Recipes
Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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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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Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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Published on by New Directions
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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