Sunday Spa Day

Ready for a relaxing evening after a holiday weekend featuring some perfect Essential Oils?

First, make a pot of strong Chamomile Tea and enjoy as many cups as your heart desires during our nurturing thy self night...

A delightful homemade Cuticle Oil recipe:

1-2 Tbsp Coconut oil

1/2 tsp Cocoa butter

5 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

2 drops of Cypress Essential Oil

Combine the Coconut oil and Cocoa butter in a saucepan and warm over very low heat stirring constantly.  Remove from heat let it cool a bit before adding the Essential Oils, stir again.  Store in a clean container with a lid, brown glass jars always work well for me.

How about a nice Epsom Salt Soak for the feet.  Maybe a body bath with a few drops of Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil and 5 drops of Eucalyptus Oil.   

Take a wash cloth and press to eyebrows, now pluck away the naughty little strays that don't belong.  Sometimes creating a new eyebrow shape can be fun too.  

Move on to a manicure/pedicure.  Moisturize body with your favorite lotion.  Add a few drops of Tea Tree Oil or Rosemary Oil to your boars bristle brush and comb away.

Light Lavender Perfume Recipe

This is light enough to sleep in but a special treat to help you relax.

1 cup of fresh herb lavender flowers 

1 cup vodka (to preserve)

1 cup distilled water

Pour enough vodka to cover lavender flowers.  Allow to steep for two weeks.  Strain and add distilled water.  Store in dark brown glass bottle away from heat or light.  (Amber, brown glass bottles can be found on amazon.com, even Target.com sells them as aromatherapy glass bottles).  

Now you are relaxed and refreshed to start your week.  Good night and sleep well.

Everyday Essentials

Essential Oils make me happy!  I love that burning them for aromatherapy purposes actually cleans the air rather than pollute it like other scented oils.  There are many positive uses from medicinal, cleaning, mood enhancing aromatherapy and massage spa treatments.  

I'll regularly post everyday uses for you and your family to try under Everyday Essentials.  Enjoy!

Nourishing Banana Conditioner

1 cup hot strong chamomile tea

1 ripe banana

10 drops Rosemary Essential Oil

5 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

2 Tbsp. coconut oil

1 Tbsp. honey 

Combine all ingredients in a blender and apply to damp hair.   You can cover with a cap or warm towel and leave on while you relax in the bath or do your laundry, then rinse.  Note: coconut oil leaves hair beautiful, healthy and shiny.  If your hair is too oily, blot a bit of powder at roots.

Homemade Laundry Sheets

Take a small piece of flannel and put a few drops of Essential Oil of your choice such as Lavender.  Throw in dryer with clothes for natural, Divine scented clothes!

Homemade Shampoo and Conditioner

My BFF and I have been discussing our passions for creating a healthier home environment for our families. Kermit the frog was really on to something with the whole being "Green" thing. Eco friendly is in! Now that I'm a parent, it means so much more to me to provide my family with the safest products and the fact that you can do them yourself for much cheaper is a thrill. I'll regretfully admit I was an Aqua Net spraying teen and have always been a massive consumer of the latest and greatest beauty treatments. After reading this post http://autumnwindcreation.blogspot.com/2009/05/thinkingway-too-much.html I became inspired to try my own shampoo and conditioner. The basic recipe...

Shampoo Base
1 c. warm water
2 tbsp. baking soda

Conditioner Base
Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

I added a handful of loose Green tea and Mandarin leaves and a few drops of essential Tea tree oil to the shampoo. You shake it up and it makes a nice lather. Just put it in a recycled shampoo bottle and voila, enjoy. For the conditioner I added almost a Tbsp. of Olive oil and a few drops of essential Lavender oil.

I tried the new shampoo and conditioner on myself and Butterfly... WOW. I was hesitant about the results but extremely impressed with the outcome. Our hair feels so clean and is shiny and soft. It's better than the most expensive salon products I've tried. It feels great knowing that the ingredients are safe! I've been running my fingers through our hair all day. You can do this yourself and get creative adding your own custom natural ingredients. Feel free to share recipes you enjoy too! Happy Hair Washing!!!