- Spa from
Scratch Basket
By Elizabeth Grace Smith
Copyright 2002
 Are
bath baskets beginning to bore you? Next time you’re about
to settle on a $25 spa set, stop shopping and create your own
instead. Your recipient will appreciate your originality and
she’ll get even more relaxation out of the contents because
you haven’t just given her new beauty products, you’ve
given her the fun of making them too! (Plus, she’ll feel
great knowing the products are all natural and environmentally
friendly.)
First, surf the net for make-it-at-home
relaxation recipes. You can start right here at www.pioneerthinking.com.
Print out a few formulas you think she’d enjoy for baths,
masks, perfume, and her hair. If you feel like going all out,
throw in a book such as Recipes for Natural Beauty: 100 Homemade Treatments
for Natural Beauty by Katie and Kathy Spiers, ($6-14 on Amazon.com)
or Make Your Own Cosmetics by Susan Curtis ($10.47
on Amazon).
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Your friend (and you too!) will
learn how to make facials, masks, bath beads, lotions, even perfume;
all using ingredients you found in the pantry. There are infinite
items to choose from. This year, start her off with the basics.
The next year you can fill in the blanks!
Basic Ingredients:
1 basket
1 lemon (skin, hair, bath)
1 cucumber (skin)
oatmeal (skin, bath)
olive oil (hair, feet, perfume, oils)
honey (skin, hair, bath)
essential oil (bath, perfume, oils)
avocado (skin)
powdered milk (skin, bath)
chamomile tea bags (undereyes, bath) |
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Optional additions:
peach, apricot, or mango
strawberries
Epsom salts
yogurt
cornstarch
almond meal
flour
baking soda
sea salts
powdered egg whites
fresh flower petals
Vitamin E capsules |
