DIY Bubble Bath from The Guardian

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I love finding stuff like this and didn't want to lose this link. The Frugal EEL group seemed to be the best audience for it.

The Guardian is starting a new column called "The Homemade Homemaker." They start off this week with a recipe and variations for bubble bath.

Vicki Lesley
Tuesday August 14, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

We spend a fortune on hi-tech beauty and cleaning products, often without really thinking about what's in them. Yet with just a little bit of imagination and forethought, we could easily make many of them ourselves. In this new regular column, we'll bring you recipes for everything from toilet cleaner to toothpaste.

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Bubble bath

You can make your own bubble bath using just four basic ingredients: distilled water, liquid glycerin, castile soap and essential oils.

Note: as they do not contain chemical preservatives, these bubble baths may not last as long as their commercial counterparts.

The following recipes are courtesy of Abigail Beal, a freelance writer and crafter from New York (measurements have been converted to metric).

Sweet dreams bubble bath

6 drops of lavender oil
3 drops of patchouli oil
1 litre of distilled water
1 bar of castille soap, grated (or 100ml liquid soap)
100 ml liquid glycerin

Directions: mix the water, soap and glycerin together and stir. Then add the essential oils.

More recipes including eucalyptus and citrus "flavors" here. http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/story/0,,2137923,00.html

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. Wow! Keep posting these links!

I am very interested in DIY house & beauty.