The Potting Shed

Cabbagepatch · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: Potions

I had a happy few hours over the weekend making various lotions and potions

Lavender and salt body scrub
Aloe vera cleanser
Geranium handcream (that separated Confused

)
Peppermint foot cream
Chamomile and Calendula hair rinse
and some more pot pourri
Very Happy

n · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:32 am Post subject:

I like the idea of the lavender and salt body scrub.
When we were in japan we went to an onsen, hot springs and relaxation. One of the rooms was a very hot steamy one with a large barrel of hot salt in the middle of the floor. You took handfuls of it and rubbed it on. Smooth as the proverbial afterwards. I wonder if the lavender would release more of its oils if it was warmed before use?
n
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Cabbagepatch · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:36 am Post subject:

now thats an interesting idea, hadn't thought of that one. shall try later, any excuse to wallow around in the bathroom for an hour or two Wink

n · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject:

It was really QUITE hot salt! I needed to take a handful and then put it down next to me on the towel pretty quickly and then use it in smaller, still warm batches. It's a bit like a sauna, so you shower, then salt, and there's no water until you go in a shower afterwards.
The best way to recreate it would be to have a wetting shower, then rub with the hot salt, then rinse, then have a washing shower, and finally immerse your clean body in a bath, purely for relaxation, not washing. It's not very water friendly, but the Japanese shower (to wash) by wetting the skin, turning the water off, soaping up, then turning it on again to rinse, so the cleansing part is very economical of water, especially if you have a power shower which is quite wasteful of water.

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lottie · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject:

Cabbage patch - is there a make of aromatherapy oils that you think are maybe better than others.

I have bought some from different places - but I hear that some makes are better quality than others - which I would rather use for creams etc.

Thanks
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Leonie2 · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject:

the lavender and salt scrub sounds lovely, any chance of posting a recipe? Smile

lottie · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject:

nanny-now and forever · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject:

i need something simple that comes across as luxurious at the moment so post away