Bubble Bags
Used in the shower, when there is no time to take a soaking bath.
2 parts oatmeal
2 parts dried herbs
1 part grated soap
Place ingredients in a cloth bag and use as a washcloth
Bridal Bath Salts
(in 4 layers ~ makes 16oz.)
2 Cups Rock Salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Each Fragrance Oil
Rose, Sage, Lavender, Rosemary
Food Color
Divide salt into four equal amounts, place each in a container with sealable
lids. That’s 1/2 cup in each container or for 8 ounces of bath salts use 1/4
cup in each container and half the amount of fragrance oil and food color.
Add 1/2 teaspoon Rose fragrance oil and 4 Drops of red food color (or you
can leave it white), put lid on and shake well. To the next one add 1/2
teaspoon Chamomile-Sage (or just sage if you have it) and 4 drops of green
and 2 drops of blue food color and shake. To the third add 1/2 teaspoon
Lavender fragrance oil, 3 drops of red and 4
drops of blue food color and shake well. To the last container add 1/2
teaspoon Rosemary fragrance oil, 4-8 drops of green food color and shake.
On separate pieces of wax paper, spread out each color and air dry for
several hours. When the salt is completely dry layer it in the container.
Rosemary ~ Lavender ~ Sage ~ Rose (on top) To speed up the drying process
you can put the wax paper on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven and let
the pilot light work on it or for an electric
oven, pre-heat at lowest temperature and turn off before putting salt in the
oven. You have just made lovely layered bath salts that also has special
meaning.
Red Rose - Means Unity White Rose - Represents Pure Spiritual Love
Sage - Represents Good Health and Long Life Lavender - Means Devotion
Rosemary - Lasting Friendship and Remembrance
Bath Bombs / Bath Fizzies
2 tbs. citric acid (you can get this at a pharmacy)
2 tbs. cornstarch
1/4 cup baking soda
3 tbs. coconut oil (or any other emollient oil like almond, avocado or
apricot kernel oil)
1/4 tsp. fragrance oil
3-6 drops of food coloring (if desired)
Paper candy cups
Place all of the dry ingredients (first 3) into a bowl and mix well. Place
coconut oil into a small glass bowl and add fragrance and food coloring.
Slowly add oil mixture into dry ingredients and mix well. Scoop up small
amounts of the mixture and shape into 1″ balls. Let the balls rest on a
sheet of waxed paper for about 2 to 3 hours, then place each ball into a
candy cup to let dry and harden for 24 to 48 hours. Store bombs in a
closed, air-tight container. To use, drop 1 to 3 bombs into warm bath
water.
Bath Cookies
2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tbs. light oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
2 eggs
5-6 drops essential oil
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix together all the ingredients. Take a teaspoon
of the dough and roll it gently into a ball about 1″ in diameter. Continue
doing this with all the dough and place the balls on an ungreased cookie
sheet. (You can decorate the cookies with clove buds, anise seeds, or dried
citurs peel if you wish.) Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until they are
lightly browned. Do not overbake. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
To use, drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve. Do not
eat! Yield: 24 cookies, enough for 12+ baths.