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Showing posts with label Peppermint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peppermint. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Homemade Peppermint Snowman Playdough

Soft Homemade Playdough scented with essential oils

Move over pricey stinky playdough! I know that the store bought store says "non-toxic", but I don't know what the heck is in there. And the smell turns my stomach. DIY playdough is not only super soft and cheap to make, but is non-toxic and safe (in case you have that kid, like me, who eats everything). You can even customize the scent to your liking. Best of all, you probably already have all the ingredients right there in your own home.

You will need:

Soft Homemade Playdough Scented with Essential Oils

  • 1 cup of flour (Amazon link)
  • 1/3 cup of salt (Amazon link )
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar (Amazon link )
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil {Amazon link}
  • 4-8 drops Young Living Peppermint essential oil (or scent of choice)
  • 1 cup water
  • Pint size wide mouth jar {Amazon link}
  • Felt, ribbon or material for scarf
  • Sharpie marker, cut vinyl, buttons, etc for snowman buttons
  • Snowman cookie cutter (optional){Amazon link}

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and stir. Heat over med-high heat until the playdough thickens up a bit. This should just take a few minutes. Take off of stove and let cool. Knead in your essential oil.

This recipe will make enough to fill a 16oz jar. To decorate your jar, use a sharpie marker, some cut felt or even buttons for the snowman buttons. Then tie or glue some felt, ribbon or material around the lid for his scarf. Super fun and easy to make. Great for all the kiddos on your list. You can also add a cute cookie cutter for them to play with the dough.



Soft Homemade Playdough Scented with Essential Oils

Bridget Davet

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Chocolate Mint Sugar Lip Scrub

Homemade Chocolate Mint Sugar Scrub made with Young Living essential oils

It's that time of year again - for dry cracked lips! DIY sugar scrubs are the way to go. You can even customize the ingredients to your liking. Best of all, you probably already have all the ingredients right there in your own home. Rub some of the homemade lip scrub onto your lips to exfoliate your lips, leaving them soft and free of dry flakes. Rub off with a towel or wash off with water. Follow up with some homemade cocoa-mint lip balm.

You will need:

  • 1 ounce sugar
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder {Amazon link}
  • 1 teaspoon raw honey (Texas) {Amazon link}
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil {Amazon link} or carrier oil of choice such as sweet almond oil {Amazon link}
  • 1-2 drops Vitamin E oil - optional {Amazon link}
  • 2 drops Young Living Peppermint essential oil
  • 1 oz jar (glass or plastic is fine) {Amazon link}

Instructions

1. Mix together the sugar and cocoa powder in a small bowl.

2. Add honey, grapeseed oil (or carrier oil of choice), Vitamin E and 2 drops of peppermint essential oil and mix with the sugar/cocoa.

3. Spoon scrub into a jar with a tight fitting lid. Add decorative label or card including info about how to use the scrub, if desired.

To use: gently massage sugar scrub onto wet lips. Wipe off with a towel and rinse thoroughly.

This chocolate mint sugar lip scrub pairs nicely with my Cocolate mint sugar body scrub.

Homemade Chocolate Mint Sugar Scrub made with Young Living essential oils

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Bridget Davet

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Simple Homemade Shampoo

Simple Homemade Shampoo made with Young Living essential oils

Toxic shampoos and beauty products are a thing of the past. With a few simple ingredients that you probably have around your house, you can make your own for cheap. If you have not figured out the beauty of castile soap, hopefully you soon will. It comes in a bar or liquid format and you can use it for everything from shampoos, to body wash, to face wash, to hand soap... you get the point. Feel free to find what essential oil combo works best for your hair. A quick search of Google will probably guide you to which essential oils are best for certain hair types.

You will need:

    Simple Homemade Shampoo made with Young Living essential oils
  • 4 oz. filtered water
  • 4 oz. Dr. Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap {Amazon link}
  • Young Living essential oils
  • 8 oz Cobalt Blue Plastic Bottle w/ Black Disc Lid 6 pk {Amazon link}

Instructions

First choose what combination of essential oils you'd like to use. Here are some suggestions:
16 drops rosemary & 2 drops peppermint Young Living essential oil
16 drops lavender & 2-3 drops peppermint Young Living essential oil
16 drops cedarwood & 2 drops tea tree Young Living essential oil
10 drops tea tree & 4 drops peppermint Young Living essential oil

Add the castile soap and essential oils to your container and shake. Add the filtered water and shake to combined.

Use as you normally use your regular shampoo.

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Bridget Davet

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

DIY Cocoa-Mint Lip Balm

DIY Cocoa-Mint Lip Balm

This is my new favorite recipe! I’ve been making regular lip balm for years, and I love it, but this is a very different one. The cocoa butter gives it a chocolate smell and a super smooth feel.

You will need:

DIY Cocoa-Mint Lip Balm with Essential Oils


Instructions

Chop the cocoa butter into small pieces. In a saucepan or a double boiler, heat the beeswax, almond oil and vitamin E oil on low to low-medium until the beeswax is mostly melted. Add the cocoa butter and continue to heat until all the items are melted. Stir constantly as they melt. Once everything is melted, remove from heat and add your essential oil and stir. You can play around with the recipe and find how many drops work for you.

Using the pipette (like a turkey baster), fill each of the lip balm tubes to the very top. This recipe will make about approximately 14 - 16 lip balms. Let the lip balms sit out and cool for a few hours until they are harden. Then place the caps on the tubes. This recipe is super easy and these make great gifts, party favors, giveaways, etc. If you don’t like almond oil, you can use any carrier oil you’d like such as grapeseed, jojoba, etc. Just be aware of the smell of the carrier oil can affect the overall smell of your cocoa-mint recipe.

This recipe is perfect for lip balm tubes. If you’d like to make them in lip balm containers (the ones where you use your finger to dip it out), then you’d want to use a little less beeswax to make it more creamy and softer.



DIY Cocoa-Mint Lip Balm Scented with Essential Oils

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Bridget Davet

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Homemade Chocolate Mint Sugar Scrub

Homemade Chocolate Mint Sugar Scrub made with Young Living essential oils

Move over pricey sugar scrubs! DIY sugar scrubs not only work better, but they are non-toxic and safe! You can even customize the ingredients to your liking. Best of all, you probably already have all the ingredients right there in your own home.

You will need:


Instructions

Mix together the sugar and cocoa powder in a medium bowl.

Add 1/4 cup almond oil (or carrier oil of choice) and mix with the sugar/cocoa mixture. Add more almond oil one tablespoon at a time until your scrub has the desired consistency. Add essential oil and optional Vitamin E oil.

Spoon scrub into a jar with a tight fitting lid. Add decorative label or card including info about how to use the scrub, if desired.

To use: apply to wet skin and gently massage in a circular motion, focusing on rough areas. Rinse thoroughly and pat dry. Avoid use on cuts or delicate areas. Do not exfoliate on sunburned or irritated skin. Do not use directly after shaving skin, wait at least 24 hours after shaving to use scrub. Be careful not to fall on wet or slippery areas caused by using scrub.



Homemade Chocolate Mint Sugar Scrub made with Young Living essential oils

Check out all twelve of the 12 days of Christmas - DIY Beauty using essential oils posts.

12 Days of Christmas - DIY Beauty using essential oils made with Young Living essential oils


Bridget Davet

Using the affiliate links in this blog to make purchases helps support my site. Thank you in advance!