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Refreshing cream for tired feet
How to make foot cream? Whether you’re a fan of dancing, hiking, running, biking, city strolling, or gardening, you’ve no doubt noticed that your feet sometimes pay the price. We wanted to make sure your tired tootsies wouldn’t interfere with your favourite pastime, so we did some research and came up with this recipe for a refreshing foot cream. Applied to your feet and calves, it will cool, refresh, and moisturize. What’s more, its energizing scent will soon have you back on your feet and raring to go. Tools Stainless steel bowls to make 2 double boilers 3 bowls (1 for each phase + 1 for extra water) 3 ramekins…
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Homemade cream for the sun
Our minds and bodies may need the sun, but we still have to protect ourselves! Sunburns can be painful (ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch!), so take the necessary precautions before soaking up those mood-boosting rays! Before I share this cream recipe, here are a few facts. Sun protection products are composed of filters that reflect UV light to protect the skin. These filters can be either chemical or mineral. Chemical filters penetrate the skin, potentially causing allergic reactions or irritating sensitive skin. The mineral filters used are titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. They create a UV barrier on the surface of the skin but don’t penetrate it. So they are…
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Gardener’s salve
Summer has finally arrived, and many of us are busy working in our private or community gardens. As enjoyable and healthy as that can be, however, it’s not without its minor annoyances such as cuts and scrapes. No doubt you’ll also have your share of dry, rough, or painful hands in need of a little TLC. To soothe and heal your hands (and ours too!), we’ve developed a recipe for an antiseptic, anti-fungal, healing, moisturizing salve. It includes essential oils known to promote healing: hô wood promotes cellular regeneration; camomile is an anti-inflammatory; palmarosa has strong anti-infective properties, and lavender aspic has a healing effect and soothes insect bites. The…
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Giant soap bubbles for kids of all ages
What’s the worst thing that could happen in a soap factory? To run out of bubbles, of course! Five minutes after this “popped” into our head, we were busy cooking up a storm, and masses of iridescent bubbles were floating out of the back room into our shop. Our average age? About 26. But we’re all just big kids at heart! How to make soap bubbles? Ingredients 40 g (20%) of coco betaine 20 g (10%) of decyl glucoside 20 g (10%) of glycerin Optional: 3 g of any aromatic essence – our favourite: pineapple 120 g (60%) warm water Steps to follow Prepare and sterilize your equipment and workspace.…
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“Green thumb” gardener’s soap
Sure to be a hit with community gardeners and do-it-yourselfers everywhere! We found that our own hands were often dirtied or damaged by our various physical activities, so we created a soap that cleanses, “scrubs,” and repairs. It was originally intended for gardeners, but we put it to the test and found it works not just for scrubbing away dirt but also for removing paint, oil, and grease (yup, we’ve got lots of different hobbies!). So here’s a recipe for a soap that will delight all the gardeners you know, to be made and shared at every opportunity! How to make hand’s soap? Ingredients 350 g (37.54%) of olive oil…
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