100 Organic Skincare Recipes: Make Your Own Fresh and Fabulous Organic Beauty Products by Jessica Ress

Author:Jessica Ress
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781440570087
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Published: 2014-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

To Make: Start the double boiler on medium heat. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Place the cocoa butter in the top of the double boiler and cover. Simmer until melted, stirring occasionally. To preserve the beneficial botanicals, do not overheat. Remove from heat, take the top pan off the double boiler, and wipe the water off of the bottom. Put on the protective rubber gloves and face mask. Carefully place the baking soda, citric acid, cornstarch, and salt into the sifter. Sift the dry ingredients into the mixing bowl. Carefully stir the powders a little. Add the melted cocoa butter a little at a time, stirring in between. Next, add the essential oils a little at a time, stirring in between. For this recipe, you will need to double the essential oil blend recipes in Appendix A. Break up any clumps with the back of the spoon. If adding decorative flowers, prepare the molds ahead of time by putting a few petals in the bottom of the molds. This will be the top of the fizzie and the petals will make a pretty decoration.

Put the witch hazel into the sprayer bottle. I prefer to mix this stage with my hands (in gloves) like you would a pie crust, but you can also use a wooden spoon. Spray a little at a time—5–6 spritzes—and mix well in between. Repeat this process until the mixture has become moist enough to hold a shape when pressed together, but not wet enough to start fizzing. You want to be careful not to get the mixture too wet, as this activates the fizz. If you hear it start to fizzle, stop spraying and mix together. Press tightly into the molds and set out to dry. Let stand for 4 hours or overnight, until completely dry and hardened.

To Store: Carefully remove the Bath Fizzies from your molds. Store the Bath Fizzies in a sealed container labeled with contents and expiration date of 1–11⁄2 years.

To Use: To use, simply drop 1–2 Bath Fizzies into a hot bath for a fun, effervescent, moisturizing treat.

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