Recipe Tutorials 2008

Baking soda (Soap Barn)
Bath crystals (Soap Barn)
Citric acid (Soap Barn)
Cornstarch (Soap Barn)
Sweet almond oil (Soap Barn)
Coconut oil (Soap Barn)
Red powder colouring (Chocolate Den)
Amber fragrance (Soap Barn)
Red heart table confetti (Chocolate Den)
PVC pyramid box (Soap Barn)

Method:

In a large bowl mix together one cup of baking soda, one cup of bath crystals, half a cup of citric acid and half a cup of cornstarch. Mix through well so that you have an even mixture of all the ingredients.
In a second mixing bowl place a tablespoon of sweet almond oil, two tablespoons coconut oil (melt the coconut oil first in a basin of hot water), red powder colouring, forty drops of amber fragrance and a tablespoon of heart confetti to the small bowl. Mix all the ingredients well till you have a smooth even mixture.
Add this mixture into to the first bowl and stir through well. The colouring and confetti should be even throughout the mixture. You can now fill the pyramid with your volcano mixture. Seal the bottom of the pyramid with sellotape so it is airtight.
To use: snip the top off the pyramid and drop in the bath. The volcano mixture will fizz madly out the opening and will send little red hearts all through the bath. Use on Valentines Day for fun and excitement!

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2 - Apricot Rose Moisturing Lotion Spray

Requirements:

500ml Aqueous Cream (Soap Barn)
100ml Rose Water (Soap Barn)
400ml Distilled Water (Soap Barn)
Apricot Fragrance (Soap Barn)
Rose Fragrance (Soap Barn)
Spray Bottles (Soap Barn)

Method:

In a large bowl mix together 60 drops of rose fragance and 60 drops of apricot fragrance into the 500ml aqueous cream. Then mix in the rose water. Stir well. Now you can add your distilled water. Mix in very well and then beat with an electric beater for 30 seconds. Don't beat too long because you will put too much air into the mixture. Now decant the mixture into your spray bottles. Your Apricot-Rose Moisturising Spray Lotion can be sprayed onto your body after your bath for all day softness. Spray, rub in and delight in the smoothness it gives.

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3 - Gel Hand Lotion

Requirements:

500ml Clear Gel Lotion (Soap Barn)
Green liquid colouring (Chocolate Den)
White tea flower fragrance (Soap Barn)
250ml jars (Soap Barn)

Method:

Mix three drops of green colouring and 50 drops of white tea flower fragrance into the clear gel lotion. When the mixture well stirred decant it into the 250ml jars. This lotion feels cool and wet when rubbed into the hands and soon absorbs into the skin leaving your hands feeling soft and smooth the whole day.

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4 - Fresh Lavender-Rose Bath Salts in a Grinder for Mothers' Day

Requirements:

1kg Coarse bath salts (Soap Barn)
40 Drops lavender fragrance (Soap Barn)
40 Drops rose fragrance (Soap Barn)
Petals from two fresh roses
Fresh lavender leaves and flowers from your garden (or dried lavender from Soap Barn)
Salt grinders (Soap Barn)
Bath salt stickers (Soap Barn)
Organza ribbon (Soap Barn)

Method:

Place your salts, rose petals and fresh lavender in a big bowl. Add your fragrances and mix through really well so that the rose petals and lavender are equally distributed in the coarse salt.
Leave the mixture stand for two days so the flowers can dry out in the salts.
Now fill your grinders with your gorgeous bath salts. Place a bath salt sticker on the grinder and tie an attractive organza bow around the neck.
These funky bath salt grinders are sure to be a huge hit this Mothers' Day.

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5 - The Ultimate Healing Lotion for Winter (Dry and chapped hands, cracked heals)

Requirements:

1000ml aqueous cream (Soap Barn)
100ml glycerine (Soap Barn)
100ml urea (Soap Barn)
100ml rose water (Soap Barn)
200ml shea butter (Soap Barn)
Tottles (Soap Barn)

Method:

In a blender place your aqueous cream and your glycerine. Blend together.
Dissolve the urea in the rose water and add that mixture to the aqueous in the blender.
Melt your shea butter and add that also to the ingredients in the blender.
Blend well and then decant into a tottle (squeeze bottle).
Use in the morning and the evening for the healthiest hands ever.

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6 - Camphor Bath Soak for Colds and Congestion

Requirements:

500g Bath Crystals (Soap Barn)
500g Bath Salts (Soap Barn)
500g Baking Soda (Soap Barn)
10ml Camphor Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
Green Powder Colouring (Soap Barn)
Jars (Soap Barn)
Wooden Scoop (Soap Barn)

Method:

Put all ingredients together in a big bowl and mix though well. Decant into jars and seal well. You can use this mixture every day in your bath throughout winter and particularly when you have a cold and feel congested. Place a handful or two of the camphor bath soak in your bath before you run the hot water. Keep the bathroom door closed while running the water to keep as much steam in the room as possible. Have a hot, relaxing soak to clear away the winter aches and pains. Clear your head and nasal passages breathing in the camphor steam.

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7 - Cracked Heel Potion for Winter

Requirements:

500ml Super Aqueous Cream (Soap Barn)
50ml Glycerine (Soap Barn)
100ml Urea (Soap Barn)
100ml Shea Butter (Soap Barn) 5ml Camphor Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
5ml Tea Tree Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
2 Drops Green Colouring (Soap Barn)
Jars (Soap Barn)

Method:

Place your super aqueous cream in your blender. Mix the urea in the glycerine and add that solution to the aqueous. Add your colour and blend well.
Melt the shea butter and add that also into the blender. Finally add your essential oils and blend all ingredients well. Use in the morning and in the evening all throughout the winter. The cracks in your heels will heal quickly. Keep your feet soft and healthy with continued use.

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8 - Lavender Facial Treatment

Requirements:

3 Tablespoons glycerine (Soap Barn)
6 Tablespoons aqueous cream (Soap Barn)
3 Tablespoons avocado butter (Soap Barn)
1 Tablespoon avocado oil (Soap Barn)
3 Tablespoons exfoliate powder (Soap Barn)
2 Tablespoons urea (Soap Barn
Lavender essential oil (Soap Barn)

Method:

Put your 3 tablespoons of glycerine, 6 tablespoons of aqueous cream and 2 tablespoons of urea into your liquidiser and mix through well till the whole mixture is smooth. Then add three tablespoons of melted avocado butter and 1 tablespoon avocado oil to the mixture and again mix through thoroughly till you have a nice even mixture. Finally, add three tablespoons of gentle exfoliate powder (this powder is made up of tiny wax balls and is very gentle on your face) and 20 drops of lavender essential oil to your mixture. Now you can pour your lavender facial treatment into an attractive jar.

Using lavender facial treatment: Use about 1 teaspoon of the treatment. Rub it all well onto your face. Massage it into your skin for three minutes and then rinse off with warm water. Pat face dry with a soft towel. Your face will feel and look many years younger.

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Four Fab Fragrance Sprays for You!

Camphor Lavender Spray for Linen – No more Fish Moths or Mites in your Linen!
Peppermint Spray for your Feet – Fresh Feet all Day – No more Smelly Feet
Sea Breeze Spray for your Bathroom – Fresh Bathroom all Day
Plum Velvet for Spray your Body – Gorgeous Smelling You all Day!

Fragrance emulsifier is the secret ingredient to successful sprays. It turns your fragrance oil into a water-soluble solution. Once your fragrance has been emulsified it will not float on the top of your distilled water but will mix in completely. Emulsification also prevents the fragrance from making oil stains on your clothes and linen.

9 - Camphor and Lavender Spray for Linen

Requirements:

25ml Fragrance Emulsifier (Soap Barn)
5ml Camphor Essential Oil and 5ml Lavender Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
125ml Distilled Water (Soap Barn)
Spray bottle – 125ml (Soap Barn)

Method:

Combine the fragrance and the fragrance emulsifier and mix very well till the fragrance is completely emulsified. Add this mixture to your distilled water and mix well. Now bottle in a spray bottle and enjoy!

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10 - Peppermint Spray for your Feet

Requirements:

25ml Fragrance Emulsifier (Soap Barn)
5ml Peppermint Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
125ml Distilled Water (Soap Barn)
Spray bottle – 125ml (Soap Barn)

Method:

11 - Sea Breeze Spray for your Bathroom

Requirements:

25ml Fragrance Emulsifier (Soap Barn)
5ml Sea Breeze Fragrance (Soap Barn)
125ml Distilled Water (Soap Barn)
Spray bottle – 125ml (Soap Barn)

Method:

12 - Plum Velvet for Spray your Body

Requirements:

25ml Fragrance Emulsifier (Soap Barn)
5ml Plum Velvet Fragrance (Soap Barn)
125ml Distilled Water (Soap Barn)
Spray bottle – 125ml (Soap Barn)

Method:

13 - Apricot-Rose Soaps

Requirements:

1kg soap noodles (Soap Barn)
Pink soap colouring (Soap Barn)
Rose fragrance (Soap Barn)
Apricot fragrance (Chocolate Den)
Rose mould - large (Soap Barn)

Method:

Place your noodles in a large pot on the stove and add five litres of water. Leave on a very low heat (1-2) for about two hours till all the noodles have dissolved in the water. Now add pink soap colouring and 10ml rose fragrance, and 10ml apricot fragrance. Mix well. Pour the mixture into a jug and leave a few minutes to cool. Now pour the mixture directly into your large rose moulds and leave for 1 hour to set. Un-mould the roses and leave them on a very absorbent surface (old towels on top of old newspapers). The roses will take two weeks to dry out and during that time they will shrink to one fifth of their original size. Once set hard they make perfect inserts for glycerine soaps.

Making the clear, rectangle soaps with their rose inserts:

Requirements:

500g clear glycerine soap (Soap Barn)
Apricot fragrance (Soap Barn)
Rose fragrance (Soap Barn)
Rectangle mould (Soap Barn)
Clear cellophane (Chocolate Den)

Method:

Gently melt your clear soap over a low heat on the stove or on defrost in the microwave. Once melted add 40 drops of apricot fragrance and 40 drops of rose fragrance. Place the roses you made with the soap noodles at the bottom of each mould cavity. Then fill the cavity with clear soap. The rose will float to the top. Leave to set. You can un-mould the soaps after two hours and you will be delighted with the result – gorgeous clear soaps with beautiful pink soap roses inset.
These gorgeous soaps are on display in the shop. Once you have seen them you will want to make them for all your friends and family for Christmas!

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14 - Avocado-Cucumber-Mint Summer Cubes

Requirements:

Gelatine
Green Soap Colouring (Soap Barn)
Lustre Powder (Soap Barn)
Peppermint fragrance(Soap Barn)
Avocado Cucumber fragrance(Soap Barn)
Clear unfragranced liquid soap (Soap Barn)
Self sealing ice cube bags

Method:

Put 3 level tablespoons of gelatine into your jug. Add two drops of liquid colouring into the gelatine as well as thirty drops of each fragrance and a ¼ teaspoon of lustre powder. Mix through well. Now pour half a cup of just boiled water over the gelatine and stir very well till all the gelatine has dissolved. Once the gelatine has dissolved you must add one cup of clear bubble bath to your mixture. Again, mix this through very well till you have a smooth, even mixture. Pour your mixture into a self sealing ice cube bag. You need to hold the bag upside down over the sink and gently rub the edges of the opening for it to self-seal. Wash the bag and place it in the freezer. Store these cooling summer cubes in the freezer. On very hot days take a few cubes into the shower for a very cool and refreshing wash.

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Four Fabulous Scrubs:

15 - Olive Butter Hand Treatment

Requirements:

100ml Olive Butter (Soap Barn)
100ml Olive Oil
1kg Fine Salt (Soap Barn)
10ml Wheat Germ Fragrance (Soap Barn)
3 125ml Gap Jars (Soap Barn)
3 Medium Scoops (Soap Barn)

Method:

Gently melt the olive butter in the microwave for 1 minute. Pour the melted olive butter into a glass bowl and add 100ml olive oil and 10ml wheat germ fragrance. Then add your fine salt, cup by cup, stirring and mixing the treatment thoroughly until you get a thick paste. The paste must not be runny or oily. Divide the thick treatment paste into the three jars and leave to set.

Applying the treatment:

Put a scoop full of olive butter treatment into the palm of your hand. With a washing motion rub the treatment all over your hands. Rub on top of your hands, the palms of your hands and between the fingers. Massage the treatment into the skin and over the skin for a minute or two till your skin tingles. Then wash off the treatment with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel. The rich oils nourish and feed your skin while the salt cleanses, exfoliates and relaxes the muscles. After a treatment your hands feel as though they have just been born again. And amazingly they continue to feel like that for days after. This treatment is addictive!

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16 - 100% Natural Lavender Body Scrub

Requirements:

100ml Shea Butter (Soap Barn)
100ml Sweet Almond Oil (Soap Barn)
1kg Fine Salt (Soap Barn)
10ml Lavender Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
3 Tablespoons Dried Lavender (Soap Barn)
3 125ml Gap Jars (Soap Barn)
3 Medium Scoops (Soap Barn)

Method:

Gently melt the shea butter in the microwave for 1 minute. Pour the melted shea butter into a glass bowl and add 100ml sweet almond oil and 5ml lavender essential oil. Then add your dried lavender and fine salt, cup by cup, stirring and mixing the treatment thoroughly until you get a thick paste. The paste must not be runny or oily. Divide the thick treatment paste into the three jars and leave to set.

Applying the scrub:

Put a scoop full of lavender treatment into the palm of your hand. With a washing motion rub the treatment all over your body. Massage the treatment into the skin and over the skin till your skin tingles. Then wash off the treatment with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel. The rich oils nourish and feed your skin while the salt cleanses, exfoliates and relaxes the muscles. After a treatment your body feels as though it has just been born again. And amazingly it continues to feel like that for days after. Like the olive butter treatment this too is addictive!

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17 - Rooibos and Honeybush Scrub

Requirements:

100ml Avocado Butter (Soap Barn)
100ml Avocado Oil
1kg Fine Salt (Soap Barn)
10ml Orange Essential Oil (Soap Barn)
2 Honeybush Rooibos teabags
3 125ml Gap Jars (Soap Barn)
3 Medium Scoops (Soap Barn)

Method:

Gently melt the avocado butter in the microwave for 1 minute. Pour the melted avocado butter into a glass bowl and add 100ml avocado oil and 5ml orange essential oil. Then add your tea and fine salt, cup by cup, stirring and mixing the treatment thoroughly until you get a thick paste. The paste must not be runny or oily. Divide the scrub into the three jars and leave to set.

Applying the scrub:

In the shower put a scoop full of rooibos and honeybush scrub into the palm of your hand. With a washing motion rub the treatment all over your body. Massage the treatment into the skin and over the skin till your skin tingles. Then wash off the scrub with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel. The rich oils nourish and feed your skin while the salt cleanses, exfoliates and relaxes the muscles. After this scrub your body feels renewed and revitalised and stays that way throughout the day.

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18 - Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Scrub

Requirements:

100ml cocoa Butter (Soap Barn)
200ml Grape Seed Oil
1kg Fine Salt (Soap Barn)
10ml Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Fragrance (Soap Barn)
3 Tablespoons Oat Bran
3 Tablespoons Milk Powder
1 Tablespoon Honey
3 125ml Gap Jars (Soap Barn)
3 Medium Scoops (Soap Barn)

Method:

Gently melt the cocoa butter in the microwave for 1 minute. Pour the melted cocoa butter into a glass bowl and add 200ml grape seed oil and 10ml oatmeal, milk and honey fragrance. Stir in your oat bran, milk powder and honey. Then add your fine salt, cup by cup, stirring and mixing the treatment thoroughly until you get a thick paste. The paste must not be runny or oily. Divide the scrub into the three jars and leave to set.

Applying the scrub:

In the shower put a scoop full of oatmeal, milk and honey scrub into the palm of your hand. With a washing motion rub the treatment all over your body. Massage the treatment into the skin and over the skin till your skin tingles. Then wash off the scrub with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel. The rich oils nourish and feed your skin while the salt cleanses, exfoliates and relaxes the muscles. The oats, milk and honey soften and enrich your skin. After this scrub your body feels refreshed, renewed and soft all over.

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19 - Vanilla Spice Body Polish

Requirements:

500ml Clear, unfragranced liquid soap (Soap Barn)
500ml Aqueous Supreme (Soap Barn)
10ml Vanilla fragrance (Soap Barn)
1ml Cinnamon fragrance (Soap Barn)
2 Tablespoons exfoliate blue or contents of 2 rooibos teabags
Tottles or pump action bottles (Soap Barn)

Method:

Empty all the ingredients into a large bowl. Mix through well so you have a smooth, even mixture. Package in tottles or pump action bottles.

Using your Vanilla Spice Body Polish:

This is the most fantastic shower scrub. It moisturises and cleanses at the same time. Cover your body with this polish and rub all over. I even use it on my face. Wash it off in the shower and see how wonderful you feel and smell when you are dried and dressed.

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