Ingredients:

• 250 shower gel
• 10 drops Basil essential oil
• 10 drops Bergamot essential oil
• 5 drops Geranium essential oil
• 4 drops Juniper essential oil
• 5 drops Rosemary essential oil
• 6 drops Petitgrain essential oil

Method:

• Carefully drip the essential oils one at a time into shower gel
• Use a stirrer to mix the essential oils with the shower gel
• Do it with care without creating too many bubbles
• Continue stirring for a few minutes then let the shower gel ‘rest’ for 10 mins
• This combination of essential oils gives a fresh smell, stimulates the senses and helps you face the day ahead
• Remember, please don’t use at night as it is counter-productive to a good night sleep!

Daily natural scented recipe: Refreshing Bathroon Mist

This wonderful natural air mist not only make your bathroom smell nice. It will keep it clean from bacteria and viruses.

Fill a plastic-spray bottle with 240ml of distilled water, and then mix the following essential oils with 10ml of plant emulsifier. Pour the mixture into the bottle.

• 5 drops Bergamot essential oil
• 6 drops Cinnamon essential oil
• 5 drops Citronella essential oil
• 7 drops Cajeput essential oil
• 5 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
• 4 drops Lavender essential oil
• 5 drops Lemongrass essential oil
• 3 drops Thyme essential oil

• These recipes should be made a week in advance to let the essential oils soak into the bath salts
• Excellent for aching joints and any type of stiffness including sore muscles from sporting exertion, cramps, rheumatism, or achiness from flu’s or colds
• Pour a hot bath and just before it is full, sprinkle on the bath salts and mix in well

Sports bath salts

• 1 cup bath salts
• 4 drops Petitgrain
• 8 drops Marjoram
• 8 drops Rosemary

Home Spa treatment recipe: Deep Cleansing Clay Mask

This clay mask recipe is most suitable for oily skin.

Ingredients

• 10g green clay
• 3 tablespoons distilled water/floral water
• 1 teaspoon glycerin
• 2 drops Geranium essential oil
• 1 drop Ylang ylang extra essential oil
• 1 drop Juniper essential oil

Method for making the above facial clay masks

• Combine the clay and the floral or distilled water in a bowl and mix well until a good thick paste is formed
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix well
• Spread the mixture over a clean face and neck, avoid the eye area
• Relax for 15 minutes, preferably lying down
• Rinse well with warm water
• Apply floral water as toner and moisturizer

Make sure your feet are smooth and pretty to wear your favourite pair of flip-flop this summer. Try out this easy DIY recipe of foot scrub.

Ingredients:

• 20g of Green Clay
• 5ml of Tea tree Floral Water
• 2-3g of Pumice Stone
• 2 teaspoon of Aloe Vera Gel
• 1 drop of Bergamot Essential oil
• 2 drops of Grapefruit Pink Essential oil
• 2 drops of Peppermint Essential oil

Method:

• Mix green clay and pumice stone into a small mixing bowl
• Add in floral water and mix them into a paste
• Add in aloe vera gel and stir them gently
• Add in bergamot, grapefruit and peppermint essential oil
• Mix the products together and your foot scrub is ready for use
• Massage into bathed feet, applying extra pressure to the harder areas of skin such as the heels
• Massage well for at least 10 minutes, then rinse the feet and follow with a moisturizer!
  

Skin Rashes

• 3 drops of Lavender True
• 3 drops of Lavandin
• 15ml moisturizing lotion

Tense Muscle

• 2 drops of Cajeput
• 3 drops of Peppermint
• 3 drops of Lemongrass
• 15ml carrier oil
  
  Anxiety / Headache

• 2 drops of Lavender True
• 2 drops of Peppermint
• 2 drops of Geranium
• 15ml moisturizing lotion

Migraine

• 2 drops of Basil Sweet
• 3 drops of Clary Sage
• 2 drops of Grapefruit
• 15ml moisturizing lotion