Aromatherapy Recipe Soap
Aromatherapy is the practice of using
fragrant essential oils and herbs to promote natural healing and
health. The practice of aromatherapy has been recorded since ancient
Egypt and Babylon where people used pleasing, scented herbs for
their medicinal and spiritual properties.
Aromatherapy was coined in the early
1920s. The term was attributed to a French cosmetic chemist named
Rene Maurice Gattefosse. His accident with chemical burns and a vat
of lavender essential oil led to the birth of a new science.
Today, modern research has indicated
that certain essential oils and herbs used in aromatherapy do indeed
have therapeutic and healing properties. Contrary to what the name
of the science might connote, aromatherapy focuses more on the oil
and not on the aroma. In fact, most aromatherapy products are
applied to the skin rather than inhaled.
Speaking of direct application of
aromatherapy products, did you know that you can also apply
aromatherapy in soap making? If you visit any health store today,
you will find that majority of bath soaps put on display are made
from aromatic plants and herbs. Clearly, aromatherapy recipe soap is
something that has long been in practice and accepted.
Below are some aromatherapy recipe
soap making procedures that you can follow to make your own soap
flavored with the aromatic scents of beneficial herbs and spices.
Aromatherapy Recipe Soap: Brown Sugar
Body Buff
Use the following ingredients for
this aromatherapy recipe soap: ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup fine sea
salt, ¼ cup or less of a combination of sunflower, sweet almond, and
jojoba oils, ½ cup of shredded soap, 1 tablespoon kaolin or china
clay (white), 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil, 1
teaspoon each of grapefruit, lime and orange fragrance or essential
oils.
For this aromatherapy recipe soap to
work, mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Next, spoon the mixture
into jar. This aromatherapy recipe soap makes 8 ounces.
The oil in this aromatherapy recipe
soap will settle on the top. Before using, just stir so that the oil
will mix once more with the rest of the ingredients. This brown
sugar body buff aromatherapy recipe soap is an invigorating scrub so
rub gently. It might be advisable to use bath gloves for good
exfoliation.
Aromatherapy Recipe Soap: Goat’s Milk
For this aromatherapy recipe soap,
use the following ingredients: 8 oz. distilled water (cold), 8 oz.
goat milk (cold), 6.5 oz. lye (sodium hydroxide), 8 oz. palm oil, 17
oz. coconut 76 oil, 17 oz. olive oil, 1 oz. grapefruit seed extract,
and 2-3 oz. essential oil.
Mix the distilled water and goat milk
together in a container before adding the lye until mixture turns a
tan color. Mix all the oils mentioned in this aromatherapy recipe
soap before adding the lye mixture. The grapefruit seed extract will
serve as preservative and scent.
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