Natural Feel Good Recipes...

Ok ladies (gents too, I'm not partial), looking for some natural, homemade recipes you can easily do at home? Ones that relax you, make you feel refreshed and smell good too? You are at the right spot. I have been making soaps and personal care items for a few years now. I started to get skin allergies to store bought brands and had to look for alternatives. If any of you have gone through this, you know how annoying it can be. Believe it or not, its easy! Soap making especially is very rewarding. I have tried numerous recipes along the way, some good, some not. This blog is to list some of my favorites. Be patient with me, this is my first attempt at a blog, so it may take me a bit to get used to. Lets start with some eye opening articles that may give you some shocking details about some of the everyday products we buy at the stores.

http://www.chooseorganics.com/organicarticles/bodycaredanger.htm

Nerve damage?? Did you ever think washing your hands could be so dangerous?
(By the way, I in no way endorse this company)

Heres another one, look for some of these ingredients in some of your products you have......

http://www.redgumsoaps.com.au/Toxic-Chemicals.20.0.html

Scary isn't it?

Do a search on the web, read and learn. Most companies don't really want you to know what these chemicals can do.

Did You Know? Your skin can absorb up to 60 percent of what you put on it! 60%!
Why bathe in chemicals? Why use synthetic fragrances that will be absorbed and stored by our body tissue, when they’re unnecessary?

I am a full time working mother and wife. I don't spend all day making soaps, this is my part time passion. I DO NOT use lye, nothing against it, I just prefer not to work with it. All my soaps are melt and pour. I even sell my soaps and make a pretty good supplement income with it. There are so many different ways to package and thousands of scents to experiment with! Please feel free to post your own recipes and feedback. Any questions you may have, email me, I'm available to answer them.

Any suggestions you may have are greatly appreciated, now lets get to the recipes!

Lavender/Chamomile Soap Recipe

A wonderful relaxing evening soap

Ingredients:

1 lb. Melt and Pour soap (I use goat's milk)
1/8 c. distilled water (Get this by the gallon in Walmart or grocery stores)
2 T. Fine Ground Chamomile (Available online or health food stores)

2 T. Ground Lavender buds (Online or health food stores)
1/8 c. Emu oil (optional, available online)
5 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops roman chamomile essential oil

Instructions:

In double boiler, slowly melt soap with water. When it reaches a jelly-like consistency gently stir in herbs, emu oil and essential oils. Carefully pour into prepared molds. Wait 24 hours and remove from molds. Let cure for about 4 weeks. This is so gentle and relaxing. Even my daughter likes this one.

Thats one for today, I will list another tomorrow with some links to the places I shop online for supplies.