shower ideas

[Marsha]

does anyone know how to make oatmeal bath flakes? or confetti bath flakes? i found the little envelopes thingy's Im thinking of using these for a friends shower.. with the saying, "from Beths's shower to yours", and then stamping the outside with a bubble bath stamp i have.

[SarahK]

does anyone know how to make oatmeal bath flakes? or confetti bath flakes? i found the little envelopes thingy's Im thinking of using these for a friends shower.. with the saying, "from Beths's shower to yours", and then stamping the outside with a bubble bath stamp i have.
I couldn't find flakes, but I did find these which if you make them little enough, they might fit. Or if you're creative enough, maybe you can make them small and flat and cut them in to flaky type stuff.

Effervescent Bath Bombs

(Makes about 10 fizzing balls)

This is a recipe for an effervescent bath bombs. These fizzing bath oil balls are solid drops that can be added to bath water.

1/4 cup baking soda
1 tablespoon ascorbic acid (crushed vitamin C or Fruit Fresh; provides the fizz)
1 tablespoon borax powder
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1/4 teaspoon fragrance or essential oil
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until well blended. Drizzle in almond oil, and stir until mixture is moistened. Add vitamin E oil and fragrance stirring until well mixed. Take teaspoons of the mixture and form into one inch balls. (The mixture will be crumbly and fragile, so do the best you can) Place balls on waxed paper. Two hours later, you can gently reshape the balls. Let balls air-dry on a sheet of waxed paper for ten days. Store balls in a closed container to protect from moisture. To use, drop a bomb into bath water.

Oatmeal Soap

Supplies:

-1 large bar of soap - I used Dove beauty bar which is a great product to use in hard water areas and very mild on your skin.
- 3 to 4 tablespoons of ground up oatmeal.

- 4 to 5 tablespoons water

- Decorative rope (if you want to make soap-on-a- rope)

What You Do:

Grind up the oatmeal in a food processer, hand chopper or blender until finely milled. You want the mixture to have some substance - don't reduce it to flour - but chop enough to break up most of the individual oat flakes.

Grate the Dove bar into small slivers in a large, microwavable bowl. Add a couple of tablespoons of water and microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes. The time will vary according to your microwave; be careful the soap doesn't bubble over the bowl. Stir mixture once or twice. If you use scented soap, your kitchen will smell fragrant for hours after you are done!

When the soap has dissolved, remove from the microwave and stir. Add the oatmeal gradually, mixing in with a spoon, until you happy with the consistency and the proportion of soap to oatmeal. Pour the soap into a mold and let cool to shape.

I used a bowl-shaped cup for the two bars shown. The mixture was solidifying, but still slightly warm, when I removed it and sliced it into the two bars shown.

For larger amounts, you could use a tin can with both ends removed as your mold, then slice into round bars.

Bath Crystals

2 cups of rock salt
Glycerin
Food coloring
Essential oil of your choice

You can make your own bath crystals with rock salt crystals, glycerin, essential oils and food coloring. Prepare your work area with newspapers. Measure out one half a cup of the salt into four different glass jars. Choose a color for each jar of bath crystals, keeping in mind the essential oil you will use to scent it with.

Measure out six drops of glycerin into a bowl. Add one or two drops of the chosen food color into the glycerin. Stir the coloring evenly into the glycerin using craft stick or metal spoon. Quickly stir the mixture into the salt of one of the containers. Mix until the color is even, or leave it partially mixed for a more textured result. Continue this procedure with each jar.

To scent your salts, you will need essential oils such as lime (enlivening), peppermint (exhilarating), lemon (refreshing), cinnamon (stimulating), tangerine (calming), lavender (relaxing), patchouli (peacemaking), rosemary (awakening), rose geranium (renewing), etc. You can get these at candle shops or craft stores. Choose a fragrance to complement the color of the salt you have already tinted. Add 20 to 25 drops of an essential oil for each cup of colored salt crystals, using a separate dropper for each scent. Mix with a metal spoon to blend thoroughly. Pour the bath crystals into a decorative jar, put on the lid and label. To use, add two tablespoons or more to a warm tub of bath water. Relax and enjoy.

[Payge]

does anyone know how to make oatmeal bath flakes? or confetti bath flakes? i found the little envelopes thingy's Im thinking of using these for a friends shower.. with the saying, "from Beths's shower to yours", and then stamping the outside with a bubble bath stamp i have.



That's such a cute idea!!!