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"The baby oil gives this scrub a nice fragrance. If you want you can grind the oats in a coffee grinder."

Ingredients: vitamin E, oats, oil...

"I buy a transparant or white liquid soap for this, it shows the honey color when made. You could also use a neutral bubble bath as a base. I now sell this at craft fairs and for the packaging I bought old fashioned glass milk bottles. If you plan to give this as a gift, save up small salad dressing bottles, that is what I used to use. My favorite fragrances..."

Ingredients: fragrance oil, honey...

"Treat yourself or your friends with this body scrub, it removes dead and flaky skin cells. Instead of the orange you can turn this into a lemon or lime scrub. The essential oil is optional but it does give it a nice smell. The salt will settle, shake the jar before use."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, orange oil...

"This is a fun, sweet, fruity lip gloss that gives your lips a little color too! Fun for girl's parties! They can make it and take it home! Multiply the recipe to make as much as you like."

Ingredients: Kool-Aid, honey, hot water...

"This makes your skin feel very soft, it is gentle and not messy. For a dry or sensitive skin use cream or olive oil as a binder, for an oily skin the yogurt. I have a dry skin and I like the cream best, and as that usually comes out of the fridge it makes a nice cool facial. If you have any left, treat your hands as well!"

Ingredients: cream, oats, yogurt...

"This recipe will gently exfoliate your hands and/or feet and remove dead skin, leaving you refreshed, soft and silky. You can be pretty experimental with the quantities of each ingredient; it's forgiving and well-adapted to suit each user. Keeps 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator. Great gift in a tightly-capped jar!"

Ingredients: lemon juice, olive oil, salt...

"You will have to find the right amount of essential oil for yourself. The peppermint has a cooling effect, but there is a difference in the oils that are for sale, some are stronger then others and everybody has a skin that reacts differently. The one I have made for myself has 40 drops. I bought a cheap body lotion in a drugstore for this. Instead..."

Ingredients: cornstarch, essential oils...

"As soon as I saw this idea, I knew I had to post it here! Print or write this onto a piece of card :

Didn't you say "nothing"?
When you were asked what you wanted for your
Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Christmas.
Don't you remember saying NOTHING?
Well this time someone heard you & searched..."

Ingredients: ribbon, paper, jars...

"These bath salts make a great gift. Wonderful in the bathtub when you need to unwind."

Ingredients: cornstarch, food coloring...

"Feel tired, sore, allergies bothering you or just feel sexy in the mood try a Soak in warm water tub! Serving can be 1 tub or 1 or 2 people!!!!! What a wonderful gift for yourself!"

Ingredients: epsom salts, lavender oil, oil...

"These bath bombs make fantastic gifts - they are just dropped into a hot bath & they fizz & dissolve releasing a beautiful fragrance! Surprisingly easy to make, let your imagination run WILD & experiment with different oils & colours - I also like to add dried rose petals, dried lavender & fine glitter......the possibilities are..."

Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, citric acid...

"Green Tea will tighten pores, provide anti-aging benefits and is ideal for soothing troubled or sunburned skin. This comes from the Herb Companion Website and is added for the Comfort Cafe. This infusion should be refrigerated if not used within 3 days. Adendum: After reading up on camomile tea, I've added it to the infusion."

Ingredients: distilled water, camomile tea bags...

"Using store bought Epsom and Rock salts, peppermint oil & red food coloring, make lovely gifts for relaxing in the bath. These salts are known for their abilities to ease aches & pains when dissolved in the warm water bath."

Ingredients: peppermint candies, rock salt...

"Prepare to sink in and soak in this delightful potion. Great as a gift, be sure to make one for you too!"

Ingredients: citric acid, epsom salts...