Moisturizing Bath Melts

Treat yourself to a sinfully relaxing bath with lots of natural butters to moisturize, as well as baking soda and sea salt to soften your skin.

These bath melts are the complete package! Easy to make and fun to share.

Moisturizing Bath Melt RECIPE:

75g - Cocoa Butter
75g - Shea Butter
1/2 cup - Baking Soda
1/2 cup - Salt or Citric Acid (any salt or combination)
Up to 1 Tbsp - Fragrance (or Essential Oil approximately 10 drops per bath melt)

OPTIONS:

Clay for colour and skincare properties

Ultramarine / Oxide for colour

Mica for colour

Milk powder (1/4 cup) for extra moisturizing

Substitute sea salt for Epsom salt

Try more exotic salts like dead sea salts or the Canadian mineral salts

METHOD:

Melt the cocoa & shea butter together, stir in baking soda, salt and fragrance. Add optional ingredients if desired.  Cool until the mixture starts to thicken and pour into chosen molds.

Refrigerate or freeze until set. Unmold and wrap. 

Relax with a Seaweed Face Mask - Recipe

Seaweed is a rich source of organic proteins, minerals, and vitamins including B12 (not found in land plants), vitamin E, amino acids, and other nutrients.

A seaweed treatment can act as a powerful detoxifier that draws out toxins and impurities while adding beneficial nutrients to the skin.

Seaweed may also help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and stimulate the body's circulation, infusing the skin with moisture. Used as a body wrap, it may help to minimize cellulite.

Seaweed Mask RECIPE:

2 tsp - Seaweed Powder

1 tsp - White Clay

1 tsp - Liquid Honey (unpasteurized)

2 tsp(aprox) - Aloe Vera (liquid or gel) 

4 drops - Relax or Skin Therapy Essential Oil (optional)

METHOD: Mix the seaweed together with the clay. Add the honey and enough aloe vera to make a spreadable paste that will not drip. Add in the essential oil drops of your choosing.

Method for using the Seaweed Face Mask:

1. Cleanse face well
2. Prepare the mask as above
3. Cover the face and neck area of a layer of seaweed paste
4. Leave for 20-30 minutes until dry
5. Dampen to rehydrate mask and rub face and neck area to exfoliate
6. Rinse off with warm water, finish with a moisturizer

TIPS: Be careful to not get the mask too close to the eyes. It is always important that whatever you do to your face, you do to your neck area as well, including moisturizing.

Insect Bite Treatment - Recipe

This Insect Bite Treatment is a must have for anyone who spends time outdoors. It also works really well as a zit zapper!

RECIPE:

45 ml (3 tbsp) Witch Hazel

45 ml (3 tbsp) Alcohol (can use denatured alcohol, rubbing alcohol, or vodka)

2 ml (1/2 tsp) Calendula Oil
10 ml (2 tsp) Polysorbate 20
5 ml (1 tsp) Skin Therapy Essential Oil Blend

METHOD: Mix the Calendula Oil, the Polysorbate 20, and the Skin Therapy Essential Oil Blend together in a glass measuring cup. Let them sit together for a few minutes. Then add the Alcohol and the Witch Hazel. Stir well and pour into glass rollerball containers. Shake well before use. (You could also store your mixture in a glass bottle until ready to put in the rollerball containers).