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Cleansing Clay Masks on Soap Queen TV

January 12, 2012 Filed Under: Soaks & Scrubs

Learn to make your own Clay Masks using a variety of dry clay powders, moisturizing oils and even ingredients you can find in your kitchen! Clay (or mud) is great for soaking up excess oil and removing impurities from your skin. In this episode, Anne-Marie shares 3 unique recipes which you can make for a fraction of the cost of store bought masks.

Ingredients used in this video:

Recipe 1) Just Add Water Mask

Get everything you need to make the ‘Just Add Water Mask’

Recipe 2) Rich Mud Mask

2.5 oz Bentonite Clay
1.1 oz Kaolin Clay
1.1 oz Rhassoul Clay (Rhassoul clay has been discontinued. To substitute, increase the amounts of bentonite and kaolin clay in equal parts.)
1 oz Meadowfoam Oil
1 oz Tamanu Oil
.6 oz Vitamin E Oil
.6 oz Buckthorn Extract
2.5 grams Phenonip

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Recipe #3 Fresh Clay Mask

1 Small Avocado
1 Egg White
1/2 tsp Olive Oil
1/2 Tbl Honey
4 tsp Sea Clay

Baked Dendritic Bath Salts. So Relaxing!

April 21, 2011 Filed Under: Soaks & Scrubs

Mmmmmm…… A hot bath with soothing salt and delicate fragrance sounds really good right now. So here’s an easy and fool-proof method for making bath salts.

Dendritic Salt has a greater surface area than other salts which means the fragrance (or essential) oils and color stick better and with more OOMPH! Many crafters add Dendritic Salt to their Sea Salt formulations for the non-clumping capabilities. But this isn’t just any bath salt recipe…this is a baked bath salt recipe. We’re baking in the colorant and fragrance oil leaving a smooth, dry and clump free texture. People are going to ask you how you got such a nice consistency with such a fine salt. Shhhh…it’s our little secret!

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Shopping. Planning. Shopping.

October 13, 2010 Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

We’re hard at work planning our Summer 2011 line. Our Spring 2011 line has been determined (thanks S.O.A.P. panel!) and will be announced soon. One of the ways I work to plan future seasons is by reading a ton of magazines, walking the mall (color trend, scent trends, bottle shapes and sizes all play into that) and buying from a bunch of different vendors to see what they are making (what they’re trending towards, are they making traditional products with a twist, what colors seem to be hot, what new ingredients have caught their eye). So, lucky me, it’s part of my quarterly job to seek out cool bath and body products to buy and yes, use.

My first purchase yesterday was from Angel Face Botanicals out of Portland, Oregon.

Citrus & Lavender Organic Soap

Milk & Honey Effervescent Spa Crystals

Pineapple Papaya Skin Mask

Honey Jasmine Natural Perfume

Then I went over to Nature’s Art and grabbed some all natural toothpaste that I had my eye on. And, since you can’t just buy one thing, I tossed a couple other things into my cart.

Cream Cheese Body Frosting

Natural Tooth Soap

Saltworks Soap Skin Treatment

I also ordered from LUSH to see what’s going on in their trendy world (I am looking forward to trying their solid conditioner). I can’t wait to use the products, be inspired and get some new Shout-Out to Soapmakers Interviews up and running for you to read and get energized by.

Mother’s Day Bath Tea

April 15, 2010 Filed Under: Bath Fizzies

Mother’s Day is coming up (and coming up quick!). This is an easy project for you to make with kids too (eh hem, Dads…). Let mom relax this mother’s day with herbal infused bath time. I have two fabulous recipes to pick from that are both relaxing and moisturizing. Your mom deserves it (I know my mom does)!

RECIPE ONE: Healing Orange Bath Tea

1/4 cup Chamomile Herb

1/4 cup Calendula Herb

8 mini scoops of Orange Peel Powder

3 ml Vitamin E Oil

6 ml Orange ValenciaEssential Oil

1 Large Sealable Tea Bag

Small mixing bowl

Droppers

Mini Scoops

Iron

ONE: In your small mixing bowl, combine the Chamomile, Calendula, Orange Peel Powder, Vitamin E Oil and Orange Valencia Essential Oil.

TWO: Mix ingredients together so the oil is evenly distributed. Use your fingers to fill the tea bag with the herbs.

THREE: Seal the open ends of the tea bag with a hot iron.

RECIPE TWO: Relaxing Rose and Lavender Bath Tea

1/4 cup Lavender Grade One

1/4 cup Pink Moroccan Rosebuds

4 ml Hungarian Lavender Essential Oil

2 ml Vitamin E Oil

Large Sealable Tea Bag

Small mixing bowl

Droppers

Mini Scoop

Iron

ONE: In your small mixing bowl, combine the Lavender, Rose Petals, Vitamin E Oil and Hungarian Lavender Essential oil.

TWO: Mix ingredients together and fill the tea bag with the herbs.

THREE: Seal the open ends of the tea bag with a hot iron.

*Note: It’s normal for the oil to soak through the tea bag just a little. It’s the price we must pay for a fabulously scented and moisturizing bath. Leave the oil out of the recipe if you do not want the oil marks on the tea bag.

Foot Balm for Mom

May 4, 2009 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Lotion

Ingredients
2.5 oz. Shea Butter
1 oz. White Beeswax
1 oz. Golden Jojoba Oil
1-2 drops Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil
1-2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil (2nd distill)
Microwave safe bowl

Step 1: Melt shea butter and white beeswax until liquid. If melting ingredients in the microwave, give the mixture a quick stir after 2 minutes.

Step 2: Stir in the golden jojoba oil and fragrance oil. After thoroughly mixing, pour into a container (we used a 4 oz tin). Let cool.

Directions: After soaking feet in the Fizzy Foot Soak and exfoliating with the Sea Salt Scrub, treat your heels and toes with this moisturizing balm. Be sure to put socks on after applying, it could be a little slippery!

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Sea Salt Foot Scrub For Mom

May 2, 2009 Filed Under: Soaks & Scrubs

Ingredients
2.5 oz – 3 oz. Dead Sea Salt (fine grained or medium)
2 Tbsp. Purple Jojoba Beads
1 oz. Golden Jojoba Oil
1 oz. Sweet Almond Oil
2 drops Vitamin E Oil
2-3 drops Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil
2-3 drops Peppermint Essential Oil (2nd distill)
4 oz tin or container

Step 1: Mix all ingredients together and package it in a cute container (we used a 4 oz tin). Really, that’s all you do! Remember that you can use any fragrance oil combination that you want. I’m partial to our creation though. It’s minty, sweet and refreshing.

Directions: After soaking feet in the Fizzy Foot Soak, rub a generous amount of the sea salt scrub on your feet and ankles (or your Mom’s feet!). Apply more pressure for a deeper exfoliation. The smaller grain provides an even, smooth exfoliation and the medium grain salt is a rougher, shorter scrub. Rinse off with hot water. Pat dry. Hold tight and wait for tomorrow’s recipe on making a foot balm.

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Home Spa Experience for Mom

April 29, 2009 Filed Under: Personal Ramblings

Mom already has a birdhouse made of popsicle sticks! This year, give her something pampering. Let your Mom kick off her shoes and relax with a home spa experience including a handmade Fizzing Foot Soak, a Sea Salt Foot Scrub and a Luxurious Foot Balm. Her toes will be rejuvenated and flawless just in time for spring!Get creative and make your own labels or cheat a little and use ours (we won’t tell). Print the labels here.

Stay tuned. Recipes to follow.