Herbal Foot Soak

1/4 cup lavender flowers
1/4 cup lemon peel
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons fine oatmeal
2 tablespoons almond meal

Wrap the ingredients in cheesecloth and tie with a string. Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil. Drop the herb sachet in and turn off the heat. Let steep for 15-20 minutes. Combine the herbed water with enough comfortably warm water to immerse your feet up to your ankles, and soak your feet for about 15 minutes. Stay relaxed as you soak, either just sitting in silence and breathing deeply or listening to relaxing instrumental music. Pat you feet dry and rub on some lotion or shea butter.

Aromatherapy Foot Soak

1/4 cup sea salts
1 tbsp Epsom salts
1 tsp baking soda
2 drops essential oil of lemon
2 drops essential oil of sandalwood
2 drops essential oil of coriander

Combine well all of the above in enough comfortably warm water (about 2 quarts) in a foot basin or bath-tub to immerse your feet up to your ankles. Soak your feet in the mix for about 15 minutes. Stay relaxed as you soak. After you're done, pat your feet dry and apply some moisturizing lotion or shea butter. Mmmm!

Natural Foot Powder

1/2 cup arrowroot
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
2 drops essential oil of peppermint
2 drops essential oil of lemon

Pass the dry ingredients through a sieve two or three times to mix well. Add the essential oils to the mix, stir well, and sieve again. Store in a dry container.

Cornmeal & Pumice Foot Scrub

1/2 Cup Dry Cornmeal
2 Tablespoons Avocado Oil
1 Pumice Stone

Mix cornmeal and avocado oil. Spread on feet and rub skin with a pumice stone, concentrating on heels and callused areas. Rinse with warm water and pat dry.

Egg & Honey Facial - All Skin Types
This easy mask is suitable for all skin types. It clarifies and moisturizes the skin, leaving it cleansed and silken. Egg yolks contain antioxidants, which are very beneficial to our skin.

1 egg yolk
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
1 tsp. almond oil

Mix all ingredients together, stirring until smooth. To use, apply to face and rinse with warm water after 15 minutes.

Strawberry Oily Skin Mask

4-5 crushed strawberries
1 tsp. plain yogurt

Mix together and apply to face. Works in 10-15 minutes.

Dry Skin Mask

Mash one avocado, add yogurt and honey to make a paste and apply to face to help moisturize dry skin.

Normal Skin Mask

A peach and heavy whipping cream will help soothe and smooth all skin types.

Oatmeal Mask
Grind oatmeal until its fine. Add an egg white to a small amount (or just plain water or witch hazel is okay)of the oatmeal. Pat on to face and let dry. When done, lay a warm, wet washcloth on face to soften, then wash off.

Ginger Dandruff Treatment

Ginger root
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Squeeze ginger root through press to obtain one tablespoon of juice. Mix all ingredients. Apply to scalp and let dry before shampooing. Repeat three times a week.

Cinnamon Sugar Scrub
Use as a refreshingly brisk scrub for feet and hands. (Not for use on broken skin.)

Juice from one lemon (remove seeds)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk or cream
Dash of cinnamon
4 drops lemon essential oil

1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl using a whisk.
2. To use, scoop out and massage over hands and feet. Doing this in the bath tub makes clean up much easier. Because of the olive oil, it could leave the tub a bit , so be careful.

Revitalizing Bath Salts

2 c. Epsom salts
2 c. coarse salt
20 drops green food coloring
12 drops eucalyptus essential oil
20 drops rosemary essential oil
30 drops peppermint essential oil
4 1/2-pint jars and lids

Combine salts in a large mixing bowl; scoop out one cup salt mixture
and place in a small mixing bowl. Add food coloring and oils to
small mixing bowl; mix well. Pour salt and oil mixture back into
large bowl; stir with remaining salt mixture, coating thoroughly.
Pour salts into jars; seal lids and attach gift tags. Makes four jars.

Rainbow Bath Oil:

1/2 cup Almond oil
1/2 cup rosewater or orange flower water
2 drops blue food coloring
2 drops red coloring

Mix the oil and one kind of the coloring in a jar with a lid by shaking vigorously. Then mix the water and the other coloring in another jar in the same manner. Pour the oil into the bottle and then add the water. The oil will float to the top. When the mixture sits on a shelf, the colors will separate, making a rainbow effect. To use: shake gently and add a bit to a warm bath.
*the more you shake the bottle, the more the colors will blend and not separate
back out into distinct colors*

Home Made Honey Bath Oil

Mix together a cup of light baby or olive oil with 1/2 a cup of honey,
1/2 cup of liquid soap and a drop each of your favorite essential oils. Mix together gently and decant into a pretty squirt bottle.

Bubble Bath Jelly Jars

1 packet Unflavored Gelatin
3/4 cup Water
1/2 cup Clear Liquid Soap or Bubble Bath
Fragrance Oils - as desired
Food Coloring - optional
Small objects (silk flowers, toys, small figures, etc.)
1/8 sheet Cardstock weight Paper
Ribbon, Yarn or Raffia (for bow to tie label on jar)
Clear container with lid, such as a small glass canning jar

Empty the packet of gelatin into a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Heat water in a saucepan, until just boiling. Immediately remove water from heat source. Carefully pour the hot water into the large mixing bowl and gently mix with gelatin powder. Allow gelatin to completely dissolve. Be patient! This may take a few minutes. Slowly and gently stir the liquid soap into the gelatin mixture. Add a drop of food coloring and 5-8 drops of fragrance oil. Be careful not to beat mixture or bath jelly will become foamy. Pour mixture into a clean, clear container. Place your chosen small object inside container, nesting it inside jelly. Refrigerate Bubble Jelly until set (about 4 hours). As the jelly sets, come up with a name for your creation. Then using your cardstock paper and ribbon, make a label for the jar. Attach label to bath jelly jar by punching a hole in one corner of the label. Thread ribbon, cut long enough to tie around the jar, through hole on label. Tie around the jar! (You can also decorate your jar with additional small items or dried flowers, as desired.) To use: Scoop a small amount of jelly (1 - 2 Tbsp.) into your hand and hold under warm running water for a bubbly bath treat! Note: This craft can be made for both children as well as adults! The container and object placed in the jelly can be adjusted to the likes and interests of the person you are making it for. Let your imagination run wild, and you can come up with some very imaginative bath jelly jars!