Cream Scrub & Toilet Bombs

We made cream scrub for wet areas and toilet bombs at the workshop I attended. They've been tried and tested. I must say that I'm very happy with the results. The cream scrub got rid of the water marks and stains in the sink area, leaving the stainless steel almost brand new looking again. This is without the harmful chemicals in commercial products. The toilet bombs left the toilet fresh smelling, though it does leave a small remnant clump at the bottom which disappears after several flushes.

Cream Scrub

Ingredients:
1 cup baking soda
1/4 cup castile soap
3 tbsp hydrogen peroxide
3 tbsp salt
10 drops of Tea Tree and/or Lemon

Method:
Mix ingredients in a mixing bowl and transfer to a jar for storage.

Toilet Bombs

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
10 drops of essential oils (Idea suggestions: Lemon and Tea Tree or On Guard or Eucalyptus or Wild Orange and Tea Tree)
A spray bottle with filtered water

Method:
1. Combine baking soda and citric acid in a mixing bowl.
2. Using gloved hands, mix them together.
3. Add oils of choice and combine.
4. Add a few sprays of filtered water till it stays in a clump when squeezed together. It should feel like slightly damp sand.
5. Put mixture in moulds of silicone ice cube trays or lined muffin tins.
6. Leave to dry overnight. You should be able to remove them from the mould easily without breaking them.
7. Drop 1 bomb into the toilet bowl and fizz away.

*Recipe credits to Daphne Su who was the organiser of the workshop.

Essential Collection Kit

I've dabbled with essential oils a little in my teenage years. They were just coming up in popularity back in those days. I knew nothing about grade or purity but it was the "in" thing, so I did it. My latest "thing" was 2 years back where I bought cheap essential oils online for soap making. It was just as well that they were cheap as I later found out that the soap making process destroys/alters the beneficial properties of the essential oils. So they were literally just used for their fragrances and nothing more.

I attended a workshop conducted by a friend in late May this year. I had no intention of signing up. MLM companies tend to put me off a little. But there was no pressure to join as a member nor pressure to do the business part of it. Young Living, yes. But I've never even heard of doTerra prior to this workshop. I decided at the end of the workshop, to sign up with the cheapest enrollment kit, the Essential Collection and Smart & Sassy Kit. It came with 10 bottles of "essentials" (hence the name Essential Collection) oils to have in the home. 4 of them are blends while the remaining 6 are single oils. 

I was actually amazed by how many things we can do with the oils. Diffusing, making rollers, spritzers, using them for aromatic dressing, making DIY cleaning products to reduce the toxic load and even natural removal of warts and moles. The list is endless. Now, I'm working on increasing my collection.

Ice Blue, On Guard, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Easy Air, DigestZen, Tea Tree, Frankincense and Oregano.