Bathroom Stuff

Bathroom Crafts

No, I'm not talking about crazy toilet paper holders that look like dolls in crocheted dresses. I'm talking about the stuff we use in the bathroom:

Bath Beeds

Do it Yourself Ointment

Easy Dandruff Treatment

Make it Yourself~Lip Balm

Herbal List

Bath Beeds

1/4 C baking soda
2 T citric acid (called "sour salt" in the kosher food aisle)
1 T borax
2 T Powdered sugar
2 T almond oil or olive oil
1 t vitamin E (or skin so soft)
1/4 t essential or perfume oil (I recommend Camphor, Vanilla or Lavender)

Combine dry ingredients. Drizzle almond oil previously mixed with vitamin E and fragrance and mix well. Take teaspoon sized globs and form into balls with your fingers. (Mixture is very crumbly, so do the best you can-it may be best to form the balls into a candy mold for shape) Place these on wax paper and let harden 2 or 3 hours, then reshape again. Let dry completely, about 10 days. Store in an airtight container. To use, drop 1 or 2 into the bath and enjoy. TOP

Do It Yourself Ointment

Melt 9 parts petroleum jelly in the microwave or in a double boiler.
Stir in 1 part dried herbs of choice and heat for about two hours, or until the herbs are crisp.
Strain through cheesecloth and squeezing the last bit through the cheesecloth.
(Mixture will be hot!)
Pour the strained mixture while still warm into clean, glass storage jars. You can find great little jars at dollar stores or try using baby food jars.

(recipe from: Linda Coffin) TOP

Everything Salve

Ointment can be used for just about anything --any kind of skin wound or abrasion, dry skin, lip balm, and as a facial cream.
1 cup olive oil
Herbs
(Comfrey, plantain, calendula, lavender, pine needles, yarrow, chamomile, whatever you can find that's good for skin )
2 ounces beeswax
Essential oils as desired
(Lemon or lavender work well)

Warm the oil and place the herbs in it.
Allow to simmer very gently for a couple of hours till the herbs are starting to get crispy.
Strain through a fine stainless steel mesh strainer and return to pot.
Add beeswax and melt.
Remove from heat and stir in essential oils.
Stir and cool, till it barely starts to thicken.
Pour into clean jars.
Allow to cool.
Label the ingredients.
(Recipe inspired by Cathy Gileadi's Autumn Salve) TOP

Cuticle Softener

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil

Combine and massage into nails and cuticles. TOP

Glitter Gel

3 tbl. flax seed (you can get flax seed in your local health food store)
1 cup water
Mica pigment or non-toxic glitter
Fragrance oil or Essential oil of choice
Mix seed and water and bring to a boil.
Remove strain allow to cool
Add the glitter and scent.
Strain it fast because it gels really fast. TOP

Easy Gel (with or without sparkles)

1/4 cup aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon glycerin
5 drops fragrance oil (your choice)
1 drops food coloring (your choice)
(1/4 teaspoon fine polyester glitter (any color) optional

Mix aloe and glycerin in a small bowl.
(Stir in glitter)
Stir in fragrance and color.
It is ready to use immediately. TOP

Hand and Body Gel

3/4 cup water
1 tsp gelatin
1 tbls lemon juice
1 tbls witch hazel
1 tbls cider vinegar
1 tbls glycerin

Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup of the water.
Heat in the microwave 30-40 seconds on high
. Stir in rest of the ingredients.
Chill untill it is set.< TOPbr>

Dandruff Treatment

10 aspirin tablets
3/4 cup warm water
Dissolve the aspirin in water. After shampooing, massage into scalp, leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse. TOP

Lemon Facial Splash

2 ounces witch hazel extract
5 drops lemon essential oil
2 tsp. orange flower water ( optional )

Pour witch hazel and orange flower water into a lotion bottle. Add the lemon essential oil and shake well. Label. Shake before using. TOP

Rosewater

2 cups distilled water
1/4 cup vodka
1/2 cup rose petals
15 drops rose essential.oil opt.

Combine ingredients and set in sun for the day. Strain and add essential oils. Refrigerate. Use within two weeks. TOP

Fresh Breath Maker 1 part distilled water
1 part 100 proof vodka
1 drop peppermint essential oil per teaspoon of liquid

Place ingredients in a small bottle or atomizer. Shake well. Use one drop on your tongue. Variations: Use spearmint or wintergreen essential oil for flavoring. TOP

Honey Pot Lip Balm

2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. Beeswax
1/2 tsp. cocoa butter
1/2 tsp. Honey
3 drops essential oil of orange
1 vitamin E capsule

Measure oil, beeswax and cocoa butter into a glass or enamel pan.
Melt over low heat. A hotplate works well and reduces the risk of overheating the oils.
Put the balm into tiny jars (found at craft stores)
Place it in a pan of water to melt the waxes.
Stir the mixture often until the wax is melted. Remove from heat and stir in the honey and essential oil. Pinch open the vitamin E capsule and squeeze the contents into the mixture.
Stir well. Pour the mixture into containers.
Label after it has solidified.
If you want your honey to be dispersed throughout the lip balm you will need to stir it as it is solidifying.

Variations:
Choose any essential oil that appeals to you. Tea Tree oil is good for cold sores and chapped lips.
Make your lip balm using an herbal oil in place of the olive oil. Melissa (lemon balm) and Calendula are two of many herbs that can add healing and soothing properties.
Alkanet will make red lip balm. Start with one tablespoon to 1/2 cup oil. After heat extraction, check the color. If it is not dark enough for you add more Alkanet and go through the heat extraction process again.
Your lip balm will turn out several shades lighter than the color of your oil.

TOP Make Your Own Lip Balm

Ingredients:
An easy guide for creating your own lip balm recipes is this:
20% Beeswax
25% of an oil that is solid at room temperature oil (Coconut, Shea Butter,etc.)
15% of an oil that is brittle at room temperature oil (Cocoa Butter, etc.)
40% of an oil that is liquid oil at room temperature (Almond, Olive, Avocado, etc.)

Instructions: Weigh all ingredients.
Melt in a double boiler until all items are melted. Beeswax is the item that will take the longest to melt.
Use caution and never heat over direct flame. Oils and wax get hot very quickly and the temperature can climb higher than you suspect.
Once the oils are melted use a plastic dropper to dispense the solution into lip balm tubes or small tins.
Fill tubes until the inside screw is barely covered. Allow to firm for a few minutes.
Once the solution cools there will be a slight indentation from shrinkage.
You can then top off the tube with more oil/wax solution.
Cap when all tubes are filled.
This recipe gives the basic idea, so feel free to experiment to create your own special blends. If you find that some of the oils are hard to locate, you can simply use a liquid oil with beeswax. Adjust the proportions to achieve the desired firmness. TOP

Here is a list of herbs and their medicinal/spiritual purposes.

Antiseptic: lavender, thyme, peppermint, eucalyptus, wintergreen.

Astringent: sage, milfoil, comfrey root, strawberry leaves.

Calming: fragrant valerian, balm, marjoram, hops, passion flower.

Cleansing (especially for oily skin):lovage, milfoil, lemongrass, geranium leaves.

Healing: peppermint, milfoil, camomile flowers, elder flowers, linden flowers, rosemary, lovage.

Moisturizing: orange blossoms, camomile flowers, rose leaves, rose petals, rose hips, white willow bark.

Softening: fennel, rose petals, elder flowers, linden flowers.

Stimulating circulation: thyme, mother of thyme, rosemary, lavender.

Toning the skin: thyme, lavender, milfoil, peppermint.

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