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Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

1 bottle of organic olive oil + 1 tablespoon castille soap + fragrant essential oil of your choice. Combine all together, except essential oil. Place into bottle or jars and add oil drop by drop. Shake to combine.

Nice accompanied by a drawstring bag filled with dried herbs. The bag can be hung around the tap while the bath is filling or just thrown into the bath.

Bath Soak. In the centre of a hemmed calico square place 1 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup almond meal and 1/2 cup cornmeal. Tie up into a ball with a length of lace. The mixture will diffuse into the bath water.

Fragrant Bath Oils

1 cup epsom salts

1 cup sea salt

1 cup baking soda

8-16 drops of your preferred essential oil (Peppermint makes you feel warm and is helpful for relief from a cold or tension headache, lavender induces sleep and relaxation, and rosemary provides an emotional pickup.

Attractive glass or plastic containers with tight lids (e.g., apothecary or honey jars)

Mix the salts and baking soda. Blend ingredients with a wooden spoon or in the blender (for a finer texture). Add essential oils drop by drop, until you like the scent's intensity.

Scoop the bath salts into containers.
Use 4-6 tablespoons per bath or 8-10 tablespoons for a whirlpool tub.

Save water by bathing with your partner.
Save baths for special occasions or after stressful days.
Put the plug in from the beginning to save water (the hot water should warm up the initial cold water).
Fill up a couple inches below full.

Perfumed Skin Oil

1 ounce almond or jojoba oil

10-15 drops of essential oil of your choice

A small bottle with a tight fitting lid (e.g., a used medicine or perfume bottle)

Small funnel

Mix ingredients well and, using the funnel, pour into bottle. May be used as perfume, a face moisturizer or massage oil. Makes a special gift.

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