HOW-TO

How to make relaxing bath tea

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:54:00 -0400

What better way to relax than with the relaxing scent of Lavender...or whatever fragrance is relaxing to you! Bath teas are simple to make and wonderful to enjoy.

Ingredients

Spatula & Bowl (Metal bowl works best)

Wooden/Plastic Spoon or Scoop

Iron

1/2 Cup Dead Sea Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda

15ml (1/2oz) of your favorite relaxing/calming essential oil (or your favorite fragrance oil)

2 Cups Dried Florals

5-6 Bath Tea Bags (Available for purchase from Elements Bath & Body )

Directions

1. Combine the sea salt and baking soda in a bowl and mix well; removing all lumps from the baking soda.

2. Add 10ml of the oil to the mixture and stir until evenly coated.

3. Then add the dried florals to the mix and stir until all flower petals are lightly coated with oil.

4. Drizzle the remaining oil into the bowl with the flowers and salt mix. Continue to stir until all florals are well-coated.

5. Finally scoop even portions of the mix into the bags; being mindful to stir after each scoop as the salt mix will settle on the bottom of the bowl. NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL BAGS AS THE CONTENTS MAY EXPAND WHEN WET.

6. Using a standard iron, seal each bag at the open end. Cut off excess end of sealed bag if desired.

7. Toss into the bath when seal has cooled and enjoy!

How to make dried corn cob air fresheners

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:45:00 -0400

Simple to make, simple to keep, and good for the environment! All natural corn cob air fresheners offer lasting scent that can be recharged time and time again. It is not man-made, but rather the waste of corn cobs---dried.

As a matter of fact, I believe these air fresheners are the most simple product I make and carry. Now YOU can learn to make your own!

This recipe is for 1oz to 2oz sachets...depending on what you prefer. One pound of corn cob will yield approximately 8-2oz sachets.

The tools needed are as follows:

1 pound of dried corn cob

A mixing bowl with a lid (metal or glass to prevent oil penetration and eas clean up)

A spoon, spatula, or small wisk (hard plastic or wooden)

1oz fragrance oil

8 to 16 organza, canvas, or plastic bags

Instructions

1. With the corn cob in the mixing bowl, slowly pour the 1oz bottle of fragrance oil into the bowl; stopping occasionally to stir oil into corn cob. (This ensures the oil is distributed evenly.)

2. Cover the bowl with a lid or saran wrap and let sit for at least an hour to allow the oil to be absorbed. (The finished product should not be oily or wet when placed in its bag.)

3. Fill bags (plastic, organza, canvas, etc) with corn cob in equal amounts between 8 to 16 pouches...depending on how many ounces of air freshener you prefer in each bag.

4. Enjoy!

Spppsssss...Here's a tip or two:

Spoon your finished product into small plastic zip bags then place them into the organza or canvas bags....the fragrance will permeate the plastic and will last longer.

When you fragrance starts to fade, give the bag a shake to boost the scent. If there is no change in the intensity, its time to replace the sachet or simply repeat the above steps to recharge it!

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:11:00 -0500

Upon many many requests, Zhi officially has a blog to keep our current members and potential customer informed!

In this blog we will mainly offer How-To instruction on making bath products and candles. Because this is what we do and what we are good at...why not share. As long as our hands are in fists, nothing can go out and nothing can come in. With that, we have picked the brain of our owner to get the most intimate of details behind our products. Now we offer them to you!

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