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The Gift of Relaxation!!

This was our Mother’s Day gift to both my mother and mother-in-law. As a new mother (fairly), there is no greater gift I could ask for than the gift of relaxation! After all the things we do as mothers, and wives, homemakers, chefs, doctors, maids, etc. etc. etc… we need and deserve some “me” time to relax and unwind! Especially if you are also a working mom!
Here are some home-made remedies to making your own relaxing bath treatments:
(I found these all online, some of them I altered a bit. Sources are listed at end of post)

Before I give you these recipes, presentation is just as important as the treatment if you’re giving it as a gift. I got my cute glass jars from Ikea (the greatest store ever), but if you don’t live near one, you can always find widowed glasses or jars at thrift stores. Craft stores always have them too but you’ll pay a little more.

Here are some other yummy recipes for your skin:

Sugar Scrub
Ingredients:
2 T. brown sugar
2 T. ground up oats
2 T. aloe-vera gel
1 T. honey
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp. oil (almond, olive, massage…)

Grind up oatmeal until it has the consistency of sand with blender or processor.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until it is a paste.
It should be applied to moist skin, using your fingertips to massage in a circular motion. Rinse with warm water!

Herbal Tea Bath Bags

These are so much fun!

Ingredients:
2 C. bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1 C. citric acid (lemon juice)
1 C. rock salts
essential oils
dried flowers/herbs
tulle or empty tea bags

1. Mix the bicarbonate of soda and citric acid together. This is what causes your tea bag to foam when it hits the water.
2. Add the dried herbs/flower petals, and rock salts.
**I don’t grow my own herbs, but happened to have herbal chamomile tea in my cupboard. I mixed a few bags of that to my mixture!! With the lemon juice, I had me some nice lemon-chamomile scent! awweee!**
3. Now you can add any essential oil that you wish to scent the bags. (if desired)
4. Now you need to fill your tea bags. If you don’t have tea bags, tulle works awesome too ’cause there are holes for the mixture to seap into the water!

Let your mixture dry before dropping into tub. Fill your tub with warm water, then drop your bag in and watch the water foam. The herbs and scent will float to the top of the water making you feel as if you are in a spa!! Very relaxing!

Mineral Milk Bath

Ingredients:1 Qt. (4 c.) distilled water
1 (4 oz) bar castille soap
2 C. dry milk powder
3 oz. liquid glycerin (skin moisterizer)
3 drops essential oil of your choice
Combine all ingredients and pour into bottle or jar. Add about 1/2 C. to bath.

Hope you all enjoy these bath treatments!!

Enjoy and relax!!

LOVE, KAMI

Sources:
http://www.bathandbodyrecipes.com
http://natural-products.suite101.com

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  • craftliciousMay 11, 2010 - 4:39 pm

    What a beautiful Blog you have here, I love all the wonderful ideas
    I am hopping in from Tuesday Tag Along Blog hop. I am your follower now.
    Please do visit me and join me as it would be an honor for me to have you as follower

    http://craftliciouss.blogspot.com/

    Have a great day,

    ShahanaReplyCancel

  • The Sice FamilyMay 11, 2010 - 4:42 pm

    Great ideas, and I can’t wait to have a closer look at your shop!
    Wendy xxReplyCancel

  • Anne MaskellMay 11, 2010 - 4:53 pm

    great ideas! I’m your newest follower! I found you on tuesday-tag-along!ReplyCancel

  • Evelyn M LeonMay 11, 2010 - 5:06 pm

    I am your newest follower from Tuesday Tag-Along! I loved your ideas. I also put your button on my sponsors page.

    Evelyn @ http://adventureofsuperspice.comReplyCancel

  • just B youMay 11, 2010 - 5:25 pm

    Oooohhh…So much great stuff in your post! Thanks for all the great recipes. I’m followin’ ya back from TTA, your new follower #295!!!
    ~Kim
    justByou
    http://2justByou.blogspot.comReplyCancel

  • Twee PoppetsMay 11, 2010 - 7:14 pm

    Hello! Thanks for tagging along this week at the Tuesday Tag-Along blog hop! I’m a follower of your blog! 🙂

    http://tweepoppets.blogspot.comReplyCancel

  • Traci66May 11, 2010 - 7:37 pm

    Hello. I found your blog via Tuesday Tag-Along and decided to follow. I hope you will come check out my blog and maybe become a follower http://traci66.blogspot.com Check out my giveaways while your there if you get a chance. Have a Terrific Tuesday.ReplyCancel

  • KalaniMay 11, 2010 - 7:48 pm

    I saw these Sunday- SOO cute!! Thanks for the link 🙂ReplyCancel

  • beckabootsMay 13, 2010 - 3:06 pm

    This is sooo cool! I’m totally going to have to make some of these!
    -BekahReplyCancel

  • Lifes-A-Blog...December 27, 2010 - 4:40 am

    I would really like to know where you got the jars and bottles from and for how much!! Thanks!! ♥ your blog and crafts!!ReplyCancel

  • Lifes-A-Blog...December 27, 2010 - 8:00 pm

    could you please let me know where you got the jars and bottles for this project and how much were they?? 🙂ReplyCancel

Hey, I'm Kami!

Welcome to the blog

Wife to my Jr. High sweetheart, mother to three daughters. I have always loved being social and staying connected with other people who have similar interests to me. I started a blog back in 2010 and have been in the social networking scene since then. I love meeting new people and helping them feel confident, and see their own beauty.

The Gift of Relaxation!!

This was our Mother’s Day gift to both my mother and mother-in-law. As a new mother (fairly), there is no greater gift I could ask for than the gift of relaxation! After all the things we do as mothers, and wives, homemakers, chefs, doctors, maids, etc. etc. etc… we need and deserve some “me” time to relax and unwind! Especially if you are also a working mom!
Here are some home-made remedies to making your own relaxing bath treatments:
(I found these all online, some of them I altered a bit. Sources are listed at end of post)

Before I give you these recipes, presentation is just as important as the treatment if you’re giving it as a gift. I got my cute glass jars from Ikea (the greatest store ever), but if you don’t live near one, you can always find widowed glasses or jars at thrift stores. Craft stores always have them too but you’ll pay a little more.

Here are some other yummy recipes for your skin:

Sugar Scrub
Ingredients:
2 T. brown sugar
2 T. ground up oats
2 T. aloe-vera gel
1 T. honey
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp. oil (almond, olive, massage…)

Grind up oatmeal until it has the consistency of sand with blender or processor.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until it is a paste.
It should be applied to moist skin, using your fingertips to massage in a circular motion. Rinse with warm water!

Herbal Tea Bath Bags

These are so much fun!

Ingredients:
2 C. bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1 C. citric acid (lemon juice)
1 C. rock salts
essential oils
dried flowers/herbs
tulle or empty tea bags

1. Mix the bicarbonate of soda and citric acid together. This is what causes your tea bag to foam when it hits the water.
2. Add the dried herbs/flower petals, and rock salts.
**I don’t grow my own herbs, but happened to have herbal chamomile tea in my cupboard. I mixed a few bags of that to my mixture!! With the lemon juice, I had me some nice lemon-chamomile scent! awweee!**
3. Now you can add any essential oil that you wish to scent the bags. (if desired)
4. Now you need to fill your tea bags. If you don’t have tea bags, tulle works awesome too ’cause there are holes for the mixture to seap into the water!

Let your mixture dry before dropping into tub. Fill your tub with warm water, then drop your bag in and watch the water foam. The herbs and scent will float to the top of the water making you feel as if you are in a spa!! Very relaxing!

Mineral Milk Bath

Ingredients:1 Qt. (4 c.) distilled water
1 (4 oz) bar castille soap
2 C. dry milk powder
3 oz. liquid glycerin (skin moisterizer)
3 drops essential oil of your choice
Combine all ingredients and pour into bottle or jar. Add about 1/2 C. to bath.

Hope you all enjoy these bath treatments!!

Enjoy and relax!!

LOVE, KAMI

Sources:
http://www.bathandbodyrecipes.com
http://natural-products.suite101.com

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  • craftliciousMay 11, 2010 - 4:39 pm

    What a beautiful Blog you have here, I love all the wonderful ideas
    I am hopping in from Tuesday Tag Along Blog hop. I am your follower now.
    Please do visit me and join me as it would be an honor for me to have you as follower

    http://craftliciouss.blogspot.com/

    Have a great day,

    ShahanaReplyCancel

  • The Sice FamilyMay 11, 2010 - 4:42 pm

    Great ideas, and I can’t wait to have a closer look at your shop!
    Wendy xxReplyCancel

  • Anne MaskellMay 11, 2010 - 4:53 pm

    great ideas! I’m your newest follower! I found you on tuesday-tag-along!ReplyCancel

  • Evelyn M LeonMay 11, 2010 - 5:06 pm

    I am your newest follower from Tuesday Tag-Along! I loved your ideas. I also put your button on my sponsors page.

    Evelyn @ http://adventureofsuperspice.comReplyCancel

  • just B youMay 11, 2010 - 5:25 pm

    Oooohhh…So much great stuff in your post! Thanks for all the great recipes. I’m followin’ ya back from TTA, your new follower #295!!!
    ~Kim
    justByou
    http://2justByou.blogspot.comReplyCancel

  • Twee PoppetsMay 11, 2010 - 7:14 pm

    Hello! Thanks for tagging along this week at the Tuesday Tag-Along blog hop! I’m a follower of your blog! 🙂

    http://tweepoppets.blogspot.comReplyCancel

  • Traci66May 11, 2010 - 7:37 pm

    Hello. I found your blog via Tuesday Tag-Along and decided to follow. I hope you will come check out my blog and maybe become a follower http://traci66.blogspot.com Check out my giveaways while your there if you get a chance. Have a Terrific Tuesday.ReplyCancel

  • KalaniMay 11, 2010 - 7:48 pm

    I saw these Sunday- SOO cute!! Thanks for the link 🙂ReplyCancel

  • beckabootsMay 13, 2010 - 3:06 pm

    This is sooo cool! I’m totally going to have to make some of these!
    -BekahReplyCancel

  • Lifes-A-Blog...December 27, 2010 - 4:40 am

    I would really like to know where you got the jars and bottles from and for how much!! Thanks!! ♥ your blog and crafts!!ReplyCancel

  • Lifes-A-Blog...December 27, 2010 - 8:00 pm

    could you please let me know where you got the jars and bottles for this project and how much were they?? 🙂ReplyCancel

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