DIY Rose Bath Fizzies Recipe- Vegan
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Baking Soda
- 1/2 Cup Citric Acid
- 1/2 Cup Epsom Salt
- 3 Teaspoons Melted Shea Butter
- 1 tsp. Rose Oil
- 1/2 cup Dried Rose Petals *These are pretty but optional. If you do use them, make sure you have a mesh bath strainer so you do not clog your drain!
- 1 tsp. Rose Clay-kaolin *Optional. I did not use them in the batch pictured. Adding the clay will add a rose color to your fizzies and it is great for your skin!
Instructions:
- Melt the shea butter until it is a liquid on low heat.
- Mix all ingredients.
- Form your fizzies using any type of mold. (I used a mold but you could use ice trays, clear plastic ornaments, etc.) You can also just free form it and create balls.
- Allow fizzies to dry. I leave them out for a few hours-overnight. I place them on waxed paper on a cookie tray. When dry, I store in an airtight glass container.
*Note: This may be obvious but please keep your DIY project mixing bowls, pots, measuring cups, etc. separate from your cooking items. I made the mistake of leaving my DIY melting/mixing pot in the sink soaking one day after making sandalwood body butter. One of my children washed it and cooked rice in it. Sandalwood rice may SOUND cool but I assure you it was inedible! 😉
DIY Herbal Comfrey and Calendula Salve
This easy herbal salve can be used on bug bites, cuts & scratches, or eczema.
It is super easy to make and gentle on your skin.
Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- Dried comfrey root, dried comfrey leaves, dried calendula blossoms. If you do not grow your own or have a local source, www.mountainroseherbs.com is an excellent company!
- Beeswax
- Shea Butter
- Lavender essential oil
- (A curious kitty- see bottom right in the ingredients photo- is NOT required! 🙂
Directions:
- Fill a clean quart sized mason jar with dried comfrey root, dried comfrey leaves, and dried calendula blossoms.
- Fill jar with olive oil and place the lid on the jar. I let this mixture sit for about 6 weeks, shaking the jar occasionally. I keep this jar in a cool, dark place.
- After about 6 weeks, drain the herb & oil mixture using cheesecloth or strainer into a saucepan. (The goal is not to have any bits of herbs in the oil mixture.) Add about 1/4 cup beeswax pellets or shavings and about 1/4 cup shea butter and heat on low heat until shea butter and beeswax melts. Add several drops lavender oil and pour into clean glass jars.
- Let salve cool then add the lid.
- I store my salve in a cool, dry place. If you live in a hot and humid environment you could always keep the salve in the fridge. You will just have to warm with your fingers before applying.
