7 Ways to Pamper Yourself with Roses. Homemade Bath Fizzies — My Own Ideas. These fizzy tub treats make fabulous gifts and they are great fun to make. There are only a few ingredients necessary and once you have those, you will be well on your way to soothing baths for you, your family, your friends, house guests, teachers, the mailman….you get the idea! What I like most about making bath fizzies is saving all that money. The same type of bath bomb in shops can cost around $5-$6 each. Why not make your own? You will never have another flat bath again! Homemade Bath FizziesThe first thing to hunt down is the ingredients. Try specialty or whole foods stores to find most of what is listed here. Once you have finished packing and removing all of your fizzies, leave them to set for 12 hours.
More homemade gift ideas from Stephanie: Stephanie Rose (41 Posts) DIY bath salts | nataJane. I love making stuff from scratch, so when I saw recipes for DIY bath and beauty products, I couldn’t help myself. I have begun a full juicing fast (which I’ll get to later) and it feels great to rid my insides of chemicals, toxins and other products generally harmful to my digestive system. I figured this was as good a time as any to pay closer attention to what gets worked into my body through the outside. There is a sort of motto among the health-conscious that states that you shouldn’t put any products on your skin that you could not eat. This made a lot of sense to me and got me thinking about all of the lovely smelling, albeit potentially harmful chemicals I put ON my body that inevitably ends up IN my body.
If I am going to put in the effort to cleanse the inside of my body, I am going to make sure I’m not absorbing bad stuff through my largest organ-my skin! 1 lemon1 Tbs olive oil1 tsp orange essential oil2 cups coarse ground sea salt. Lavender Bath Salts—Homemade Gift For Your Valentine. As some of you might know, I love creating my own homemade gifts for special occasions, such as the Meyer Lemon Sugar Scrub from not long ago. For this Valentine’s Day, let me present to you, Homemade Lavender Bath Salts! I've always enjoy soaking in a tub of warm water, infused with soothing and relaxing aroma, such as lavender. It really wash away the weariness and soreness from a long day of work. This Lavender Bath Salts recipe is super simple. Next, add the 100% pure Lavender essential oil and gently toss together. Here is a couple of suggestions on how to enjoy this Homemade Lavender Bath Salts. To use as bath salts: Spoon about 4 to 6 tablespoons of Lavender Bath Salts under warm running bath water.
To use as an exfoliator: Mix 2 tablespoons of Lavender Bath Salts with a handful of your favorite body wash. Does that sound like you’re in the Spa? I hope you like today’s homemade gift idea and try your hands in making some for your Valentine, or for yourself! All The Little Extras: DIY Cocoa Butter Milk Bath. Continuing on with my obsession with DIY beauty treatments; and also because I have ridiculous amounts cocoa butter left, I give you: Cocoa Butter Milk Bath!
Cleopatra was notorious for bathing in milk and apparently, so is Charlize Theron. Great company to keep if your ask me. Milk baths are great for dry skin as the lactic acid helps to loosen the proteins binding together the dead skin cells and this makes it easier to exfoliate them away. The cocoa butter helps to moisturise your skin (I've talked about how awesome cocoa butter is before so don't worry, I won't go on about it.) and not to mention, it smells delicious! Here are my ingredients: in the red bowl is some cornstarch; this stops your milk bath from clumping together. As promised, you just throw everything in a bowl... ...mix it together... ...and that's it! DIY Cocoa Butter Milk Bath Recipe Makes 2 cups Ingredients: 50g cocoa butter, finely grated 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 1/4 cups powdered milk Method: Over and out! Diy: bath bombs. Complete disclosure: I've never used a premade bath bomb. I see them everywhere and they look really nice but they always seemed too expensive for a one-time use item and too big.
I mean, that whole thing is supposed to dissolve in one bath? That didn't seem right. So I thought it might be worth my while to try making some myself as a nice Valentine's gift to... myself. Obviously, I have no idea how proper bath bombs are supposed to work, but these fizz delightfully, add a very subtle tint and scent to the water, and soften my poor winter-dry legs amazingly well. So, for me, I think that's a successful bath bomb! Probably the hardest part was finding citric acid. Initially, I used an old cupcake container I had as a mould just to do some testing, but I realized I really liked the rustic/cute look it gave the bombs so I continued using it. What you'll need to make one bath bomb (or two like mine): 2 tablespoons baking soda 1 tablespoon of citric acid (or 1/2 tablespoon cream of tartar)
Milk Bath Recipe | Homemade Gifts. Now that Halloween has passed, I’m starting to think about gift giving again. I truly enjoy making gifts that our friends, family and girls’ teachers will love. After sharing some of my favorite sugar scrub and bath salt recipes with you, I decided it was time to share my favorite milk bath recipe. Of course, it involves spearmint.
Something about it’s scent just puts me at ease. This of course is a great gift for yourself to! After all, it just takes 5 minutes and a few ingredients. Want to know what else I love about this recipe? I’m also including a free printable label today. The jar lid left beautiful impressions on the milk bath – is so soft. Click here for the free printable mint bath milk label Leave a comment below for a chance to win a Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™/Staples gift card! I’m honored to work with Martha Stewart Avery products. Mint Milk Bath Recipe Author: Julie Blanner Recipe type: bath product Prep time: Total time: Serves: 2 5.6 oz jars. Itty bitty bath bombs eat, knit & diy. I am a sucker for girly stuff. Lip gloss, nail polish, scented candles. My only consolation when summer ends every year is that I can wear perfume again. And bath bombs are the yummiest.
And it’s actually very easy to make bath bombs. I made some mini versions this time. Supplies: 1 c. baking soda1/2 c. citric acid1/2 c. cornstarch1 tbl. baby oil1/2 tsp. witch hazel1 tsp. essential oilfood coloringsilicone ice cube mold The only ingredient that is tricky to find is the citric acid. To make, whisk all your dry ingredients together in a bowl. Use a medicine dropper to add a few drops of your liquid into your dry ingredients. Keep adding the liquid, a few drops at a time and whisking together until your mixture will form a clump in your hand when squeezed together. Pack it firmly into your mold. Lavender Soak | SavyNaturalista.