Gifts Bath/Beauty Recipes

"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!"

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

"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..."

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Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, citric acid...

"I am posting this so I do not lose this. This is from Gooseberry Patch. Sounds sooo soothing."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cinnamon oil...

"Holidays can be an expensive time of year for anyone. Here are some options to making your own bath salts. These make perfect gifts for anyone (teachers, grandparents, friends, family, etc.) and kids can make them too since all the ingredients are natural - just watch the coloring! I made them as side-gifts this past Christmas and they went over so..."

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Ingredients: food coloring, epsom salts...

"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!"

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Ingredients: cream, oats, yogurt...

"This is very easy to make and so inexpensive. I prefer Clairol Herbal Essense because it is thick so it makes more, plus it smells really nice. One 12 ounce bottle of conditioner will make 12-24 bottles of Leave-In Conditioner, depending on how much you add. You need to use distilled water to prevent spoilage/bacteria growth."

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Ingredients: spray bottle, hair conditioner...

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

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Ingredients: citric acid, epsom salts...

"From Natural Beauty At Home by Janice Cox. This is ONLY for men. I can't hold my heart in anticipation and wait for a review for this one;-) I would like to dedicate this to Uncle Bill for his 71st Birthday! Happy Birthday, Uncle Bill:-) Please note: If you are unable to get Jamaican Rum for this, use any other good quality rum."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, oranges...

"Green tea is an excellent skin toner because it contains antioxidants such as Vitamins C and E which help to strengthen the skin's natural defences. This toner works especially well as an anti-irritant and can be used to soothe aggravated skin or sunburn. From the book: Natural Beauty At Home by Janice Cox."

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Ingredients: green tea, distilled water...

"I got this recipe from the Bernardin canning company at an exhibit last year. This makes a great gift! For a soothing treat, use 1/2 a jar in your bath water."

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Ingredients: mint extract, epsom salts...

"A simple bath soak made with ingredients already in your pantry! Excellent for even those with sensitive skin or allergies, since there are no added scents or colors."

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Ingredients: epsom salts, sea salt...