Another little off-topic recipe here, Shower Gel – how to save $$.
I’m tired of paying an arm and a leg for shower gel from the supermarket…did you know you can make over 2L of shower gel using this recipe – most of the shower gel containers are around 700ml so start putting them away!! You can also use this same recipe for hand soap as well.
Ingredients
- 1 bar sunlight soap
- 2L water
- 1/2 cup fractionated coconut oil
- 20 drops essential oil (doTERRA preferred – ask me where to get it!)
Seriously, you’ll kick yourself when you see how easy this is!
Grate the soap 
Add soap, water and fractionated coconut oil to a large pot
In a large pot, add the grated soap, water and fractionated coconut oil. Stir over medium heat until the soap melts. Remove from heat and let it sit overnight.
After you’ve let it sit, add 20 drops (or more) of pure essential oil (don’t use the cheap crappy stuff – this is going onto your body remember – and the skin is the largest organ in the body, absorbing everything it comes in contact with!!). Beat until thick and creamy. Pour into shower gel containers. We use a medium sized funnel – make sure you pour it slowly as it will foam up.
NOTE: It really does need to sit overnight – you’ll find the next day that the mixture has gone really thick and gooey – this is what you want! Hello Shower Gel!
If you find the mixture too runny – add more grated soap – you can re-melt this and re-do the batch without losing anything. If you find that it separates a little, gently shake the container its in.
A note about fractionated coconut oil.
This is not normal coconut oil – this oil does not solidify
Toilet Cleaning Pockets of Joy
Toilet cleaning fizz tablets – A little bit of fizz in the toilet goes a long way with natural products.
Ok, so we are a bit off topic here….but, we are the world’s greatest turners (as my brother says, we turn good food into shit, lol)… And seriously, is cleaning the toilet your favourite job in the world? It certainly isn’t mine!
So, how about a better alternative to harsh chemicals? Something that does the job, easy to make, easy to use and doesn’t suck the life out of you when you breathe it in while cleaning?
Introducing toilet bombs! Make them, dry them, store them, chuck one in the toilet!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 cup citric acid (available from most health food shops)
- 2 cups bicarb soda
- 20 drops doTERRA lemon essential oil
- 20 drops doTERRA Purify
- 20 drops doTERRA OnGuard
- Spray bottle with a mixture of vinegar, water, Castille soap
Mix together the dry ingredients. Add the essential oils and mix through using your finger tips. Spray the mixture with the spray bottle, mixing as you spray until the mixture becomes damp.
Press into a silicone based ice cube tray. Press down until firm.
Allow to dry over night and then store in an air tight container.
To use, drop one tablet into the toilet, leave for as long as possible, flush.
