DIY; YellowstarEssentials Cellulite Buster Body Scrub Recipe

Yellowstar*Essentials Cellulite Buster essential oil blend includes a delicate blend of therapeutic grade essential oils : Juniper Berry, Lemon, Basil, Cedarwood, Bitter Orange, Fennel, Cypress, Pink Grapefruit, Katrafay, Coriander, Parsley Seed, Rosemary, Geranium, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Myrtle, Bay Laurel, and Helichrysum, Patchouli, White Sage, Niaouli, Eucalyptus Citridora, and Oregano.

If you want to save money by making your own: All you need are a few ingredients and this simple recipe

5ml Pre-Measured Cellulite Buster Essential Oil Synergy : added to salt scrub

Homemade Salt Scrub Recipe

Summary:

This recipe is basically 2 parts Salts to 1 part carrier oil

+ essential oil blend;  Pre-Measured Cellulite Buster Essential Oil Synergy- 5ml

To make 16 oz total SALTS = (2 cups total)

Mix of Epsom, dendric and/or sea salts use:

• one cup dead sea salts,
• 1/2 cup epsom salt and
• 1/2 cup dendric salt.

Add your carrier oils  and e.o. blend and mix well.

8oz (1 cup total) -Buchu oil (best for cellulite), and/or Hazelnut oil 1/2 cup each.

(your choice of either or both carriers. You may add any kind you wish) -even olive oil or grapeseed oil is fine, but the best for cellulite is Buchu.

-Add about 5ml (or 1 tsp.) of essential oil or/ scents : preferably  Pre-Measured Cellulite Buster Essential Oil Synergy- 5ml to your carrier oil before adding to salts.

For Best Results Use Yellowstar*Essentials Cellulite Buster already made for you!

Cellulite Buster INGREDIENTS: Cedrus Atlantica (Atlas Cedarwood), Citrus Paradisi (Pink Grapefruit), Foeniculum Vulgare(Fennel), Citrus X Limon (Lemon) Petroselinum Sativum (Parsley Seed), Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli), Origanum Marjorana (Marjoram), Cupressus Sempervirens (Cypress), Eucalyptus Citriodora (Lemon Eucalyptus), Melaleuca Quinquenervia(Niaouli), Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium), Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary), Salvia Officinalis (Sage), Citrus Paradisi (Pink & White Grapefruit), Lavendula Officinalis (Lavender), Juniperus Communis (Juniper Berry), And Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) and others in this proprietary blend.

Get the best fragrancing spreadability by mixing e.o. blend into carrier first, then into dendric salts, and then mix in other salts (dendric is a good carrier for scents).

NOTE: keep unused salt scrub away from water as water will dissolve the salts.

-You May Add Seaweed (Kelp) And/Or Finely Ground Coffee For Added Detoxifying Benefits.

Mix well and use immediately as there are no preservatives in this recipe.

By adding coffee to your scrub it can benefit by supplementing skin tightening qualities as the caffeine in coffee helps to redistribute fat cells and decrease the formation of cellulite. It also acts as a vasorestrictor, tightening and shrinking blood vessels thereby helping eliminate varicose veins. It has been used for years in spas in Hawaii and on the coast of Bali.

To use your scrub:

Start with warm damp skin. Stand under a warm shower for a few minutes, and then start using your scrub by scooping out a generous portion and working your way up your body in circular motions, concentrating on areas with cellulite. Follow by rinsing under the shower and then washing with a mild organic soap or shower gel.

A few words of caution:

Do not use this treatment if you are sunburned or have had any hair removal treatment within the last 24 hours. It could really sting!

You could make the salt a bit finer by grinding it in a coffee grinder. If the salt is too chunky it will just fall off your hand when you turn it towards your skin.

Buchu oil is the best for cellulite, but Hazelnut and grape seed oils are great to use too because they are slightly astringent, fast absorbing and almost odorless. With regular use will help to eliminate toxins from the skin and create a healthy fresh start for your new skin!

NOTE: Buchu essential oil has an antiseptic action on the urinary system and is beneficial to inflammation of the urethra, and cystitis and mild prostatitis, and other bladder problems. It is a useful diuretic, possibly aiding conditions such as rheumatism and arthritis, helping the body remove excess toxins and fluid. Used for water retention and aids weight loss and cellulite. It is used to reduce the inflammation of painful joints, especially sprains (compress).
Any questions? Feel free to email: Yellowstar2000@yahoo.com

DIY Beauty Recipe; Darphin Aromatic Cleansing Balm with Rosewood

I love finding expensive beauty products that translate easily into something I can concoct right at home. You’d be surprised at how simple most things are to make yourself…and so much cheaper than buying it already made.

Most formulas are not hard to figure out; i.e. a balm or salve,  a lotion or creme pretty much have the same basic recipes for each, and after a little experimentation and by changing up similar ingredients, you can create your own masterpiece.

I recently came across Darphin’s website and loved their line of products. After looking for the basic ingredients, it’s not difficult to figure out how to concoct most of them in my own kitchen with a few choice ingredients.

Why not be beautiful for less money?

Everyone wants to be beautiful, and most women will spend gads of money to be that way.

If you want to be beautiful, be beautiful!

As Forrest Gump would say, ” Beauty is as beauty does”.

Think beautiful thoughts, act beautifully toward everyone, and look for beauty all around you. This is a great start to be-ing beautiful.

Also, using essential oils in your beauty regiment will do wonders for you, inside and out.

Sometimes just knowing you’re doing something good for the environment by using natural products makes you feel great…

aaaaaannnnnddddddd……….a special treat!

My newest  Recipe for a gorgeous cleansing balm that does wonders for your skin.

and it’s just as good as the $70 cleanser from Paris: (actually better because it won’t cost you that much to make it!)

homemade aromatic beauty cleansing balm

(very like Darphin cleansing balm from Paris $70)

• 60 ml Marula oil – same as 2 ounces
• 1 tsp. of beeswax, floral wax or emulsifying wax (depending on how soft you like your balm to be depends on how much wax you use )
• Neroli essential oil 2 drops (Citrus aurantium)
• Sage essential oil 1-drop  (Salvia officinalis L)
• Ylang ylang extra essential oil 1-drop (Cananga odorata)
• Rosewood essential oil 4-drops (Bois de Rose)
• Vanilla plantifolia fruit extract-2 drops

Sometimes finding the ingredients is harder than putting them together. Most essential oils are quite easily found online, and some can be found in local health food stores. Just remember that cost usually reflects quality, and thereapeutic grade essential oils are 100 times better than commercial grade for medicinal purposes, and isn’t your skin worth it? Even though the initial costs seem a lot, over time you’ll save wads of cash. You might even want to pool resources with your friends/family and make enough for everyone to share, this saves on costs and is a win, win for everybody.

DIRECTIONS:

Gather ingredients and always have extra glass pyrex measuring cups  in different sizes around with some wooden chopsticks, they are excellent tools.

Just warm the marula oil (or oil of choice, eg. jojoba) with the beeswax, rose wax, jasmine wax or emulisfying wax in a double boiler or pyrex measuring cup until wax is almost melted in short bursts in the microwave. Do not over heat the wax as it can start on fire, even though it doesn’t look melted it gets very hot. Depending on how soft you like your balm to be depends on how much wax you use. It’s better to start with less then add more if you need it.  Stir until completely melted, cool slightly, then add in essential oils. Make sure mixture is not hot when adding essential oils, better that it is cool before adding as heat can destroy essential oil’s potency. After it’s completely set and you find you don’t like the consistency, it’s easy to fix, just warm again and add a little more wax. Pour into containers. Walla! Make sure to mark the date and throw out after a year.

p.s. I’ve found small containers in Walmart , but my favorite container places are listed below. Look for a fill-it-yourself airplane cosmetic travel kit, or in craft stores they sometimes carry tiny containers. If not, there are tons of places online to find them, for instance, ebay, SKS bottles, Specialty Bottles, Essential Supplies, Sunburst Bottle.com, and LotionCrafter to name a few.

Here is the original from Darphin:

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Aromatic Cleansing Balm

with Rosewood

This lavishly-rich Darphin cleansing balm transforms into a light milky emulsion with water to sweep away traces of make-up and impurities, while nourishing skin to relieve tightness and help restore natural radiance. An alternative way to cleanse the face with water through a unique sensory experience.

Key Ingredients:

Marula Oil*, Sauge Officinale, Ylang Ylang and Rosewood* Essential Oils, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract*
*Organic

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Here’s Mountain Rose Herbs version of  lovely facial care products here; including

Classic Rose Facial Oil- a luxurious facial oil comprised of incredibly rich and nourishing oils. It soaks into your skin effortlessly, and may be used either alone or before applying your daily moisturizer or make-up. A fabulous way to pamper your face with pure botanical products, our Classic Rose Facial Oil contains precious ingredients such as Neroli and Helichrysum essential oils, Organic Wild Rosehip Seed oil, and Kukui Nut oil. It assists in preventing wrinkles, re-hydrating the skin, and in the promotion of skin-cell regeneration. Perfect for lightly damaged skin that is dry and mature and needing repair. This is a very concentrated oil, and only a finger tip or two is needed. Contains: Organic Wild Rosehip Seed oil, Kukui nut oil, organic Calendula oil, and a combination of pure essential oils that includes Sandalwood, Neroli, Helichrysum, Frankincense, Carrot Seed and organic Lavender.1 oz bottle with treatment pump

Natural Preservatives for Cosmetic Recipes

When I first started making cosmetic products, i.e. lotions, lip balms, sprays, scrubs, etc., I was very hesitant , in the beginning, on which ingredients to use that were all natural and yet effective for preserving all my hard work from going rancid.

After years of working with many types and lots of research, here is a list of helpful and useful natural ingredients that are safe to use for preserving your cosmetic recipes:

thanks so much to  http://eroscent.com/blog/resources-and-guides/natural-preservatives-for-your-cosmetic-recipes/ for the useful tips! They match my own findings!

Making your own natural cosmetics allows you to control the ingredients and produce recipes created specifically for you. The downside to this is that natural ingredients tend to have a limited shelf life. Learning what ingredients are natural preservatives, and how to use them, will prevent rancidity and anti-oxidation in your homemade cosmetics.

Here’s a list:

• Benzoin
• Borax
• Honey
• Jojoba
• Vitamin E Oil

Benzoin Resin (also called Styrax) is a less well known preservative and fixative. For centuries, it has been an important ingredient in the making of incense due to its fixative qualities. Benzoin has a rich sweet scent that is quite distinctive. Because it is easily absorbed through the skin, it should be diluted in alcohol before use in cosmetic recipes. Benzoin resin is often found in facial toning and facial oil recipes to improve their shelf life.

Borax is a common ingredient that used to be found on the laundry shelf of most grocery stores. It is a natural cleaner and preservative, and it often found in lotion, cream, bath salt and bath scrub recipes.

Honey is a marvelous natural preservative. One teaspoon to one tablespoon of honey can be added to most any natural cosmetic recipe to improve its shelf life. My personal facial elixir has honey as an essential component, but I also add it to salts, scrubs, facials, creams and lotions.

Jojoba is one of my favorite natural preservatives because, like honey, it is just so very versatile. Jojoba is often combined with those oils that are known for having a limited shelf life, such as almond oil, apricot kernel oil, and rosehip seed oil. Get in the habit of substituting a tablespoon of jojoba oil for the more fragile carrier oils to improve the shelf life of your home made creations.

Vitamin E Oil is another natural preservative that I use quite often. If you are making a preparation for the skin, add a teaspoon of vitamin E oil to prevent rancidity and as an anti-oxidant. Vitamin E oil has the additional benefit of being safe to use for recipes for babies and small children.

When creating my own cosmetic recipes, I tend to use a two-pronged approach. Benzoin and vitamin E in a facial oil, for instance, or jojoba and borax in a lotion. Incorporating these natural preservatives in your own creations will enhance your cosmetics making repertoire considerably.

Recipe for Rose Lotion

Rosewater & Glycerin Hand Lotion

This lotion is great for those that prefer a less oily type.

rosewater

I’ve adapted it from various attempted recipes over the years.
I love the way it feels as the cornstarch really works as an oil absorber,
and almost feels like an exfoliant the first few times you use it.
I’ve tried making this into both a sprayable type lotion and a cream type lotion.
Both ways are great, it just depends on how you intend to use it
…more waters for thinner, and less waters for thicker product.

Ingredients:

• 1 Tsp – 1 Tbls melted beeswax (depending on how thick you prefer)

• 1 Tbls cocoa butter melted

• 2 Tbls Vegetable Glycerin

• 2 Tbls Cornstarch

• 1 Cup Distilled or Purified Water

• 2 – 4 Tbls (more if you like thinner) Rose water (I usually use 3)

Mix first three ingredients together in heat proof glass bowl – place in a water bath or use double boiler.
Warm waters and add cornstarch, blend thouroughly,
Add oil/wax mixture slowly to water mixture and blend well.
Make sure to completely cool.
Once everything is the right consistency, add essential oils if you prefer, but no more than 10 dps of essential oils total for this recipe. Mix well, and put into clean jars or spray bottles.
Note: If the lotion is too thick – thin with water or rose water using one tablespoon at a time, stirring thoroughly.

Also, If it is too thin, add melted wax into warmed oils/water mixture
(blast in microwave on low setting for 15-20 sec. intervals.
And always, always, add your essential oils last, after you have the consistency you desire in the lotion.
A thinner lotion you can use as a sprayable type, and a thicker lotion can be used as a cream.
By adjusting the wax/oil/water ratio you can create the type best suited to your purpose.
Try making both the spray type and the cream type and decide which works best for you.

If you’d like an even easier recipe, try this one: (though it’s a bit thinner than the above recipe)

1 1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup emulsifying wax
1/4 cup rosehip seed oil (or any oil you prefer, olive, safflower, sunflower, emu, etc.)
24-36 drops rose essential oil

In a pyrex measuring glass I combine the rosehip seed oil and emusifying wax and microwave for approx. 1 minute until it is all melted. The temperature on this reads about 155 degrees.

I have found that a coffee mug  holds almost exactly 1 1/4 cup of water, so I fill is up and microwave that for 1 minute or until about 120 degrees. While that is heating up, I add the essential oil into my melted wax/rosehipseed oil mixture.

Then pour the hot water into the wax/rosehipseed oil mixture and watch it turn milky white. At this point the temperature is about 125 degrees. I then pour the hot lotion into wide mouth pint size jars and let cool overnight. The next morning you’ll have a fresh jar of homemade natural hand lotion!

Oh and of course, you’ll need decorative labels to put on your jars, which you can download here. Remember, when you print these out onto Avery Sticker Project Paper in Adobe Reader, it often automatically reduces the size of the original document, make sure that you click on the setting to print these at full size. These labels fit on the wide mouth pint jars. Enjoy your new soft skin!

Thanks to

h t t p : / / a s o n o m a g a r d e n . w o r d p r e s s . c o m

for the great pics and label downloads!!!!

Essential Oils that can Aid Emotional and Abuse Issues

YellowstarEssentials Release/Opening Synergy

Essential oils have natural properties that can aid in healing the entire body, including physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues. Because of their concentrated properties, one drop can do as much good as pounds or tons of the fresh variety, so essential oils are much easier and more convenient to keep at hand.

Many people use food to protect themselves from feeling bad or to numb themselves to abuse. They can gain weight to make themselves look undesirable or not available for sexual attention. This leads to feelings of contempt and self loathing. It is very common for victims of abuse to blame themselves for the abuse. Essential oils can bring feelings of self love, forgiveness, and acceptance into the heart.

Milli Austin in The Healing Bath did some ground-breaking work in healing abuse with essential oils. She talks of the body not just from the physical but also its energetic aspects. She see the body surrounded by energy fields similar to the atmosphere around the earth. The energy is layered into different energy bodies. The energy body closest to the physical body is called the etheric body. Then there is the astral or emotional body. Next the mental body follows with the soul body encapulating all the bodies. She claims that abuse emotionally and mentally lodges itself into the energy bodies and causes a person to be unable to completely control their life. The abuse takes hold and directs the life in ways the person does not want to go, but seems to be helpless to prevent. As in feeling bad about how your body looks and wanting to look better, but unable to stop eating. With her essential oil therapy, the person would come into contact with what was really causing the bad feelings and clear them with the oils. She also felt that abuse from one life could be felt in another and causes disturbances in this life.

To heal this trauma, she suggests using bath or massage therapy. In her book she included several formulas to help the person clear the abuse. It is a good idea to have a counselor or therapist to consult if you are going to use the oils in this way. The baths also call for more oils than most aromatherapists feel is safe so caution is advised and supervision is required. We will list a few of the formulas and if you are interested in doing them, we suggest you read her book first for more details.

Sexual Abuse Bath
30 drops each citronella, geranium, patchouli
33 drops each white camphor, lime
40 drops juniper berry
5 cups unprocessed apple cider vinegar
Stone Lapis
Time: 35 minutes
Coat the body with walnut oil
Do 10 baths spaced 7 days apart
If repeating bath series, wait 7 weeks.

Trauma Bath
20 drops wild chamomile (or 16 German or 14 Roman)
30 drops each amyris, white camphor, damiana, vetiver, sassafras
36 drops each eucalyptus 80/85. Lavender
5 cups unprocessed apple cider vinegar
Stone: lapis
Time: 30 minutes
Coat the body with almond oil
Do 10 baths spaced 5 days apart
If repeating bath series, wait 7 weeks.

Unkind, Abusive Treatment – To Relieve Hurt Bath
20 drops cinnamon leaf
25 drops each helichrysum, lemongrass
30 drops each dill weed, lemon eucalyptus, sweet fennel, lavender, peppermint, white thyme
36 drops geranium
7 cups unprocessed apple cider vinegar
Stone: clear quartz crystal
Time: 30 minutes
Coat the body with walnut oil.
Do 15 baths spaced 7 days apart.
If repeating bath series, wait 7 weeks.”

Oils identified to help clear abuse and trauma from the energy bodies:

Ajowan*	Benzoin	Jasmine	Rose
Allspice*	Cajeput	Juniper*	Spruce
Bitter Almond*	All Cedarwoods	Laurel Leaf	Tea Tree
Balsam, Copaiba	Cinnamon*	Linaloe Wood	Vetiver
Balsam, Peru*	Cumin Seed	Neroli	Violet Leaf
Balsam, Tolu	Cypress	Parsley	Wintergreen*
Bay			Yuzu

* oils are fiery and need to be used with fixed or fatty oils

About the Healing Bath:

Many books discuss the aromatic power of essential oils, but The Healing Bath is the first to focus on using essential oils to cleanse, clear, and heal the energy field surrounding the physical body. If this energy field is damaged, the body’s vitality, strength, and overall health and well-being is jeopardized. When energy fields in the subtle bodies are strengthened and energized, deep healing in the physical body is accelerated. This book describes essential oil therapy that can be used with conventional allopathic, herbal, and other healing methods.

The author has been refining her essential oil techniques for ten years, and she draws on experiences from her personal practice to describe the method.

Provides bath formulas for a wide range of physical and emotional ailments, including asthma, depression, substance abuse, headaches, sleep disorders, food intolerance, allergies, bladder and urinary tract problems, and hyperactivity.

A special section discusses the use of essential oils to heal infants and children.

Click here to go to amazon.com and buy the book

If you would like to purchase YellowstarEssentials Release/Opening Synergy made with therapeutic grade essential oils; email: yellowstar2000@yahoo.com. with  Release/Opening Synergy in the subject line.  5ml concentrate is $25.

Thank you http://www.gritman.com/EO_Papers/Weightloss8.html for the great info!

DIY: Eee Zee Beauty Recipes; Natural Lipgloss and Lip Plumper

DIY: Easy Beauty Recipes; Natural Lipgloss and Lip Plumper

I love making my own natural beauty products, especially when I can make them cheaper than buying them. Some might say I’m obsessed with anything DIY, really. If you are too, or are just looking for something to do, or have a gaggle of girls hanging out looking for a fun project, then read on to learn how you can turn a boring day into something exciting by hosting a “make your own lip gloss party” , or with the addition of a few essential oils, you can make it a “make your own super-duper easy lip plumper party”. Try saying that three times fast…..heh, heh. 

First, you’ll need to decide on what kind of lip gloss or lip plumper serum you want to make.

If you just want a natural lip gloss that adds moisture and shine to your lips, you’ll only need a few simple ingredients and most you can find around your home. 

If you’d rather make yourself a natural lip plumper and add colors and flavors, you’ll only need to add a few essential oils or other simple household items to the gloss base.

It’s so easy and fun, you might want to make it a girls’ day project, or if you’ve got a gaggle of tweens hanging out for a slumber party, this is a great way to get them all together and do something they’ll all enjoy. No matter which you choose, you’ll love the results. 

For a simple natural lip gloss all you need are a couple of natural moisturizing oils, some aloe vera gel, and color or flavor (optional), and of course, a container to put it in. I find the easiest way is to use roller-ball bottles for the liquid types as they hold the product well and are fun to use and make application a breeze. You can find these with a simple search on ebay roller bottles, some craft stores, or other online sites. You can also use old lip balm containers (well cleaned) or purchase lip balm pots all over the internet. Check resources at the bottom of the page for suppliers that I’ve found helpful through the years.  I’ve literally made hundreds of experiments with lip balms, glosses, and every other beauty product I could think of.  

Here’s some of my favorites:

Chocolatey Lip Gloss

1.5 TBL cocoa butter

2-3 chocolate chips 

1 Vit. E capsule

 Just melt the cocoa butter in a pyrex cup, stir in the chips to melt everything together smoothly, add Vit. E and stir well, then pour into lip balm container pot. Chill in fridge. Eee Zee. If you don’t like finding water droplets on top of your chocolate lip gloss, let stand and cool; then put the lid on. 

Cranberry-Red Lip Stain:

1 tsp. cranberry sauce juice

1 TBL. Vaseline

(warm, and mix throughly, store in fridge)

Recipes & Ingredients for easy natural lip gloss:

Basic Lip Gloss:

2 tsp. beeswax

7 tsp. oil (your choice: castor, olive, jojoba, sw. almond)

1 tsp. honey

5 drops e.o. (essential oil of your choice) See Essential Oils Section Below.

Melt wax in pyrex in short bursts in microwave, or use double boiler method by placing 1-2 in. water in pan, add pyrex cup and bring water to boil, this will insure an even melt for your beeswax. I’ve had success both ways, but you’re taking your chances of burning the wax using a microwave as power fluctuates in different types of microwaves. You can easily convert this recipe for a Basic Lip Balm by just adding 1/2 (or .5) tsp. additional beeswax, or more for a harder balm. 

Super-Duper Lip Plumper

The above link will take you to my ehow article on How to Make a Lip Plumper Serum. 

Also note the Lip Plumper Serum in that recipe contains capsicum, and other very hot essential oils. 

Here’s a simplified version that will make much less than my ehow recipe:

Simple & Natural Lip Plumper Gloss

• 1 tsp. melted beeswax
• 2-3 TBL. oil of your choice (castor, coconut, olive, jojoba, sw. almond, sunflower, emu, etc. )
• 5-6 dps. e.o. blend ( 2-3 drops cinnamon bark e.o. and 3 dps. peppermint e.o.)
• 1 Vit. E capsule
• color or mica if desired (a tiny bit of leftover lipstick works great!) 

Melt wax in a pyrex glass measuring cup in short bursts in the microwave. Times depend on the power of your microwave, so don’t walk away from this. Wax can burn and start a fire if not watched, so only use about 5-10 sec. bursts and stir after each attempt until the wax is completely melted. Stir in your oils until everything is blended and warm. Stir in the Vit. E liquid from the capsule. I use a needle to puncture the capsule and squeeze in the liquid. Use two if you can’t get all the vit. e out of the capsule. At this point you can choose if you want to add color, flavor, etc. If you like to use mica for a bit of sparkle, be careful, this stuff goes a long way. A super way to be “green” is to use up the last of your lipsticks. Just get a toothpick and scrape out a little for as much color as you want to add. I also wait to add the essential oils until it’s almost cool so they don’t lose any of their properties by being heated. Stir in the e.o.’s and pour into container. 

Some Good Ingredients to Choose From:

Castor oil  is in so many lip gloss recipes, probably because it’s best for slip and glide.

Jojoba, olive oil, sweet almond oil or coconut oil are great choices and seem to be in almost every recipe you find.  

I like to add extra healing and anti-aging properties to my lip products by using emu, evening primrose, rosehip seed oils too. It’s really up to what kind of properties you want your lip gloss to have. In a pinch, you could use sunflower, light olive, vegetable, or whatever you have around and it would work just fine. Granted, using vegetable oil on your lips won’t taste very good, so you’ll have to sweeten it up a bit. To sweeten any gloss or balm recipe, just add a bit of Kool-Aid, Jello, or flavor you want. 

honey (optional; to sweeten your gloss)

vit. e capsule (helps to preserve your gloss)

aloe gel (gives nice healing quality to your gloss)

glycerin (also gives a bit of sweetness and glide to your gloss)

Resources:

Ehow Article Lip Plumper; http://www.ehow.com/how_5172855_make-lip-plumper.html

Mountain Rose Herbs (excellent supplier!)

search on ebay roller bottles

leapfish search 1/3 oz. roller bottles, 

Get beeswax

Get Essential Oils

Get Butters

Get Carrier Oils

Get Aloe Gel

sunburstbottles.com

newdirectionsaromatics.com

thesage.com

snowdriftfarms.com

libertynatural.com

wholesalesuppliesplus.com

More Great Resources:

http://www.squidoo.com/lipglossrecipes
 lots of great recipes

(some only include petroleum jelly and kool-aid, but if you’re keeping it “organic” or “all natural” you might want to steer away from using petroleum products).

 Book of recipes online

http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_40.html
 kids craft recipes for lip gloss

some of these sound really fun! (i.e. pop rocks?!!)

http://www.bathandbodyrecipes.com/55/lip-gloss-recipes.html
 Bath & Body recipes; lots of easy lip gloss recipes (lemon, cocoa, butterscotch, etc.)

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/lipbalm/
 Nice blog about how to make your own lip balm/gloss by NotMartha.org

http://www.thesage.com/catalog/LipBalmContainers.html
 Lip Balm container page (MMS)

http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/searchus.asp
  lip gloss/balm Flavors (FromNatureWithLove)

http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/StoreCategory.aspx?CatalogID=2&GroupID=748&CategoryID=1790&CategoryName=Lip+Products
 ingredients for lip products Wholesale Supplies Plus

http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/StoreCategory.aspx?CatalogID=9&GroupID=303&CategoryID=1976&CategoryName=*+Roll+On+Bottles
 roll on bottles wholesale supplies plus

http://www.teachsoap.com/recipes.html
 more recipes at teachsoap.com

http://www.showmomthemoney.com/lip-gloss-recipes/
 more lip gloss recipes from showmomthemoney blog

http://www.yoyolipgloss.com/lip-gloss-recipes.html
 lots and lots of lip gloss recipes from yoyolipgloss.com

http://www.wildroots.com/cosmetic.htm
 more natural cosmetic recipes from wildroots.com

Essential Oils Can Help Erase or Reduce Stretchmarks, Scars and Keloids

Don’t you hate unsightly scars, stretchmarks and/or keloids?

Read the following article to learn how to make your own all natural remedy including an essential oil blend to use in a massage, or a salve recipe and the techniques used to erase or reduce them.

How to Erase or Reduce Stretchmarks, Scars and Keloids with Essential Oils