpha tocopherol (vitamin E)   0.5%                       4 gm.

Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5)        0.5%                       4 gm.

Essential oil of choice               0.5%                       4 gm.

Procedure:

Measure out all ingredients of phase A in a microwave-safe bowl and mix together. Slowly pour ingredients of phase B and gently stir until all emulsifiers have melted and flakes have disappeared. Heat mixture if required. Once product has reached below 45°C, add all components of phase C. Then add the essential oil of choice. Give it a final stir to ensure even emulsion before pouring into sterilized jars.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_tissue_massage