Body Concoctions

its skin healing properties. It's a well known healing and soothing agent for damaged,

dry skin. It is soothing and healing for burns, skin irritations, and raw open wounds.

that is present in all living things--it helps living things maintain the pH balance

necessary for life. Baking soda is made from soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate.

Aside from being added to bath water, bath salts and bath fizzes, it's taken internally

for acidity, and used throughout the home for cleaning, deodorizing, leavening bread,

and fire extinguishing

to various body care products. Beeswax makes a harder bar of soap and is also used in

creams, lotions, lip balms and candle making.

necessary so that you won't feel that oily residue

Hair Conditioner. It aids in healing dry damaged hair while leaving hair shiny and easy

to manage. Safe for any hair type including oily, dry or damaged hair.

from citrus fruit by fermentation of crude sugars. Used as a preservative to adjust

acid-alkali balance. It is also used as an astringent, alone or in astringent compounds.

Among the cosmetic products in which it is frequently found are freckle and nail

bleaches, bath preparations, skin fresheners, depilatories and hair rinses. The clear,

crystalline, water-absorbing chemicals are also used to prevent scurvy, a deficiency

disease, and as a refreshing drink with water and sugar added. No known toxicity.

fragrance boost to our chocolate products. Skin safe with softening properties.

silkiness to the water.

and absorbing foot odors. Epsom salt baths are an excellent way of combating stress

and alleviating muscular aches and pains. The high magnesium content in Epsom salt

baths facilitates the removal of acids through the skin. They are, therefore, a

wonderful natural treatment for sportsmen and women as well as patients suffering

from arthritis and rheumatism. As you soak, the natural action of Epsom Salt helps

soften the rough, dry patches of your skin.

distillation processes. These are pure oils and are never diluted. Pure essential oils can

be dangerous to those with certain medical conditions if used in large quantities. We

include an essential oil description sheet with any of our products containing them.

with a carrier oil or from synthetic scents oils, perfumes or colognes. It is important

to be sure your Bath and Body products are made with skin safe fragrance oils and not

potpourri oils. Never use potpourri oils directly on your skin.

for the firming effect.

used as a benign solvent, lubricant, and preservative. It is sweet tasting, warming to

the skin, and edible. Glycerin is used as an ingredient in edible love oils. Glycerin is a

humectant that draws moisture to the skin and is an excellent addition to any lotion

recipe

soap making process. Many larger name store brand soaps discard the glycerin to sell

in aftermarket form. One of these forms is to make into a melt and pour soap base.

Melt and pour soaps are ready made soap bases which can be melted, mixed with

various ingredients for special soap recipes and poured into molds.

been used as a healing aid since the 16th century. It can be applied topically to

disinfect and speed the healing process in wounds, scrapes and burns. Honey acts as an

antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory. Because honey contains vitamins,

minerals, and amino acids, it is a wonderful beauty aid that nourishes the skin and the

hair.

skin rapidly to nourish it; also softens and moisturizes mature and dry skin. Jojoba

helps to heal inflamed skin conditions such as psoriasis or any form of dermatitis,

helps control acne and oily scalps. Since it has antioxidant properties, it can keep

other oils from going rancid.

for your product. This is one of the few products we do not make ourselves. A

complete ingredients listing of our lotion base is available upon request.

lotions, salt scrubs, dusting powders and liquid soap bases. Phenonip can tolerate

higher temperatures than many other preservatives and still maintain its

effectiveness.

because the grains gently exfoliate and the cream formed by water and powder leaves

the skin soft, hydrated and whitened. It also keeps working even when washed off.

After prolonged use, the skin becomes even in color, lighter and smoother because the

exfoliating action keeps pores free of sebum and dead skin debris. Promotes softer,

smoother skin and relief from dry, itchy skin.

products. It is used as a cleansing agent and/or sudsing agent.

alcohol, aloe barbadensis (Aloe) leaf juice, isopropyl palimitate, theobroma cacao

(cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) fruit, dimethicone,

triethanolamine, tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), honey extract, citrus medica limonum

(lemon) extract, foeniculum (fennel) extract, saliva officinalis (sage) extract, achillea

millefolium (yarrow) extract, buxus chinensis (jojoba) extract, methylparaben,

propylparaben, DMDM hydantoin.

clear, colorless, viscous liquid, slightly bitter tasting. It is the most common moisturecarrying

vehicle - other than water itself - in cosmetics.

sticks, toothpaste, soapless shampoos, and shaving lather. A white powder with a

soapy feel. Slowly soluble in cold water; a waterproofing agent and has been used to

treat skin diseases and in suppositories.

oily fluid obtained by adding alkalis to fats and fixed oils.

creams. A solid organic acid that occurs naturally in butter acids, oil of lovage,

coconut oil, and in most animal and vegetable fats. Also used in food flavorings. When

combined with potassium, it gives a very good copious lather.

glycerin in emulsions, ointments, dental creams & various cosmetic creams. A binder

for toilet preparations. Also used in hair sprays, hand lotions, shampoos and rouge.

used as a water softener and in baby and other nonirritating shampoos as a wetting

and cleansing agent.

dispersing agent and detergent in hand and body lotions, shaving creams, soaps and

shampoos.

in shampoos, shaving soaps and creams. A solid organic acid that occurs naturally in

butter acids, oil of lovage, coconut oil, and in most animal and vegetable fats. Also

used in food flavorings. When combined with potassium, gives a very good copious

lather.

primarily as a sequestering agent or preservative, particularly in shampoos.

phosphates. It's a softener, emulsifier and dispersing agent.

The white/opaque base has titanium dioxide added for color - the greatest covering

and tinting power of any white pigment used in bath powders, white eye shadows, hand

lotions, etc. Occurs naturally in three different crystal forms. Permanently listed for

general cosmetic coloring in 1973.