Cathy's Oil Experience

Beauty

Foaming Face Wash

And it’s really easy to customize this basic recipe for your skin type. So whether you have normal, sensitive, dry, aging, or acne-prone skin, there’s a foaming face wash that’s perfect for you.

Ingredients
  • 1/2 Cup
    Castile Soap
  • 2 Tablespoons
    Skin Enhancer
  • 30 Drops
    Essential Oil Combination
  • 1 Cup
    Distilled Water

Foaming Hand Soap

Ingredients
  • 2 Tablespoons
    Castile Soap
  • 2 Teaspoons
    Coconut Oil
  • 5 Drops
    Tea Tree
  • 10 Drops
    Wild Orange

Grapefruit Mint Soap

I’ve always been intrigued by the world of soap making. Choosing your own ingredients to make your own special scent, adding colors and textures to make it aesthetically pleasing, and then getting to share those goodies with friends and family just sounds like the best thing ever.

Ingredients
  • 10 Ounces
    goat's milk melt-and-pour soap base
  • 1
    grapefruit (only zest half the grapefruit)
  • 1 Tablespoon
    poppy seeds
  • 10 Drops
    Grapefruit Oil
  • 4 Drops
    Peppermint Oil

Green Mandarin, Calendula & Vanilla Lip Balm

The basic idea is to first melt the beeswax and the vanilla jojoba, then add the calendula infused oil, and add the Green Mandarin essential oil last. Let the blend stand and harden for a few hours before use.

Measure the vanilla jojoba, calendula oil and beeswax by weight. I use a small kitchen scale to measure weight.

Ingredients
  • 1 Ounce
    Beeswax
  • 1 Ounce
    Calendula Oil
  • 2 Ounces
    vanilla jojoba wax (jojoba “oil” is actually a wax)
  • 20 Drops
    Green Mandarin essential oil

Hair Loss Ointment

Ingredients
  • 2 to 3 Drops
    Rosemary (useful with clogged pores)
  • 2 to 3 Drops
    Cedarwood (helps regenerate follicles)
  • 2 to 3 Drops
    Lavender (antiseptic improves growth)
  • 2 to 3 Drops
    Clary Sage (stimulates the scalp)

Hair Perfume

Hair perfume is a great way to leave those you pass by with the sweet and enticing aroma of essential oils. Lightly spray it on your hair to keep it smelling sweet and fresh. Feel free to switch up the essential oils used in this recipe to create your perfect aroma.

Ingredients
  • 1/3 Cup
    Rose Water
  • 1 Teaspoon
    Vanilla Extract
  • 5 Drops
    Ylang Ylang
  • 4 Drops
    Rosemary
  • 5 Drops
    Sandalwood
  • 3 Drops
    Lavender
  • 4 Drops
    Grapefruit

Hair Strengthener

Ingredients
  • 5 Drops
    Helichrysum
  • 5 Drops
    Clary Sage
  • 5 Drops
    Lavender
  • 5 Drops
    Rosemary
  • 5 Drops
    Lemon
  • 5 Drops
    Peppermint
  • 5 Drops
    Cedarwood
  • 5 Drops
    Tea Tree

Hand, Foot, and Nail Cream

This cream will soften and heal the skin along with strengthening the nails on both hand and feet.

This recipe will make 2 jars, I normally double the recipe and give as gifts.

Ingredients
  • 8 Drops
    Melaleuca
  • 8 Drops
    Lavender
  • 8 Drops
    Lemon
  • 6 Drops
    Frankincense
  • 6 Drops
    Myrrh
  • 4 Drops
    Thyme
  • 4 Drops
    Geranium
  • 3 Drops
    Wintergreen
  • 3 Drops
    Peppermint
  • 3 Drops
    Eucalyptus
  • 3 Drops
    Fennel
  • 3 Drops
    Clary Sage
  • 3 Drops
    Clove

Hard Lotion Bar Recipe

Most homemade lotion recipes involve quite a few ingredients, blenders and more mess than I’d prefer to clean up.  In contrast, all you need for these these bars is three ingredients, one pot, and molds – that’s it!

Ingredients
  • part Cocoa Butter or Shea Butter
  • part Oil, such as Coconut Oil or Olive Oil
  • part Beeswax

Heat Protectant Spray

Shield you strands of hair with a heat protectant spray made with Clary Sage and Geranium essential oils. This easy to make spray will have your hair feeling full and healthy.

Ingredients
  • 1 Teaspoon
    Coconut Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon
    Sweet Almond Oil
  • 2 Teaspoons
    Hair Conditioner
  • 1 Cup
    Water
  • 5 Drops
    Clary Sage
  • 5 Drops
    Geranium