Essential Oils from Mountain Rose Herbs. Our essential oils are 100% pure steam distilled aromatic oils with no carrier oils, diluents, or other ingredients added. We offer one of the largest Certified Organic selections, and we source the world’s finest 100% pure essential oils from reputable distillers we know and trust. Our essential oils are supervised by our Certified Aromatherapist Christine Guerts for extraction methods, material used, data reports, purity, and quality. All of the essential oils offered by Mountain Rose Herbs are obtained by steam distillation of whole plant material with two exceptions: Absolutes/Resins- are extracted with a solvent, usually alcohol and sometimes other hydrocarbons, such as benzene, hexane, etc.
While they are not suitable for therapeutic aromatherapy, they do make wonderful perfumes and are alcohol soluble. Those oils which we have found to be extracted with solvents will be noted as “solvent extracted”. Deodorant. Several months ago I posted a recipe for making your own deodorant. It was mainly in response to discovering that those hard to remove armpit stains (see how to get rid of them here!)
Are caused by the aluminum in commercial antiperspirants! I’d worked hard to figure out how to get rid of those stains! I didn’t want them coming back! While I have been perfectly happy with this deodorant…some people would prefer not to have to put their fingers into it to apply it and have requested a SPRAY or SOLID alternative. The SOLID version was actually inspired by my sister Rebecca. Her original recipe makes a BIG BATCH of deodorant, so I decided to cut it in half and it turned out to be the perfect amount to fill two empty deodorant tubes.
Homemade Solid Deodorant Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut oil 1 1/2 Tablespoons beeswax pellets 1/2 cup baking soda 1/2 cup cornstarch 10 drops each of Lavender, Lemon and Frankincense Essential Oils If you don’t have essential oils on hand, don’t fret. Directions: Homemade Conditioner For Hair. Shampoo. Posted: 03/27/12 12:00 PM (Modified: 09/19/12 1:11 PM) As you've probably noticed, we have been making a lot of things around here! Check out our Frugal Living page for tons of great recipes. A few weeks ago, someone requested a homemade shampoo recipe on our facebook fan page. For a simple recipe, you can easily just mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with 8oz of hot water for a quick and easy shampoo...not to mention cheap. However, if you want to dress it up a bit, check out the recipe below. {Ingredients} 1/3 Cup Castile Soap (You can get this at health food stores) 1/4 Cup Coconut Milk 1/2 tsp of Vegetable Oil or Olive Oil Directions: Mix the ingredients together and pour it into a squirt bottle or even an old shampoo bottle.
It only takes about a teaspoon of this mixture to wash your hair, much less than conventional shampoo. You'll find using organic Castile soap does not necessarily make this recipe frugal. I love that it is free of harsh chemicals and smelled great too! {Related Posts} Shampoo Recipe - Make Your Own Shampoo - Natural Shampoo. "If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. "~ Dale Carnegie We all have hair -- some more, some less. (Some of us even have it where we don't want it!) Fine, medium, coarse, light blonde, copper-brown, honey-red, ginger-twist, sun-kissed, winter wheat or ash -- no matter, it's all hair.
And maybe that color is even naturally yours (yeah, right!) I actually have a lot of nerve writing anything about hair. What I can write about with authority, though, is that daily care with wholesome products can help keep your hair -- if you've got it -- strong and strikingly beautiful. Now once you've made your selection and finally commence the act of shampooing, remember to always massage your scalp slowly but thoroughly with your fingertips, to vigorously stimulate the circulation of blood on the skin wrapping around your skull. Knead a few tablespoons of olive oil into your dry scalp and hair.