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Day two of the Gifts in a Jar Recipes, today it is Zesty Lemon Body Scrub and Lavender-Chaomile Facial Steam Mix. I grow my own Lavender and Chamomile, however you can find both of these dried at a herbal store or craft store.
Zesty Lemon Body Scrub Mix
Makes 2 cups
1 cup Epson salts
1/2 cup coarse Kosher Salt
1/2 cup light olive oil
1 teaspoon lemongrass soap fragrance
1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into decorative 1-pint container with tight-fitting lid.
2. Attach gift tag with raffia or ribbon.
TIP: Be sure to use light olive oil so its scent doesn’t overpower the lemongrass fragrance. You may substitue canola oil for olive oil, but the mixture will be thinker. Buy soap fragrances at art and crafts stores.
Zesty Lemon Body Scrub
Gently message a small amount of body scrub into skin with a damp washcloth or sponge, using a circular motion; rinse. Use caution, can make the tub or shower slippery, and do not use on open cuts.
Lavender-Chamolmile Facial Steam Mix
1 cup dried Chamomile
1 cup dried lavender flowers
1. Combine chamomile and lavender in mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into decorative 1-pint container with tight-fitting lid.
2. Attach gift tag with raffia or ribbon.
TIP: Buy dried lavender flowers at arts and crafts stores. For dried Chamomile, yse chamomile teas: simply open and empty the tea bags. It will take 40-50 tea bags to equal 1 cup.
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