Homemade Body Care Recipes with Essential Oils

• Posted on 3rd November 2012
• in Essential Oils
• by Dragonfly

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I’m sure you’ve heard the buzz about all the harmful chemicals found in many of the products we use everyday. Seems like word is getting out about the harmful things such as BPA, Parabens, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, etc.

Check out this list of “Dirty Dozen” chemicals to avoid. And this article lists synthetic fragrances among the most dangerous ingredients- causing allergy, irritation, watery eyes, nausea, mood changes, depression, irritability, anger, memory lapse, and more.

Aren’t you glad you’ve found d?TERRA? I am!

Even if you aren’t too concerned with the chemical ingredients, making your own body care products is fun. Just knowing you can make something you once thought you could only buy, is pretty great!

Give them a try and let me know what you think. Do you have other favorite recipes for body care products you like? I’d love to hear them!

SHOPPING LIST FOR RECIPES:

To make the recipes below, you’ll need the following:
• Epsom Salts
• Organic Sugar
• Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter
• Coconut Oil
• Beeswax
• Almond, Olive, Jojoba, or Grapeseed Oil
• Organic Aloe Vera Gel
• Castile Soap
• Vegetable Glycerin
• Essential Oils (yeah, doTERRA!)
• Glass Spray Bottles, Containers, Mixing Bowls

Most of these ingredients can be found in your grocery store. Or if you don’t
want to do the searching yourself, you can check out my Amazon affiliate
store to get most of the items in one place.

Body Spray:
1 tbsp. Witch Hazel
20 drops Essential Oils of Choice
1 cup Water

Combine ingredients, and pour into a spray bottle. Here’s a tip to try
different oil combinations to see what you like- hold open bottles in front of
your nose and move the bottles around while sniffing. You’ll get a good idea if
they go together or not.

Foaming Hand and Body Wash:

6 cups Water
1 cup Castile Soap
2 tbsp. Vegetable Glycerin
1/4 cup Olive, Almond, or Jojoba oil
70 drops Essential Oils of Choice (10 or so per bottle)

I use this recipe to make 7 bottles of hand soap at once. If you need less,
just reduce the recipe.

Mix the first three ingredients and pour into foaming pumps. Add 10 drops of
Essential Oil to each pump. Shake and use.

Lotion Bar: 

1/2 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup Shea Butter or Coconut Butter
1/2 cup Beeswax
1/2 tsp. Vitamin E Oil
50 drops Essential Oil(s) of choice

In a double boiler, combine all ingredients except essential oils. Stir
ingredients until smooth and melted. Remove from heat and add Essential Oils.
Stir to incorporate E.O.’s. Carefully pour into molds such as a silicon muffin
pan. Or pour into a wax paper lined pan and cut into bars when cool.

Basic Sugar Scrub:

1 Cup Organic Sugar
1/3 Cup Olive, Almond, Jojoba Oil
10 drops Essential Oils of Choice

Combine all ingredients. You can get creative with your essential oils and
sugars too. My favorite is grapefruit oil in the sugar scrub. Yummy!

Basic Bath Salts:

1 Cup Epsom Salts
10 drops Essential Oils of Choice

Just mix your oils into the salts and store in a sealed jar. Try Lavender for a
relaxing bath soak, try peppermint for an invigorating foot soak, or try a post
sports muscle soak with marjoram, chamomile, and rosemary.

Lip Balm:

1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
2 tbsp. Almond, Jojoba, or Olive Oil
1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. Beeswax
10 drops Essential Oil of Choice

Chop or grate the beeswax or buy the beeswax pastilles. Place beeswax, coconut,
and other oils except for essential oils in the upper part of a double boiler
or place a bowl on top of a pan of boiling water.

Melt the wax into the oils. Gently stir in essential oils and pour into lip
balm containers. Have fun experimenting with oils. I like peppermint. You can
also add a tiny bit of beet juice to tint the lip balm pink.

Body Butter:

1 cup Shea or Cocoa Butter
1/2 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup Almond, Jojoba, or Olive Oil
45 drops Essential Oil of choice

In a double boiler melt the shea or cocoa butter and coconut oils together.
Remove from heat and let cool for 30 minutes. Gently stir in the other oils
till combined. Wait until it cools and starts to solidify.

Add to a mixer and whip until the consistency of butter. Store in sealed glass
jars.