what's been cooking + a mini prize

Do you remember a while back I had a little bit of a melt down about all the chemicals they put in cosmetics and beauty products? Well I ordered a bunch of stuff from Mountain Rose Herbs, determined to make my own chemical-free products. Here is what arrived in the post:

 

And here is what I made with it:

Or at least some of it, because thankfully there is a ton left. I love this stuff. Honestly when it arrived I thought oh crap, here we go again. I've gone and bought a load of things that I don't know what to do with. But after some extensive reading of Organic Body Care Recipes by and a chocolate muffin. I rolled up my sleeves and got cooking.

First off the bat were geranium bath melts. So yummy they look like you could eat them and actually most of the ingredients are edible. One of the nice things about Mountain Rose Herb products is that they are food grade as well as organic. It feels good that something you use in the bath is not dangerous if swallowed because the kids sometimes inexplicably get thirsty in the bath.

Next up was this orange scented body butter which Andy almost ate (off the the electric whisk I was using to make it fluffy)....he thought it was butter cream. Like I said, nice to have a safety factor round your kids.

By then I was on a roll, so I made some lavender and rose face wash, some black tea hair rinse and some basic hair conditioner.

I finished the session with some oatmeal and chamomile bath bags and some lavender salt scrub.

Everything was so simple to make and is lovely to use and I am reminded how many basic kitchen staples have other uses. Salt, sugar, olive oil, oatmeal, baking soda, tea....all of these things I had in my kitchen cupboard. (One thing I didn't have, that mercifully MRH has a plethora of, is containers.)

I know there must be lots of other common household tips out there, so if you have a favorite I'd love to hear about it. 

So now to the mini prize: what you'll get is basically a sample size of everything I made in a cute reusable pouch.

orange body butter::lavender and rose face wash::basic hair conditioner::lavender salt scrub::geranium bath melts::oatmeal and chamomile bath bag. (I'll also include a list of all the ingredients I used in case anyone has any sensitivities.)

 

For all those who are not particulalry interested in natural beauty products, this little draw is especailly for you. I was a non-beleiver and I am ready to attempt my first conversion with this prize. So come on you shea-butter heathens, this one is for you!!

All you need to do is leave a comment.

I'll be back on Monday to announce the winner. Have a great weekend.