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Cumin and Carraway Pot-Pourri Recipe

 

Application:

  • Refresh your home with this spicy-scented pot-pourri

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups dried plant material (flowers, petals, herbs and/ or leaves)
  • 8 drops caraway essential oil
  • 6 drops clove essential oil
  • 3 drops cumin essential oil
  • 2 drops patchouli essential oil

Instructions:

  • Mix all ingredients in bowl, being careful not to crush the plant material
  • Set aside for 6 weeks
  • Stir daily

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Cinnamon and Sandalwood Pot-Pourri Recipe

 

Application:

  • Refresh your home with this woody-scented pot-pourri

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups dried plant material (flowers, petals, herbs and/ or leaves)
  • 1 tbsp whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp star-anise
  • 1 stick cinnamon, crushed
  • 2 tbsp orris-root powder
  • 4 drops sandalwood essential oil
  • 3 drops cinnamon essential oil

Instructions:

  • Mix all ingredients in bowl, being careful not to crush the plant material
  • Set aside for 6 weeks
  • Stir daily

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Spearmint and Lavender Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A fragrance rich with the smell of mint

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 40 drops lavender essential oil
  • 40 drops geranium essential oil
  • 50 drops spearmint essential oil
  • 30 drops fennel essential oil
  • 40 drops rosewood essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Avoid geranium oil during pregnancy.
  • Use lavender oil cautiously during pregnancy

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Rosemary and Citrus Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A traditional citrus fragrance

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 30 drops neroli essential oil
  • 10 drops petitgrain essential oil
  • 40 drops orange essential oil
  • 40 drops lemon essential oil
  • 40 drops bergamot essential oil
  • 20 drops rosemary essential oil
  • 20 drops lavender essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Citric oils can cause skin irritation. Do not use before exposure to the sun.
  • Rosemary oil should not be used during pregnancy. Avoid if you have a history of epilepsy.
  • Use lavender oil cautiously during pregnancy.

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Rose and Frankincense Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A fragrance rich with the smell of roses

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 60 drops rose absolute
  • 60 drops geranium essential oil
  • 30 drops frankincense essential oil
  • 50 drops rosewood essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Do not use rose absolute during pregnancy.
  • Avoid geranium oil during pregnancy.

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Mandarin and Sandalwood Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A woody fragrance rich with the smell of citrus

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 60 drops mandarin essential oil
  • 30 drops grapefruit essential oil
  • 20 drops palmarosa essential oil
  • 20 drops myrrh essential oil
  • 70 drops sandalwood essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Citric oils can cause skin irritation. Do not use before exposure to the sun.

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Lemon and Ginger Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A fragrance rich with the smell of lemon and herbs

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 80 drops lemon essential oil
  • 40 drops lemongrass essential oil
  • 30 drops rosemary essential oil
  • 30 drops petitgrain essential oil
  • 20 drops ginger essential oil
  • 20 drops vetiver essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Citric oils can cause skin irritation. Do not use before exposure to the sun.
  • Rosemary oil should not be used during pregnancy. Avoid if you have a history of epilepsy.
  • Ginger oil is not suitable for sensitive skins.

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Jasmine and Citrus Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A floral fragrance from the East

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 40 drops bergamot essential oil
  • 30 drops lime distilled essential oil
  • 40 drops jasmine essential oil
  • 20 drops ylang ylang essential oil
  • 20 drops clove essential oil
  • 20 drops cedarwood Atlas essential oil
  • 20 drops patchouli essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Citric oils can cause skin irritation. Do not use before exposure to the sun.
  • Use cedarwood oil cautiously during pregnancy. Avoid if there is a history of blood pressure or heart problems. Can be a skin irritant.

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Citrus and Cinnamon Perfume Balm Recipe

 

Application:

  • A fragrance from the Far East

Ingredients:

  • 20g beeswax
  • 80ml jojoba oil
  • 50 drops sweet orange essential oil
  • 40 drops bergamot essential oil
  • 30 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 20 drops lavender essential oil
  • 30 drops Virginian cedarwood essential oil
  • 30 drops patchouli essential oil

Instructions:

  • Melt the beeswax with the jojoba oil and cool
  • Add the essential oils
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Citric oils can cause skin irritation. Do not use before exposure to the sun.
  • Use lavender oil cautiously during pregnancy.
  • Use cedarwood oil cautiously during pregnancy. Avoid if there is a history of blood pressure or heart problems. Can be a skin irritant.

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Sandalwood and Rose Cream Recipe

 

Application:

  • A great treatment for dry skin care

Ingredients:

  • 100g New Directions' Unscented Facial Whitening Cream
  • 2 tsp jojoba oil
  • 9 drops sandalwood essential oil
  • 6 drops rose otto essential oil
  • 3 drops geranium essential oil

Instructions:

  • Mix oils thoroughly, then blend into cream
  • Store in a clean container

Caution:

  • Avoid geranium oil during pregnancy.

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