Jasmine and Musk Bath Salt Recipe

What a great way to relax and relieve your stiff joints after a hard day’s work than to soak yourself in a hot bath. While your time and relish the benefits of minerals in this bath salt recipe. Bath salts are usually inorganic and water soluble bath additives used improve the cleaning and bathing experience. They are said to mimic the properties of mineral baths or hot springs. This particular recipe contains Epsom salts to help soothe aching joints and relax sore muscles, and food grade glycerin to provide moisture for the skin. Dyes to be used should be of FD&C grade to ensure safety and to avoid skin irritation. With the scent of musk and jasmine melding together, you’ll be transported immediately to the decadence of a Turkish hammam or the lushness of the gardens of the Generalife.

Ingredients:
5 drops FD&C Yellow No. 5

4 drops FD&C Red No. 3

4 drops musk essential oil

3 drops jasmine essential oil

3 cups Epsom salt

1 cup baking soda

2 teaspoons food grade glycerin

Method:

Mix Epsom salt, baking soda, and food grade glycerin until blended well. Add the essential oils while stirring continuously until no clumps are left, but only a fine powder. Then, divide the mixture equally into three separate bowls. Add three drops of yellow on the first bowl, add three drops of red on the second bowl, and add two drops of yellow and a drop of red on the third bowl. Stir each bowl until color is well distributed. Air-dry the bowls for a few hours before placing in a bottle. Layer the salts once they dried: place the red salt on the bottom, then the orange in the middle, and lastly, the yellow on the top.

All Natural Liquid Soap Recipe by Ponte Vedra

Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe (http://www.pvsoap.com/) is a soap making online store owned by Mary Vastola from Florida that provides raw materials for soap and toiletry makers, handcrafters, and aromatherapists. This recipe featured in her website is an all-natural and mild liquid soap, perfect for kitchen or bath. It uses Castile soap, named after the same region in Spain where it was believed to have been first produced. The eponymous soap reputedly contains a high amount of olive oil, which is very moisturizing and nourishing to the skin. Aside from Castile soap, similar olive oil-based soaps like Marseille, Aleppo, and Nablus can be used. Food grade glycerin is added for increased moisture, while the essential oils will form a citrus bouquet that will remind you of an orchard from sunny Calabria or verdant Sicily.

Ingredients:

2 cups of grated (cured) Castile soap

1 tablespoon palm oil

1 teaspoon vodka

½ tablespoon food grade glycerin

½ teaspoon lemon essential oil*

½ teaspoon grapefruit essential oil*

½ teaspoon eucalyptus essential oil*

2 ½ -3 cups distilled or spring water

2 pump or foaming bottles

*Note: Essential oils can be replaced with other scents to suit personal preferences.

Method:

Mix soap flakes, palm oil, glycerin, and water in a double boiler pan over low heat. Simmer mixture until flakes has melted and completely dissolved. Then add vodka and stir. Remove mixture from heat and cool slightly before adding the essential oils. If mixture is too thick, dilute with water. Stir well and cool

completely. Slowly pour soap into bottles using a funnel. Re-cook lumpy soap residue, if there are any, before pouring again. Enjoy!