DIY Holiday Gift Ideas

While the White House and Wall Street state the recession is almost over here on Main Street that does not seem to be the case. Seems like everyday I hear about more layoffs and people struggling to get by. So what can you do in this tough economy when discretionary dollars are scarce and the holidays are just around the corner.

Below are easy DIY holiday gifts that will please and delight any recipient. Additionally they are eco-friendly.

Relaxing Lavender Sugar Scrub
1/2 cup of jojoba oil
3/4 cup of white cane sugar
1 teaspoon Vitamin E
1/4 cup almond oil
6 drops of lavender essential oil
Directions: Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Mix until combined, and then pour into desired container.

Rejuvenating Body Scrub
3-4 drops of Peppermint Oil
5 tablespoons of sea salt
1/2 teaspoon carrier oil such as almond or grapeseed.
Mix the peppermint oil and sea salt together. Add the carrier oil and then add enough water to moisten the mixture.

Candy Cane Bath Salts
3 cups of Epsom salts or sea salts
3 Teaspoons of Sweet Almond Oil
9 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
1 drop of red food coloring (more if you like)
1 drop of green food coloring

Get three bowls, in each of the bowls add 1 cup of salts, 1 teaspoon almond oil, 3 teaspoons of peppermint essential oil. Add 1 drop of each of the food coloring to two of bowls. You will end up with a bowl of red, green and white. Let sit a few hours.

To create the candy cane effect layer layers of each color, a layer of red, a layer of green , a layer of white, over and over until you fill the jar.

Decorate the jar with red and green ribbon, candy cane gift tags or several small candy canes.

Euphoric Fizzy Bath Salts
Sea Salt--3 tbsp
Baking Soda--3 tbsp
Citric Acid--1 tbsp
Essential Oils--8 drops
Jar--4 oz
Choose 3 or 4 oils from these essential oils: Champaca absolute, Clary Sage, Grapefruit, Jasmine absolute, Linden absolute, Myrrh, patchouli, Rose, and Ylang Ylang. Add sea salt, baking soda, citric acid and oils to jar. Gently shake to mix ingredients. Add to tub of running water.

You dont have to spend a fortune to get great skin care products with natural ingredients. Also, these easy to make bath salts, and body scrubs are great gifts for the holiday season or anytime. They are fun, economical and so good for the skin.

For wonderful homemade skin care recipes, including body scrubs, toners, exfoliates, facial peels and masks visit Complete Skin Care Therapy
Carol Belanger, author of 300+ Skin Care Recipes

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