Homemade Linen Spray

Ingredients:

- 1 Tablespoon of Vodka

- Approx. 20 drops of essential oil

- Distilled water (the more water you add the milder your scent will become)

Usually when making a homemade linen spray the essential oil is your base fragrance, so choose a scent that you like, or mix and blend of a few different oils together.

               Oils Ideas:

  1-orange and cinnamon (and/or clove and/or sandalwood)

  2-lavender

  3-lime and clove

  4-orange and ylang ylang (and maybe cinnamon, clove, or sandalwood to add some spice)

Directions (the easy way):

-Mix the oils and vodka/alcohol

-Add distilled water (approx. 1 to 1.5 cups)

-Put into mist/spray bottle.

               Shake before use, and spray away.

Directions (the better way!):

Here's an extra step to help complement your base oils/fragrance and help make a stronger smelling spray.

**(N.B. Do not use powdered spices! Get the real thing.)

  Complementing Your Oils:

-Take 2 and a ¼ cups of distilled water and
     bring to a boil.

-Add spices to the the boiling water and
     reduce heat to a gentle simmer.

1. e.g. add orange peel/rind and a cinnamon  
    stick (and/or 2 cloves)

2. e.g. add 2 tablespoons of lavender buds
    to help boost a lavender essential oil.

3. e.g. add lime peel/rind and 2 cloves

4. e.g. add orange peel/rind

-Allow to gently simmer for 15-20 mins.

-Allow to cool, and remove spices before mixing with the vodka and oil mixture.

-Put into a mist/spray bottle, and shake before use.

***Do not use and citrus juice/pulp in boiling the distilled water. Juice is sticky and also, without preservatives, eventually goes bad, and smells off. Use the peel of the citrus only as this is where the oil is located and it will not go bad.

Happy misting!

Homemade Lavender Scented Body Lotion

I originally found this recipe here http://wildfernacres.blogspot.com/2011/01/home-made-body-lotion-recipes.html

But Sabrina wanted something lavender scented so I tweaked Sarah's recipe. Here it is...

Lavender Scented Grape Seed, Sweet Almond and Apricot Oil Body Lotion

Ingredients:

1/8-1/4 tsp (less than 1/4 but more than 1/8) borax powder

½  cup water (use lavender water – simmer lavender buds & stems)

½ cup grape seed oil, ¼ cup sweet almond oil, ¼ cup apricot oil

2 Tablespoons grated beeswax

8-10 drops of lavender essential oil

Directions:

-Mix the borax and hot lavender water, stir until sediments are gone.  

-Mix the oil and beeswax (microwave, or hold bowl with wax and oil over pot of boiling water and stir).

-Pour the water into the blender and while it is on high and add the hot oil in a steady stream. (Try not to spill, what a mess I made!) 

-Blend for 2 minutes until thick and creamy, add essential oil(s) and allow to cool if necessary.  

-(blend a 2^nd time if consistency is not to your liking, and then allow to cool again)

- Put that stuff in a bottle with a cover, and enjoy!

I have to give this recipe a whopping 5/5, because it's great! The lotion is a thick and rich, scrumptiously lavender scented, and doesn't leave a lingering greasy feel on your skin.