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Homemade Lavender Gifts for the Bathroom
by Jill Black
Description: Easy homemade lavender bath products to give as gifts.
Herbal lavender based toiletries and cosmetics, that are just as good
as bought ones, can easily be made at home for giving as gifts to
family and friends.
Lavender-Scented Soap Balls
Ingredients:
2 bars unscented soap
1/4 cup rosewater
10 drops of Lavender oil
Grate the soap. Heat the rosewater and pour over soap and let stand
for 10 minutes. Knead together thoroughly then add 10 drops of
lavender oil. Leave the mixture for a couple of days then form into
small golf sized balls and leave to dry in the sun. When the balls
are fairly hard polish them with your hands, moistened with
rosewater. Put aside for six weeks to fully harden.
Lavender Bath Salts
For bath lovers perfumed bath salts make an ideal gift. Pluck petals
from lavender flower heads and air dry in a basket out of the direct
sunlight. Gently toss daily to ensure there is enough air movement
through the basket to dry them properly.
To make the salts:
Mix together equal quantities of Sea salt and Epsom salts.
Then add 20 drops of Lavender Essential oil to each cup of bath salt
mix.
To package your bath salts place the lavender flowers and salts in
alternate layers in a pretty clear glass jar.
Note: Epsom salts are high in magnesium to relax any tension in the
body and sea salt contains minerals from the sea that are beneficial
for the skin.
Lavender Foot Rub
This makes a great gift for the athletic friend.
Ingredients:
1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons pure sunflower or avocado oil
30 drops essential oil of lavender
Mix ingredients together in a glass jar and stand in a roasting pan
of hot water. Heat the water gently until hot, stirring until the
ingredients are blended together.
Allow to cool. Cap the jar and shake well then remove the cap until
the mixture is cold. When cold replace the cap. Shake well before
using.
Lavender foot rub is useful for preventing blisters and cracked skin.
Luxury Lavender Bath Blend
For the gardener with a ready supply of herbs in the garden this
aromatic blend is easy to make for gift giving.
Combine together 1 cup each of the following dried herbs:
Lavender
Sweet Marjoram
Thyme
Rosemary
Peppermint
Lemon Balm
Bay Leaves
Pennyroyal
Wormwood
Put mixture into a large enamel pot with 2 liters of water and boil
for 10 minutes. Let cool and strain through muslin.
Add 1/2 a bottle of brandy. You only need to add a little to the bath
water for a luxuriously scented bath.
Copyright © Jill Black
About the Author: Jill is the owner of Netwrite-Publish. For more
ideas for the home visit http://www.netwrite-publish.com
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