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10 Floral Projects to Make This Spring

April 3, 2017 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials

If you run out of ideas for your next handmade project, there are plenty of sources for inspiration. You can check out the #SoapShare tag on Instagram, head over to Pinterest, or visit your favorite blog. Sometimes, the easiest way to get ideas is to head outside. Nature is full of beautiful color and scent combinations. Check out the floral tutorials below for inspiration on your next spring project.

Rose Quartz Cold Process Soap
Rose Quartz Fragrance Oil is a new addition to the Bramble Berry line and it’s already an office favorite. It’s a twist on a traditional rose scent with notes of bergamot, orange zest, grapefruit, and sandalwood. The bright citrus and floral notes are a perfect fit for the Rose Quartz Cold Process Soap. It has a simple pink and white swirl design and it’s topped with shimmery Snowflake Sparkle Mica and medium pink sea salt.

Rose Clay and Charcoal Cold Process Soap
This tutorial highlights the versatility of a pink color palette. While the Rose Quartz Cold Process Soap is soft and feminine, the Rose Clay and Charcoal Cold Process Soap is rustic and natural. The base is colored with rose clay and accented with an activated charcoal pencil line, and scented with Rosehip Jasmine Fragrance Oil. Finally, it’s topped with rose petals.

Charcoal and Rose Clay Spa Bar
Rose clay and activated charcoal look great in melt and pour soap as well. The Charcoal and Rose Clay Spa Bar features a layered design and a spa-inspired blend of sandalwood, rose absolute, and red Brazilian mandarin essential oils. The bars also feel luxurious because they’re made with Shea Melt and Pour Base. Shea butter is known for its moisturizing properties, read more about it here. See how to make these luxurious bars on Soap Queen TV or click play below.

Soothing Floral Bath Salts
Bath salts are another way to enjoy a spa experience at home. Stepping into a warm bath filled with medium Dead Sea salt, fine Dead Sea salt, and Epsom salt can help you relax and unwind. The Floral Bath Salts also contain rose petals, lavender buds, and calendula, so it feels like you’re bathing in a mountain stream. To ensure the bath smells as good as it looks, the salts have a fresh blend of Orange Blossom Candle and Soap Fragrance Oil and Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil.

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Frankincense Essential Oil Body Balm DIY

February 10, 2017 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Lotion

Frankincense essential oil has a rich, smooth and slightly citrusy scent. The relaxing aroma made it a precious oil for centuries. It is considered sacred in many cultures. It is sourced from the resin of the Boswellia carterii tree, which is found in Somalia. There are a wide variety of claims pertaining to frankincense essential oil, but it’s important to keep in mind that none of them have been proven true by the FDA. But, we do know frankincense essential oil adds a relaxing scent and historic character to products.

This Frankincense Essential Oil Body Balm is a fantastic hydrator. The combination of avocado oil, kokum butter and cera bellina wax create a balm that’s firm at room temperature but softens with body heat. Thanks to the cera bellina wax, it has a slight gel-like texture. It’s perfect for extra dry areas of the skin, including hands, feet and knees.

If you like a softer texture, decrease the amount of kokum butter. If you don’t have cera bellina wax on hand, you could slightly increase the amount of kokum butter, or use a bit of beeswax. Just keep in mind cera bellina wax gives the balm a unique gel-like texture that cannot be replicated with other ingredients. If tweaking the ingredients, you may consider making a small test batch to ensure you like the texture. The frozen spoon trick is a great way to test the balm before pouring it!

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Chamomile & Coconut Oil Body Balm DIY

October 19, 2016 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Lotion

Chamomile is one of my favorite herbs to use in do-it-yourself beauty products. The use of chamomile in skincare has been traced all the way back to Ancient times, including ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Today, chamomile is still ingested and applied to the skin for its anti-inflammatory properties. To add the skin-loving properties to this balm, coconut oil is infused for several hours with chamomile herb.

Olive oil is combined with the coconut oil for a bit of softness, while yellow beeswax helps keep it solid in hotter temperatures. If you live in an extremely hot temperature, you can add more beeswax to increase the melting point. If you like a softer balm, decrease the amount of yellow beeswax. A great trick for testing the consistency of balms is the frozen spoon trick. It allows you to feel the balm when cooled, prior to pouring it into containers. In our tests, we found this balm begins to melt around 100 ° F. Looking for more ways to incorporate chamomile into your skincare? Check out the recipes below!

Top Row: Chamomile Oat Melt & Pour Bars, Lavender & Chamomile Goat Milk Bath Tea
Bottom Row: Soothing Eye Tea, Yellow Chamomile Cold Process Soap

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Whipped Coffee Body Butter Tutorial

February 18, 2013 Filed Under: Lotion

This recipe is a variation of the classic and well-loved Whipped Shea Butter tutorial that was eventually turned into a Soap Queen TV episode. It’s hard to deny the ease of making a whipped butter (just three steps in this case!), and you get such a wonderful result. Plus, the combination of the Coffee Butter and Tamanu Oil’s natural fragrances mixed with Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil and Almond Cybilla Fragrance Oil is downright sinful. Use this whipped butter on super dry patches, like elbows and knees, for extra happy skin.

Recipe:
16 oz Coffee Butter
1 oz Rice Bran Oil
0.5 oz Tamanu Oil
6 mL Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil
3 mL Almond Cybilla Fragrance Oil
3 Plastic Bail Jars

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Winter Body Balm Recipe + Free Printable

December 8, 2011 Filed Under: Lotion

I love making balms because they’re so easy to create and there are so many different ways that you can make them. This Winter Body Balm recipe is designed to comfort and heal your dry, chapped winter skin making a perfect gift for that skier on your Christmas list. It has a creamy consistency for a balm, making it easy to apply to your feet, elbows, knees and hands (or anywhere on your body that is in need of extreme moisture). And if I haven’t sold you on this recipe yet, I’ve designed some winter themed labels that fit our ultra cute bail jars.

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