Give extra special gifts this Christmas by making skincare and body products yourself.
Try these simple recipes courtesy of Amour Natural, whose products we stock at Daily Bread Cambridge!
Amour Natural oil burners and essential oils at Daily Bread Co-operative, Cambridge.
AMOUR NATURAL LIP SCRUB RECIPE
Simply stir together 4tbsp cane sugar and 4tbsp sweet almond oil in a bowl, and add a few drops of essential oil.
Amour Natural products
AMOUR NATURAL WHIPPED BODY BUTTER RECIPE
Amour Natural Organic Cocoa Butter
Melt 100g Amour Natural cocoa butter buttons and 100g virgin coconut oil in a bain marie.
Stir in 50ml Amour Natural sweet almond oil. Put in the fridge until it starts to harden round the edges.
Add 10-15 drops of essential oil and whisk with an electric whisk until soft. Store in a jar and keep cool.
LIP BALM RECIPE
Biona organic virgin coconut oil
Melt 1tsp beeswax and 2tsp virgin coconut oil in a bain marie. Take off the heat and stir in 1-2 drops of essential oil. Pour into a little jar or pot and allow to cool.
AMOUR NATURAL FACE CLEANSER RECIPE
Use 10ml almond oil, add castor oil: 1ml for dry skin, 2ml for normal skin, 3ml for oily skin. Blend with 2-3 drops of essential oil. Massage onto dry face and wash off with cloth and hot water.
Amour Natural Sweet Almond pure seed oil
Amour Natural organic Castor Oil
We stock a selection of Amour Natural’s oil burners, essential oils (including their Festive Aroma oil), carrier oils, among a range of their other products. Visit us and have a browse!
Amour Natural Festive Aroma 100% pure essential oil
At Home With Aromatherapy by Faye Willmott
The recipes in this blog post are from Amour Natural’s leaflet.
Alongside our Amour Natural products you can find a copy of their book ‘At Home With Aromatherapy’ to peruse in the shop (or our coffee shop!), it features ‘essential’ information about essential oils and how to use them.
