A
angelica: strengthens, restores and anchors(avoid using in full sun)
Aniseed: reduce cramping and indigestion (do not use if pregnant)
Armoise: emollient and muscle relaxant (do not use if pregnant)
B
Basil: soothes and tones. use sparingly.
Bay: stimulates and energizes. can irritate skin.
Bergamot: conditions skin, soothes, antiseptic and photo toxic.
Birch Tar: muscle relaxant, soothing agent (do not use if pregnant)
Blackcurrent Seed: relieves PMS high in vitamin C
Black Pepper: muscle relaxant
C
Cabreuva: calming increases alertness
Cajaput: stimulates, mood enhancer, antiseptic
Camphor: soothes, conditions skin, muscle relaxant (do not use if pregnant and epileptic)
Cananga: skin conditioner and deodorent.
Caraway: muscle relaxant.
Cardamom: muscle relaxant, skin conditioner and soothing agent.
Carrot seed: muscle relaxant, soothing agent and skin conditioner
Cedarwood: antiseptic, skin conditioner, deodorent and soothing agent.
Celery Seed:Toner
Chamomile Moroc: muscle relaxant and skin conditioner.
Chamomile Roman: muscle relaxant and skin conditioner.
Cinammon Bark: skin conditioner , anti-inflammatory (can cause skin irritaion)
Citronella: skin contioner and insect repellent
Clary sage: skin conditioner, astrigent, soothing agent , muscle relaxant ( do not use if pregnant or if drinking alcohol
Clove bud: muscle relaxant, soothing agent. can irritate skin.
Copaiba Balsam: increases circulation and reduce stress
Coriander: muscle relaxant, soothing agent. use sparingly.
Costus Root: calming agent
Cumin: stimulating can irratate skin. use sparingly.
i will post the other essential oils on another post. dont forget to check out my other home spa series by clicking the home spa label below. ^^
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Spa Time (body scrub and hair remover)
Hey!!! for some of you who didn't know spa can be done at home with friends and families on what ever the occasion!!! cool huh?! This time i will introduce the body scrub and the hair remover.
COFFEE BODY SCRUB
2 cups of coarsely ground coffee
1/2 cup raw sugar or sea salt
2-3 T massage oil
Mix all ingredients together. Take a hot shower to moisten your skin and open your pores. Using wide, circular motions, rub the coffee exfoliant onto your skin with strong, even pressure. Shower off, pat skin dry, and apply a thin layer of your favorite body lotion.
Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
1-1/2 cups white table sugar
8 drops grapefruit essential oil
2 drops red food coloring (optional)
1/4 cup jojoba oil
1/4 cup liquid castile soap
Place sugar into a large bowl and stir to break up any clumps. Add the essential oil. Add one or two drops of red food coloring if you'd like it pink! Mix very well to make sure the color is evenly dispersed. Add the jojoba oil and Castile soap next, a little at a time, stirring after each addition. Mix well and the pour into clean container. To use, stand in the tub or shower and massage the sugar scrub onto your skin from head to toe. Rinse. Inhale. Smile.
(pic of a liquid Glycerin)
Spa Index Glycerin and HONEY Sugar Scrub
1 cup fine loose salt or loose sugar
3 teaspoons liquid glycerin
1 teaspoon pure honey
3-5 drops of your favorite essential oil
Optional: Pinch of lavender blossoms (available in the bulk department of good health food stores), or chamomile, or dried herbs of your choice, chopped exceedingly fine.
Mix ingredients well and store in an airtight container. Add more liquid ingredients if you prefer a thinner end-product. Stir thoroughly before use. This keeps very well, and in fact, the honey acts as preservative. Use small amounts when scrubbing the nose, being careful not to irritate or get it in the eyes. Scrub elbows, hands, knees, and feet. Rinse in warm water, pat dry, and apply your favorite lotion afterward ^^
MOISTURIZING BODY SCRUB
1/2 cup liquid glycerin
1/2 cup water
2 1/2 to 3 cups sugar or salt (white sugar, brown sugar, or table salt)
1 teaspoon solid coconut butter or solid coconut oil
6 drops of essential oil of your choice, or combine several (not to exceed 6 drops)
Combine glycerin, water, and one cup of sugar or table salt until the salt/sugar has mostly dissolved. Add the remainder of the sugar/salt until you have a rather pasty mixture, at a consistency you prefer. Meanwhile, melt the coconut butter or oil in a small container, in your microwave. MELT, but do not overheat. Stir the melted coconut oil into your sugar mixture, and stir well. Last, add the six drops of essential oils of your choice, stirring to blend. Melt and add more coconut butter or oil to reach your desired consistency. Transfer your mixture to an airtight container or jar, and cool until slightly thickened. Use as an after shower or after bath moisturizing body scrub.
now the remover!
HAIR REMOVER - BODY SUGARING
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
cornstarch
clean cloth cotton strips
wooden stick or spreader
Dust the area to be waxed, with cornstarch. Combine the first three ingredients in a clean glass bowl, and microwave for two minutes. Stop and stir your sugar mixture every 20-30 seconds. Let it cool to a comfortable warmth, and, using a wooden stick, spread a very thin layer onto your clean skin. Immediately cover the mixture with a strip of cotton fabric. Briskly stroke the strip several times in the direction of the hair growth, and then, pull the skin taut, and quickly rip away the cotton strip, against the direction of hair growth. As you proceed, you may need to reheat your sugar mixture in the microwave to keep it warm. Do not boil it or overheat as you could easily burn your skin.
have fun trying! (oh! and i will post the guide to the essential oils in the next post and check out my other home spa series by clicking the 'home spa' label below)
COFFEE BODY SCRUB
2 cups of coarsely ground coffee
1/2 cup raw sugar or sea salt
2-3 T massage oil
Mix all ingredients together. Take a hot shower to moisten your skin and open your pores. Using wide, circular motions, rub the coffee exfoliant onto your skin with strong, even pressure. Shower off, pat skin dry, and apply a thin layer of your favorite body lotion.
Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
1-1/2 cups white table sugar
8 drops grapefruit essential oil
2 drops red food coloring (optional)
1/4 cup jojoba oil
1/4 cup liquid castile soap
Place sugar into a large bowl and stir to break up any clumps. Add the essential oil. Add one or two drops of red food coloring if you'd like it pink! Mix very well to make sure the color is evenly dispersed. Add the jojoba oil and Castile soap next, a little at a time, stirring after each addition. Mix well and the pour into clean container. To use, stand in the tub or shower and massage the sugar scrub onto your skin from head to toe. Rinse. Inhale. Smile.
(pic of a liquid Glycerin)
Spa Index Glycerin and HONEY Sugar Scrub
1 cup fine loose salt or loose sugar
3 teaspoons liquid glycerin
1 teaspoon pure honey
3-5 drops of your favorite essential oil
Optional: Pinch of lavender blossoms (available in the bulk department of good health food stores), or chamomile, or dried herbs of your choice, chopped exceedingly fine.
Mix ingredients well and store in an airtight container. Add more liquid ingredients if you prefer a thinner end-product. Stir thoroughly before use. This keeps very well, and in fact, the honey acts as preservative. Use small amounts when scrubbing the nose, being careful not to irritate or get it in the eyes. Scrub elbows, hands, knees, and feet. Rinse in warm water, pat dry, and apply your favorite lotion afterward ^^
MOISTURIZING BODY SCRUB
1/2 cup liquid glycerin
1/2 cup water
2 1/2 to 3 cups sugar or salt (white sugar, brown sugar, or table salt)
1 teaspoon solid coconut butter or solid coconut oil
6 drops of essential oil of your choice, or combine several (not to exceed 6 drops)
Combine glycerin, water, and one cup of sugar or table salt until the salt/sugar has mostly dissolved. Add the remainder of the sugar/salt until you have a rather pasty mixture, at a consistency you prefer. Meanwhile, melt the coconut butter or oil in a small container, in your microwave. MELT, but do not overheat. Stir the melted coconut oil into your sugar mixture, and stir well. Last, add the six drops of essential oils of your choice, stirring to blend. Melt and add more coconut butter or oil to reach your desired consistency. Transfer your mixture to an airtight container or jar, and cool until slightly thickened. Use as an after shower or after bath moisturizing body scrub.
now the remover!
HAIR REMOVER - BODY SUGARING
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
cornstarch
clean cloth cotton strips
wooden stick or spreader
Dust the area to be waxed, with cornstarch. Combine the first three ingredients in a clean glass bowl, and microwave for two minutes. Stop and stir your sugar mixture every 20-30 seconds. Let it cool to a comfortable warmth, and, using a wooden stick, spread a very thin layer onto your clean skin. Immediately cover the mixture with a strip of cotton fabric. Briskly stroke the strip several times in the direction of the hair growth, and then, pull the skin taut, and quickly rip away the cotton strip, against the direction of hair growth. As you proceed, you may need to reheat your sugar mixture in the microwave to keep it warm. Do not boil it or overheat as you could easily burn your skin.
have fun trying! (oh! and i will post the guide to the essential oils in the next post and check out my other home spa series by clicking the 'home spa' label below)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
toner and scrub!
i have learn about home spa and thought about it with my cousin :). so i have learn that making spa at home is quite easy and much cheaper...i gonna talk about toner and scrubs, i will introduce 2 types of toner and 2 types of scrub. but first the tips
...the best time to bathe is when stomach is empty...the salted water will help alleviate light-headedness some people experience when soaking in hot water.
...the baths deprive your body fluid, and drinking alchohol before of during bath increase dehydration.
1.Apple toner.(intended for oily skin)
2/3 cup witch hazel
1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar,
2-5 drops Lavender Essential Oil (or essential oil of your choice)
Combine and add to clean bottle. Shake bottle well before using, and then dampen a cotton ball or pad saturated with your toner, and swab over face. Witch hazel is a gentle astringent, apple cider vinegar will help restore your skin's natural pH balance, and lavender soothes sensitive skin.
2.Blueberry toner (Make this mask the day you plan to use it, and do not store.)
3 tablespoons steamed, crushed blueberries
1/2 Cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Purée ingredients in a blender at low speed until well mixed and fluffy. Apply to face and neck. Let penetrate for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with tepid water. If you find the mask is too runny after blending, you should refrigerate for one hour or until of the consistency you desire.
ok now the scrubs
1.Petal Soft Face Scrub
Quarter size amount of facial cleanser (baby wash works great!)
1 drop of rose essential oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
Apply to wet face in gentle, circular motion, paying attention to nose, forehead and chin while avoiding sensitive eye area. Rinse with warm water. Apply your favorite moisturizer.
2.ALMOND-MAYONNAISE SCRUB
Dry Skin Exfoliator
1/4 Cup almonds
1/8 teaspoon mayonnaise
Grind almonds in blender until they form fine almond meal. Whirl in mayonnaise. Gentle rub scrub onto your face, and leave in place 10 minutes. Rinse. Use a toner thereafter. Shelf Life: Refrigerate for 2-3 weeks.
home spa are great stuff to use with your girlfriends, slumber parties or anything!
...the best time to bathe is when stomach is empty...the salted water will help alleviate light-headedness some people experience when soaking in hot water.
...the baths deprive your body fluid, and drinking alchohol before of during bath increase dehydration.
1.Apple toner.(intended for oily skin)
2/3 cup witch hazel
1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar,
2-5 drops Lavender Essential Oil (or essential oil of your choice)
Combine and add to clean bottle. Shake bottle well before using, and then dampen a cotton ball or pad saturated with your toner, and swab over face. Witch hazel is a gentle astringent, apple cider vinegar will help restore your skin's natural pH balance, and lavender soothes sensitive skin.
2.Blueberry toner (Make this mask the day you plan to use it, and do not store.)
3 tablespoons steamed, crushed blueberries
1/2 Cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Purée ingredients in a blender at low speed until well mixed and fluffy. Apply to face and neck. Let penetrate for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with tepid water. If you find the mask is too runny after blending, you should refrigerate for one hour or until of the consistency you desire.
ok now the scrubs
1.Petal Soft Face Scrub
Quarter size amount of facial cleanser (baby wash works great!)
1 drop of rose essential oil
1 teaspoon baking soda
Apply to wet face in gentle, circular motion, paying attention to nose, forehead and chin while avoiding sensitive eye area. Rinse with warm water. Apply your favorite moisturizer.
2.ALMOND-MAYONNAISE SCRUB
Dry Skin Exfoliator
1/4 Cup almonds
1/8 teaspoon mayonnaise
Grind almonds in blender until they form fine almond meal. Whirl in mayonnaise. Gentle rub scrub onto your face, and leave in place 10 minutes. Rinse. Use a toner thereafter. Shelf Life: Refrigerate for 2-3 weeks.
home spa are great stuff to use with your girlfriends, slumber parties or anything!
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