Soothing After Sun Oil. What labeling information is required? The following information must appear on the principal display panel: • An identity statement, indicating the nature and use of the product, by means of either the common or usual name, a descriptive name, a fanciful name understood by the public, or an illustration [21 CFR 701.11]. • An accurate statement of the net quantity of contents, in terms of weight, measure, numerical count or a combination of numerical count and weight or measure [21 CFR 701.13]. The following information must appear on an information panel: • Name and place of business. . • Distributor statement. . • Material facts. . • Warning and caution statements. . • Ingredients. Making Skin Soothing Oil – Infusion. Infusing Oil Infusing oil can be done with a warm method and a cold method. This tutorial will cover the stove top warm method. Cut the Calendula into small pieces.Put into a double boiler (double boiler bottom pan is filled with water first)Cover with oil over the top of the herbs but no more than just covering the petals.
I used jojoba for this project but you can use any liquid oil.Heat gently on low to medium for 4 hours (minimum) up to 2 days (turning stove off when left unattended)Strain Calendula Oil through a cheesecloth or coffee filter. It will be a little cloudy. It’s practically impossible to strain every teensy little bit of herb out.Bottle and use within 6 months to 1 year (depending on the shelf life of your oil of choice) This oil alone is skin soothing, moisturizing, healing and excellent for your skin. Tip from reader Sebastien’s Nook: A little note on an easier way to get the oil out of the calendula – go to the store and get one of those french coffee presses. Whipped Belly Butter Tutorial. Get all of the ingredients you need in the click of a button! Wondering why I chose all the ingredients I did? I wrote an explanation here. Curious about how to infuse oils? Tutorial here. Directions Weigh out all of your ingredients (volume doesn’t provide the same.
Warm your liquid oils in the microwave and put the cocoa butter in with them. Turn on your stand mixer on low (it can splatter oils otherwise). Allow to harden before use. Mango Avocado Balmy Salve. Difficulty:BeginnerTime:20-30 minutesYields:about 24 oz. Ingredients Other great skin-loving essential oils that would be incredible in this recipe too: Helischyrum, Frankincense, Jasmine, Rose, Neroli Buy everything you need in the click of a button! And you’ll have LOTS of leftovers for more balmy fun! ONE: This recipe is designed by weight so have your handy dandy scale ready to weigh. Weigh out the Cocoa Butter and Avocado Butter. Melt in the microwave on 30 second bursts and stir in between bursts. Remember to choose a glass container that is almost all the way full with solid materials because empty glass containers are prone to cracking or exploding in the microwave.
TWO: In a separate, smaller container, weigh out the Tamanu Oil and Jojoba Oil. Tamanu Oil has a very earthy smell and slightly grainy texture. THREE: Weigh out the Mango Butter. FOUR (optional): I really like a balm that soaks in quickly and doesn’t feel massively oily on my skin. Lotion Bar Love. Difficulty:BeginnerTime:30 MinutesYields:10-14 Lotion Bars There have been so many requests for a lotion bar tutorial so I hopped into the soap lab and busted out a twist on the traditional Lotion Bar Kit found at Bramble Berry. It’s made with fun colors, a fruity fragrance and skin loving ingredients. Time to soften up those hands as the nice weather starts to roll in. Ingredients 2 oz Beeswax 8 oz Sweet Almond Oil 5 oz Shea Butter 3 oz Cocoa Butter 1 oz Green Tea Extract .25 oz Summer Fling Fragrance Oil Mini scoops 10 push tubes Large heat safe container 3 small heat safe containers (or mugs) Buy everything you need with the click of a button!
ONE: Melt the beeswax in the microwave for two minutes total, stirring after each minute (this is what happens if you leave in in the microwave too long- read the blog post here). TWO: Then stir in the Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Fragrance Oil (Summer Fling) and Green Tea Extract. Notice on the left the mixture is thickening. Foot Balm for Mom. Directions: After soaking feet in the Fizzy Foot Soak and exfoliating with the Sea Salt Scrub, treat your heels and toes with this moisturizing balm.
Be sure to put socks on after applying, it could be a little slippery! Want to use our labels? Print them here. Healing Under Eye Serum. Calendula Ointment Recipe. Create a healing salve with a calendula infusion, essential oils and butters. Calendula is known for it’s skin care properties and is widely used to soothe inflammation, control bleeding and heal damaged skin tissue making it perfect for use in ointments and salves. Ingredients: 1 oz. of olive oil and 1 oz. of sweet almond oil (infused with calendula petals heated at 170 degrees for 20 mins, then let sit till cool) 3 oz. coconut oil 1 oz. beeswax 1/2 oz. mango butter 1/2 oz. shea butter 15 drops chamomile essential oil 30 drops lavender essential oil 30 drops tea tree essential oil1 tsp vitamin E Instructions: Combine all ingredients and heat to melt.
Ingredients can be acquired from Mountain Rose Herbs. Home Spa Recipes – Body Scrub, Bath Salts, Whipped Body Lotion. I can’t believe it’s already time again for another edition of the Secret Recipe Club! This Summer is seriously just flitting on by! This time around I was given The Mommy Bowl for my assignment, written by Deanna. Her blog is primarly gluten-free, and some allergy free, and very health conscious… which is really just about the exact opposite of what I do here. It’s definitely not that I have anything against that, but I just don’t have the knowledge or the energy to learn all about alternative types of cooking and baking at this point. That is actually why I’m grateful there are so many others out there now who are doing this type of blogging.
That said, I actually went through Deanna’s entire blog, and while there were some food recipes that interested me, I was most interested in a recipe she shared for making lotion at home using coconut oil and a few other ingredients. Coconut Body WhipAdapted from The Mommy Bowl Makes about 1/3 cup lotion. How to Make a Skin-Nourishing Herbal Salve | herban lifestyle. If you have a yard, chances are you are growing the ingredients for a skin soothing herbal infusion without even trying! Plantain (Plantago major) is considered a weed, but it also contains natural constituents that are wonderful for your skin. Violet (Viola odorata) leaves are in the same category (not to mention that the flowers are delicious in salads or syrups!).
Violet is moisturizing, toning, healing, and great for sore nipples. Plantain is good for eczema, acne, minor cuts, stings, insect bites, poison ivy itch, and diaper rash. The basis of a skin-nourishing herbal salve is an herbal oil infusion. Rinse the leaves in cold water to remove any dirt, bugs, etc. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at the lowest temperature for a couple of hours, until the leaves are dry and crispy. Put the dried leaves into a glass quart-sized jar, then fill to the top with olive oil (preferably organic). Keep the jar in a cool, dark place for 4-6 weeks. Remove from heat. Like this: Lotions. How many times have you encountered a recipe that sounds amazing, only to find out that you're missing a few of the ingredients? You aren't really sure why you need those ingredients, but you really want to make the awesome sounding lotion without having to wait the two to six weeks it'll take to get the supplies.
What can you do? You can simplify the recipe. This is where knowing your ingredients and what they do in a recipe comes in really really handy. If you joined me on Friday, we took a really simplified view of just substituting one oil for another. Let's take a look at Thursday's body butter. BODY BUTTER WITH LOTIONPRO 165 HEATED WATER PHASE 38% distilled water 10% chamomile hydrosol 5% water soluble calendula extract 2% glycerin 2% multigrain complex (hydrolysed protein) 2% sodium lactate 0.5% allantoin HEATED OIL PHASE 13% shea butter 8% pumpkin seed oil 5% Lotionpro 165 3% cetyl alcohol 2% IPM STRIPPED DOWN BODY BUTTER WITH LOTIONPRO 165 HEATED WATER PHASE 64.5% distilled water. Sun + Skin Soother Cream Recipe. Lavender & Peppermint Foot Cream Recipe. Love your feet with this easy to make recipe created from rich, skin loving ingredients sure to tackle even the worst feet.
Also try it on achy, tired legs! Lavender & Peppermint Foot Cream ©Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1/8 Cup Cocoa Butter 1/2 teaspoon Beeswax 1 1/8 Cup Refined Shea Butter 1/4 Cup Aloe Butter 1/8 Cup Avocado Oil 1/8 Cup Liquid Vegetable Glycerin 1 Tablespoon Vitamin E Oil 1 teaspoon Tea Tree Oil 1 1/2 Tablespoons Lavender or Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil 1 teaspoon Peppermint Essential Oil 1 Tablespoon Mountain Rose Herbs Restorative Skin Oil Instructions: Melt the butters and beeswax over low heat on the stove or at half power in the microwave just until melted. For a cooling sensation in your foot cream, add menthol crystals. DIY Natural Peppermint Foot Cream Recipe. I sold an all natural foot cream down on the Roanoke City Market for years. It was highly popular year round, but I could only sell it during late fall to early spring because it would melt during the summer while I was vending outside.
Since I have decided to no longer produce this product despite its popularity, I figured I would pass the recipe on to my faithful readers. It’s rather easy to make and yields about 2lbs. of product. You can divide this up into eight 4oz. jars or four 8oz. jars and keep them stored in the refrigerator for longevity or gift the extras. Or, simply halve the recipe to make less. My Peppermint Foot Cream is comprised mainly of natural shea butter.
Shea butter is a natural fat that is extracted from the fruit of the Karite Tree found in West Africa. Peppermint Foot Cream Recipe Ingredients: 4oz. unrefined cocoa butter 16oz. unrefined shea butter 8oz. fractionated coconut oil 3oz. Directions: You’ll want to weigh all of your ingredients using an accurate scale.