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	Over time we have accumulated recipes that we are very happy to share. All of the recipes on these pages are our own blends, so you don't have to worry about copyright issues. Feel free to spread these recipes around, but do mention where you found them. We have tried to keep our recipes as simple and natural as possible, but we did not shy away from using preservatives and various types of chemicals if we felt it added to the qualities of our end product. Any soap recipes assume you know how to make soap. If you have never made soap, check out our soapmaking instruction web page before you try any of the recipes. I also encourage you to search the web and go to the library for more information on soapmaking. To find our soapmaking instruction web page as well as other interesting links go to. http://www.essencesupply.com/hub.html Pat & Des Prenty


	Silken Linen or Body Powder This combination of ingredients make an excellent silky powder. 1/2 cup of arrowroot powder 1/4 cup of Kaolin Clay 1/4 cup of Corn Starch 15 drops of Fragrance or Essential oil Combine all ingredients and add fragrance to preference. If you are making this as a body powder, you can use a small bit of pink clay to add just a touch of color. Edible powder Here is a recipe using vanilla and honey powder. 1 cup cornstarch 2 cups of arrowroot powder 2 tb. vanilla powder 3 tb. honey powder Arrowroot Powder: The arrowroot plant tubers are dried, powdered and filtered. Arrowroot can be used as a thickener in cooking and it can be used interchangeably with Cornstarch. What makes Arrowroot good for body and linen powders is the look it gives to the other ingredients. Body powder made with arrowroot almost glows white, a wonderful look. An interesting note, Arrowroot was used by the South American people to heal the wounds made by poison arrows.


	Non Greasy Hand and Body Lotion 36 grams Jojoba Oil 36 grams of another light Oil (we use sweet almond) 8 grams of stearic acid 8 grams of glycerin 2 grams citric acid 20 grams emulsifying wax NF 450 grams distilled water fragrance or essential oil to preference 4 grams Germaben II Heat all of the ingredients except the Germaben II and the fragrance, in stages using the microwave. Try not to over heat the lotion, the hotter it is the longer it takes to emulsify. Heat until the emulsifying wax just melts. Let the lotion cool mixing occasionally with a hand blender. When the lotion has cooled add the Germaben II and the fragrance. If you add the Germaben II too early it will lose some of it's effectiveness due to the heat. What the lotion ingredients are for: Light Oil: Our first assumption is that oil is the ingredient that moisturizes our skin. The real truth is that the water in lotion is the ingredient that adds moisture. The oil in lotion holds the moisture next to our skin. Think back to the commercial that put lotion onto a leaf. After a few minutes the leaf was soft and supple. Try that with oil Jojoba oil sinks into your skin very quickly, too quickly for lotion made with only jojoba oil to be able hold moisture to your skin for long. Jojoba oil is very similar to our bodies own natural oils. This makes Jojoba and excellent oil for lotions. Emulsifying wax surrounds the water molecule so that the oils will bind with the water Glycerin is a humicant. Humicants also help hold moisture to the skin. Vegetable Stearic Acid is a vegetable based thickener used extensively in lotions. Citric Acid moves the ph of the lotion closer to the natural ph of your skin. Germaben II. Lotion is an excellent medium for the growth of yeasts and bacteria. If no preservatives were used, lotions would only be safe for a matter of weeks. With natural preservatives you could extend that time a month or two. Germaben ll is one of the most effective and gentle preservatives. We use less than one percent of Germaben ll in our lotions.

Nancy's Blend

This is a blend that I created for a friend of mine that has very bad arthritis in her hands. She wanted something that she could rub in after gardening or just generally a bad day. She has been using this for a few months and she says it does seem to help. Add this blend to 450 ml of your favorite oil and rub in.
Lavender eo 15 ml
Marjoram eo 10 ml
Eucalyptus eo 5 ml
Rosemary eo 5 ml
Chamomile eo 5 ml
Cajaput eo 5 ml

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