Vanilla Room Spray Recipe
Vanilla Room Spray 4 oz bottle with mist setting, 1 1/2 oz distilled water, 1 1/2 oz vanilla extract Fill spray bottle with vanilla and water. Shake prior to use. Let sit for 1 day. Mist lightly.

Vanilla Lip Balm

3 tsp beeswax or paraffin wax, 6 tsp sweet almond oil or vegetable oil, 2-3 drops vanilla fragrance oil Melt wax and oil in microwave safe container for 1-2 minutes until the wax is all melted Then add flavor oil and mix pour into lip balm container If lip balm needs to be harder add more wax a little at a time until desired hardness is achieved.

Fill a soap mold half full of glycerin melted soap. Add a sprig of rosemary or thyme to soap. Let set for about 15 minutes. Then fill rest of mold with melted glycerin soap. Wait until it cools and hardens. Then pop out of mold. You may color the soap when it is melted before it is poured into the mold. I think 2-3 drops of green soap color looks pretty on one of these glycerin soap bars.

Strawberry Mask

1/2 c very ripe strawberries, 1/4 c cornstarch Mix strawberries and cornstarch to make a paste and apply to face avoiding delicate area around eyes. Leave on for 30 minutes. Then rinse with cool water.

Strawberries and Cream Astringent

For oily blemished skin. 1 handful strawberries, 1 tbs heavy cream Mash strawberries by hand or in blender. Add heavy cream and mix well. Spread thickly on face and neck. Leave on for 10 minutes. Tissue off and splash with cool water.

Strawberry Toner

1/2 c mashed strawberries, 1/2c plain yogurt Puree ingredients in blender at low speed until set mixed and fluffy. Apply to face and neck. Rinse with water after 30 minutes. If too runny after blending set in fridge for 1 hour. Make the day you plan to use it.

Lemon Exfoliator

Take one lemon and cut in half and juice it. Save the lemon halves to rub on your elbows, knees and bottoms of your heels. Combine lemon juice with 1/2 to 2/3 c sugar. Take this mix and rub all over your bodywhile standing in the tub or shower. Once you have completely rubbed the paste all over your skin (take care on your face and avoid using it near your eyes), rinse your body.

Lemon Soak

For dry rough feet. 1 bowl of warm water, juice of 1 lemon add lemon juice to warm water in bowl. Soak feet for 15-20 minutes.

Foaming Honey Foot Bath

1 tbs honey, 1 tbs liquid soap (dish soap), 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbs sweet almond oil Mix all ingredients in bowl and it’s ready. If you want to make a large quantity change the recipe to 1/2 c honey, 1/2 c liquid soap, 1 tbs vanilla, 1 c sweet almond oil.

Milk and Honey Lotion

This is an instant conditioner and refresher. 1/4 c milk, 1/4 c honey Mix milk and honey in small glass pan. Warm until honey melts. Remove from heat. When cool enough to tolerate apply to face and neck. Let stand for 15 minutes. Then rinse off or shower with warm water. Mix can be made in large quantities and will keep for 1 week in fridge.

This is a fun thing to make with kids and teens. It’s a great craft for slumber parties, birthdays, weekends or for a parent and child to make together. You will need 3 tbs cocoa butter (found in pharmacy), 3-4 chocolate chips, 1 vitamin E capsule, 1/4 tsp almond extract or cooking oil.

To make this lip balm you melt the cocoa butter in the microwave.
Then add the chocolate chips and stir until melted. You may have to microwave the mix again for a few seconds. Add the vitamin E and oil. Stir well or the lip balm will be lumpy. Pour into a small container. This will make a great gift for you or someone else.

Jello molds are cheap and have many shapes. Ssome of these molds work okay but many don’t work well. The soap does not pop out easily and the molds get out of shape after a couple of uses.

Plastic molds such as the candy molds are what I first tried because they are cheap and easy to find. You can find a variety of shapes but these molds also don’t last long. I have found spraying a little rubbing alcohol on the molds help the soap to pop out better.

Milky way molds are my second favorite mold type. These cost a little more but are still fairly cheap. They last for a while and don’t get out of shape as easy as other molds. Tthe soap does pop out easier especially if you spritz the mold with alcohol.

My favorite mold type is the silicone molds. They are a little spendy but will last for a long time. You can find a variety of shapes and the soap pops out very easily. You don’t even have to spritz with alcohol. My advice is to spend the extra and use the silicone molds. Your soap will come out looking better.

I was thinking of what type of soap to make for the holidays and I came across some cute molds for snowmen and gingerbread men. The molds were made from silicone which makes the soap easy to pop out and the molds are more durable. They have lasted me a while and I really like working with them. After I made these soaps I gave some to my family and friends. They loved them!My sister collects gingerbread men so that soap went right along with her collection. My mom collects snowmen so the snowman soap went perfect with her collection. They really liked the holiday fragrance too.

If you are looking for a holiday soap to add to you or someone else’s collection try these. The price is only $2 a bar right now and the shipping is a flat rate of $8. If you buy one or 100 soaps you will only be charged $8. What a deal!